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IndieCade 2026

December 8-9, 2026 @ NEM ASU in Downtown Los Angeles

RSVPs Opening Soon!

RSVP required. Attendance by special invitation OR with Developer Plus IndieCade Membership. Your membership is your ticket for admission.

IndieCade Annual Creators Retreat, in partnership with NEM @ ASU!

You are invited! The Annual Creators Retreat takes place December 8th and 9th, as an intimate, fully interactive creative retreat with a focus on bringing together gamemakers of all genres and backgrounds for intensive dialogs, inspiration, knowledge-sharing and networking.

This event will offer attendees opportunities to share work, discuss current issues and challenges affecting indie developers, and build new collaborations. The goal will be for participants to come away feeling inspired, invigorated, and connected.

WHERE
The ASU California Center in downtown Los Angeles
1111 S Broadway Suite 100, Los Angeles, CA 90015

WHEN
Tuesday, December 8h from 9:30 AM until 6:30 PM PST
Wednesday, December 9th from 9:30 AM until 6:00 PM PST

WHO
The Creators Retreat is open to all. If you would like to attend simply pick up a Developer Plus IndieCade membership since it includes access to the Retreat as a benefit and so much more as a bonus!! Playtesting is included !! Space is limited!

Schedule Preview

Exact schedule subject to change. Stay tuned for more details.


Tuesday, December 8th

TIMEEVENT
9:30 AM – 9:55 AM

Doors Open, Check-in, Coffee & Games !!

10:00 AM – 11:30 AM

Welcome and IndieCade Initiatives

11:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Indie Games: 20 Years of Innovation & Beyond

12:00 PM – 12:30 PM

Break

12:30 PM – 2:00 PM

Lunch Session: Discoverability and Platforms

2:00 PM – 2:15 PM

Play Interlude / Break

2:15 PM – 4:15 PM

Unconference

4:15 PM – 4:30 PM

Break

4:15 PM – 4:30 PM

Workshop

5:30 PM – 6:30 PM

Cocktail Mixer


Wednesday, December 9th

TIMEEVENT
9:30 AM – 9:55 AM

Coffee & Networking

10:00 AM – 11:30 AM

Sustainable Indie Studios

11:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Break & Playtest Set-Up

12:30 PM – 2:00 PM

Honorary Awards Luncheon

2:00 PM – 2:30 PM

Play Interlude

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM

Tabletop Workshops / Open Knowledge Sharing Workshop

3:30 PM – 4:00 PM

Break & Playtest Set-Up

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM

Playtesting

5:30 PM – 6:30 PM

Closing Cocktail Mixer


Alumni Signup

Are you an IndieCade Alumnus? We want to know! If you've been a speaker, organizer, juror, or presented your game at IndieCade or any IndieCade-related showcase (ex. IndieCade @ E3, IndieCade @ SIGGRAPH, etc. - doesn't need to have been a finalist) we'd like to be in touch.

https://www.indiecade.com/alumni-signup/