HORSES from Andrea Lucco Borlera / Santa Ragione hit the headlines last year for getting banned on Steam and Epic Games, but they've still won the Nuovo Award. You can pick up the game from GOG and itch.io, since they didn't ban it.
Nice to see the game still get such recognition after facing such an uphill battle to be able to even sell it.
You can see the original launch trailer below:

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Other winners from the Independent Games Festival (IGF) Awards this year during GDC 2026 include:
- Winner for Excellence in Design – Titanium Court
- Winner of the Seumas McNally Grand Prize – Titanium Court
- Winner for Excellence in Narrative – Perfect Tides: Station to Station
- Winner of the WINGS Award – 13Z: The Zodiac Trials
- Winner of the Audience Award – Wednesdays
- Winner for Excellence in Audio – Baby Steps
- Winner for Excellence in Visual Art – Eclipsium
- Winner for Best Student Game – Poco
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