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With the IGF finalists announced, game makers only have a short while longer to find out the best of the best in indie games from last year. From the best overall game to the one with the most impressive art, there's several different categories for indie game designers to aspire to be the top of. This week we're going to take a look at a few of the games that have made it to the finals.

While a lot of players say they want new gameplay, innovative design, or awesome technical prowess, this isn't the majority. No the majority of players want clean, crisp, and altogether nice graphics in their game. If the graphics don't fit, then players assume the rest of the game doesn't fit either. From audio to gameplay to narrative is included in this. Players are a fickle lot, and they want eye candy. So here's the five best entries in the visual arts (AKA graphics) category of the IGF competition.