2024ChinaJoy-Game Connection INDIE GAME Exhibition successfully concluded!
2024ChinaJoy-Game Connection INDIE GAME Exhibition & Development Awards ended perfectly at Shanghai New International Expo Center, we witnessed many independent development teams bursting with vitality, and everyone enjoyed the warm communication atmosphere on the site to strive for more chances of success for their projects.
This time, the number of independent game teams participating in the exhibition came to the largest ever, with more than 100 independent games displayed on the site, nearly 300 works collected for the Independent Game Development Award, and more than 400 independent games registered for the online INDIE FESTIVAL launched jointly with Steam（China）, which created a storm of exclusive independent games in this summer.
The warm communication atmosphere on site lasted from early morning to the end of the show, many visitors were attracted to stop by the booth to try out the game and communicate closely with the developers in front of the booth. Most of these visitors are business people from enterprises, and being able to negotiate cooperation directly on site is the most direct opportunity for independent teams that lack access to business resources.
And this time, we can see more foreign pavilions and visitors coming to the site, and the internationalized atmosphere is stronger than ever. In addition to local enterprises and development teams seeking to go overseas, it was also found that many foreign enterprises are not familiar with the domestic market business, and are actively seeking domestic partners. This two-way communication brought by regional factors bursts out a huge amount of cooperation opportunities, and both developers, publishers, and service providers can be matched with the corresponding resources.
In addition to the constant networking, the much-anticipated “Keynote Seminar” and “INDIE GAME Development Awards Ceremony” were also held as scheduled. Every year, we meet new game companies and development teams, learn about their business and development stories, and accurately match them with the business people who will be listening to the presentations. The seminar has always been highly praised by exhibitors, and this seemingly simple form of presentation has become an important stage for them to showcase themselves and express their feelings.
After upgrading the awards, this year’s Development Awards competed for 15 game awards in multiple dimensions, and the winners were all chinese games that have attracted the attention of gamers, which made it obvious that chinese independent games are moving to the next level. The biggest winners of the day were Cotton Game’s Sunset Hills and FireWo Games’ The Bustling World, which each took home three awards, and all the attendees and players are looking forward to the game’s official launch.
Here are all the winning games:GAME CONNECTION X CHINAJOY 2024 INDIE GAME DEVELOPMENT AWARDS WINNERS
After the daytime activities, Indie Light and Game Connection also prepared an after party for developers, in which developers, publishers and other industry colleagues further drew closer to each other, experienced the fun of offline gaming, and further catalyzed the cooperative relationship and connected with each other in a more relaxed and intimate communication environment.
The event also received frequent praise and support from exhibitors and visitors. Indie developers said it was the first time they had such an efficient experience of gaining industry contacts; while publishers and investors also said it was a very valuable experience to see so many game products at one time and to be able to be informed of the developers’ ideas right on the spot.Game Connection will also continue to bring encouragement and affirmation to bring better exhibition services and help global game enterprises to be closely connected.
