Press release:

Indie of the year awards 2015:
5.1 million profile visits, 119,373 votes tallied.
Presenting the 2015 Indie of the Year

December 29th, 2015 – Once again another fun and exciting Indie of the Year campaign has come to an end. After a stunning 119,373 votes the players have spoken and crowned the 2015 Indie of the Year. This year we saw 1st place get taken out by the very popular Space Engineers, followed by Squad and Black Mesa coming in 2nd and 3rd respectively. Without much further adieu, presenting the top 10:

10. Undertale
9. ARK: Survival Evolved
8. Verdun
7. Prison Architect
6. SOMA
5. Rocket League
4. Besiege
3. Black Mesa
2. Squad
1. Space Engineers

Congratulations to the victors and a huge thanks to the developers and supporters of the awards who recognize the work that goes into making an amazing indie game. Read the full results, editors choice and best upcoming winners.

About Indie DB
IndieDB.com is the world’s largest, independent games site reaching 1.5MM readers monthly. Featuring news, insight and media direct from the industry’s most creative developers, from the day they start developing to the day they release
www.indiedb.com

Mod of the year 2015:
7.1 million visitors, 120,640 votes.
Presenting the 2015 Mod of the Year

December 29th – As 2015 reaches its end, we have tallied the 120,640 votes and it is time to crown the 2015 Mod of the Year. This year saw many compelling entries however in the end it was Middle-Earth inspired Edain Mod that took out 1st place, followed closely by the strategically popular Rise of the Reds and Mental Omega taking out 2nd and 3rd place respectively.

Modding is all about morphing already amazing games into something different, quirky, better and all of this years winners did just that. The final top 10 includes:

10. Portal Stories: Mel
9. S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Call of Chernobyl
8. Fallout: Project Brazil
7. Thrawn’s Revenge: Imperial Civil War
6. Warsword Conquest
5. A Clash of Kings
4. Ultimate Apocalypse Mod
3. Mental Omega
2. Rise of the Reds
1. Edain Mod

Huge thanks to all modders and supporters of the awards who recognize the work these developers dedicate to their craft. Read the full results, the editor’s choice and best upcoming winners.

About Mod DB
ModDB.com is the world’s largest video game modification community reaching 5.5MM readers monthly. Our aim is to unite developers, players and their ideas, empowering them to shape the games we play
www.moddb.com

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