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Indie Arena Booth @indiearenabooth.de · 20/09/2026

In anticipation of the IAB EU Showcase at POLARIS, we published our Steam Curator list, featuring 33 games from the lineup. 💜 We've got everything from comfy adventures & satirical stories to grueling horror & action-packed multiplayer games. 👉️ shorturl.at/RkTGi Go wishlist your favorites!

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Indie Arena Booth @indiearenabooth.de · 18/09/2026

Here we go - the final indie games drop! ✨️ Check out these six games of the lineup for the Indie Arena Booth EU Showcase at POLARIS. See you there! 💛 @polarisconvention.bsky.social

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Indie Arena Booth @indiearenabooth.de · 17/09/2026

It’s time for another indie drop! 🎉 These games are joining the lineup for the Indie Arena Booth EU Showcase at POLARIS, and we can’t wait! 💛 @polarisconvention.bsky.social

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Indie Arena Booth @indiearenabooth.de · 15/09/2026

It’s time for another POLARIS Indie Game Drop 🎉 These games are running, trotting, jumping, and crawling their way into the Indie Arena Booth EU Showcase lineup, and we can’t wait to play them! 🐾💛 @polarisconvention.bsky.social

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Indie Arena Booth @indiearenabooth.de · 14/09/2026

Here we go: with the third Indie Game Drop, six more fantastic indie games are joining the lineup for the Indie Arena Booth EU Showcase at POLARIS 🎉✨ @polarisconvention.bsky.social

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Indie Arena Booth @indiearenabooth.de · 13/09/2026

Time for the second Indie Drop 🎉 Get ready to discover amazing games at POLARIS and meet the developers at the Indie Arena Booth EU Showcase 💛 @polarisconvention.bsky.social

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Indie Arena Booth @indiearenabooth.de · 11/09/2026

Our latest newsletter is out! 💌 This month's edition includes: ◦ Review & highlights of gamescom & IAB 2026 ◦ Link to our IAB 2026 photo album ◦ Lookout to the upcoming IAB EU Showcase at POLARIS 📰 Read it here: shorturl.at/mMz5V It's free, handcrafted with love and written by humans 💜

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Indie Arena Booth @indiearenabooth.de · 11/09/2026

We’re announcing the first indie games that will be enriching POLARIS Convention this year! 🎉 Get ready to play some amazing games and also to meet the developers at the Indie Arena Booth EU Showcase! 💛 @polarisconvention.bsky.social

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Indie Arena Booth @indiearenabooth.de · 09/09/2026

Reminder: Indie X 2026 submissions are closing soon. Submissions are open until September 13th. Indie X brings together independent games from around the world. Finalists receive visibility through the showcase, media, creators and industry partners. Submit here: indiex.online/submitgame/

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Indie X - Submit Game

Submit your game here! Carefully fill in this form to submit your game for review and get the chance to be featured in our next event!

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Black Screen Records @blackscreenrecords.com · 04/09/2026

☀️ SUMMER SALE STARTS NOW☀️ Get up to 80% off on selected products and add a free @indiearenabooth.de vinyl from this years's Gamescom to your order! Only while supplies last. 👾 Sale ends on September 14th, 12pm CEST. 🛍️ Browse our catalogue here: buff.ly/Ama1Yp1

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Black Screen Records @blackscreenrecords.com · 02/09/2026

It's time for our annual Summer Sale! 🏖️ 🌞 From September 4th, 12pm CEST to September 14th, 12pm CEST, you can get up to 80% on selected vinyl, CDs, cassettes and more! ✨️ Don't forget to grab a copy of our annual @indiearenabooth.de vinyl for free with your order. 🎮️ 👾 Only while supplies last. 🛍️

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Indie Arena Booth @indiearenabooth.de · 02/09/2026

Grand finale at gamescom 2026! ✨ What an intense, rewarding week in Cologne. Time to tear down our booth and send it into a loooong winter sleep. One more time we would like to thank everyone who made this such a wholesome experience. So a very heartfelt: THANK YOU! 💜

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Milktooth | making Bad Magpie @milktooth.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

we still can’t believe Bad Magpie won best game at the @indiearenabooth.de awards!!! thank you so much, we are incredibly honoured and excited (as you can see by these pictures)

Susie, George and Daisy holding the best game certificate and rosette

A selfie of Susie, George and Daisy holding the best game certificate and rosette. They are doing silly excited faces

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Indie Arena Booth @indiearenabooth.de · 29/08/2026

Running on energy drinks, sore feet, and pure indie love. 💜 Shoutout to the legends behind the scenes keeping Halle 10.2 alive, cozy, and running smoothly! If you spot a pink shirt today: send them a smile and some extra love. ✨🌸

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Indie Arena Booth @indiearenabooth.de · 28/08/2026

👑 Congratulations to Bad Magpie @milktooth.bsky.social for winning the BEST GAME AWARD at the Indie Arena Awards 2026 🏆🪶 #indiearenabooth #awards #gamescom

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Indie Arena Booth @indiearenabooth.de · 28/08/2026

🎨 Congratulations to #Recur (#kaleidoscube) for winning the BEST BOOTH AWARD at the Indie Arena Awards 2026 🏆🎪 #indiearenabooth #awards #gamescom

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Indie Arena Booth @indiearenabooth.de · 28/08/2026

🎶 Congratulations to @denshattack.bsky.social for winning the BEST MUSIC AWARD at the Indie Arena Awards 2026 🏆🎧 @blackscreenrecords.com 💜 #indiearenabooth #awards #gamescom

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Indie Arena Booth @indiearenabooth.de · 28/08/2026

🪽 Congratulations to Egglets - The Long 10 Days @wieLuft for winning the WINGS AWARD at the Indie Arena Awards 2026 🏆🐣 Thanks to WINGS 💜 (can't tag 😢) #indiearenabooth #awards #gamescom

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Indie Arena Booth @indiearenabooth.de · 28/08/2026

⚡️ Congratulations to Morbid Metal @morbidmetal.bsky.social for winning the MADE WITH UNITY AWARD at the Indie Arena Awards 2026 🏆🤖 @unity.com 💜 #indiearenabooth #awards #gamescom

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13AM Games | Wishlist Dungeon Lurker on Steam! @13amgames.com · 28/08/2026

One prophecy has been fulfilled. DUNGEON LURKER has received a special recognition plaque from the Awesome Indies Show. See it in-person at our arcade cabinet at A13 in the Indie Arena Booth in Hall 10.2! @indiearenabooth.de @ign.com #gamescom2026 #AwesomeIndies

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RPS | Wishlist Fallosophy on Steam! @fallosophygame.com · 28/08/2026

Day 3 of Gamescom! Come check us out at the @indiearenabooth.de!

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Canteen - Wishlist REMOTE CONTROL @canteen.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

If you're at gamescom and you haven't had a chance to check out our 3D-horror-text-adventure Remote Control at the @indiearenabooth.de, go do it this weekend! You can find it in this eXtremely orange cabinet.

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Coven @covenstudio.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

@maniart.bsky.social just couldn't help bringing a bit of the handcrafted soul of Micromega to our booth at @indiearenabooth.de. Come watch the magic happen in person, you'll find us at booth S19! Follow MICROMEGA ON KICKSTARTER → bit.ly/micromegaKS_...

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Ties Groen @tiesgroen.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

we’re here at the @indiearenabooth.de at Gamescom with SKINFACE! come check it out at hall 10.2!

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Second Maze @secondmaze.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Ready to focus on the pendulum? 🌀👁️ It’s #gamescom day 3, and many visitors have already explored the depths of Steve’s mind in @hikingmindstudio.bsky.social’s new game, Falling Apart. 🪱 Get an exclusive look at the demo before anyone else. 🧠 📍 @indiearenabooth.de, No. 23, Hall 10.2

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RollerGirl | Wishlist on Steam @rollergirlgame.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

If you already grabbed your copy of the Indie Arena Booth vinyl, be sure to check out King Fabbs, from the RollerGirl soundtrack, on side A! Thank you so much @blackscreenrecords.com and @indiearenabooth.de

Back side of the indie arena booth record sleeve listing the music and games

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Mango Protocol @mangoprotocol.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

#Gamescom day 3 Staring the weekend 🏁 We're showcasing an exclusive level full of puzzles and challenges 💫✨ Visit us at the @indiearenabooth.de 📍Hall 10.2

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HiKing Mind Studio @hikingmindstudio.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Gamescom day3! 🔥 Come play Falling Apart at the @indiearenabooth.de See you there! 👁️ Booth #23

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David | Crystals Of Irm 💎 @naadlos.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Here we go! Day three @indiearenabooth.de Come by, say hi and play Crystals of Irm 💎

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Humble Reeds 🐐 Heidi's Legacy & Kamaeru @humblereeds.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Come and meet us at @indiearenabooth.de Hall 10.2! We have stickers and a plushie raffle! #Gamescom

Developers of Heidi's Legacy, Bloo and Meli, posing in front of the booth

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HOONAYA @hoonayagaming.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Awesome to see gamers enjoying "Sonorous" at the @indiearenabooth.de at Gamescom! Getting some awesome feedback and ideas for further development. Looking forward to the next few days! 🙌🏻 #indiegame #gamescom

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neslihan - The Last Exam🎨[Game Dev] 🎮 @neslihanhe2.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

This is how I made a simple hand-painted papercraft model for my booth at @indiearenabooth.de at Gamescom. 🏠🎨 Painted with watercolors, cut by hand, and finished with tiny LED lights behind the windows. ✂️💡 #gamescom2026 #gamescom #papercraft #handmade

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13AM Games | Wishlist Dungeon Lurker on Steam! @13amgames.com · 27/08/2026

Day 2 of #gamescom2026: come by and play DUNGEON LURKER! The unknown awaits. 📍Indie Arena Booth | Hall 10.2 | A13 @indiearenabooth.de #IndieArenaBooth #Gamescom2026

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Indie Arena Booth @indiearenabooth.de · 27/08/2026

Wild Day 2 at #gamescom2026! 💜 Hall 10.2 was buzzing and we even gifted Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier an official booth shirt 👕✨ See you tomorrow for Day 3 & awards night! 🏆 📸 by Rolf Otzipka #IndieArenaBooth

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Indie Arena Booth @indiearenabooth.de · 27/08/2026

Big indie energy and even bigger connections in Hall 10.2! 💼💜 Massive shoutout to @meettomatch.bsky.social for setting up our official Meeting Point and supporting all our devs with passes this week 🙌✨ Photo: Rolf Otzipka #MeetToMatch #IAB26 #gamescom2026

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Second Maze @secondmaze.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

It's #gamescom time and we've prepared an open bar for you! 🍸👁 Stop by our booth @indiearenabooth.de No.23 in Hall 10.2 to play an exclusive first demo of @hikingmindstudio.bsky.social's upcoming point-and-click adventure, Falling Apart 🪱 🌀 Are you ready to get hypnotized? 🌀

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HiKing Mind Studio @hikingmindstudio.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Come and try Falling Apart at @indiearenabooth.de Hall 10.2! 🎮 See you at #gamescom2026!

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Kakehashi Games @kakehashigames.com · 27/08/2026

Come on down to the @indiearenabooth.de at #Gamescom to play Epoch Reset's FIRST public demo! 💎🕰️ Explore futuristic cityscapes and unravel a time-travel paradox in this stunning visual novel from solo developer abnermtj! #indiegames #gamescom2026 #visualnovel

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Finish Line Games | Wishlist DeadRoot on Steam! @finishlinegames.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

DeadRoot is playable in the Indie Arena Booth! Come by and slice through bugs and bosses. ⚔️ 📍Hall 10.2 @ S9 @indiearenabooth.de #gamescom2026 #DeadRoot

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Serenity Forge @serenityforge.com · 27/08/2026

OMG!!! Kangel is here! Say hi to us at #Gamescom Hall 10.2 @indiearenabooth.de!

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Indie Arena Booth @indiearenabooth.de · 27/08/2026

Double reason to celebrate: We’re nominated for Best Booth + several of our featured games are also up for awards! 🏆💜 Vote for Indie Arena Booth & our devs here 👇✨ www.gamescom.global/en/program/g...

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gamescom award user voting | gamescom

The gamescom award celebrates the best new games and the most exciting highlights of gamescom – vote for your favorites now!

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Indie Arena Booth @indiearenabooth.de · 27/08/2026

Can't make it to gamescom this year? We’ve got you covered! 🌐💜 Explore over 200 IAB titles, download free demos & wishlist your favorites directly on Steam! 🎮✨ store.steampowered.com/curator/3294...

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Steam Curator: Indie Arena Booth

Indie Arena Booth: Curating the best indie gems and celebrated masterpieces.

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Indie Arena Booth @indiearenabooth.de · 26/08/2026

Day 1 is a wrap! 🎉 Watching our incredible devs showcase their passion projects to media, publishers, and delegations was pure magic. Capped it off with drinks & big love at our IAB Reception 💜✨ Here are some pictures from today 📸

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Pipapo Games @pipapogames.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Looking for us at gamescom 2026? Head over to the @indiearenabooth.de in Hall 10.2 and find the @gamecityhamburg.bsky.social booth 🗺️📍 After playing Map Map, make sure to check out all the other great games sharing our booth 🤗 Come by, play some games, and grab some cute stickers! 🦤 #indiegame

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RollerGirl | Wishlist on Steam @rollergirlgame.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Here we are at Gamescom 2026 as part of @indiearenabooth.de Come say hi! We have a new demos stickers and candy! 🎉

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Finji @finjico.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

We're hanging out at @indiearenabooth.de at Gamescom! Come say hi & play the BRAND NEW Usual June demo! 👻Find us in Hall 10, Floor 2! (Not at Gamescom? Play the demo on Steam!)

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13AM Games | Wishlist Dungeon Lurker on Steam! @13amgames.com · 26/08/2026

Seek us in the shadows. Dungeon Lurker will be playable at the Indie Arena Booth at Gamescom! Come by and say hi. 📍Indie Arena Booth | Hall 10.2 | A13 @indiearenabooth.de #IndieArenaBooth #Gamescom2026

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Herdles - Wishlist now! ✨ @playherdles.com · 26/08/2026

We're at #gamescom as part of the @indiearenabooth.de! ✨️ Come by, meet the team and play our take on Spyro meets breath of the wild with a magical dog. 🐶

The key art of Herdles with an indie arena booth border saying that herdles there from 26-30 of August

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Cat Secretary @goodstoryguild.co · 26/08/2026

Come play our indie game and grab a free sticker! (Hall 10.2 @ Indie Arena Booth) #gamescom #gamescom2026 @indiearenabooth.de

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13AM Games | Wishlist Dungeon Lurker on Steam! @13amgames.com · 26/08/2026

Attention #gamescom2026: DUNGEON LURKER is on-site at the Indie Arena Booth. We are located at Hall 10.2 at A13! @indiearenabooth.de #IndieArenaBooth #DungeonLurker

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