DevGAMM Awards: Watch the 3rd Annual Show Honoring Indie Games on IGN This November
IGN will stream the 3rd annual DevGAMM Awards live from Lisbon on November 18. Learn about the 13 categories honoring indie games and how to submit your game.
The third annual DevGAMM Awards, a celebration of outstanding indie games and their creators, will be streamed live on IGN.com and YouTube on November 18 from Lisbon, Portugal. This year's competition has seen over 1,000 game submissions and 30 winners, including titles like Manor Lords and Yes, Your Grace: Snowfall. Four new categories have been introduced this year, bringing the total to 13: Best Small Team Game, Best Game in Early Development, Meaningful Game, DevGAMM Choice, and three additional awards.
These new categories are Best Innovation, Best Game from Portugal, and Best Game in Early Development. The awards aim to recognize games that tackle important social, cultural, or environmental issues, as well as those with unique concepts or strong narratives. The show will also feature four partner-sponsored prizes from Epic, Unreal Engine, tinyBuild, and Unity.
DevGAMM Awards are judged by over 150 professionals from the gaming industry, including representatives from PUBG Studios, Riot Games, Unity, Epic Games, and Meta. The application deadline for submissions is September 7, 2026, and the competition is open to indie developers and small studios worldwide.
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