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This is a curated festival and competition calendar for independent game developers. See at a glance which important deadlines are coming up. Click on the name of an event to go right to the submission form.
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| Event | Location | Submission deadline | Submission fee | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upcoming events | ||||
| Boston Festival of Indie Games | Boston, Massachusetts | 15 – 25 USD | All platforms | |
| IndieCade | Culver City, California | 60 – 110 USD | All platforms | |
| Casual Connect Indie Scholarship | San Francisco, California | Free | All platforms | |
| IGF China | Shanghai, China | Free | All platforms | |
| Casual Connect Indie Scholarship | Kyiv, Ukraine | Free | All platforms | |
| Past events | ||||
| Intel Perceptual Challenge | Online | Free | Intel Perceptual Computing SDK | |
| Intel Level Up Game Demo Contest | Online | Free | PC | |
| GDC Next 2013 Call for Submissions | Los Angeles, California | Free | All platforms | |
| PAX 10 | Seattle, Washington | 50 USD | All platforms | |
| Rezzed Leftfield | Birmingham, UK | Free | All platforms | |
| Develop Indie Showcase | Brighton, UK | Free | All platforms | |
| Casual Connect Indie Scholarship | Singapore | Free | All platforms | |
| Come Out & Play Festival | NYC, New York | Free | Real-world games | |
| Allied Media Conference Arcade | Detroit, Michigan | Free | All platforms | |
| GDC Europe 2013 Call for Submissions | Cologne, Germany | Free | All platforms | |
| Game Connection Asia Selected Projects | Shanghai, China | Free | All platforms | |
| Edge Get Into Games Challenge | Vancouver, Canada | Free | Unity | |
| Nordic Game Indie Night | Malmö, Sweden | Free | All platforms | |
| A MAZE. Indie Games Award | Berlin | 45 EUR | All platforms | |
| w00t Play Festival | Copenhagen, Denmark | Free | Physical games | |
| Experimental Gameplay Workshop | San Francisco, California | Free | All platforms | |
| Deutscher Computerspielpreis | Berlin, Germany | Free | All platforms | |
| Sifteo Cubes Competition | Online | Free | Sifteo | |
| CREATE Game Jam | Online | Free | OUYA | |
| International Mobile Gaming Awards | San Francisco, California | Free | Mobile & Tablets | |
| IGF Student Competition | San Francisco, California | Free | All platforms | |
| IGF Main Competition | San Francisco, California | 95 USD | All platforms | |
| hóPLAY (Extended) | Bilbao, Spain | Free | All platforms | |
| Dutch Games Award | Amersfoort, The Netherlands | Free | All platforms | |
| Brazilian International Game Festival | São Paulo | Free | All platforms | |
| Serious Serious Games Showcase & Challenge | Orlando, Florida | USD 250 (free for students) | All platforms | |
| IGF China Main and Student Competition | Shanghai, China | Free | All platforms | |
| GDC 2013 Call for Submissions | San Francisco, California | Free | All platforms | |
| Freeplay Independent Games Festival 2012 | Victoria, Australia | Free | All platforms | |
| Sense of Wonder Night | Tokyo, Japan | Free | All platforms | |
| Europrix Multimedia Awards | Graz, Austria | Free | All platforms | |
| PAX 10 | Seattle, Washington | 50 USD | All platforms | |
| Unity Awards 2012 | Amsterdam, The Netherlands | Free | Unity | |
| A MAZE. Interact | Johannesburg, South Africa | Free | All platforms | |
| GDC China 2012 Call for Submissions | Shanghai | Free | All platforms | |
| Fantastic Arcade 2012 | Austin, Texas | 10 USD | All platforms | |
| European Indie Games Days Awards (Extended) | Marseille, France | Free | All platforms | |
| ZKM appartaward | Karlsruhe, Germany | Free | iOS, Android, Windows Phone 7 | |
| IndieCade | Culver City, California | 50 – 95 USD | All platforms | |
| Develop Indie Showcase | Brighton, UK | Free | All platforms | |
| GDC Europe 2012 Call for Submissions (Extended) | Cologne, Germany | Free | All platforms | |
| Into The Pixel | Los Angeles, California | 100 USD | Artworks | |
| Edge Create Challenge | Amsterdam, The Netherlands | Free | Unity | |
| Date to be Digital | Dundee, UK | Free | PC | |
| A Maze. Indie Games Award | Berlin, Germany | 45 EUR | All platforms | |
| Develop Conference Call for Speakers | Brighton, UK | Free | All | |
| Nordic Game Indie Night | Malmö, Sweden | Free | All | |
| Intel Level Up 2011 Game Demo Contest | Online | Free | PC | |
| FILE – Electronic Language International Festival | São Paulo, Brazil | Free | All | |
| Experimental Gameplay | San Francisco, California | Free | All platforms | |
| Game Connection America | San Francisco, California | Free | All platforms | |
| International Mobile Gaming Awards | Barcelona, Spain | Free | Mobile | |
| Unity Flash in a Flash Creation Contest | Online | Free | Unity | |
| Flash Gaming Summit Call for Speakers | San Francisco, California | Free | Flash | |
| IGF Student Showcase Competition | San Francisco, California | Free | All platforms | |
| GDC 2012 Summits Call for Submissions | San Francisco, California | Free | All platforms | |
| IGF Main Competition | San Francisco, California | 95 USD | All platforms | |
| Game Connection Selected | Paris, France | Free | All platforms | |
| Indie Game Challenge | Las Vegas, Nevada | 100 USD | All platforms | |
| uDevGames | Online | Free | Mac | |
| Fun & Serious Game Festival | Bilbao, Spain | Free | All platforms | |
| Best Euro Indie Game Award | Amersfoort, Netherlands | Free | All platforms | |
| Adobe AIR App Challenge | Los Angeles, California | Free | Adobe AIR for Sony Tablets S1/S2 | |
| GDC 2012 Call for Submissions | San Francisco, California | Free | All platforms | |
| Indie Games Arcade | London, UK | Free | All platforms | |
| Fantastic Fest | Austin, Texas | 10 USD | All platforms | |
| Sense of Wonder Night | Tokyo, Japan | Free | All platforms | |
| IndieCade | Culver City, California | 35 – 70 USD | All platforms | |
| Dream Build Play | Online | Free | XNA Game Studio 4.0 | |
| PAX 10 | Seattle, Washington | 50 USD | All platforms | |
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