PlayCap – Women Redefining Game Investments

The games industry is evolving, and so is its investment landscape. PlayCap is uniting a global network of women from the games industry to fund the next generation of studios and game tech companies. In this talk, we’ll explore how PlayCap is challenging traditional investment models and accelerating the success of the companies it supports. Whether you’re a founder, investor, or industry professional, join Bibbi Wikman, founder of PlayCap, to discover what sets PlayCap apart in the world of game investments.

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Bibbi Wikman is the founder of PlayCap, an international investment network of around 200 experienced women from the games industry. PlayCap members invest through equity and project funding while also offering strategic expertise to support early-stage game studios and game tech companies.

The Price is Right: Mastering Steam Discounts

The talk will cover different aspects of discounting, mostly focusing on Steam. From understanding market conditions and available research to exploring different sale types, their benefits, and proven strategies. In the end, the aim is to gain insights into best practices for effective discounting.

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Originally from Latvia, Alisa has been working in game marketing for the past seven years, specializing in data analysis and business strategies. At Game Drive she tackles topics from sales and discount management to ad setup, performance evaluations, reporting, and forecasting.

Game Drive has a vast portfolio of games with among others:
Isonzo, We Were Here Franchise, Shapez 2, Nubs!

Demystifying Creativity

What drives us to think outside the box? Where does a fresh idea originate? And how can one truly gauge originality? This talk delves into the core of the creative process, blending insights from psychology, neuroscience, and personal experiences. It aims to unpack the intricate dance of inspiration and dissect what gives birth to original thought through grounded exploration of the mechanisms behind creativity and what needs to be done to arrive at originality.

“Demystifying Creativity in Video Game Development” is a thought-provoking talk that delves into the elusive nature of creativity and originality in the realm of video game creation. This presentation explores the intricate balance between innovative ideas and the practical challenges of measuring creativity, shedding light on how these factors influence the development process in the gaming industry. Through a blend of psychological insights and real-world examples from game development, the talk aims to unravel the complexities behind what makes a game truly original and engaging. It addresses the tools and methods used to quantify creativity, the impact of these metrics on the creative process, and how developers can harness this understanding to push the boundaries of what is possible in video games. The session promises a deep dive into the heart of creativity, offering valuable perspectives for game developers, designers, and enthusiasts alike

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Fawzi Mesmar is an award winning Creative Director, Game designer, author and public speaker who has been in the gaming industry for over two decades in a career that spanned the middle east, New Zealand, Japan and Europe working for companies such as Ubisoft, EA, Activision Blizzard, Gameloft and Atlus to name a few. He has worked many titles that have been enjoyed by millions of players worldwide including entries in Beyond Good and Evil, Mario Rabbids, Battlefield and Star Wars franchises. He is also the author of “Al-Khallab in the art of game design” the first Arabic language text book on game design and “demystifying creativity on originality in game development”. Fawzi was also the recipient of the Ambassador award in 2024.

Games Fawzi worked on:
Star Wars Outlaws
Beyond Good & Evil
Mario+Rabbids: Sparks of Hope
Battlefield 2042
Star Wars Battlefront II
Battlefield V
Sanya
Orten was the Case
A Tiny Sticker Tale
Super Adventure Hand
Future Unfolding
千年の巨神
ぼくのレストラン3
Candy Crush Saga
Candy Crush Jelly Saga
Persona 3 Social
Ice Age Adventures
Wonder Zoo: Anima & Dinosaur Rescue
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic

The Games Monitor 2025

The Games Monitor is a critical part of proving the size and scope, but also the opportunities and threats that affect the Dutch Games Industry. In collaboration with and with support from the ministry of Education, Culture, and Science the Dutch Games Association has created a new edition of this critical piece of statistics. The latest version of the Monitor will be available after being presented at INDIGO ‘25.

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Christel van Grinsven is the project coordinator voor the Games Monitor 2025. Currently, she is wrapping up all activities of Dutch Game Garden.

As part of the management team, she has helped build Dutch Game Garden to be the game hub/clubhouse for the Dutch Games industry and to be an internationally visible player in the game start-up scene.

With a background in regional development, she has 10+ years of experience in managing international (serious) game projects where the games industry meets education, research, and clients in various sectors, such as healthcare and education. This has given her a vast knowledge of the industry and experience in research, project management, policy advisement, and innovation combined.

Picking Up Things in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

How MachineGames developed a first-person game focused on hands-on experiences and adventure over action. This talk goes through the design process for developing the GRIP system (grab, reach out, interact, push), the hurdles of encouraging hand-to-hand combat over gun combat, and the never-ending pursuit of creating authentic Indiana Jones interactions.

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Zeke Virant is a lead game designer at MachineGames. With over 10 years of experience in game development, he has designed and contributed to indie games, as well as AA and AAA titles. Before games, Zeke wrote and directed experimental operas and cleaned people’s apartments.

Games Zeke worked on:
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (2024), Call of the Wild: The Angler (2022), theHunter: Call of the Wild (2017), Soft Body (2016), Palace of the Organizer (2014)

We Released A Game In The Godot Engine And It Was Great

But why was it great?
Fresh with the experiences of releasing tower defence Rift Riff on Steam, Adriaan and Franz dive into the benefit of open-source; the capabilities, features and performance of the Godot Engine; how five different game dev disciplines adapted Godot to their workflows; and what support currently exists for multi-platform, SDKs, plugins and storefront integrations.

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Adriaan de Jongh is a Dutch game designer best known for his work on the indie game hit Hidden Folks, a black & white interactive searching game. Adriaan is also known for designing experimental games that move people out of the normal space of video games by challenging players to dance together, touch hands, or share other social interactions.

At the age of eighteen, Adriaan taught himself to code. He co-founded Game Oven in 2011 and designed and marketed all the experimental games the studio released for almost four years. After Game Oven closed, Adriaan collaborated with different people for different projects, gaining more experience in programming, business, and marketing. This led to the release of Hidden Folks in 2017, which was received overwhelmingly positive by players and critics and has allowed Adriaan to continue to work on various projects. Adriaan is currently making the tower defense game Rift Riff.

Beside making and selling games, Adriaan actively contributed to the Dutch and international game developer community. Among his initiatives are: Midgame Fund, a group of Dutch game developers reinvesting their success in other Dutch games; docontract.com, a free plain-English agreement generator for game developers; and the Dutch Game Industry Directory, a directory that aims to list all games and companies in the Netherlands. Adriaan was board member of the Dutch Games Association and has been part of many juries and committees, such as the Creative Industries NL’s Digital Culture Fund advisory committee, the Flanders Audiovisual Fund advisory committee, and the Independent Games Festival’s Nuovo jury. Adriaan is also a sponsor of the Godot Foundation.

Games Adriaan worked on:
Rift Riff (2025)
Secret Shuffle (2022)
wurdweb (2021)
Hidden Folks (2017)
Schakelaar (work for hire, 2017)
Jelly Reef (Game Oven, 2014)
Bounden (Game Oven, 2014)
Friendstrap (Game Oven, 2013)
Bam fu (Game Oven, 2013)
Planet Challenge (work for hire, 2013)
Fingle (Game Oven, 2012)

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Self-taught freelance video game technical designer and programmer specifically with the Godot Engine. Franz comes from a 10-year career in Wind Power engineering, but after being laid-off and re-examining what makes him happy, he radically shifted both industry and profession.

Games Franz worked on:
Currently working on Rift Riff, a 2D-pixel art tower defence game.

Animating the Dragons of Dragon Age: The Veilguard

Bringing a dynamic and immersive Boss Fight to life under tight deadlines—challenge accepted!

In this talk, Camille will share key insights from the animation process, including concepting, strategic planning, and how to communicate clearly when working remotely. She’ll share how I navigated certain constraints and a few ways to animate more efficiently those high-impact encounters.

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Camille is a French animator living in Amsterdam, with over 10 years of experience in interactive entertainment. She’s specialized in creature animation; developing the movements of gameplay enemies and boss fights for companies like Guerrilla, BioWare and Motive Studio (and making it fun and challenging while she is at it!)

You can follow her adventures in the podcast Au Coin du Checkpoint (in French) that she co-animates and produces, where they talk about lore, worldbuilding and interactive storytelling : podcast.ausha.co/au-coin-du-checkpoint.

And you can see her animation work on her website : https://camillemarjoux.com.

Games Camille worked on:
Horizon Forbidden West
Dragon Age: The Veilguard

Speedrunning a new studio: the Galaxy Grove story

In just 2.5 years Galaxy Grove went from a solo endeavour to a 16 team studio working on two games simultaneously, and the studio keeps growing quickly. The studio secured funding several times in a clamped down financial market and successfully released its first game only one year after hiring started. In this talk Joost will explain the very deliberate studio strategy and choices that enabled this, both from a business perspective and from a creative perspective. Topics include defining company goals clearly, determining market fit of game concepts and the importance of (financial) planning.

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Joost van Dongen is founder and creative director of Galaxy Grove, the studio behind Station to Station and the recently announced Town to City. Galaxy Grove specialises in unique management games with strong atmosphere. Before founding Galaxy Grove he was co-founder of Ronimo Games, where he was technical director on Awesomenauts, Swords & Soldiers, Blightbound and De Blob. He also made experimental solo games (Proun, Cello Fortress, Robo Maestro), made an album with cello music and has written over 100 articles on everything gamedev on his blog.

Games Joost worked on:
Town to City
Station to Station
Awesomenauts
Robo Maestro
Swords & Soldiers
Cello Fortress
Proun
Blightbound
De Blob
The Ageless Gate

How I found the one timeline where my passion project didn’t die

This is the tale of how my game Curiosmos went from a silly idea to reality. Buckle up for a story of passion and failure, depression and burn-outs, funding hunts, and the joy of video games. Curiosmos is the tale of creating your own luck in this most difficult time of an ever-changing video game industry.

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Céline is a self-employed game developer, based in Utrecht, the Netherlands, that collaborates frequently with other game developers. Her current project is a charming space adventure where you create your own solar system called Curiosmos.

Games Céline worked on:

Hidden Folks: Beach Update (design)
Hidden Folks: On Tour Update (design)
The Merlies (concept art)
Curiosmos (direction, art and design)

Surviving as an indie game studio for 9 years

Running an indie studio is a tough challenge and it seems to be getting harder every year. 9 years after launching our first game, our 15 people indie team has put their heads together and collected our biggest dos and don’ts for our future endeavors: Will we finally stop making games in all kinds of genres and stick with one? Was branching out to consoles and mobile a good idea or should we have stuck with PC? What about the decision to start a publishing label? Come find out!

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Philomena Schwab is a game developer and marketing professional from Zurich, Switzerland. She wrote her master thesis about “Community Building for Indie Developers” and went on to co-found the indie game studio Stray Fawn which recently expanded into publishing. Philomena was named a Forbes 30 under 30 and currently serves in the selection committee of the WINGS game fund. As a co-founder and board member of the Swiss Game Hub, a co-working space and incubator for game devs, she supports the growth of the Swiss games industry.

Games Philomena worked on:

The Wandering Village, Dungeon Clawler, Niche – a genetics survival game, Nimbatus – The Space Drone Constructor

Big City Bliss: creating the world of Cat Cafe Manager 2

Join us on a visual journey, as we transform the sleepy little town of Caterwaul into the vibrant city of Covestadt in Cat Cafe Manager 2! We’ll explore our sources of inspiration, the visual fundamentals, how to incorporate storytelling into environments and how it all comes together in the game.

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Carmen is an art director and one of the founders of Roost Games, an indie game studio and cooperative with members across the Netherlands and Europe. Roost Games developed and released its first game, Cat Cafe Manager, in 2022 and is currently working on a sequel.   

With over 10 years of experience in the industry, Carmen has contributed to numerous entertainment titles as an artist and animator, including Renowned Explorers, _Godhood, Reus 2, and Tracks of Thought.

Games Carmen worked on:
Cat Cafe Manager (1&2), Reus 2, Tracks of Thought, Godhood & Renowned Explorers.

The Knightling’s Outskirts: From Concept to Release

The Outskirts is the starting region in the upcoming open world action-adventure game: The Knightling. This presentation will showcase the world-building approach to this region, such as the initial concept behind it, considerations during the iteration process, and the implementation of gameplay and content.

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Sasha Lewis is an open world level designer / worldbuilder at Twirlbound, and is involved in the creation of ideas and implementation of content. She initially started at Twirlbound with an internship as part of her study at Breda University of Applied Sciences. After graduating the Creative Media and Game Technologies course, she continues working at Twirlbound as a medior designer.

Games Sasha worked on:
The Knightling

Expanding The Game Producer’s Toolbox

Game Production is a complex job. You are responsible for the time, budget, scope, quality and the team of an entire game project. If you ask any producer for advice they inevitable answer: Well, that depends…

So, in an attempt to actually be helpful and practical I am going to give you several tips on how to expand your toolbox. These are lessons I learned, resources I found and advice I received through my nearly 8 years of working on various AAA projects.

None of these will be easy, but they can make things simpler. By the end of this talk you will have a list of things you can immediately start doing or start looking into. I have no doubt that some of them will be helpful to you.

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Experienced AAA Producer at Massive Entertainment, a Ubisoft Studio

Gyms, Zoos, and Museums: Your documentation should be interactive

Everyone always mentions that people do not read documentation. This is also the case for us as game developers. So what can we do about that? First, it is important not to force everyone to read pages and pages of documentation. Usually, only programmers and other technical folks go through all the effort of reading up on functionality. So what about artists, and designers? Thankfully, solutions already exist: Gyms, Zoos, and Museums. Let’s look at examples, see how they work, how they can be built, and how they improve the development of your games.

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Robin-Yann Storm is a freelance Product & UX Designer for Tools. In the past he has worked as a full time Tool UX Designer in the AAA games industry on the ‘Glacier 2’ editor on which the Hitman series was built, the ‘Decima’ editor on which the Horizon series was built, and spent a few years working at Apple on AR creation tools such as Reality Composer and Reality Converter, which has made him well acquainted with the workflows of Pixar’s USD framework. He has consulted companies both big and small on workflows, tools, and UGC. Next to that, he created and organizes the Tool Design Roundtables, talks at conferences around the world, and has contributed a chapter about Tool Design in the book ‘An Architectural Approach to Level Design, Second Edition.

Rami’s talk

As a consultant, Ismail has assisted 748 developers (2023), been doing long-term consultancies with 51 studio’s, closed US$51M in deals and was credited on more than 157 games. At INDIGO he will use his knowledge and experience for a session full of useful (business) tips for developers.

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Rami Ismail is a Dutch-Egyptian industry ambassador & independent games developer with over 20 genre-defining & award-winning titles across PC, console, web, and mobile. His development of tools like the industry-standard dopresskit.com, his prolific & popular public speaking, his work with governments and communities on all continents, and his highly-regarded consultancy and insights have helped shape industry opportunities for game communities & independent game developers of any kind, in any situation, and anywhere.

From Attic Room to Skybox: Building Gamebasics Studio

As a young programmer, I built Online Soccer Manager (OSM) in my attic room in Zoetermeer. It started as a passion project—a game where football fans could take charge of their own club, managing everything from tactics to transfers. That idea struck a nerve, and the game took off.

In this talk, I’ll take you behind the scenes of how that small hobby project grew into a global platform with over fifty team members and more than a hundred million users worldwide. I’ll share the real story—legal battles, the shift to mobile, partnerships with top football clubs, negotiations with major game publishers, and the growing pains that come with scaling a company.

You’ll hear about the technical and organisational challenges we faced, what makes an online game truly engaging, and how to actually earn money with it. I’ll also talk about the emotional side—personal setbacks, learning to let go, and what it’s like to eventually sell the company you built from scratch.

This talk is for anyone dreaming of building games: whether you’re just starting out, already working on something, or just curious about how a game can go from attic to app store—and stay there. Whether you’re an indie dev, entrepreneur, football fan, or longtime OSM player—there’s something in it for you.

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Jeroen is a passionate leader at the intersection of game development, entrepreneurship, and education. As Chairman of the Dutch Games Association and GameLab Manager at The Hague University of Applied Sciences, he focuses his efforts on improving the future of the Dutch games industry.

With over 20 years of experience, Jeroen is an award-winning game developer, investor, and seasoned entrepreneur. He’s best known as the co-founder and former CEO of Gamebasics, the studio behind the hit game Online Soccer Manager (OSM). Under his leadership, Gamebasics grew from a startup into a global success, reaching millions of players worldwide and culminating in a successful acquisition by Miniclip in 2021.

Today, Jeroen shares his knowledge and experience to inspire the next generation of game creators—bridging the gap between creative passion and sustainable business.

Games Jeroen worked on:
Online Soccer Manager (OSM)
Bondscoachspel / National Team Manager
Plaza Challenge
Match of the Week
Poule & Play / 538 WK Poule
Penguin Panic! Fun Platformer
Avalon
Avalon Arena

Playfully Persuasive: Designing Change Through Games

How &ranj Combines Game Principles, Behavioral Science, and Design Thinking to Drive Real Change

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Born in Rotterdam on July 13th, 1963, my journey into the creative realm began early, culminating in my graduation from the Willem de Kooning Academy in 1987, where I refined my skills as an independent designer and painter. Following graduation, I pursued a postgraduate course in Image and Media Design at the Utrecht School of the Arts.

In 1999, alongside my good friend Marcus Vlaar, I co-founded &ranj Serious Games, a design studio dedicated to the creation and development of serious games. Today, &ranj is recognized globally as a leader in the serious games industry, with a footprint in multiple countries. Our team has successfully completed over 500 serious game projects, gaining substantial experience in utilizing games for behavioral change, education, and assessments. Motivated by a mission to drive positive change in the world, I am committed to creating games that are not only engaging but also contribute to significant societal improvements.Born in Rotterdam on July 13th, 1963, my journey into the creative realm began early, culminating in my graduation from the Willem de Kooning Academy in 1987, where I refined my skills as an independent designer and painter. Following graduation, I pursued a postgraduate course in Image and Media Design at the Utrecht School of the Arts. In 1999, alongside my good friend Marcus Vlaar, I co-founded &ranj Serious Games, a design studio dedicated to the creation and development of serious games. Today, &ranj is recognized globally as a leader in the serious games industry, with a footprint in multiple countries. Our team has successfully completed over 500 serious game projects, gaining substantial experience in utilizing games for behavioral change, education, and assessments. Motivated by a mission to drive positive change in the world, I am committed to creating games that are not only engaging but also contribute to significant societal improvements.

SThings we learned the hard way about releasing our first game in China

Thinking about launching your game in China? We were too! In February 2025, we released Blood Bar Tycoon, our very first game. After noticing some early traction from Chinese players (probably thanks to the vampire vibes), we decided to pay special attention to that market and teamed up with an Asian distributor. What followed was a mix of surprises: solid sales but low revenue, high refund rates, communication issues and cultural gaps impacting review behavior.

This talk is based on our fresh, raw and very hands-on experience. We’ll share what worked, what didn’t and wrap up with the pros and cons of navigating this booming market on Steam.

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Virginie has always been driven by a passion for people, entrepreneurship and creation (and IPA beers, though that’s probably irrelevant here ^^). After a decade as a business coach in an incubator, she took the leap and co-founded Clever Trickster Studio with her business partner Ludo, where she navigates financing, HR and project management, making sure productions come to life. With the release of Blood Bar Tycoon, an ambitious and delightfully unconventional debut, she’s gathered firsthand insights into the highs and lows of game development, lessons she’s more than happy to share.

Talking Numbers: Trends and Developments within 78 Flemish Game Studios

The Flemish game industry is on the rise: record-breaking revenue, growing employment, and increasing international visibility. Based on the new 2024 report from Flemish Audiovisual Fund (VAF) and the participation of 78 game development studios, we highlight the key trends, challenges, and opportunities for the sector. What can we expect in the years to come? This talk is a must for anyone who wants to understand where the industry stands and where it’s headed.

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Head of Research at the Flanders Audiovisual Fund (VAF). Passionate about video games data and cheese.

Cameras are the Enemy: Converting Games to the URP in Unity

Unity is one of the most popular game engines in the world, but time constraints often lead development to leave performance on the table. How well a game runs affects the general perception of your product, and perhaps most importantly how the console vendors react to your submissions for release on their platforms. When porting games to console we’ve often spent the majority of our time getting it to run at acceptable framerates while sacrificing as little visual fidelity as possible. Taking advantage of tools like the URP from the beginning can set you up for success from the beginning, so long as you accept the pitfalls and shortcomings in any system. Follow along as we look at some case studies where we used the URP to ensure we could hit our performance targets across all platforms.

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Irish Game Programmer from Northern Ireland living and working in the Netherlands. After completing his Master’s in Computer Games Development at Queen’s University Belfast, he went to work for Codeglue in Rotterdam where he’s been ever since. Now Behaviour Rotterdam, he has spent nearly seven years helping them port games from across generations and platforms, led teams as a Programming Team Lead and is one of the go-to developers for Unity projects.

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Creating the Illusion of Tactility in Metro Awakening VR

Virtual Reality is a perfect match for the Metro franchise, but despite advancements in hardware there are many challenges to be solved when creating the feeling of tactility without the sense of touch. Using practical examples, some theory and a few principles, this talk will cover the way Metro Awakening’s development team designed and created tactile interactions in this post-apocalyptic game world.

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Ruben Runhardt is a Principal Gameplay Designer at Vertigo Games (Vertigo Studios Amsterdam), dedicated to crafting amazing gameplay within Virtual Reality. With nearly a decade immersed in high-end VR development, Ruben has the skill and experience to push the medium’s boundaries to new heights. Beyond his professional work, he enjoys expressing creativity through diverse outlets, including cooking, pixel art, Lego and maybe even some hobby game development.

Games worked on:

Metro Awakening, Assassin’s Creed Nexus VR, Time Stall, National Geographic Explore VR, Term1nal, Landfall

The Anatomy of a Perfect Console Store Page

It’s a practical guide for developers, publishers, and release managers how to stand out in crowded digital console marketplaces. Participants will learn proven methods to avoid common mistakes, attract more players, and how to forge game’s visibility worldwide.

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I’m a Release Manager with more than ten years in the games industry. My sweet spot is guiding games through first-party submission with Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo, making sure every milestone—from metadata tweaks to launch-day patches—hits the mark and the calendar. I spend my days side-by-side with developers, artists, and QA, clearing roadblocks, keeping quality sky-high across every platform, and ultimately helping players dive straight into great experiences the moment a game goes live.

Games worked on:

Asterigos: Curse Of The Stars
Astor: Blade of the Monolith
Black Skylands
Broken Roads
Deadside
Despot’s Game
Farworld Pioneers
Graveyard Keeper
Hello Engineer
Hello Neighbor 2
Hello Neighbor: Search & Rescue
Hellpoint
Justice Sucks
Kill It With Fire
Kill It With Fire: VR
Lil’ Guardsman
MX Nitro
Mayhem in Single Valley
Not For Broadcast
Not For Broadcast: VR
Party Hard 2
Potion Craft
Punch Club 2: Fast Forward
Rhythm Sprout
Secret Neighbor
Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn
Slim3K: Raise Against Despot
SnowRunner
SpiderHeck
Streets of Rogue
Tamarak Trail
Tinykin
Totally Reliable Delivery Service
Trash Sailors
Undungeon
World War Z

“I love it when a QA plan comes together”

An introduction on creating a QA (Quality Assurance) plan for your indie title.

“In the chaotic world of indie game development, a QA plan was sent to the backlog for reasons that didn’t hold up. The bugs promptly escaped from the engine into important builds. Today, though still ignored by many, games survive due to their testers. If your game has bugs, if no one else is looking, and if you can’t find them. Maybe you can create…
**The QA-Team**”

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Lead Publishing Producer at SOEDESCO Publishing and Founder of Otter Worlds; A company offering advice, support and self-publishing services for game companies.

Worked on over 30 commercially released titles, both digital and physical on PC and console.

The Power Of Paintings

Solo-dev Thomas Waterzooi dives into merging modern art from the public domain with accessible game design to stand out and reach a new audience. He shares insights from creating the award-winning Please, Touch The Artwork series, with the sequel ranking 13th best rated game on Steam in 2024 and surpassing 700,000 downloads.

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Thomas Waterzooi is a solo-dev from Brussels (formerly Larian Studios/IO-Interactive) who makes accessible casual games inspired by art, culture and the human condition. His first game, ‘Please, Touch The Artwork’ based on the works of Dutch artist ‘Piet Mondriaan’ won awards at a.o. Google Play Indie Festival ‘22, Tokyo Game Show and an Apple Design Award nomination. ‘Please, Touch The Artwork 2’ was downloaded over 750.000 times and received over 4500 positive Steam reviews making it the 11th best rated game on Steam in 2024.

Games worked on:
Divinity Original Sin 1
Hitman Season 1&2
Please, Touch The Artwork
Painting VR
Please, Touch The Artwork 2

INDIGO TALKS 2025 PROGRAM

Tuesday, May 27th

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Tuesday, May 28th

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Pink Track

Purple Track

INDIGO Talks

Game Industry Insights & Expert Sessions

INDIGO Talks is a two-track conference featuring national and international speakers who offer a behind-the-scenes look at game development and share personal industry experiences. Some are familiar faces with long track records, while others take the stage for the first time to share fresh perspectives. Talks cover a wide range of topics, from art, design, production, and technology to the business aspects of making games.

What to Expect

🎤 Talks & Panels – From inspiring success stories to valuable insights, industry experts share their experiences on game development, creativity, and entrepreneurship.
🎭 Behind-the-Scenes – A unique look into well-known and emerging game projects, with honest stories about challenges and victories.
🧩 Creation & Innovation – Discover how developers shape their games, from artistic choices and design decisions to innovative production methods.
💼 Business & Entrepreneurship – Learn how to fund, market, and grow a game in an ever-evolving industry.

🔹 Note: Not all talks will be recorded.

PlayCap – Women Redefining Game Investments

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The Price is Right: Mastering Steam Discounts

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Demystifying Creativity

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The Games Monitor 2025

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Picking Up Things in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

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We Released A Game In The Godot Engine And It Was Great

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Animating the Dragons of Dragon Age: The Veilguard

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Speedrunning a new studio: the Galaxy Grove story

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How I found the one timeline where my passion project didn’t die

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Surviving as an indie game studio for 9 years

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Big City Bliss: creating the world of Cat Cafe Manager 2

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The Knightling’s Outskirts: From Concept to Release

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Expanding The Game Producer’s Toolbox

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Gyms, Zoos, and Museums: Your documentation should be interactive

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Rami’s talk

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From Attic Room to Skybox: Building Gamebasics Studio

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Playfully Persuasive: Designing Change Through Games

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SThings we learned the hard way about releasing our first game in China

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Talking Numbers: Trends and Developments within 78 Flemish Game Studios

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Cameras are the Enemy: Converting Games to the URP in Unity

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Creating the Illusion of Tactility in Metro Awakening VR

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The Anatomy of a Perfect Console Store Page

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“I love it when a QA plan comes together”

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The Power Of Paintings

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INDIGO TALKS 2025 PROGRAM

Tuesday, May 27th

◀️ Tracks ▶️

Tuesday, May 28th

◀️ Tracks ▶️

Pink Track

Purple Track

INDIGO Talks

Game Industry Insights & Expert Sessions

What to Expect

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