Theresults are infor the 2012 Independent Games Festival. Hundreds of entrants were narrowed down considerably, and what we’re left with is a delightful collection of very different games. The finalists for the Seumas McNally Grand Prize are:

Be sure to read over the finalists for the other Main Competition categories — plus the honorable mentions — sometime before the winners are named during the Game Developers Conference early next month. Consider this list a cheat sheet of notable games if you don’t regularly follow the indie scene.

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John and Molly sitting on the park bench

Close up shot of Marissa Marcel starring in Ambrosio

Kukrushka sitting in a meadow

Lightkeeper pointing his firearm overlapped against the lighthouse background

Overseer looking over the balcony in opening cutscene of Funeralopolis

Edited image of Super Imposter looking through window in No I’m not a Human demo cutscene with thin man and FEMA inside the house

Indie game collage of Blue Prince, KARMA, and The Midnight Walk

Close up shot of Jackie in the Box

Silhouette of a man getting shot as Mick Carter stands behind cover