Indie Cup is an online festival of upcoming indie games
Featuring awards for developers, an online showcase of new indie games, and a platform to find new partners
Indie Cup Canada’23
Submissions open until October 4, 2023
Hey Canada, it’s good to be back! We start the jurying process at our second Indie Cup Canada edition on October 6, 2023, which means you have until October 4 to submit your game. Please note that to be eligible, your game must remain unreleased as of November 16, 2023. Let’s see what you’ve been working on!

Awards & Prizes
Industry experts and content creators select best entries over two voting round, and give written feedback to their developers

Games Showcase
Each entry gets a custom page on our website. Developers present their unreleased games with trailers, screenshots & descriptions

Community
With more than 1600 past participants, Indie Cup connects developers, players and service providers from different countries and cultures
Recent Events

Indie Cup Germany’23
July 7 — August 18, 2023
The Winners
We are excited to reveal the winners of Indie Cup Germany’23!
Both Most Anticipated Game Award and Most Promising Game Award went to The Darkest Files (Paintbucket Games). The critics and streamers chose It’s a Wrap! (Chanko Studios) as the best entry in the Critics’ Choice Award category, and Tiny Bookshop (neoludic games) got the Rising Star Award as the best submission by a small team without a publisher. In addition, For An (Ajjir) won the special Playtest Prize by festival sponsors at G.Round.
Congratulations to all teams!
Indie Cup UK’23
30 March — 30 June, 2023
Showcase Pass
Indie Cup UK’23 has featured 80 games made by independent developers from the United Kingdom. If you want to access the complete list of participating titles, get in touch with us to receive a Showcase Pass for this season.
Indie Cup CEE’23
14 March — 29 April, 2023
Showcase Pass
Indie Cup CEE’23 has featured 145 games made by independent developers from 11 countries in the CEE region. If you want to access the complete list of participating titles, get in touch with us to receive a Showcase Pass for this season.