'It's not like we applied for the award ourselves': Dave the Diver director reminds people that 'there's nothing indie' about his game and the controversial indie nomination was out of his control

Dave the Diver.

A lotta stuff happened in videogames in 2023: Baldur's Gate 3 released, a staggering number of layoffs occurred, and Dave the Diver was controversially nominated for Best Indie at The Game Awards.

It's got all the cosy, pixellated vibes that you'd associate with the Stardew Valleys and Celestes of the world, worked on by a relatively small team at Mintrocket. Which just happens to be a subsidiary of juggernaut publisher Nexon, with the game presumably having all the right kind of financial backing to support that.