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  • IndieCade Submissions 2023

  • Completing this Form

    This form has 5 pages. You will need to complete all required fields on all pages before you can submit. You may navigate between pages with the tabs at the top of the form or the "Back" and "Next" buttons at the bottom. Your browser's "Back" button will not work,

    If you have started filling out the form and would like to save your progress and return to your entry later on, you may hit the "Save" button at the bottom of any page. You will be asked to provide an email and JotForm will send you a link to return to your entry.

    If you have questions about this form or IndieCade submissions in general, please visit our Submissions page or contact us at submissions@indiecade.com.

  • Primary Contact

    This will be the person we contact for questions about your submission. Their email address will be automatically added to our submission mailing list in order to receive updates and feedback on your game and its progress. NOTE: please contact us if this contact or email changes before the end of the review process.

  • We contact people by email. If you have a preferred alternate form of contact, please provide it below.

  • Technical Contact

    This will be the person we contact if we have technical issues with the game. Your Technical Contact may be the same as your Primary Contact if you wish.

  • IndieCade Membership

    If you are an IndieCade Member or Patron at any level or have been permitted the use of a Member's submission benefits, enter your Member ID below.

    If you are unsure of your membership status or if you cannot find your Member ID, please contact members@indiecade.com before submitting. 

    Membership is not required to submit to IndieCade.

    NOTE: If you are submitting at a Membership level that provides a discount or free submission, you will also need to enter in a Member Discount Code on the payment page in the coupon code field. Both codes are required for member discounts or comps.

  • Terms of Display

    Please review our Terms of Display below and check the box to indicate you accept them. You will need to scroll through before clicking the submit button.

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  • Submission Platform / Format

  • Here we will ask you several questions to help us match your entry with reviewers who have the appropriate equipment and/or expertise to evaluate your game.

    If your entry is available on multiple platforms, we still ask that you select only one for review purposes.

    In the case where more than one category still applies, please select the more specific category or clarify your entry's specifications in a later field.

  • Please note: some games (such as mass multiplayer or live performance) require special facilitation. We will reach out to you if we need to coordinate these sessions. The sessions will likely be later in our review process, likely in June.

  • NOTE: IndieCade does not cover shipping costs and does not return shipped tabletop games. If this is cost prohibitive, please consider submitting a digital or print and play version of your game or having our jury review based on your documentation alone.

  • NOTE: IndieCade does not cover shipping costs.

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  • Direct Download

    Please provide a link (and login info if necessary) where our reviewers can download or view your submission. Please include http:// or ftp:// at the beginning of the address.

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  • Coupons & Keys

    Please provide coupons or keys for your entry. If your entry is available on multiple storefronts, please select only one.

    Please identify the digital storefront (eg. Steam, Humble, or itch.io).

    For reusable codes: Provide the reusable code(s), along with expiration dates, if any. If a coupon has a limited number of uses, also mark down how many times it can be used.

    For single use codes: Provide at least 4 coupon codes, along with any expiration dates.

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  • We will contact you about accessing your game.

  • Describe how many participants are required to properly play your submission. If your game has several possible modes, tell us which player modes we should use to review the game. (Ex: 4-10 people local multiplayer, 5 people max networked, two-player cooperative tabletop)

    Mass Multiplayer Games: If your game requires a large number of players and is either an installation or online game, please let us know if you are able to provide players to join our reviewers during a session. This could be you providing players directly or if your game has a player community built-in that our reviewers can join.

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  • Other Notes

    Is there anything else reviewers should know before looking at your submission? Known bugs, planned updates, level of polish, and anything similar would be appropriate to note here.

    If you have any concerns regarding the reviewing of your game, such as jurors who may have conflicts of interest, please feel free to include that information here as well.

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  • Documentation

  • Submissions documentation includes all of the materials in your submission that help us to understand your work before playing the game. This is a critical piece of the reviewing process. Learn more about submissions documentation and how we use it HERE.

  • Video Documentation

    Provide a link to video documentation of your submission in action. We suggest no longer than 10 minutes. The best videos include a silent playthrough, or playthrough with the creator(s) talking through the design process while the entry is played.

    This video will be used for the jury committee to give a top level review of your submission and should highlight the core experience or mechanic, innovative design approaches, and the best of what your submission is. Do not be afraid to explain what it is being shown. If at all possible, this video should show your game being played.

    If you don't have a video ready, you can save this form (at the bottom of the page) and come back once you have recorded one.

    Do not include a gameplay trailer.

  • Artistic Statement
    In approximately 100-300 words, describe your intentions creating this piece. Explain why you created this and why it matters to you and people in general. Tell us the goal for your piece, how you want it to work, or how you want people to feel. Express some of the important creative ideas behind your game that we are not able to see from simply looking at it. You can also talk about your practice as a gamemaker and how this connects to the submission.

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  • Statement of Innovation 
    In approximately 100-300 words, describe how you feel that your submission is unique and pushing beyond the edge of how we currently think about play and games. Use this space to highlight content, technical, theoretical, and other innovations in your piece.

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  • Submission Fee

  • Completing Your Submission

    You will not be able to edit your entry after hitting the Submit button below. Before paying and submitting, make sure you have completed all your entry details. Submission fees are non-refundable and non-transferable once paid.

    Once you submit your form, you will not be able to access it. Should you wish to check something, please email games@indiecade.com. In the case of broken links or expired download codes, staff will contact you. If you are selected to showcase, you will be asked to provide media materials and may also provide an updated version of your submission at that time.

    This form accepts payments via Stripe. If you need to us an alternate form of payment please contact games@indiecade.com.

     

    Fee Assistance

    We do offer Fee Assistance if you need help with the submission fee. For more information, please visit the Fee Assistance page on our website.

     

    Members

    If your IndieCade Membership provides you with a discount or free submission, please enter the appropriate Member Discount Code in the coupon code field below and hit apply.

    Additionally, please ensure that you have provided use with your Member ID at the bottom of Page 1 of this form. Both codes are required.

    If the discount does not apply properly, if you have questions about whether your member level includes these benefits, or if you cannot find your Member Discount Code please contact members@indiecade.com before submitting.

     

    Submission Fees and Deadlines

    Regular Submissions end April 10th, 11:59PM PT (GMT-7) 
    $75 USD (+$2.50 Stripe Service Fee)

    Late Submissions ended May 31st, 11:59PM PT (GMT-7)  
    $100 USD (+$3.30 Stripe Service Fee)

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