gamescom latam BIG Festival: the world’s largest indie games competition.

BIG Festival (Best International Games Festival) has been taking place since 2012 and is the world’s largest independent games competition. Every year, we select the 90 best and most innovative games from around the world, making them available first-hand for the public to play. Furthermore, we are the main platform for the release of new games from Latin America to the world. Since 2024, the BIG Festival takes place inside gamescom latam.

Partners:

Coming soon

What games can participate?

The games don’t need to be finished, but they must be in a playable state and able to be evaluated by the Selection Committee.
We accept digital games—whether unreleased, in alpha, beta, or early access—or those released within 2 years prior to the first day of the event (released on or after April 22, 2025).
There is a special category for unreleased games (check below).
DLC-only submissions will not be accepted.

Got more questions? Check out our FAQ and our discord server!

After the selection of finalists:

- An equipped kiosk will be provided in the B2C area of gamescom latam for the public to test the game.
- The finalist games will be featured on a special Steam page (for games available on Steam).
- The finalist games will be shared with gamescom latam’s partner creators for promotion.
- The awards ceremony will be streamed online on gamescom latam’s own channels and by media partners.
- Opportunities will be offered for the finalist games on our stages and in interviews with our media partners.
- The finalist games developers will receive tickets to attend event.
- The finalist games team will receive 1 B2B ticket.

gamescom latam BIG Festival

Best Game

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Sandfall Interactive (France)

Kepler Interactive

Best Game: Latin America

A Rat’s Quest – The Way Back Home

The Dreamerians (Mexico)

HandyGames

Best Game: Brazil

A.I.L.A.

Pulsatrix Studios (Brazil)

Fireshine Games

Best Art

Moomintroll: Winter’s Warmth

Hyper Games (Norway)

Best Sound

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Sandfall Interactive (France)

Kepler Interactive

Best Casual Game

Is This Seat Taken?

Poti Poti Studio (Spain)

Wholesome Games Presents

Best XR/VR

Jolly Match: First MR Match-3 Puzzles

JollyCo LLC (United States)

Best Multiplayer

Capote

Luski Game Studio (Brazil)
CriticalLeap

Best Mobile Game

WHAT THE CLASH?

Triband (Denmark)

Best Gameplay

Mio: Memories In Orbit

Douze Dixièmes (France)

Focus Entertainment

Best Narrative

The Roottrees Are Dead

Evil Trout, Inc. (Canada)

Best Game: Popular Choice

Dispatch

AdHoc Studio (United States)

Best Student Game

Tellyport

Isart Digital (France)

Innovation

Goodnight Universe

Nice Dream (United States)

Skybound Games

Best Game for Kids

Reggie, His Cousin, Two Scientists and Most Likely the End of the World

degoma (Netherlands)

BIG Impact

I Don’t Want To Be A Good Woman

We Remember (Poland)

Best New Game

Tavern Keeper

Greenheart Games (Australia)

WINGS Award

TetherGeist

O. and Co. Games (United States)

check out the 2026 jury

Program BIG Starter

The BIG Starter Program is an initiative that aims to support and give visibility to outstanding Brazilian games that, although recognized for their potential, were not selected for the competitive showcase. It is a non-competitive showcase, held in a space curated by the gamescom latam BIG Festival within the gamescom latam Indie Area, which recognizes the potential of these games, offering visibility within the event and promoting the development of the national independent scene.

Check out the selected games
BIG Starter 2026 program

Quacolé Tennis

GRD Lab

Nuntius Games (Brasil)

Climb Out of Hell

Uendy Studios

(Brasil)

Save the Bloogs

Webcore Games

Board (Brasil)

Lia Hacking Destiny

Orube Game Studio

Gogo Games Interactive (Brasil)

Dreamcards

Soneka Games

Nuntius Games (Brasil)

Adventure of Samsara

Ilex Games

Atari (Brasil)

[AFANTASIA]

noidnoidnoid

(Brasil)

Shadow Sacrament: The Roots of Evil

Eldritch House

DANGEN Entertainment (Brasil)

Magical Blush

ALKACER GAME STUDIO

DANGEN Entertainment (Brasil)

Lyara

Bolha Game Studio

(Brasil)

Fourleaf Fields

BEHEMUTT

HypeTrain Digital (Brasil)

ARTIUS: Pure Imagination

PVic Games

IndieArk (Brasil)

BIG Highlight

BIG Highlight is a non-competitive online showcase at gamescom latam BIG Festival dedicated to featuring games that were not selected as finalists, but still deserve recognition, offering an additional space to shine and be appreciated.