Boston Indie Game Developers - PAX East Booth

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Game Submissions Deadline
April 24th, 2025 at 11:59 pm EST (GMT -4)

Submission Guidelines Here!

Info About Online Pitch Contest Here!

About Us!

Supporting our local Greater Boston area indie game developers!

PAX East takes place in Boston, MA!

What can be a better way to showcase our local talent than to have a booth at one of the biggest gaming conventions on the East Coast of the United States!?

We aim to support small indie studios and devs!

Who are emerging and growing!

Who have normally been left out of large trade shows due to a lack of financial means!

Who needs the support to display amazing indie games they’ve created in front of a wider audience!

The Boston Indie Game Developers is planning on presenting four wonderful local indie games at our PAX East booth this year!

FAQ

1) How will the four games be selected?

A panel of judges will rate your game based on gameplay, the strength of your idea, and overall presentation.

There will be an Online Pitch Contest on Friday, April 25th 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm EST, if you’d like to attend – to pitch your game to the judges.

The game build itself, your submission video, and your pitch will all be taken into consideration.

2) Where can we find more information about the online Pitch Contest?

Check out the information for the contest on this page!

Each contestant will have up to 7 minutes to present a pitch of their game, with a slideshow of up to 10 slides maximum (can include a short video)!

We will pick out who volunteers to pitch first, and then popcorn it from there for order of presentations.

If you have a game submission, but cannot make it to the Pitch Contest or need more time, you may email us on our Contact page to schedule a one-on-one pitch to one of our judges.

It is highly encouraged to do a pitch, but not required.

3) May I submit more than one game entry?

No. Only one game submission is allowed per studio or per game dev.

You cannot submit multiple games you’ve done as a solo dev.

A single studio cannot submit multiple games they have.

4) What if I have my own independent game aside from a studio, or contributed to games from multiple teams?

You may be a contributor of different game submissions as long as they are from different local indie teams completely unaffiliated with each other.

5) Can I submit a game I’ve worked on with a team, without the rest of my team’s knowledge?

No. If you worked on a game in a team, you must have explicit permission from the rest of the team to submit the game.

If we find out that you submitted a game without your team’s knowledge, your submission will be revoked.

6) How recent does the game have to be?

Only unpublished games, or games that have been released after September 2024 can be submitted.

7) How far away is ‘local’?

Your game is made within Massachusetts, or at least one of your team members is from Massachusetts, or you’ve worked in game dev in Massachusetts.

8) Can I submit a game that is a fan-work of an existing work? Can my game contain assets that I did not make?

No. All game content must be original. No copyrighted content allowed.

9) Can I submit a game created with generative AI, or containing blockchains or NFTs?

No. We unfortunately do not support these materials.

10) Can I submit a tabletop game?

Unless it is digitalized, sadly we cannot take tabletop game submissions due to the PAX East booth being in an area showcasing digital games.

11) Does it cost anything to submit a game?

Nope! Submitting a game is completely free!

12) Will it cost me money to be a part of the booth?

Ideally, we would love our PAX East booth to be completely free for our indie developers! However, we are still in the process of securing funds from sponsors to achieve that.

If there is a cost to the booth, the cost will be split four ways between the creators of the four games. Worse case scenario, we will have each creator of each game pay $500 each for the booth at the maximum cost.

However, we are hopeful that we will raise enough money to cover the full cost of a 10 x 20 PAX East booth to let our developers join free of cost!

13) Should I still submit my game despite the potential costs of the booth?

Absolutely. If you are chosen to showcase at PAX East, you can always choose to opt out at anytime to give your spot to someone else – if the potential cost of the booth is too high for you.

Even if you don’t get in, submitting your game is a great way to get feedback and critique on what you can improve on and what you’re doing well in so far for your game, and help you grow as a developer!

14) What will the Boston Indie Game Developers booth look like?

It will be a 10 x 20 booth. Each of the four indie games selected will have their own space within the booth. All devs must bring their own decorations and merch. We will source tables, chairs, monitors, and cables.

There will be a merch table for stickers, prints, pins, t-shirts, and more supporting our local Boston Indie Game Developer community!

15) Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion.

We want this space to be a welcoming environment for everyone. Everyone deserves to be in a place where they feel safe. We support creators who embrace these values.

The Goals!

The purpose of this campaign is to earn enough funding to support four amazing indie games from talented creators to be able to present their games at PAX East! With the help of donations and sponsors, we hope to help uplift those who are disadvantaged and cannot afford to table at PAX East, and get their games in front of the public and press.