Registration for the Indie Arena Booth Reception is open! Join us for drinks, snacks, and good indie vibes with the teams behind the 2026 lineup. 🥳 ❤️ Wednesday, August 26 ⏱️ 6:00pm to 8:00pm ✨ Indie Arena Booth, Hall 10.2 🔗 Registration link below

Looking for a publisher? Indie Arena Booth's got you. We made the 14 publishers joining us at gamescom 2026 spill the tea: what they sign, funding, how to pitch, and where they draw the line. Start here: home.indiearenabooth.de/publishers

It finally sprouted: the Indie Arena Booth 2026 lineup is here, and I am so proud of what our team and devs grew together.

Indie Arena Booth@indiearenabooth.de · 3w ago

The 2026 Indie Arena Booth lineup is live and we’re going NUTS over our trailer! 🌰🐿️ This year’s theme: “Democratree - Games for everyone”! We’re hosting 200+ fantastic indie games on our treehouse playground at gamescom 2026! 🌳 🎥 Trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9v-...

The 2026 Indie Arena Booth lineup is live and we’re going NUTS over our trailer! 🌰🐿️ This year’s theme: “Democratree - Games for everyone”! We’re hosting 200+ fantastic indie games on our treehouse playground at gamescom 2026! 🌳 🎥 Trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9v-...

Indie Arena Booth 2026 | Democratree 🌳 Games for everyone | gamescom Lineup

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📢 REMINDER: Apply for the Indie Arena Booth EU Showcase at POLARIS until July 23! Apply here: home.indiearenabooth.de/eu-showcase

Indie Arena Booth@indiearenabooth.de · last mo.

🎮 Applications are now OPEN for the Indie Arena Booth EU Showcase at POLARIS (Oct 9-11, 2026, Hamburg)! 👉️ 17 free showcase spots for EU indie studios, incl. 10 with a €1.000 travel grant. Apply by July 23! ✨ Check our website: indiearenabooth.de/eu-showcase @polarisconvention.bsky.social

🎮 Applications are now OPEN for the Indie Arena Booth EU Showcase at POLARIS (Oct 9-11, 2026, Hamburg)! 👉️ 17 free showcase spots for EU indie studios, incl. 10 with a €1.000 travel grant. Apply by July 23! ✨ Check our website: indiearenabooth.de/eu-showcase @polarisconvention.bsky.social

Packing for a short trip and realised never fully unpacked from gamescom last year.

Hey friends! 💜 While you wait for this year's Indie Arena Booth lineup, why not check out our 2025 Steam Curator lists? Explore 174 amazing indie games in five exciting categories: store.steampowered.com/curator/3294... Hit that wishlist button and enjoy your favorite games! 🎮️✨️

💖 THANK YOU! 💖 The review phase is complete and we couldn’t have done it without our incredible jurors. This year, 100+ amazing international humans reviewed 450+ submissions with passion and care. Find them here 👉️ home.indiearenabooth.de/jury We’re now finalizing the lineup, so stay tuned! 👀✨

This is not a drill! Final day to submit your game to @indiearenabooth.de at gamescom.

Indie Arena Booth@indiearenabooth.de · 4mo ago

🚨 FINAL DAY TO SUBMIT 🚨 Okay friends, this time for real: Today is the 👏VERY👏LAST👏DAY to submit your game to be part of the IAB lineup at gamescom 2026. No more extensions after this point! We're so excited to see what you managed to cram in last minute! ❤️‍🔥 Apply here 👉️ home.indiearenabooth.de

⏰ DEADLINE APPROACHING ⏰ This is your reminder that submissions for Indie Arena Booth close on 📅 MONDAY APRIL 20 📅 and this time we mean it! Hurry up and apply 👉️ home.indiearenabooth.de

💥 BREAKING NEWS! 💥 In a shocking turn of events, we decided to extend the submission deadline for ONE MORE WEEK! 😱 That means you now have until ✨ April 20 ✨ to apply: 👉 home.indiearenabooth.de No one saw that coming, right? RIGHT?!

Fishbowl is 💜 OUT NOW 💜 on PS5 & Steam (PC, Mac, Steam Deck) 🫧 Play at your own pace 🪞 No bad endings only different paths 🗓️ Do as much or as little as you are able to 🛏️ Remember, no matter what, you got through the day The two of us are in tears. Our game is out today! 🥹🥹

It’s finally time! Our submissions for gamescom 2026 are officially open! ✨ We have a bunch of free and discounted showcasing options available for you 👀 Check out our website for all relevant information: home.indiearenabooth.de/submission ⌛ Submissions are open until April 13

Women exist. Shocker. Yet every International Women’s Day the timeline fills up with “celebrate women” posts, pink branding, and companies suddenly trying to sell “things women need”.

Die Macher der @indiearenabooth.de verstärken sich mit einer weiteren Macherin: Computerspielpreisträgerin Leonie Wolf ist neu im Team von Valentina Birke @violencia.bsky.social.

Indie Arena Booth: Leonie Wolf verstärkt Projektteam

Spannende Personalie bei Super Crowd Entertainment: Der Hamburger Event-Spezialist erweitert das Indie Arena Booth-Team mit Leonie Wolf.

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I’m not going to GDC this year. Traveling to the US right now is a risk I am not willing to take. The current Trump administration is a racist and sexist gang of thugs, terrorizing their own people and empowering political violence.

✨ We want your Event-highlights ✨ We want to kick off the new year with an event overview: where to go, what not to miss and we’d love your input. Please let us know via the form below which events you’re planning to attend and why. forms.gle/QMwXSJQ6VQ4c...

Work with us ✨

Indie Arena Booth@indiearenabooth.de · 7mo ago

🌸 We’re hiring! Germany, remote. We’re looking for a Junior Project Manager. You like keeping things organized, answering questions, and gently nudging deadlines back on track. You’ll work with ~200 indie teams and partners every year. 👉 Apply here: careers.super-crowd.com/jobs/7012780...

Our second Indie Arena Booth newsletter is out now! ✨ Featuring our first ever dev interview with Square Glade Games and some event picks we think you’ll like. 🗞️ Read it here : shorturl.at/SQTgl 💌 Sign up here: newsletter.indiearenabooth.com

Gamescom! Und ich schrieb dies hier für den WDR. Mit Statements vom Felix Falk vom @gameverband.bsky.social und Indie-Königin @violencia.bsky.social. Da ist an zweiter Stelle ein Audio verknüpft und jetzt überlege ich, wie ich die Stimme von dem Moderator da bekommen kann. Damn.

Die Gamescom 2025 startet in Köln - wieso es der Games-Branche gerade nicht gut geht

Die Gamescom wird der Mittelpunkt für Computerspiele-Fans. Aber der Branche hinter der Spielewelt geht es gerade nicht gut.

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On my way to gamescom.

Hey kids, We’re opening up guest list registration for our @indiearenabooth.de Reception at gamescom for the first time ever! ✨ reception.indiearenabooth.com 🗓 Aug 20, 6–8PM 📍 Hall 10.2 (big blue carpet) Good vibes, indie games & maybe baby cats.

Hi kids, Big Announcement: I’ll be at gamescom, find me at the @indiearenabooth.de 🩷 Come talk to me about indie games. ✨ If you too want to use the amazing template I poured my heart and soul into, download it here: httphttps://drive.google.com/drive/folders/11npS6ffgUKFk6ObsBj_4fSywdC_WASdL

We’ve been cooking! 💖 This year’s lineup is fresh out of the oven: 200 handpicked games, ready for you to taste. I’m beyond proud of how it’s all shaping up. Come hungry, and I can’t wait to see y’all at gamescom! ✨ full lineup here: indiearenabooth.de

Indie Arena Booth@indiearenabooth.de · last yr.

🌶️🧑‍🍳 Feast your eyes - the Indie Arena Booth 2025 lineup trailer is served! 🌶️🍽️ Our Theme? “Watch us cook.” We’re bringing 200+ blazing-hot indie games to gamescom 2025! You will want a taste 😋 🍽️ Full lineup here: indiearenabooth.de #IndieGame #GameDev #IAB25

🌶️🧑‍🍳 Feast your eyes - the Indie Arena Booth 2025 lineup trailer is served! 🌶️🍽️ Our Theme? “Watch us cook.” We’re bringing 200+ blazing-hot indie games to gamescom 2025! You will want a taste 😋 🍽️ Full lineup here: indiearenabooth.de #IndieGame #GameDev #IAB25

🎮 EU indie devs! 🌍 We're bringing a new Indie Arena Booth Showcase to @polarisconvention.bsky.social in Hamburg. Germany! ⚓ 🗓️ 10 - 12 October, 2025 🕹️ 10 free, curated booths (PCs, art, setup included!) 🚨 Applications open until 20 July ✨ 🔗 indiearenabooth.de/apply Shares are appreciated 💞

Me on my way to amaze.

These amazing human beings spent hours playing games. I’m in awe of their brains! ✨

Indie Arena Booth@indiearenabooth.de · last yr.

Huge thanks to our 70+ amazing jury members who played builds, gave feedback and helped shape the Indie Arena Booth lineup for gamescom 2025! 🙌 We couldn’t do it without you - or the amazing devs behind every submission. Stay tuned, we’ll reveal the lineup soon! 👀💖

Huge thanks to our 70+ amazing jury members who played builds, gave feedback and helped shape the Indie Arena Booth lineup for gamescom 2025! 🙌 We couldn’t do it without you - or the amazing devs behind every submission. Stay tuned, we’ll reveal the lineup soon! 👀💖