Indie BYOG (Bring Your Own Game) @ GDC 2023
March 22, 2023
Indie devs of GDC 2023, BYO game for a fun night of demos & networking! Don't have a game? Mingle with indies and check out their games!
On the Tuesday night of Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2023 in San Francisco, we ran our debut Indie BYOG event. Held at Buzzworks, a quirky craft beer sports bar, this indie showcase hosted tons of exciting and unique games from indie devs and studios from all over the world.
For some indies, this might have been their first time demoing, and for some, it was one stop of many during the busy GDC week. Projects we encouraged to be shown off include WIP games, game jam projects, recently-released titles (~ 1-3 months), and any other small demos or proof of concepts.
We were impressed with the number of Australian and New Zealand studios that turned up to showcase their games on the limited number of big screens at the venue. The following titles are just a few projects that were shown in WIP form at the event, but they come from exciting ANZ indies that are building momentum both locally and internationally.
The Master's Pupil
Pat Naoum Games
Ricochet Rodeo
Echidna Studios
Blackheart
Hyporeal
About Indie BYOG (Bring Your Own Game) @ GDC 2023 by Sub-Zero Sound, via Eventbrite:
Indie developers, do you have a WIP or recently-released game you want to show off during GDC? Join us at Buzzworks to demo your project to a crowd of enthusiastic independent game developers in a relaxed environment!
The Sub-Zero Sound team are putting down their microphones and putting on an exciting indie game demo night early in the GDC 2023 week. Join us on Tuesday night and be the first to check out the unique games that indie developers from all over the world are working on!
Indie devs bringing a game, this is a great way to get your project in front of devs, publishers, and game industry professionals of all flavours from around the world! Everyone else, this is a great chance to check out some unique indie titles in a chill setting, so come by for a drink or two and make your way through the range of boutique games on show!
Considering the popularity of this event, and how much fun we had organising and hosting it, it's likely we'll run another Indie BYOG showcase in the future. Whether it's at next year's Game Developers Conference (GDC), Melbourne International Games Week (MIGW), or another games industry marathon, keep an eye out here or on our socials for info on upcoming events.