Next year’s Independent Games Festival isn’t until March, but IGF has just posted a list of entries for the upcoming festival.

I poked around a bunch of the entries last night. Nothing has really grabbed me yet, though I am encouraged to see several final fantasy tactics-like games, a genre which is almost dead on the PC (last year’s excellent Silent Storm notwithstanding.

I’ll post a followup if I find anything really noteworthy, like last year’s Bontago

Even if I don’t post a followup, it’s well worth spending a little time digging around in the entries if you’re at all interested in game design. You’re much more likely to find something innovative and interesting in these IGF entries than you are in the big commercial releases from the large software publishers, and if you’re on a budget it’s also a great way to find a few cool free games.