Indie Game Festival Submissions & Steam Showcases 2025
Table of Contents
- Festival Submissions List
- Partial Data Excerpts
- How to Read the Data
- Bias and Value Notes
- Data Sources & Maintenance
- Notes on Data Quality
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Festival Submissions List
Partial Data Excerpts
- SXSW Sydney Games Festival — Type: Physical/Digital Expo; When: October; Deadline: 2025-06-30; Price: 27$/Free; Steam page: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/sxswsydneygameawards; Event official page: https://www.sxswsydney.com/participate/games-festival-showcase; Comments: Curated event; Additional featuring considerations noted on related pages.
- Games From Vancouver — Type: Physical Expo + Digital Expo; When: November; Deadline: 2025-10-17; Price: Free; Steam page: N/A; Event official page: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeP7rKFPXudgdzE3S0fM1iDMKx24PGFIcBWkRdOqB5eb5uw_A/viewform; Comments: Unreleased and undiscounted games accepted on a case-by-case basis and separated in a different section of the page; Featuring TBD.
- Indie MEGABOOTH — Type: Physical Expo; When: April; Deadline: TBA; Price: N/A; Steam page: https://indiemegabooth.com/about/submissions/; Event official page: https://indiemegabooth.com/about/submissions/; Comments: Curated event; PAX West may offer participation with front-page featuring.
- WePlay — Type: Physical Expo; When: November; Deadline: 2025-11-22; Price: N/A; Steam page: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/weplay2022; Event official page: https://www.weplaymore.com/english; Comments: Curated event with featuring; Steam page presence noted.
Note: The table above captures a subset of the long dataset; the full document contains many more festivals and related notes.
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How to Read the Data
- Festival: The event name and branding used in promotions and submissions.
- Type: The event format (e.g., Physical Expo, Digital Expo, Hybrid, Awards, or Curated Showcase).
- When: The month or period when the event takes place.
- Deadline: The submission cutoff date in YYYY-MM-DD format.
- Price: Entry cost or submission fee (e.g., Free, paid amounts).
- Steam page: Link to the Steam page or curator page associated with the event, if available.
- Was it worth the price?: A qualitative assessment when provided in the source; reflects perceived value.
- Opinions are biased (check comments): Note indicating potential bias or commentary within the source data.
- Comments: Additional context, rules, or notes about the submission and participation.
- Event official page: Primary event URL for official information.
- Latest Steam page: The Steam store page or curator page related to the event.
- Discord: Official discussion channel or equivalent, if listed.
- Notify (7D before): Whether the event uses a prior notification window.
- Days to submit: The remaining days to submission at the time of data capture (negative values may indicate outdated data).
Bias and Value Notes
- Several entries explicitly mention “Opinions are biased (check comments)” and include notes about value, visibility, and Steam featuring outcomes from past editions. Always cross-check against the latest event pages and Steam listings, as statuses can change year to year.
- Some rows in the dataset indicate that certain events were deemed not worth inclusion in the main Curated tab. These notes are included in the source data as warnings and context for future review.
Data Sources & Maintenance
- This dataset is curated by the HTMAG community. For discussion and ongoing updates, join the HTMAG Discord and contribute improvements or corrections. The source is a compiled spreadsheet of indie game festivals, with fields for deadlines, pricing, Steam exposure, and submission guidance. The data also includes notes about events that may be excluded from the main Curated tab when deemed not worth the price or lacking sufficient relevance.
Notes on Data Quality
- Because the source combines multiple years, regions, and event formats, exact pricing, deadlines, and Steam featuring statuses can vary annually. Always verify directly with the event’s official page and Steam listing before planning submissions or budgets.
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Data excerpts in this document reflect a snapshot of the broader dataset and should be treated as illustrative examples of the type of information available in the full spreadsheet. For an exhaustive, fully column-aligned extraction, refer to the original dataset source and cross-check each row against current event pages and Steam curators.