2020 will bring in a quantity of indie game events and we’ve assembled a round-up that requires us from North America to Europe and Australia.
Irrespective of whether you are creating an indie game, or you just get pleasure from playing indie games—there’s a lot of events scattered all through the year. Here’s our round-up of the ones you have to have to preserve an eye on in 2020.
PAX South
Exactly where: San Antonio, USA
When: 17–19 January 2020
What: Penny Arcade Expo has quite a few editions, but it all begins in January with PAX South. Apart from a large show floor, count on free of charge play regions for all types of gaming, be it analogue or digital, indie or AAA. Also count on tournaments, panels, and performances.
Web-site: https://south.paxsite.com
PAX East
Exactly where: Boston, USA
When: 27 February–1 March 2020
What: PAX East functions anything you will obtain in other PAX conferences, so count on a large show floor and lots of space to play games of all shades and stripes.
Web-site: https://east.paxsite.com
SXSW Gaming
Exactly where: Austin, USA
When: 13–22 March 2020
What: SXSW might be superior recognized for motion pictures and music, but it is also got a robust gaming convention that is not just about video games, but even tabletop games. They’ve also got classic arcade games, if you’d like a slice of nostalgia (or history).
Web-site: https://www.sxsw.com/exhibitions/gaming-expo
GDC
Exactly where: San Francisco, USA
When: 16–20 March 2020
What: The Game Developers Conference has been going robust considering the fact that the 1980s (!), and has hosted developers each large and modest. Becoming a developer-focused conference, it is specifically wonderful if you want to hone your craft and find out a lot more about how games get created. Most importantly for indie devs, the GDC is house to the Independent Games Festival, which consists of the IGF competitors.
Web-site: https://www.gdconf.com
EGX Rezzed
Exactly where: London, UK
When: April 2020 (Dates not announced but)
What: Rezzed was designed by game publications Eurogamer and Rock, Paper, Shotgun as an indie-focused convention. It is smaller sized than EGX, but that is excellent for indies. There’s also developer sessions exactly where developers speak about their craft, and you can speak to indie developers on the show floor.
Web-site: https://www.egx.net/rezzed
Nordic Game
Exactly where: Malmö, Sweden
When: 27–29 May possibly 2020
What: Nordic Game is focused on games from the Nordic area of Europe, but it is got developers from all more than the globe, as properly as numerous networking possibilities.
Web-site: https://conf.nordicgame.com
PAX West
Exactly where: Seattle, USA
When: August/September 2020 (Dates not announced but)
What: PAX West is the original PAX, and you can count on anything there that you will obtain at the other PAX conferences. Of unique note is The Pax 10, a curated list of indie games chosen by business professionals each and every year.
Web-site: https://west.paxsite.com
Complete Indie Summit
Exactly where: Vancouver, Canada
When: September 2020 (Dates not announced but)
What: As the name implies, the Complete Indie Summit is committed from leading to bottom to indie developers, and it is focused on the indie neighborhood of Vancouver, as properly as the bigger Pacific Northwest location.
Web-site: https://www.fullindiesummit.com
IndieCade
Exactly where: Santa Monica, USA
When: October 2020 (Dates not announced but)
What: Indiecade Festival is possibly the biggest festival committed exclusively to indie games, and it is got anything from networking and business enterprise possibilities to workshops, tournaments and awards. And of course—lots and lots of indie games. The 2019 edition of IndieCade is taking spot from 10-12 October.
Web-site: https://www.indiecade.com
PAX AUS
Exactly where: Melbourne, Australia
When: October 2020 (Dates not announced but)
What: PAX Australia is the only PAX conference that requires spot outdoors of the USA, and this a single focuses on Australian devs. Appear out for the PAX AUS Indie Showcase, which showcases indie devs from Australia, and also the PAX Increasing showcase, exactly where you will obtain lots of other indie games.
Web-site: https://aus.paxsite.com
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