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
What you need to participate:
1. Be an independent developer
2. Live in Europe
3. Work on an unreleased project
Learn more about eligibility & voting process →Awards
Festival Schedule
Submissions
15 April – 19 MayDigital Showcase Opening
29 MayFirst Voting Round
24 May — 23 JuneNominee Announcement
3 JulySecond Voting Round
28 June — 28 JulyWinners Announcement
1 August
Official Selection
Official Selection categories are open to games in the mid to late development cycle. The winners will be selected by an independent jury panel featuring experts from companies like CD Projekt RED, Crytek, Remedy Entertainment, Ubisoft, ZA/UM, 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
Artistic Excellence Award
Submission with the highest standard of audio and visual design
Most Experimental Game Award
Submission that pushes game design boundaries
Early Consideration
Early Consideration voting is exclusive to projects in the initial stages of development, including prototypes and pre-alphas.
Next Big Thing Award
Best festival submission in early stages of development
Festival Jury
Indie Cup Europe’24 jury features 70+ game developers, industry professionals, game journalists and video creators
Game Developers
Industry Professionals
Game Critics, Journalists and Academics
YouTube and Twitch Creators
More jurors will be announced soon
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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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.
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