Ukraine’24 Awards
Festival Schedule
Submissions
7 October – 10 NovemberShowcase Opening
19 NovemberFirst Voting Round
14 November — 1 DecemberNominee Announcement
4 December
Official Selection
Official Selection categories at Indie Cup Ukraine’24 are juried by experts from companies like CD Projekt RED, Remedy Entertainment, Bloober Team, Ripple Effect Studios and more.
Gameplay Excellence Award
Best overall submission of the festival
Rising Star Award
Best submission made by a small team without a publisher
Critics’ Choice Award
Best submission as selected by members of the games media
Creators’ Choice Award
Best submission as selected by YouTube & Twitch creators
Secret Award
Coming Soon
Ukraine’24 Jury
Indie Cup Ukraine’24 jury features 77 game developers, industry professionals, game journalists and video creators
Game Developers
Game Journalists and Academics
Industry Professionals
YouTube and Twitch Creators
About the festival
Welcome to Indie Cup
Indie Cup is an online festival of upcoming indie games and one of Europe’s leading online events for independent developers. The festival provides independent developers with a free platform to gain visibility, receive valuable feedback, and engage with a community of peers and industry leaders.
We believe you have not yet played your favorite game. Our mission is to help you find it.
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We collaborate with companies that lead the gaming industry. Our sponsors get exclusive branding opportunities & access to our scouting tools. Plus, they help keep Indie Cup free for all developers.
Join the jury
Festival jury hosts amazing professionals from around the world. Jurying is a chance to see the most exciting new games before anyone else — and help their developers thrive.
Work with GTP Media
Indie Cup is produced by GTP Media, a boutique communications agency that creates bespoke marketing & PR campaigns for video game studios, tech startups, and hardware companies.
Learn moreIndie Cup Europe’24 Winners
Gameplay Excellence Award
Critics’ Choice Award, Artistic Excellence Award
Creators’ Choice Award
Rising Star Award
Most Experimental Game Award
Next Big Thing Award
WINGS Award
Featured Participants
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Get awards
Our jury votes for the best festival submissions in different categories
Get feedback
If your game is nominated, you get written feedback from our jurors
Get discovered
Present your game on our website & get a spot in our future events on Steam