The Pitch Competition at gamescom asia is among the most notable elements of the event. Beyond recognizing the region’s best indie talent, the competition provides invaluable exposure and opens doors to potential funding opportunities with investors and publishers.
Following a fierce first round of pitches, the finalists of the Pitch Competition have been announced and will present their games in-person on the gamescom asia stage on 18 October 2024.
Finalists will compete in three exciting categories: Best Pitch, Best Game Design, and Most Anticipated Game.
The esteemed judging panel includes:
- Allan Adham, Head of Game Scouting, PlaySide
- Bobby Wertheim, Partner, Nocturne Games
- Gordon Van Dyke, Co-Founder & Chief Publishing Officer, RawFury
- Patrick Johnson, Senior Discovery Scout, Playstack
- Sophie Atkin, Senior Communications Manager, Modern Wolf
- Yves Le Yaouanq, Chief Content Officer, Focus Entertainment
55 indie game developers entered the Pitch competition at gamescom asia, with 13 of the best submissions selected as finalists.
The 13 finalists for gamescom asia
- 4Tale Porduction (Kyrgyzstan) – Everwayne
- Ammobox Studios (Malaysia) – Project Guardian (working title)
- BattleBrew Productions (Singapore) – Love In Tiny Spaces
- Bit Egg Inc (Thailand) – Lost and Found Co.
- Kopiforge (Singapore) – SEDAP!
- MetaClash (Singapore) – MetaClash: Digital Avatars of Destruction
- NAMSON digital (Thailand) – Holiday Party
- Nanuq (Thailand) – Bounty Brawl
- Revolution Industry (Thailand) – Skypunk Pirates!
- Studio 85 (Brazil) – Magicards
- TA Publishing (France) – Rogue Fantasy
- The Breach Studios (Spain) – SUPA TRUPA
- Thoughtfish GmbH (Germany) – Earthscaper
The winners will be announced at the show on Oct 18 and receive a Cash Prize of up to 2,000 SGD and G.Round Playtesting Vouchers worth 2,000 SGD
gamescom asia business area opens to members of the games industry from Thursday to Friday, 17 – 18 October, and the entertainment area opens to the public from Friday to Sunday, 18-20 October at Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre.
More information and updates about gamescom asia entertainment area can be found here.
