The nominees for the 23rd annual Independent Games Festival Awards have been announced , with Genesis Noir, Spiritfarer, and Umurangi Generation leading the pack. Nominees for the Seamus McNally Grand Prize include Genesis Noir, Spiritfarer, Umurangi Generation, Paradise Killer, Teardown, and Chicory: A Colorful Tale. Genesis Noir, a noir adventure game set just before the Big Bang, touts the most nominations of all, including Excellence in Audio, Narrative, and Visual Art. Umurangi Generation, the photography game set in a world inspired by real-life (and sci-fi) natural disasters, follows up with three nominations, including the Nuovo Award, which is focused on pushing the video game medium forward. Blaseball, the absurdist sports game featuring a sentient peanut god , also gets some love in the Nuovo Award category and a few honorable mentions in others. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/05/04/umurangi-generation-release-date-trailer"] The IGF Awards are t