Curated calendar with indie game events, conferences and play festivals worldwide.

  • Game Happens 2019

    Villa Durazzo Bombrini Genova, Italy

    Game Happens (8-10 November @ Genova, Italy) is the international festival dedicated to the cultural, political and social impact of video games. The 2019 theme is Elements of Change. From…

  • PLAY19 – Creative Gaming Festival

    Hamburg, Multiple Venues Hamburg, Germany

    "PLAY is the first an only festival worldwide to unite media art, discourse and education with the culture of digital games. It focuses on the creative utilization of digital games:…

  • The Overkill 2019

    De Museumfabriek Het Rozendaal 11, Enschede, Netherlands

    Game Festival From the website: The Overkill is a playful festival which regroups an art exhibition, a selection of indie games (+ retro games + a mini LAN), an alternative…

  • Now Play This [Postponed – tba]

    Somerset House Strand, London, United Kingdom

    "Now Play This is a festival of experimental game design running at Somerset House in London from 3-5 April 2020, showcasing interactive and playful work as part of the London…

  • Feral Vector 2020

    Hebden Bridge Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire, United Kingdom

    "Feral Vector is not like other game design events. If you feel like an impostor at games events, you’re not only welcome here, we encourage you to attend. If you…

  • INDIGO 2020

    Speys Jaarbeurs Jaarbeursboulevard 302, Utrecht, Netherlands

    INDIGO is the largest game business and showcase event in the Netherlands. Organized annually by Dutch Game Garden, INDIGO brings together the game industry from the Netherlands and abroad. This…

  • Ludicious 2020

    Ludicious is a developer conference, a business platform, a beautiful games exhibition and also a public event. Call for games open until 14 February 2020

  • Different Perspectives: Art Games Festival

    Het Bos Ankerrui 5-7, Antwerp, Belgium

    Different Perspectives: Art Games Festival is a triptych of activities, each of which plays a unique role in supporting and helping to grow games as an art form. The exhibition…

  • Different Perspectives: Art Games Festival

    Het Bos Ankerrui 5-7, Antwerp, Belgium

    Different Perspectives: Art Games Festival is a triptych of activities, each of which plays a unique role in supporting and helping to grow games as an art form. The exhibition…

  • Exploration Mode: Fortnite

    Online

    Exploration mode is back ! Marie (from Sickhouse) and Zuraida (from Zo-ii) are diving into virtual spaces online. Wondering what happens to these spaces when events are past, physical world…

  • Indie Showcase 2022

    A Lab 2 Overhoeksplein, Amsterdam, Netherlands

    "Almost 2 years have passed since we could visit game events, hang out with players and devs, and play games together! Noio and Second Maze are now teaming up to…

  • Now Play This 2022

    Somerset House Strand, London, United Kingdom

    Now Play This is a festival of experimental game design running at Somerset House in London each Spring, showcasing interactive and playful work as part of the London Games Festival.…

  • A MAZE. / Berlin 2022

    Online

    11th International Games and Playful Media Festival from May 13-17, 2022 A MAZE. / Berlin is back in 2022, bringing together the worldwide community of arthouse game developers, artistic worldbuilders,…

  • Playtime 20.22 – Brugge

    Stadsschouwburg Brugge Vlamingstraat 29, Brugge, Belgium

    TBA

  • The Overkill 2023

    tba Enschede, Netherlands

    The Overkill 2023 - Theme: The Outburst of the Digital Swamp Welcome to the Meta-swamp Rather than draining the (digital)wetlands, The Overkill wishes to design a route through its intoxicating…

  • A MAZE. / Berlin 2024

    Silent Green Gerichtstraße 35, Berlin, Germany

    A MAZE. / Berlin is the annual arthouse games and playful media festival. A MAZE. / Berlin invites the globally diverse experimental and independent games and playful media scene to…

  • The Overkill 2024

    Performance factory, Hall Zuid Hoge Bothofstraat 39F, Enschede, Netherlands

    The Overkill is the playful festival celebrating indie and arthouse games, interactive arts and alternative films within a cultural and social context. Interdisciplinary, experimental and international, The Overkill presents and…

  • The Overkill 2024 – Playful Friday

    Vestzaktheater Enschede, Netherlands

    Every year The Overkill hosts the Playful Friday to connect professionals around playful arts with the theme of the year and with each other. Playful Friday - Curated by Zuraida…


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