Willkommen beim Indie Game Fest

Welcome to the Indie Game Fest !

June 23-24.2022

The Indie Game Fest is an annual indie games event in Cologne, Germany.
Indie studios from Germany and abroad showcase their indie games, which can be played by visitors.
Developers can get valuable feedback and network with publishers, gamers or fellow developers.

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Charity Stream

In cooperation with LetsPlay4Charity and GamingAid we are able to offer a live stream from the Indie Game Fest that benefits a good cause. We will be collecting donations for the “Förderverein für krebskranke Kinder” and the “Jugendwohnheim St. Engelbert”.

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Digital Indie Game Fest

In our virtual world you can walk around the Indie Game Fest, explore the rooms of indie developers, talk to them and play their indie games. Also you have the opportunity to hold meetings and talks.

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Visiting us in 2022:

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Want to know which indie games will be on display at the Indie Game Fest and get to know more about them? 

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Or do you want to know which exciting content creators are visiting the festival and get to know more about them? 

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Some Quotes:

"I'm glad that in addition to Devcom, Gamescom [...] now there is also a festival which specifically supports the small studios and start-ups, where also the cultural exchange of players and developers is of high priority.”
Dorothee BärStaatsministerin für Digitalisierung
“We [the city of Cologne] will pursue the goal of being active for the gaming industry not only during Gamescom week. Thus, we are happy that the Indie Game Fest is another event to which we can welcome video game fans in our city.”
Elfi Scho-AntwerpesStellvertreterin der Oberbürgermeisterin der Stadt Köln
"Indie games are especially important to us, which is why we are happy that we can also support the Indie Game Fest in Cologne. What you see here shows the great passion and commitment and creativity of indies in Germany.”
Felix FalkGeschäftsführer vom game - Verband der Games-Branche e.V
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Who we are:

Created in 2019, the Indie Game Fest is a curated, annual event that is held in Cologne, Germany. The goal of Indie Game Fest is to create a gathering and community for indie developers, designers, publishers, business associates, students and more in Germany and Europe! We want to help create visibility and opportunities for gamers, indie studios, publishers, business associates, and more to be able to meet and present themselves and their work.

2020-06-04

Research conducted by the “game – Verband der deutschen Games-Branche” shows that indie games are popular because of their creativity and special style, but so far only just under one in two “gamers” has heard of indie games. This is exactly where and why the Indie Game Fest was founded, with a mission to start and provide more visibility for consumers and studios.

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How it started:

The first Indie Game Fest was held in November 2019 at Meltdown Bar in Cologne. Meltdown is a bar for gamers of all kinds! With this one-day event, we were able to show that there is a need for an event that focuses exclusively on Indie Projects. The feedback we received attendants and associates was so positive that we decided to take next steps and pursue creating Indie Game Fest into something bigger!

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Indie Game Fest participants 2021

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November 21, 2021

On site participants New Talent & Student Projects Booths of our partners Online participants

Event Schedule

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November 5, 2021

Cologne Game Executives DinnerNovember 26th 4 – 6:30 p.m. Invite Only The team of the INDIE Hub has the goal to connect …

Trade Visitor Tickets

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February 25, 2021

Early Bird Business-Ticket € 100 Sales end on August 31, 2021 Matchmaking Tool Business Lounge Free Food and Drinks After Show Party …

Visitor Tickets

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February 24, 2021

Early Bird € 8 Sales end on August 31, 2021 Entrance Indie Game Fest exhibition starting from 18 years. Book Now SUPER …