In 2006 the game took part in Independent Games Festival.

Tag won the Student Competition at the Independent Games Festival in 2009.

DigiPen is the only educational institution whose students have been nominated in the professional category at the Independent Games Festival.

The Student Showcase at the Independent Games Festival is quickly becoming a great place to find the next big thing.

Independent Games Festival Finalist 2007 (out of a field of 141 games)

Other staff were working on the title before then, but two key members were involved in the Independent Games Festival.

The game received "Excellence in Audio" award at Independent Games Festival 2009.

The game placed as an honorable mention in the 2013 Student Independent Games Festival.

The game was critically well received, earning two awards from the Independent Games Festival and numerous positive reviews.

The latter was the Independent Games Festival 2007 winner in the Best Mod category.