Deadline for submissions extended until Tuesday, May 17, 2022
May 9, 2022
[This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Game Developer and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource Games Press]
Author: Indie Arena Booth
COLOGNE, Germany – May 9, 2022 – Indie Arena Booth (IAB), the world’s largest indie game showcase, will be back at gamescom 2022 as a hybrid event featuring a massive physical booth at Koelnmesse and an interactive virtual experience from August 24–28, 2022. Developers and publishers who wish to showcase titles this year can still apply for a booth until Tuesday, May 17, 2022.
Indie Arena Booth returns to Cologne in August after two years as a successful online event. This year, IAB will go hybrid with a 1,500 m2 booth on the show floor and an online, interactive browser game where people from all over the world can explore the curated indie gems in virtual booths. As usual, the showcase will be accompanied by a dedicated Steam sale, a Twitch stream, and an award show.
Developers can choose between big, small, and arcade booths, all featuring:
Both online AND in-person booths, guaranteeing games are shown to everyone, no matter where they join the Indie Arena Booth from
Platform sales event (e.g. Steam festival)
Backend account facilitating outreach to press and publishers
gamecom Exhibitor Ticket
Hardware
Access to exclusive booth events
Inclusion in gamescom events such as Opening Night Live, Awesome Indies, and gamescom studio (selection by editorial team)
Thanks to the IAB partner Intel, members of the Intel GameDev Program will receive a 50 % discount on either the Small Booth (Intel) or the Arcade Booth (Intel)!
Applications are open until Tuesday, May 17, 2022, 1:59 PM PT / 5:59 PM ET / 11:59 PM CEST. More details regarding booth prices, the application process, and more can be found here: www.indiearenabooth.de/apply
About the Indie Arena Booth
The renowned and award-winning Indie Arena Booth has become synonymous with “best Indie titles of the world” and offers Indie devs from around the globe the opportunity to showcase their work to industry professionals and gamers in order to reach a wider audience and to create their own network. Every year, the Indie Arena Booth receives countless game applications that are curated by an independent jury of industry experts and features them at the physical and digital event. Since the beginning of the global pandemic, Indie Arena Booth has been able to prove that not only can digital events be a ton of fun, but they can truly captivate audiences. In 2021, 16.000 visitors made their way into the digital version of Indie Arena Booth, while 119 studios from 33 countries presented their work. Rocking a hybrid concept for the first time, Indie Arena Booth will be back in 2022 with both a physical presence at gamescom in Cologne and the famous playable online event. The experience is complemented by the renowned Indie Arena Booth live stream program on Twitch. The event is hosted and organized by Super Crowd Entertainment GmbH.
Media Contacts
Robert Brown / Veronica Stodolnik
Stride PR for Indie Arena Booth
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