Indie Arena Booth 2021 at gamescom featured more than 120 curated games. Due to our awesome partners we were able to shower the best of the best with incredible prices. Here are the final results from our awardshow with Shay Thompsen and Valentina Birke. Thanks again to all the judges and partners! Special thanks goes out to Xsolla for providing for the first time ever monetary prices for all nominees and winners.
All IAB Line Up Teams will receive:
-a grant of a 500 USD credit line from Xsolla Partner Network for covering expenses while working with influencers and affiliate-networks by revenue share model.
-an invitation to Xsolla Diamond Club - a collective of the industry-only professionals organized as a networking club, providing various perks and features, such as hosting regular events and speaker’s sessions for its members.
Best Game Award (powered by Thunderful)
Winner: Dorfromantik (Toukana Interactive)
2nd place: Lake (Gamious)
3rd place: The Legend of Tianding (Creative Games & Computer Graphics Corporation)
Awards:
Winner:
1000 EUR (Thunderful)
1000 USD + a free package of Xsolla’s core services* (Xsolla) + one month subscription for 80 Level Talent Platform
2nd&3rd place:
750 USD + a free package of Xsolla’s core services (Xsolla)
Best Game "Made With Unity" (powered by Unity)
Winner: Death Trash (Crafting Legends)
2nd place: Road 96 (Digix Art)
3rd place: Behind the Frame - The Finest Scenery (Silver Lining Studio)
Awards:
Winner:
Stream on Unity Twitch (Unity)
1000 USD + a free package of Xsolla core services* (Xsolla)
2nd&3rd place:
500 USD + a free package of Xsolla’s core services (Xsolla)
Best Multiplayer Game (powered by Bitburger)
Winner: Operation: Tango (Clever Plays Studio)
2nd place: Arcadegeddon (IIlFonnic)
3rd place: Space Mavericks (Firegecko)
Awards:
Winner:
1000 EUR (Bitburger)
1000 USD + a free package of Xsolla core services* (Xsolla)
2nd&3rd place:
500 USD + a free package of Xsolla’s core services (Xsolla)
Best Business Promising (powered by Xsolla)
Winner: Project Haven (Code Three Fifty One)
2nd place: Dorfromantik (Toukana Interactive)
3rd place: AWAY: The Survival Series (Breaking Walls)
Awards:
Winner:
1000 USD + a free package of Xsolla core services* (Xsolla)
2nd&3rd place
500 USD + a free package of Xsolla’s core services (Xsolla)
Best "Indie Madness" with Head up (powered by Head Up Games)
Winner: Do Not Buy This Game (King Blade Games)
2nd place: Despot’s Game (Konfa Games)
3rd place: Golf Club: Wasteland (Demagog Studios)
Awards:
Winner:
1000 EUR (Head Up Games)
1000 USD + a free package of Xsolla core services* (Xsolla)
2nd&3rd place:
500 USD + a free package of Xsolla’s core services (Xsolla)
Best Story Game (powered by Alanah Pearce)
Winner: Road 96 (DigixArt)
2nd place: Lake (Gamious)
3rd place: The Legend of Tianding (Creative Games & Computer Graphics Corporation)
Awards:
Winner:
1000 USD + a free package of Xsolla core services* (Xsolla)
2nd&3rd place:
500 USD + a free package of Xsolla’s core services (Xsolla)
Best Streamable Game (powered by Rocket Beans)
Winner: Eville (Vest Games)
2nd place: Road 96 (DigixArt)
3rd place: Operation: Tango (Clever Plays Studio)
Awards:
Winner:
1000 USD + a free package of Xsolla core services* (Xsolla)
2nd&3rd place:
500 USD + a free package of Xsolla’s core services (Xsolla)
A free package of Xsolla’s core services includes:
Free usage of Xsolla Login and Xsolla Launcher products for the periods of Friends & Family and Alpha-tests (a limit of 100 MAU, build size of 25GB and traffic of 25TB max total applied);
Free custom design mock-ups for Xsolla Launcher, Xsolla Login, landing pages and game forum built on the Xsolla Site Builder and partnership programs for video bloggers (w/out following design integration and program set-up);
Setup and launch of pre-orders campaigns or any other monetization stage while using Xsolla Site Builder;
Free setup and launch Xsolla In-Game Store for games with cross-platform player inventory connected with free inventory storage provided by Xsolla (limit of 10K MAU applied)
Single Job post published on 80 Level Talent for 1 month (with promotion of the HR Brand and job post by 80 Level Team)
An invitation to Xsolla Funding Club for finding investments for a game
And expertise help with game pitch preparation for the investments showcases
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* Featuring the investment application in the Xsolla Funding Club. Soft-commitment from Xsolla Funding Club to co-invest in the game in the amount 20% of the budget requested in funding application (where there is another investor and not more than 250K USD)