Check out the highlights from the Indie Games FestivalCheck out the highlights from the Indie Games FestivalDirector

Every year Google Play, hosts the Indie Games Festival, a competition that rewards high quality indie games with promotional opportunities and supports small mobile games developers. We also host the Indie Games Accelerator, an educational and mentorship program to help high potential studios grow their business. 

Last weekend, some of the best indie game creators from Europe, South Korea and Japan, as well as players from around the world, got together at the Festival’s finals. At this interactive virtual event, players had the chance to discover these creative games, meet the people who made them and had a lot of fun exploring, collecting swag and cheering on their favorites. 

We also revealed the Top 10 finalists and Festival winners in each region, as well as the studios  selected to join the Indie Games Accelerator class of 2021.

Without further ado, here are the winners!

Indie Games Festival Winners 

Europe

Bird Alone by George Batchelor, United Kingdom
Cats in Time by Pine Studio, Croatia
Gumslinger by Itatake, Sweden

Korea

CATS & SOUP by HIDEA
Rush Hour Rally by Soen Games
The Way Home by CONCODE

Users’ Choice aware: Animal Doll Shop by Funnyeve

Japan

Mousebusters by Odencat
Quantum Transport by ruccho
Survivor’s guilt by aso
Student Category Award: Japanese Train Drive Simulator 2 „OneMan2“ by HAKOT

Also check out the top 10 finalists in Europe, South Korea and Japan.

Indie Games Accelerator Class of 2021

Americas 

• Aoca Game Lab, Brazil

• Berimbau Game Studio, Brazil

• Boomware Studio, Peru

• Concrete Software, USA

• Delotech Games, Brazil

• DreamCraft Entertainment, Inc., USA

• Ingames, Argentina

• Ludare Games Group Inc., Canada

• Whitethorn Games, USA

Europe, Middle East & Africa

• Cleverside Ltd, Belarus

• Dali Games, Poland

• Firegecko Ltd, United Kingdom

• Hot Siberians, Russia

• Infinity Games, Portugal

• Itatake, Sweden

• Jimjum Studios, Israel

• LIVA Interactive, Tunisia 

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• Pale Blue Interactive, South Africa

• Pine Studio, Croatia

• Platonic Games, Spain

• SMOKOKO LTD, Bulgaria

• Spooky House Studios, Germany

Asia Pacific

• Banjiha Games, South Korea

• CATS BY STUDIO, South Korea

• dc1ab pte. Ltd., Singapore

• Dreams & Co., Thailand

• Gamestacy Entertainment, India

• izzle Inc., South  Korea

• Limin Development and Investment Joint Stock Company, Vietnam 

• Mugshot Games Pty Ltd,  Australia

• Odencat Inc., Japan

• Playbae, India

• Xigma Games, India

• XOGAMES Inc., South Korea

• YOMI Studio, Vietnam

Thank you to everyone who participated and congratulations to the selected games and studios. Stay tuned for more updates on @GooglePlayDev.