For years we used PromoterApp to figure out which awards we want to submit our games for. Since PromoterApp is down, we had to figure out this question by either searching the internet for new opportunities, or just by finding out about the award by pure chance. That’s why we decided to make a spreadsheet, to stay on top of this. And we do not want to keep this just for us, so here’s the list! Keep in mind that we manually update these entries. So if we missed an update, or if you would like us to add something, let us know 🙂
If you’re looking for game events in general and places to exhibit your games have a look at Akupara Games’ Calendar.
(All date entries are formated as YYYY/MM/DD so you can conveniently sort them.)
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| Fun and Serious Game Festival | Bilbao, ES | Serious Games | 2019/09/30 | no | 2019/12/06 | http://en.funandseriousgamefestival.com/ | http://bit.ly/FSPlay19 | 2019/09/10 | ||
| Ludicious | Zurich, CH | All | 2020/02/14 | no | 2020/07/01 | http://www.ludicious.ch/ | 2019/08/07 | |||
| AMAZE | Berlin, DE | Indie | 2020/02/02 | no | 50€ | 2019/04/22 | https://amaze-berlin.de/ | 2020/02/07 | ||
| Game Connection USA Development Awards | San Francisco, CA | All | 2018/12/19 | no | 2019/03/18 | https://www.game-connection.com/ | https://www.game-connection.com/submit-your-projects/ | 2019/08/07 | ||
| Indiecade | Santa Monica, CA | Indie | 2019/04/25 | no | 80$ – 140$ | 2018/10/11 | https://www.indiecade.com/ | 2019/08/07 | ||
| Indiecade Europe | Paris, FR | Indie | 2020/05/15 | no | 80$ – 140$ | 2018/10/19 | http://indiecade-europe.eu/en | 2019/08/07 | ||
| Deutscher Entwicklerpreis | Cologne, DE | All, German countries | 2019/10/01 | no | 50€ | 2018/12/05 | http://deutscherentwicklerpreis.de/ | https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=6jBTwj-Zk0e8lTBGV2bqKg0JAzyDBcJCiI6xUasX5v5UMUVLS0cyMkhDNUtVV0ozUzZFUktMNzdGMi4u | 2019/08/07 | |
| Emotional Games Awards | Bonchamp-lès-Laval, FR | Serious/Meaningful | 2018/01/31 | no | 2018/03/02 | http://www.emotionalgamesawards.com/ | Next Award in 2020 | 2019/08/07 | ||
| Indigo Awards | Bankok, TH | Design | 2020/02/13 | no | 150$ | 2020/05/23 | https://www.indigoaward.com/ | 2019/08/07 | ||
| Mobile Games Awards | London, UK | Mobile | 2018/10/29 | no | 2019/01/22 | http://www.mobilegamesawards.com/ | 2019/08/07 | |||
| Global Mobile Awards | Barcelona, ES | Mobile | no | 2019/02/25 | https://www.mwcbarcelona.com/conference-programmes/global-mobile-awards/ | 2019/08/07 | ||||
| PLAY Festival | Hamburg, DE | Innovation | 2019/06/30 | no | 2019/11/14 | https://playfestival.de/en/ | https://playfestival.de/play19/en/category/award/ | 2019/08/07 | ||
| Indie Prize | London, UK | Indie | 2020/03/20 | no | 2020/05/28 | http://www.indieprize.org/ | https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1sAHb3DUJQDP0RjuVx-POEwmYpX0BuoHQ0K8zSYTrzdY/closedform | 2020/02/07 | ||
| Indie Prize USA | Los Angeles, CA | Indie | 2019/06/30 | no | 2019/08/27 | http://www.indieprize.org/ | https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1tj8SSSOMoUk2KAa7uN3GYMpJE3Z_vjACG8hm8MZHCl0/closedform | 2019/08/07 | ||
| Google Indie Games Showcase Europe | London, UK | Android | 2019/05/06 | no | 2019/06/25 | https://indiegamesshowcase.withgoogle.com/intl/en_uk/ | https://events.withgoogle.com/indie-games-showcase-europe-2019/registrations/new/ | Also exists for J & SK | 2019/08/07 | |
| Deutscher Computerspielepreis | Berlin, DE | German (monstly) | 2020/01/23 | no | 2019/04/09 | https://deutscher-computerspielpreis.de | Next Award 2020 | 2020/02/07 | ||
| BitSummit | Osaka, JP | All | 2020/01/13 | no | 2020/05/09 | https://bitsummit.org | Next summit 2020 | 2020/02/07 | ||
| Tokyo Game Show (Sense of Wonder) | Tokyo, JP | All | 2019/06/07 | no | 2019/09/12 | https://expo.nikkeibp.co.jp/tgs/2019/exhibition/en/exhibit/indie_games.html | 2019/08/07 | |||
| International Mobile Game Awards | San Francisco, CA | Mobile | 2018/12/31 | no | 2019/03/19 | https://www.imgawards.com/mobile-gaming/global/ | Also exits for CN, MENA & SEA | 2019/08/07 | ||
| Best of Swiss Apps | Zurich, CH | Mobile, Swiss | 2019/09/09 | no | 600$ | 2019/11/06 | http://www.bestofswissapps.ch/de/ | http://dev.bestofswissapps.ch/de/accounts/register/ | Also for non-games | 2019/08/07 |
| EGX Rezzed Leftfield Collection | London, UK | Indie | 2019/01/17 | no | 2019/04/04 | https://www.egx.net/rezzed | https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfxKqzalCucr0joiOTyD8FuXESWtFBUPhjNQtdusbjG4mI6hA/viewform | 2019/08/07 | ||
| EGX Leftfield Collection | London, UK | All | no | 2019/10/17 | https://www.egx.net/egx | 2019/08/07 | ||||
| Game Connection Europe Development Awards | Paris, FR | All | 2020/05/29 | no | 2019/10/29 | https://www.game-connection.com/ticket-details-gce19/ | https://www.game-connection.com/submit-your-projects-game-connection-europe/ | 2019/08/07 | ||
| SXSW Gamers Voice Awards | Austin, TX | All | 2018/12/07 | no | 25$ | 2019/03/15 | https://gaming.sxsw.com/awards/gamers-voice-award/?_ga=2.220083615.787832048.1554223507-1252529098.1483450806 | 2019/08/07 | ||
| Brazilian Independent Games Festival | Sao Paolo, BR | Indie | 2020/11/03 | no | 2020/07/15 | https://www.bigfestival.com.br/home—institucional.html | https://www.bigfestival.com.br/submit.html | 2020/05/12 | ||
| Independent Games Festival | San Francisco, CA | Indie | 2018/10/01 | no | 75$ | 2019/03/20 | http://www.igf.com | http://www.igf.com/submit-your-game | 2019/08/07 | |
| GIC Best Game Video Award | Poznan, PL | Video | 2019/08/31 | no | 2019/10/17 | https://gic.gd/ | https://gic.gd/best-game-video-award/#video_form | 2019/08/07 | ||
| GIC Epic Game Music Award | Poznan, PL | Audio | 2018/09/17 | no | 2019/10/17 | https://gic.gd/ | https://gic.gd/epic-game-music-award/ | 2019/08/07 | ||
| Serious Play Conference Digital Game Award | Orlando, FL | Serious | 2020/02/15 | no | 200$+ | 2020/06/22 | https://seriousplay-ucf.com/ | https://seriousplayconf.com/international-serious-play-award-programs/ | 2020/02/07 | |
| Serious Play Conference Learning Board Game Award | Orlando, FL | Serious, Tabletop | 2020/04/30 | no | 150$+ | 2020/06/22 | https://seriousplay-ucf.com/ | https://seriousplayconf.com/international-serious-play-award-programs/ | 2020/02/07 | |
| Serious Play Conference Student Game Award | Orlando, FL | Serious, Student | 2020/04/15 | no | 75$+ | 2020/06/22 | https://seriousplay-ucf.com/ | https://seriousplayconf.com/international-serious-play-award-programs/ | 2020/02/07 | |
| Develop:Star Awards | Brighton, UK | All | 2020/05/29 | no | 2019/07/10 | https://www.developconference.com/whats-on/develop-star-awards-2020 | https://developstarawards.awardstage.com/ | Game must have connection to the UK | 2020/05/12 | |
| Digital Dragons | Krakow, PL | All | no | 2019/05/27 | http://digitaldragons.pl/ | 2019/08/07 | ||||
| Reboot Develop Blue Indie Award | Dubrovnik, CZ | Indie | 2019/04/04 | no | 2019/04/11 | http://rebootdevelopblue.com/ | http://rebootdevelopblue.com/indie/ | At least one team member must have ticket | 2019/08/07 | |
| Playtopia | Cape Town, ZA | Indie | 2019/10/01 | no | 2019/12/05 | https://www.playtopia.co.za/ | https://www.playtopia.co.za/game-submissions | 2019/08/07 | ||
| Indie X | Lisboa, PT | Indie | 2019/11/14 | https://indiex.pt/ | 2020/01/30 | |||||
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