Cryptids

Introducing the nominees for The Indie Game Awards 2025, airing on December 18th at 3:30 PM PT / 6:30 PM ET on @ign.com, @gamespot.com, and @sixoneindie.com's YouTube and Twitch channels. Visit indiegameawards.gg for the full list of nominees, presenters, and judges.

Big day for annoying people like me because so many people told me this was not going to happen

My GOTY nominee predictions: Outer Worlds 2 Oblivion: Remastered Metal Gear Solid 3: Delta Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza In Hawaii Assassins Crees Shadows Battlefield 6 Locking it in

Turns out my one weakness is an ear infection, please do not tell the ear infection super villain this.

He did WHAT with WHO???

It’s nice to see a different community that I have no involvement in having a mental breakdown for once.

The World Ends With You is one of the cool DS titles (they're all cool) but particularly, this one is called fashion, honey. bckl.gg/pDyV

You know what? I’ll take it.

Coworker keeps hogging the work radio with the same playlist everyday, so I just started saying “Not Interested” on all the songs I find annoying when she’s not looking lol

Writer’s block genuinely feels like an entire lobe of my brain short circuiting

I'd like a small Strawberry Honey Mocha Maple Syrup Cinnamon Toast Crunch Triple Chocolate Covered Bacon Double Cookie and Cherry Smoothie please. $15??? Okay, that tracks. Thank you.

They are beautiful in the sunlight

Really wish an indie dev would release a game similar to Bully because even if Rockstar weren’t a bunch of cowards who refused to make a sequel, I don’t want them to medieval torture their team just to put one out for me.

Hey that's awkward, we made this our game of the month 🤔

I keep wanting to get World of Assassination, but I still have zero idea which version to purchase because I own Hitman 1+2 on Steam, but not 3. And it looks like no matter what, I'll have to rebuy something that I already own. I need a literal GameFAQ to buy this game. Why did they do this?

Awesome news on my day off. I knew today was gonna be a good day.

Spent all day really tired and feeling out of sorts, not understanding why. Oh, it’s because time is arbitrary and we changed it again last night.

I'll be live over on xGiru's channel tonight for this year's Mancala Mania!! Coming back for redemption. www.twitch.tv/xgiru

guys....mancala mania is tonight...

My day always gets better whenever I see the same incredibly fat groundhog on my way home.

I don’t mean to sound rude but I would much rather do an entire shift by myself than work with a bunch of high schoolers who don’t give a fuck

Random lady in NH, you gave your grandmother the wrong phone number who just left me the saddest voice message about how you never contact her anymore!!! FUCK YOU!!!

Hey Kuon was pretty sick btw. I just beat it last night. I love women.

All aboard!!!!

I'm sorry Obscur-ites. This one was not meant to be. I'd avoid this one if you still haven't played it. Cool gameplay though. bckl.gg/piPx

Dispatch reviews: "It's soooooo funny!! I laughed sooo much!!" Dispatch: 50 penis jokes in a row

Reason why I hate so much of my old writing is because I grew brain cells. I said shit 2 years ago that I would probably block myself for now.

Games should in fact pay me $100 to play them instead

I don’t know what Hi-Fi Rush did to constantly be shot in the back as much as it does

Facing off against Adrian is 2024 fan favorite @hotpoppah.bsky.social ! Tori may have taken a step back from streaming, but that only means she's had even more time to sharpen her mancala wit 👀

Oh… so this is how I’m supposed to feel.. Holy shit

It has been 3 long months but I have finally acquired ADHD medication. Whether it actually makes me productive and more focused or causes me to explode will remain to be seen though.

What bad deed lead me to being sentenced to listening to Pokemon discourse for all of eternity

I lost power so I guess I’ll doom scroll my favorite game review site until it comes back.

It's funny because Nintendo obviously thinks games are considered art whenever they send their legal team in droves to harass preservation sites and fan conventions, but the actual projects themselves are just raw meat that spent too much time thawing on the counter.

Yeah, totally fine.

Just came home to this cozy display

SHE’S FOUR!!!!!

My road to find the one Zelda game that personally speaks to me has been long and arduous. Much sailing, but I feel we're getting closer with each iteration. This is what I get for essentially starting a series backwards, but I am learning to open my mind and ride the waves. bckl.gg/o7CX

I guess I was being dramatic because this didn’t even budge. My grift lives on.

Twelve Minutes is absolutely miserable from start to finish. I often get people who are interested in it, telling me that “It can’t be that bad.” and it physically pains me every time because rather than just spoiling what happens, I have to let them wander this path alone.

Not ashamed to admit that I have been using different editions and the boatload of DLC I own to get the 1,000 games badge faster, so I’m genuinely curious how much this number is going to drop after the update tomorrow.

Mega evolutions are some of the goofiest looking creatures I have ever seen

me

Where I've been mentally

I'm probably still not getting a Switch 2 until Christmas, so you won't be seeing me yap about Legends Z-A anytime soon. I hope it's good obviously. Who knows!!

It’s infuriating to constantly see those fake game ads where the “player” is basically losing on purpose because they are actually very effective ragebait. I can’t stand it every time.

Sometimes I feel like my vocabulary is stunted when I re-use certain words a lot in my writing, only to go to work and none of my coworkers know what words like “baffled” or “dubious” mean. As if I’m making shit up. So idk, can’t be that bad. 🤨