Palaye team(formerly GTP Media) has announced the finalists of the Indie Cup Ukraine’24 online indie game festival.

Out of 63 participants, the jury selected 18 indie projects that will compete in four nominations of the competition program.

The nominees of Indie Cup Ukraine’24 include both recently announced projects (Shine On, My Little Sun, Floralis) and familiar participants (Awita: Journey of Hope, Hoglands), as well as new games from the winners of previous seasons (Back to Hearth by Podoba Interactive, Super Loco World by Andriy Bychkovsky). There are also two games about cats, two games about dogs, and one game about a mouse.

The jury of Indie Cup Ukraine’24 includes experts from CD Projekt RED, Red Beat, Remedy Entertainment, Bloober Team, ZA/UM and other companies, as well as game journalists, video bloggers and independent developers. In total, the jury of this year’s festival included 80 gaming industry expertsї.

Indie Cup Ukraine’24: 18 games-finalists of the festival announced

Finalists of Indie Cup Ukraine’24 by category

Gameplay Excellence Award for the best gameplay: Floralis, TIC-TAC: Twelve o’clock, Shine On, My Little Sun, Super Loco World, Awita: Journey of Hope, Fight Life: Vanguard, Delusion Out of Space, AI Olympius

Rising Star Award, еhe best game from a small team with no publisher: Awita: Journey of Hope, Anima Keeper, I Want to Believe, TIC-TAC: Twelve o’clock, Hoglands, AI Olympius, Our Freedom, Super Loco World

Critics’ Choice Award, where the winner is chosen by gaming journalists: Shine On, My Little Sun, Tailgate, Floralis, Missi, Back to Hearth, Fight Life: Vanguard, SIGNAL: Uncharted Lands, Awita: Journey of Hope, Cat Tree, Delusion Out of Space

Creators’ Choice Award, where the winner is chosen by content creators: Floralis, Missi, Anima Keeper, Awita: Journey of Hope, Delusion Out of Space, Fight Life: Vanguard, I Want to Believe, Catfall, Back to Hearth, Hoglands

View the full list of nominees.

Indie Cup Ukraine’24 is the third season of the festival exclusively for Ukrainian developers. The winners in all nominations will be announced on December 24, 2024.