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General Festival Overview

What is IndieCade?

IndieCade is an organization that supports independent game development and provides a series of international events exploring the future of independent games. IndieCade encourages, publicizes, and cultivates innovation and artistry in interactive media, helping to create a public perception of games as rich, diverse, artistic, and culturally significant.

IndieCade’s vibrant public festivals and showcases are dedicated to celebrating the wealth of creativity and voices within the independent games community. Our annual series of events highlight innovative indie games, productive networking environments, spaces for important discussions, fun play events, workshops, screenings, and much more.

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What are the IndieCade events and when will they be held?

  • IndieCade Horizons Conference: February 17, 2023 | Online
  • Hidden Heroes Jam: February 24th – March 5th, 2023
  • Climate Jam: Begins April 22, 2023 | Online
  • IndieCade Horizons Showcase and Faculty Awards: June 3, 2023 | Online
  • IndieCade Anywhere and Everywhere: TBA Autumn, 2023 | Online
  • Dates for more events including the IndieXchange and Greenlight Jam will also be announced over the coming months.

Please see our website for additions to our schedule, specific dates, and updates on our latest events. In our SUBMISSION ESSENTIALS section, you can see the specific dates and requirements for submission deadlines.

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Additional (and Live) events

IndieCade does hope to hold some live events in 2023, however all live events will be determined on a case-by-case basis assessing safety and access.

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I need help from others to develop my idea – can you put me in touch with possible collaborators?

Attending an IndieCade event is a great way to meet future collaborators. Over the years we have seen successful, IndieCade Finalist and Award Winning games developed by teams that had met at a previous IndieCade event.

You can submit your work-in-progress idea, as long as it’s playable, to IndieCade. By doing so, you automatically become eligible for free passes to IndieXchange, our developer summit – full of game creation workshops, networking opportunities, pitch sessions, and much more. Please see the INDIEXCHANGE section for more information.

Lastly, keep an eye on our website for news about IndieCade-organized game jam events, they are the perfect place to collaborate and create with other game makers.

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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/