‘Umurangi Generation’ wins grand prize at IGF Awards 2021
Umurangi Generation was the big winner at this year’s Independent Games Festival (IGF) Awards.Taking place on July 21, billed together on the same Twitch stream as the Game Developers Choice Awards (GDCA), the IGF Awards are specifically focused on indie game developers, where the recipients also take home cash prizes.Hosted by Victoria Tran, community director for Among Us developer Innersloth, Umurangi Generation won both Excellence in Narrative as well as the highest honour, the Seumas McNally Grand Prize, worth a total of US$12,000.Released in 2020, the first-person photography game from Origame Digital has been described as Pokémon Snap in sandbox environments with an urban futuristic aesthetic similar to Jet Set Radio, but also