Smilegate Stove (CEO Han Young-woon) announced on the 5th (Wednesday) that it had opened its official website, foreshadowing the holding of the ‘Stove Indie Awards 2022 (hereinafter referred to as Stove Indie Awards)’, which selects excellent indie games.
The ‘Stove Indie Awards’ is the first award ceremony held since ‘Stove Indie’ started its service in 2019. ‘Stove Indie’ planned the awards ceremony to select not only indie games that created the value of the platform, but also games that are loved and expected by users in the indie scene.
The total prize money of the ‘StoveIndy Awards’ is 18 million won, and the prizes are divided into two categories: the ‘StoveIndy’ category, which targets games released on StoveIndy, and the ‘Wannabe’ category, which targets games released or currently under development on other platforms. divided into dogs.
In the Stove Indie category, all domestic and foreign PC indie games released for a fee on Stove Indy from January 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022 will be automatically judged. Winners are selected by a professional jury. In addition to the prize money, the final selection will be supported by direct marketing from Stove Indy.
In the Stove Indie category, a total of 10 teams will be awarded with 1 ‘Best Partner’ team, 2 ‘Stove Pick Partner’ teams, and 7 ‘Frontier Partner’ teams that played a meaningful role in pioneering the indie game market together with Stove Indie.
In the Wannabe category, domestic and foreign PC indie games that have been released for a fee on other platforms or are currently under development between January 1st and October 28th of this year are eligible. guarantee, marketing, etc.) can be additionally supported.
The ‘Stove Indie Awards’ will open the official website on the 5th (Wednesday) and recruit entries for the ‘Wannabe Category’ until the 28th (Friday). All nominations will be judged in November, and the final winners will be announced on Sunday, December 18, and an awards ceremony will be held. The ‘Stove Indie Awards’ awards ceremony will be held during ‘Burning Beaver 2022’, an online and offline hybrid indie game festival held at the Smilegate Future Lab Center.
Smilegate Stove CEO Han Young-woon said, “This ‘Stove Indie Awards’ was planned to support domestic and foreign indie game developers/creators and to revitalize indie games. It will be an award that all visitors can enjoy,” he said.
In order to be submitted in the Wannabe category of the ‘Stove Indie Awards’, you can apply through the ‘Stove Indie Awards’ official website by the 28th (Fri). More information about the ‘Stove Indie Awards’ and the indie game festival ‘Burning Beaver’ can be found on the official website.
