The finalists for the 14th annual Independent Games Festival's Main Competition have been announced, highlighting some of the greatest indie games to come out in the past year. Indie game fans might notice a couple of familiar titles like the oft-nominated platforming adventure Fez (by Polytron) and Alexander Bruce's mind-melting first person puzzler, Antichamber. That said, the IGF juries have selected a number of less-exposed titles that are well-deserving of some recognition.

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Indie developer Freebird Games' latest title is a quirky adventure game called To the Moon, which tells the story of two scientists hired to manipulate a dying man's memories in a way that enable him to fulfill one of his life's unrealized wishes. Players take on the roles of scientists--Dr. Eva Rosalene and Dr. Neil Watts--and must delve deep into their bed-ridden subject Johnny's mind to first discover the meaning of his last wish, and then make it come true.

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