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:

Submissions Closed

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.
Unreleased games or those released within the last 2 years by the first day of the event (released from 28 April, 2024) will be accepted.
There is a special category for unreleased games (check below).
Got more questions? Check out our FAQ and our discord server!

After the selection of finalists:

- A 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 the VIP day.

2026 Winners

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

2026 Finalists

BEST ART

TetherGeist

O. and Co. Games

(United States)

Aether & Iron

Seismic Squirrel

(United States)

Moomintroll: Winter's Warmth

Hyper Games

(Norway)

Moonlighter 2

Digital Sun

11 bit studios (Spain)

MIO: Memories in Orbit

Douze Dixièmes

Focus Entertainment (France)

Gretel & Hansel

Spider House

(Andorra)

SCHRÖDINGER'S CALL

acrobatic chirimenjako

Shueisha Games (Japan)

Neon Knives

Cookiecrayon

(New Zealand)

SacriFire

Pixelated Milk

(Poland)

Walk of Life

Porcelain Fortress

(Iceland)

BEST NARRATIVE

Tavern Keeper

Greenheart Games

(Australia)

Aether & Iron

Seismic Squirrel

(United States)

Desktop Explorer

Recurring Dream

(Mexico)

Moomintroll: Winter's Warmth

Hyper Games

(Norway)

SCHRÖDINGER'S CALL

acrobatic chirimenjako

Shueisha Games (Japan)

Dispatch

AdHoc Studio

(United States)

Goodnight Universe

Nice Dream

Skybound Games (United States)

Bonnie Bear Saves Frogtime

Bonte Avond

offbrand Games (Netherlands)

The Roottrees Are Dead

Evil Trout, Inc.

(Canada)

Master Lemon: The Quest for Iceland

Pepita Digital

MeCrew Games, Gixer Entertainment (Brasil)

BEST GAMEPLAY

Retrace the Light

Xiaming Game

GlintForge (China)

Backpack Battles

PlayWithFurcifer

IndieArk (Germany)

TerraScape

Bitfall Studios

Stray Fawn Publishing (Germany)

Tavern Keeper

Greenheart Games

(Australia)

The Alters

11 bit studios

11 bit studios (Poland)

Moonlighter 2

Digital Sun

11 bit studios (Spain)

Öoo

NamaTakahashi

AMAAT Games (Japan)

Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days

PikPok

Boltray Games (New Zealand)

Keep Driving

YCJY games

YCJY games (Sweden)

MIO: Memories in Orbit

Douze Dixièmes

Focus Entertainment (France)

BEST SOUND

Fresh Tracks

Buffalo Buffalo

(Canada)

Bonnie Bear Saves Frogtime

Bonte Avond

offbrand Games (Netherlands)

Keep Driving

YCJY games

YCJY games (Sweden)