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3 | Festival | Type | When | Deadline (YYYY-MM-DD) | Submission Open | Price | Steam page | Was it worth the price? Opinions are biased (check comments) | Comments | Event official page | Latest Steam page | Discord Notify (7D before) | Days to submit | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | The Mix Black voices in gaming | Digital Expo | January | 2021-11-01 | Free | Probably yes | Will see & update here :) | Curated event, dedicated exclusively to presenting games created by Black developers, titles featuring Black protagonists | https://www.mediaindieexchange.com/event/black-voices-in-gaming/ | FALSE | -919 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | The Big Adventure Event | Digital Expo | January | 2021-12-15 | Free | Yes, featuring??? | Yes | Curated event. | https://bigadventureevent.com/ | https://store.steampowered.com/sale/thebigadventureevent | FALSE | -875 | ||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Games from Quebec | Digital Expo | January | 2021-12-17 | Free | Yes, featuring | Yes | Curated event | https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd1Ajz-P4qXjbsqhhgLaO8llX_XlU0kc8euQvQRNVrUJ6MyQQ/viewform | https://store.steampowered.com/sale/quebec | FALSE | -873 | ||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Demospree | Digital Expo | January | 2022-12-04 | Free | No | ??? | Curated event | https://demospree.com/ | FALSE | -521 | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Taipei Game Show | Physical Expo | January | 2023-10-11 | Paid | ??? | ??? | Paid event. | https://tgs.tca.org.tw/indie_application_e.php | FALSE | -210 | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Games in Sweden | Digital Expo | January | 2024-01-19 | Free | Yes | ??? | This event is to show off the amazing games that have come out of Sweden so please only apply if you are a Sweden-based publisher or Development Studio. | https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScl02Tdryqtest-ns7bAIlFCNiE0tsIK2BAwFZQYXD0HA5DXA/viewform | FALSE | -110 | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Pancake Week | Digital Expo | February | 2022-01-17 | Free | Yes, with featuring | Yes | Curated event, CIS region | https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe5bcSucuajhooujd9R4bYHcm4fWjb6jMDPILVb_pMRTtxSoQ/viewform | https://store.steampowered.com/sale/PanCakeWeek | FALSE | -842 | ||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Steam Next Fest - Febuary | Digital Expo | February | 2022-07-21 | Free | Yes with front page featuring | Yes | You need demo. | Steam backend | https://store.steampowered.com/sale/nextfest | FALSE | -657 | ||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Friendship Games Week | Digital Expo | February | 2023-01-31 | Free | Yes | ??? | Curated event. " Must be playable by at least 2 players on 1 computer at the same time." | https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe7jbO9WMqXCf7oAXJ35fX-sIq9EO__b_SfnOEOPX2GAeSoDQ/viewform | https://store.steampowered.com/sale/friendshipgamesweek | FALSE | -463 | ||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Cozy & Family Friendly Game Fest | Digital Expo | February | 2024-02-23 | Free | Yes (featuring) | ??? | Curated Event "Only for cozy & family friendly games" | https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdwbfBHwcZqdwqYxF3pxEPyjl1s3o1xYWryJp1_VV_eLMwxRw/viewform | FALSE | -75 | |||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Games Germany | Digital Expo | February | 2024-04-18 | Free | Yes, featuring??? | ??? | Curated event for games from Germany | https://gamecity-hamburg.de/de/news/bewerbungsstart-fuer-den-games-germany-steam-sale-fuer-games-made-in-germany-2024/ | FALSE | -20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Latin American Games Showcase | Digital Expo | February | 2023-09-06 | Free | ??? | Its free | Curated event. For games from Latin America or Latino devs. | https://www.lagshowcase.com/ | FALSE | -245 | |||||||||||||||||||||
16 | The Storyteller's Festival | Digital Expo | February | 2023-10-14 | Free | Yes | ??? | Curated event. " celebration of the art of storytelling, featuring a wide range of visual novels and narrative games that showcase the best in interactive fiction" | https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScQEI-uu_ZO8qe4S2ZFYDPyJqQe8BMg9o7P-Tr4fY_YKkik8w/viewform | FALSE | -207 | |||||||||||||||||||||
17 | RPG Maker Festival | Digital Awards | February | 2023-12-20 | Free | Yes | ??? | Curated event. Games made in RPG maker. | https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeHo41SNFsTMVXrG9pYl64DbtQDu5_-WDRJ9q1AwTxmWjPrjQ/viewform | FALSE | -140 | |||||||||||||||||||||
18 | Future Games Show - Spring | Digital Expo | March | 2022-02-04 | Paid and free options | Yes | ??? | Curated event. Need more info. | https://www.gamesradar.com/future-games-show/ | https://store.steampowered.com/sale/futuregamesshow | FALSE | -824 | ||||||||||||||||||||
19 | EGX / Birmingham | Hybrid Expo | March | 2022-03-01 | Paid | Probably yes | Expensive, greatly depends | Paid event, pretty expensive. In the past EGX didn't manage to get decent featuring on Steam. People complained it wasn't worth the money in terms of WL gain. | https://www.egx.net/ | https://store.steampowered.com/sale/egx2021 | FALSE | -799 | ||||||||||||||||||||
20 | Experimental Game Workshop | Physical Expo | March | 2023-01-01 | Free | No | ??? | Curated event. | https://www.experimentalgameworkshop.org/ | FALSE | -493 | |||||||||||||||||||||
21 | My Friend Machine | Digital Expo | March | 2023-01-13 | Free | Yes | ??? | Curated events about: "exploring the diversity of human-machine interaction in video games, Games that only include robots/machines/tech with no people or no real interaction between them are not eligible." | https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfln7jy5-XiEDg2_YvHUWdJ8ckrD6RcnDD9-0eo5_lXlWwQCw/viewform | FALSE | -481 | |||||||||||||||||||||
22 | Six One Indie Showcase | Digital Expo | March | 2023-12-22 | Free | ??? | ??? | Curated event. 30 games | https://www.sixoneindie.com/ | FALSE | -138 | |||||||||||||||||||||
23 | Digital Vikings | Physical Expo | March | 2024-01-14 | Paid/Free | ??? | ??? | Curated event. "Submissions and booths at the Showcase are free. NB! You have to buy a ticket for the DevGAMM Gdańsk 2024 if you plan to visit in person and/or if you are nominated for the Digital Vikings Awards." | https://www.digitalvikings.pl/ | FALSE | -115 | |||||||||||||||||||||
24 | The Mix Live Showcase | Digital Expo | March | 2023-02-03 | $500 if you get selected | Yes | Yes! | Curated event. Steam featuring, worth the money! (Previous editions) | https://www.mediaindieexchange.com/ | FALSE | -460 | |||||||||||||||||||||
25 | Women's Day Steam Event | Digital Expo | March | 2023-02-05 | Free | Yes | Yes (need confirmation, but probably worth it) | Curated event. | https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdrlCAVo8HIf4rdltSlktdFs2-7OZ7R9l0JjAax0GpqpQXn_A/viewform | anyone knows? | FALSE | -458 | ||||||||||||||||||||
26 | IGF (Independent Games Festival) | Digital Awards | March | 2023-10-11 | 75$ | Yes | Depends | Curated event, chances to be nomitated are very slim but it is a chance to get your game in front of 300 industry veterans & press. https://twitter.com/MOOMANiBE/status/1336795306621456384 | https://igf.com/ | https://store.steampowered.com/sale/IGFGDCA2020 https://store.steampowered.com/sale/IGFGDCA2021 | FALSE | -210 | ||||||||||||||||||||
27 | Iwocon | Digital Expo | March | TBA | Free | Yes (steam page + steam game), small featuring | Yes | Curated event. Decent streaming coverage for selected games and demos. | https://www.indieworldorder.com/ | https://store.steampowered.com/sale/iwocon2021 https://store.steampowered.com/app/1422300/IWOCon_2021/ | #VALUE! | #VALUE! | ||||||||||||||||||||
28 | The Mix Game Dev Direct | Digital Expo | March | TBA | ??? Probably $500 if you get selected | Yes, featuring??? | ??? | Curated event. | https://www.mediaindieexchange.com/ | https://store.steampowered.com/sale/TheMIX | #VALUE! | #VALUE! | ||||||||||||||||||||
29 | Steam Digital Tabletop Fest | Digital Expo | March | 2023-11-03 | Free | Yes | Yes | Curated event. | https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1mrBHip34V-Ki2GoRbPyzwEKBrQZvxIG87BZp3PIIHpQ/edit#slide=id.p1 https://forms.gle/LRVr22GqH712SBAW8 | https://store.steampowered.com/sale/tabletopfest | FALSE | -187 | ||||||||||||||||||||
30 | Dames 4 Games | Digital Expo | March | 2024-01-07 | ??? | ??? | ??? | Curated event. "he Dames-4-Games team continues to work hard to create spaces so that women in the gaming community will always have a place to share their journey. We want to help women and other marginalized voices celebrate all that they’ve done and continue to do." Was part of mix: https://mediaindieexchange.com/showcases/dames-4-games-june-2023 | https://twitter.com/Dames4Games https://form.jotform.com/233177021990051 | FALSE | -122 | |||||||||||||||||||||
31 | Metroidvania Fusion | Digital Expo | March | 2024-02-01 | Free | Yes | ??? | Curated event. "digital festival dedicated to Metroidvania video games held on Steam. The initiative by Ravenage Games aims to create a platform for showcasing and celebrating interesting and innovative Metroidvania games with a showcase, discounts, and amazing announcements!" | https://ravenage.games/metroidvania/ | FALSE | -97 | |||||||||||||||||||||
32 | The Mix Spring | Digital Awards | March | 2024-02-01 | 500$ | ??? | ??? | Curated event. | https://mediaindieexchange.com/showcases/spring-2024-showcases | FALSE | -97 | |||||||||||||||||||||
33 | Games London Festival | Digital Expo | April | 2024-01-22 | 249 GBP | Yes | ??? | ??? | https://games.london/ | https://store.steampowered.com/sale/londongamesfestival | FALSE | -107 | ||||||||||||||||||||
34 | PAX East - PAX Rising Showcase | Physical Expo | April | 2022-03-01 | $50 | Hard to tell, they returned to physical format | Depends, steam featuring was very poor for last edition | Curated event at PAX, physical presense is expensive. | https://store.penny-arcade.com/products/pax-rising-showcase | FALSE | -799 | |||||||||||||||||||||
35 | LudoNarraCon | Digital Expo | April | 2023-12-08 | Free | Yes, with steam featuring | Yes | Curated event. | https://www.ludonarracon.com/ | https://store.steampowered.com/sale/ludonarracon | FALSE | -152 | ||||||||||||||||||||
36 | London Game Fest - WASD Curios | Physical Expo | April | 2023-01-13 | Free | No | ??? | Curated event. Physical expo but don't have to attend, we don't know if it will be worth it | https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfleAammPAZ9CzCkql71ikKXjHPLVIX0DlbcOsRf-ao3tA90Q/viewform | ??? | FALSE | -481 | ||||||||||||||||||||
37 | Indian Harvest Festival | Digital Expo | April | TBA | ??? | Yes | ??? | Curated event | https://www.indianharvestfestival.com/ | https://store.steampowered.com/sale/indianharvestfestival | #VALUE! | #VALUE! | ||||||||||||||||||||
38 | Indie MEGABOOTH | Physical Expo | April | TBA | ??? | Yes | ??? | Curated event | https://store.steampowered.com/sale/IndieMEGABOOTH | https://indiemegabooth.com/about/submissions/ | #VALUE! | #VALUE! | ||||||||||||||||||||
39 | London Games Festival | Digital Expo | April | 2024-03-29 | Free | Yes | ??? | This event is to show off the amazing games that have come out of London so please only apply if you are a London-based publisher or Development Studio. | https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe3dNnSSlirLMhNseCUBeGRvDeppdT2mYUBaxrTX3JbUM4aZA/viewform | FALSE | -40 | |||||||||||||||||||||
40 | Automation Games Sale | Digital Expo | April | 2024-03-13 | Free | Yes | It's free | Curated event. "Criteria: Your game should feature gameplay elements of the automation processes: conveyor lines; helping bots / minions; supply units, etc. There is no restriction on the setting of your game: medieval or sci-fi – it doesn't matter, as long as the project should contain the automation elements." | https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd4KUxQeF2Nxl38J0nGa-rY9EW-GkLesQ5ZUynUrdZtWwJl3Q/viewform | FALSE | -56 | |||||||||||||||||||||
41 | DevGAMM - Spring | Digital Awards | May | 2021-10-01 | Around 100$ | No (recent editions) | On the Fence | Curated even, organizers request lots of game keys, has some small streaming coverage. Some supporting activities like game review by professional designers, marketers. Recent editions didn't have steam page with featuring. | https://devgamm.com/ | https://store.steampowered.com/sale/devgamm | FALSE | -950 | ||||||||||||||||||||
42 | Digital Dragons - Indie Showcase | Physical Expo | May | 2024-03-01 | Around 100$ | No | Last edition doesn't seems to be worth it (no steam featuring) | Curated event, around 40 games. Read rules, probably you need to be physically present in Krakow / Poland. "regarding the Digital Dragons Indie Showcase: - last year had a Steam event with some visibility, was actually alright for us, - you need to be present in Krakow, Poland in May to take part, - you need to buy your own tickets for the whole team (the organizer provides a discount code but no free passes) (unless anything changed here)" | https://digitaldragons.pl/ | missing? | FALSE | -68 | ||||||||||||||||||||
43 | INDIE Live Expo - Summer | Digital Expo | May | 2024-03-12 | Free | Yes with front page featuring | Yes | Curated event but lots of games, overlapped with other festivals in June, but overall ok for being free. | https://indie.live-expo.games/en/entry/ | https://store.steampowered.com/sale/indieliveexpo2021 | FALSE | -57 | ||||||||||||||||||||
44 | Games Made in Europe | Digital Expo | May | 2023-03-28 | Paid (starts at 1500/750 EUR) | Yes, its first eddition, don't know what to expect | its first eddition, don't know what to expect | Curated event for lowest paid tiers, guaranteed selection and positioning for mid and high paid tier. | https://www.gamesmadeineurope.eu/ | FALSE | -407 | |||||||||||||||||||||
45 | GI's Biz Indie Publishing Awards | Digital Awards | May | TBA | $35 | No | Depends | Curated Event, For games looking for a publisher/funding | https://www.gamesindustry.biz/network/events/1973 | #VALUE! | #VALUE! | |||||||||||||||||||||
46 | MomoCon - Indie Awards Showcase | Physical Awards | May | TBA | $50 | No | Yes | Curated event. Some media coverage like Kotaku is possible. (Judges are from press) | https://www.momocon.com/indies/ | #VALUE! | #VALUE! | |||||||||||||||||||||
47 | Polish Constitution Days | Digital Expo | May | 2024-04-01 | Free | Yes | ??? | Curated event. For games by Polish developers/publishers or with a Polish translation | https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSepx11rHE2frJAFSnkL2BFqGnP_a-R5dOWuOxWJuVznHgwW2g/viewform | FALSE | -37 | |||||||||||||||||||||
48 | Steam Next Fest - June | Digital Expo | June | 2023-03-16 | Free | Yes with front page featuring | Yes | You need demo. | Steam backend | https://store.steampowered.com/sale/nextfest | FALSE | -419 | ||||||||||||||||||||
49 | Day of the Devs: Summer Game Fest | Digital Expo | June | 2024-04-12 | Free | ??? | ??? | Curated event. | https://www.dayofthedevs.com/submit/ | FALSE | -26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
50 | Wholesome Direct | Digital Expo | June | 2024-03-31 | Free | Yes, need confirmation about featuring | Yes (need confirmation, but probably worth it) | Curated event. | https://wholesomegames.com/ | anyone knows? | FALSE | -38 | ||||||||||||||||||||
51 | Future of Play Direct | Digital Expo | June | 2024-04-19 | Free | Yes | ??? | Curated event. | https://heyglitch.com/s5opencall/ | https://store.steampowered.com/curator/40697905/sale/futureofplay | FALSE | -19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
52 | Guerilla Collective | Digital Expo | June | 2024-04-26 | Free to apply, $500 if you get selected | Yes with front page featuring | Yes | Covered by all big medias, a ton of exposure for $500 (that you pay only after you're selected) | https://www.guerrillacollective.com/ https://mediaindieexchange.com/showcases/guerrilla-collective-2024 | FALSE | -12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
53 | Pixel Heaven - Pixel Awards Europe | Physical Awards | June | 2023-04-28 | Free | No | No | Curated Event, Need to be able to go to Warsaw if selected.Event didn't offer much of exposure. Probably not worth it if you are not local dev. | https://www.pixelheavenfest.com/en/pixel-awards-europe/ | FALSE | -376 | |||||||||||||||||||||
54 | Indie3 | Digital Expo | June | 2024-04-15 | Free | ??? | ??? | Curated event from Best Indie Games channel. | https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfEJLR0zFAu8ODQ1Eg_NgenYgBk6DRYW5QhbFy9CO1k44BV9g/viewform https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evBtIu6USWU&ab_channel=BestIndieGames | FALSE | -23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
55 | OTK Expo | Digital Expo | June | 2024-04-12 | Free | No | Yes | Curated event with excellent streamer coverage | https://www.otkgamesexpo.com/ | FALSE | -26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
56 | Save & Sound | Digital Expo | June | 2023-07-10 | Free | Yes | Yes | Curated event. | https://www.saveandsound.io/ | https://store.steampowered.com/curator/40246264/sale/savesound | FALSE | -303 | ||||||||||||||||||||
57 | Day of the Devs | Physical Expo | June | 2023-09-20 | Free | Yes | ??? | Curated event | https://www.dayofthedevs.com/ | https://store.steampowered.com/sale/dayofthedevs/ | FALSE | -231 | ||||||||||||||||||||
58 | E3 Expo (Online) | Digital Expo | June | TBA | Expensive | Yes with front page featuring | Greatly Depends | So, it's super expensive. And there are like 3-5 different indie showcases going on here as well. One of them was Wholesome Direct. You are also competing against a crapton of AAA games. The value from impressions alone cannot be ascertained immediately, but wishlists gathered were pretty high, even if not exactly as cost-effective as perhaps a FB ad drive would be. Steam page also sucked. The way they did it was not intuitive and TBH it kinda failed in regards to how other Steam pages are treated. | https://e3expo.com/ | https://store.steampowered.com/sale/e3showcase2021 | #VALUE! | #VALUE! | ||||||||||||||||||||
59 | Game Dev Days | Digital Expo | June | TBA | ??? | Yes | ??? | Steam page for games from Austria | https://gamedevdays.com/ | https://store.steampowered.com/sale/austria | #VALUE! | #VALUE! | ||||||||||||||||||||
60 | Games in Italy | Digital Expo | June | TBA | Free | Yes | Depends | Curated event | https://en.iideassociation.com/ | https://store.steampowered.com/sale/gamesinitaly | #VALUE! | #VALUE! | ||||||||||||||||||||
61 | PC Gaming Show | Digital Expo | June | TBA | Free | Yes, featuring??? | ??? | Curated event. Need more info. | https://www.pcgamingshow.com/ | https://store.steampowered.com/sale/pcgamingshow | #VALUE! | #VALUE! | ||||||||||||||||||||
62 | BIG Festival | Physical Awards | June | 2024-02-29 | Free? | ??? | ??? | "the most important game festival in Latin Americ", not much info about rules and submissions avaible publicly | https://bigfestival.com.br/en/submissions/ | FALSE | -69 | |||||||||||||||||||||
63 | The Time Masters Festival | Digital Awards | June | 2024-05-15 | Free | Yes | ??? | Time Masters is a festival created by Bright Gambit aimed to celebrate Time Loop and Time related video games on Steam | https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdIerednJUx08jL7PuHVDoTPzmIdxsWQejgEMGCbiISGD9qfw/viewform | TRUE | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
64 | Tacticon | Digital Expo | July | 2024-05-08 | Free | Yes | Yes | Curated event. Excellent, must attend event for strategy games. | https://www.tacticon.games/ https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScs8M1QFFYeSwo-_bYbT3TV3tt8oFegtdz1eHBR2vW1UaMyNA/viewform | https://store.steampowered.com/sale/TactiCon | FALSE | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
65 | SwissGames Showcase | Digital Expo | July | 2022-02-13 | Free | Yes | ??? | Curated event. | https://swissgames.ch/swissgames-showcase/ | https://store.steampowered.com/sale/SwissGamesSale | FALSE | -815 | ||||||||||||||||||||
66 | GameMaker Awards | Digital Expo | July | 2022-05-24 | Free | Yes | Yes | Curated events for GameMaker games. | https://gamemaker.io/en/blog/awards-2022-submit | FALSE | -715 | |||||||||||||||||||||
67 | Bitsummit | Physical Expo | July | 2023-01-31 | ~$25 (entry) ~$280 (booth) | Yes, featuring??? | Will see & update here :) | Curated event. More info on submission: https://bitsummit.org/en/submission-faq-eng/ | https://bitsummit.org/en/ | https://store.steampowered.com/curator/41060548-BitSummit/sale/bitsummit8thbit | FALSE | -463 | ||||||||||||||||||||
68 | Games For Change Festival | Hybrid Expo/Awards | July | 2023-02-06 | ??? | Yes, featuring??? | ??? | Curated event. Need more info. | https://g4cawards.secure-platform.com/a | https://store.steampowered.com/sale/g4c | FALSE | -457 | ||||||||||||||||||||
69 | Season of Pride | Digital Expo | July | 2023-05-30 | Free/Paid | Yes | Yes | Curated event. The main requirement to join the sale and marathon is for the games to have rich queer characters and/or storylines. The goal of this sale is showcasing *representation* across the LGBTQIA+ spectrum. In the Steam event, we will allow some games to be featured more prominently for a nominal fee, though all accepted games will be included. If you would like to learn more about this, let us know and we will follow-up with you shortly. The funds go to MidBoss to cover all costs in production. | https://seasonofpride.tv/ https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdTb--y6LZae3XzIzdfdXOXfhHzuEXq6jJxk0zAWWmYjwYbQQ/viewform | https://store.steampowered.com/sale/seasonofpride2022 | FALSE | -344 | ||||||||||||||||||||
70 | SimFest | Digital Expo | July | 2023-06-04 | Free | Yes | ??? | Curated event. | https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfMHidXdf7GzEQKttpV0HIxRWGeqJSzRCkqpcc9s4TAb9uaZQ/viewform | FALSE | -339 | |||||||||||||||||||||
71 | Indie RPG | Digital Expo | July | 2023-12-31 | Free | Yes | ??? | The scope of RPG Direct in 2024 is only to include indie RPGs together on a Steam page to help players find new indie RPGs to buy, try, and wishlist, | https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeb7dIxKp1iKw023H5xrWp_JJk5Yv4VZfjem5HvnOspfI3Guw/viewform | FALSE | -129 | |||||||||||||||||||||
72 | Access-Ability Summer Showcase | Digital Expo | July | 2024-03-13 | ??? | ??? | ??? | Curated event. https://www.eurogamer.net/the-access-ability-summer-showcase-was-a-vital-addition-to-the-summer-game-fest-season | https://twitter.com/LaurakBuzz/status/1767862399825035349?s=20 | FALSE | -56 | |||||||||||||||||||||
73 | PixElated Festival | Digital Expo | July | 2024-05-10 | Free | Yes | Yes | Curated event. 3. Your game has one of the tags: Pixel Art, Pixel Art Graphics 4. Your game ALSO has one or both of those tags: Adventure, RPG | https://glittery-desert-ad1.notion.site/What-is-PixElated-1740ec1a44de4d12853d21ccfb192a9a | FALSE | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
74 | The Nightmarket Festival | Digital Expo | August | 2022-06-13 | Free | Yes | ??? | Curated event for games made in Southeast Asia | https://form.jotform.com/221271787982467 | FALSE | -695 | |||||||||||||||||||||
75 | Gamescom Europe - Indie Arena Booth | Physical Expo | August | 2024-04-28 | from 2500 euro | Yes with front page featuring | Depends | Subbooth at Gamescom with kinda indie friendly prices (or not as of 2023) | https://indiearenabooth.de/apply | https://store.steampowered.com/sale/IndieArenaBooth2021 | FALSE | -10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
76 | Cat Awarness Steam Sale | Digital Expo | August | 2023-05-31 | Free | Yes | ??? | Curated event. Games with cats | https://www.devcatsgames.com/catawarenesssteamsale | FALSE | -343 | |||||||||||||||||||||
77 | Tiny Teams | Digital Expo | August | 2024-06-03 | Free | Yes with front page featuring | YES | You need a demo. It is a curated event for small teams, <5 members as of 2021. Games streamed on twitch, youtube. | https://www.yogscast.games/tinyteams | https://store.steampowered.com/sale/tinyteamsfestival | FALSE | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||
78 | Cerebral Puzzle Showcase | Digital Expo | August | 2024-03-31 | Free? | Yes, featuring | Yes | Curated event | https://www.cerebralpuzzleshowcase.com | https://store.steampowered.com/sale/CerebralPuzzleShowcase | FALSE | -38 | ||||||||||||||||||||
79 | Realms Deep | Digital Expo | August | 2023-07-15 | Free | Yes, with featuring | Yes | Curated event "3D Realms’s shooter-focused digital event" | https://www.realmsdeep.game/ | https://store.steampowered.com/sale/RealmsDeep2021 https://store.steampowered.com/sale/RealmsDeep2022 | FALSE | -298 | ||||||||||||||||||||
80 | Gamescom Europe | Digital Expo | August | TBA | from 3000 euro | Yes with front page featuring | Depends | Being featured in awards or IGN/ONL helps a lot. IAB probably worth more due to separate event page and crossover with gamescom. Had 3 separate steam pages. Currently Indie Arcade Offer by itself is not so good. | https://www.gamescom.global/ | https://store.steampowered.com/sale/gamescom https://store.steampowered.com/sale/IndieArenaBooth2021 https://store.steampowered.com/sale/futuregamesshow | #VALUE! | #VALUE! | ||||||||||||||||||||
81 | Latinx Game Festival | Hybrid Expo | September | 2022-06-12 | Free | ??? | ??? | Curated event. | https://www.latinxgamesfestival.com/ | FALSE | -696 | |||||||||||||||||||||
82 | Seattle Indies Expo | Digital Expo | September | 2022-06-25 | $6 for submission, 60$ when selected | Yes, weekend deal featuring | Yes | Curated event. Had featuring from Steam and Twitch. For devs from Pacific NW US. Jury provides great feedback | https://six.seattleindies.org/ | https://store.steampowered.com/sale/six2021 | FALSE | -683 | ||||||||||||||||||||
83 | Games From Ontario Steam Sale | Digital Expo | September | 2022-07-22 | ??? | Yes (No featuring) | ??? | Curated event | https://twitter.com/IOnews/status/1539240741150642179 | FALSE | -656 | |||||||||||||||||||||
84 | Fear Fest | Digital Expo | September | 2022-08-05 | Free | Yes | ??? | Curated event for horror games | https://fearfest.online/ | FALSE | -642 | |||||||||||||||||||||
85 | Indie Cup | Digital Awards | September | 2024-05-19 | Free | Yes | Yes | Curated event. Last edition didn't got steam featuring. | https://indiecup.net/en/ | https://store.steampowered.com/sale/indiecup | FALSE | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
86 | PAX West - PAX Rising Showcase | Physical Expo | September | 2023-06-19 | $50 | Yes | Yes | Physical presence at PAX, curated event | https://west.paxsite.com/en-us/features/pax-rising-showcase.html | https://store.steampowered.com/sale/pax | FALSE | -324 | ||||||||||||||||||||
87 | The Mix Next | Digital Expo | September | 2023-07-21 | $500 if you get selected | Yes, with featuring | Yes! | Curated event. Steam featuring, worth the money! (Previous editions) | https://www.mediaindieexchange.com/ | https://store.steampowered.com/sale/TheMIXNext | FALSE | -292 | ||||||||||||||||||||
88 | Programmer's Day Sale | Digital Expo | September | 2023-07-31 | Free | Yes | ??? | Curated event. "party of games that are not only fun to play, but can teach you to think like a true engineer and feel like a tech wizard!" | https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfGmytxgFbQuahF86Yv0WcLCjdGatW4fWhHc1G7pZQleg2CNA/viewform | FALSE | -282 | |||||||||||||||||||||
89 | Game Devs of Color Expo | Digital Expo | September | 2024-08-02 | Free | Yes | Yes with front page featuring (Weekend Deal) | Curated event. "This event centers on people of color. If you identify as a person of color, you are more than welcome to apply." Around 70 games featured, demos are optional. | https://www.gamedevsofcolorexpo.com/ | https://store.steampowered.com/sale/gdocexpo https://store.steampowered.com/curator/38233967/sale/gradientconvergence2022 https://store.steampowered.com/sale/gradientconvergence2021 https://store.steampowered.com/sale/gradientconvergence | FALSE | 86 | ||||||||||||||||||||
90 | Scottish Games Steam Sale | Digital Expo | September | 2023-09-01 | Free | Yes | Charity Event | It is a charity sale with a donate-what-you-can mechanic - either a one-off donation to the charity or a % of sales We can include upcoming games, demos and DLC To be eligible to take part, the studio or members of your development team must be from or located in Scotland | If you would like your game included please drop me an email at korina@neonhive.co.uk | FALSE | -250 | |||||||||||||||||||||
91 | Latam Games | Digital Expo | September | TBA | Free | Yes (featuring only in LATAM) | Yes | Curated event. Only games from South America / LATAM are allowed. | https://expoeva.com/ | https://store.steampowered.com/sale/latam | #VALUE! | #VALUE! | ||||||||||||||||||||
92 | PAX West | Physical Expo | September | TBA | Expensive or Free | Yes with front page featuring | Greatly Depends | Physical presence is expensive, hard to justify price especially if you have to travel for the event. There is a chance to be selected as part of PAX 10, 10 games there are free to participate. | https://west.paxsite.com/ | https://store.steampowered.com/sale/pax | #VALUE! | #VALUE! | ||||||||||||||||||||
93 | The Escapist Indie Showcase | Digital Expo | September | TBA | Free | No | Yes | Curated event. Only streamed by The Escapists, it didn't manage to bring much visibility for attending games. Hard to tell if this is event saturation or The Escapists didn't promote it much. Live streams got barely any views. It's free doesn't cost much time and it gives some exposure. | https://www.escapistmagazine.com/v2/showcase/ | #VALUE! | #VALUE! | |||||||||||||||||||||
94 | Steam Going Rogue | Digital Expo | October | 2022-05-02 | Free | Yes with front page featuring | Yes | Eligable games based on Steam tags, invitation is sent directly by Steam | Steam backend (doc: https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/marketing/upcoming_events/rogue_2022) | FALSE | -737 | |||||||||||||||||||||
95 | EGX / The Leftfield Collection | Physical Expo | October | 2022-06-30 | Free | No? | Depends | Curated event for 20 games to showcase for free on EGX | https://www.egx.net/london/en-gb/things-to-do/the-leftfield-collection.html | FALSE | -678 | |||||||||||||||||||||
96 | Steam Next Fest - October | Digital Expo | October | 2022-07-21 | Free | Yes with front page featuring | Yes | You need demo. | Steam backend | https://store.steampowered.com/sale/nextfest | FALSE | -657 | ||||||||||||||||||||
97 | Melbourne International Games Week | Digital Expo | October | 2022-08-07 | Free? | Yes (weekend deal feature) | Yes | Curated event. Need more info. | https://gamesweek.melbourne/ | https://store.steampowered.com/sale/migw2021 | FALSE | -640 | ||||||||||||||||||||
98 | Tokyo Game Show | Physical Expo | October | 2024-04-30 | Paid/Free | Yes with front page featuring | Yes | Curated event. Nice steam feature, tons of WL. | https://events.nikkeibp.co.jp/tgs/2024/en/exhibitor/indie/ | https://store.steampowered.com/sale/TGS2021 | FALSE | -8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
99 | Games Without Borders by Tencent | Digital Expo | October | 2023-06-30 | Free | Yes | ??? | You need demo/ playable build | https://gwb.tencent.com/ | anyone knows? | FALSE | -313 | ||||||||||||||||||||
100 | Dreamhack Beyond | Digital Expo | October | 2023-07-01 | Free | Yes | Yes | Curated event. | https://dreamhack.typeform.com/Summer23Indie | https://store.steampowered.com/sale/DreamHackBeyondGameAwards2023 | FALSE | -312 | ||||||||||||||||||||