FAQ

• What do I have to do?
  It's simple, just fill out our application form and tell us about yourself and your game. This year we added more categories for more chances to win. Just select any or all of the additional categories that fit your application and tell us in a short paragraph why you think this category fits you.
• What can I win?
  The winners will be announced in a showcase with all nominees on October 12. The winner of our main category wins $1000, in all other categories the prize is $500. Apart from the prize money, we hope to bring all of you some additional visibility and maybe some wishlists! All nominees and alumni of past editions will also be featured in a Steam event shortly after the awards and any future Colors of Indie Steam events!
• Who can participate?
  Every indie dev who is working on a game that won't be released before October 12, 2024 on a small budget can participate. We don't have very specific thresholds for what budget we consider "small" or other rules like "you can't have a publisher", since sometimes there might be special circumstances that still mean you absolutely need every penny you get. If you think that on first glance you might not be considered indie, but think of yourself as indie, please elaborate on that in your submission. Since we're trying to especially promote and support diversity in games or the industry, there's extra points for diverse teams or games, or simply teams that we feel bring the indie community forward in other ways, so make sure to include those points in your submission! If you've been nominated for a COI award before, we probably won't nominate you again unless there are special circumstances (for example if the game has changed dramatically). You will still be included in any future Steam events as an alumni!
• What do you mean with diversity?
  Our goal is to especially highlight and support underrepresented or marginalized groups. Be it an amazing game from a female-led studio, a game dealing with social issues in a unique way, a queer protagonist in an amazing action-adventure, a team made up of people from countries without a big game dev scene - we want to highlight amazing games with that little extra color that makes them all the better.
• Does this mean you'll publish my game?
  No, the Colors Of Indie selection is completely separate from our publishing label and does not need to fit into our existing portfolio! You can pitch any kind of game you like and will have absolutely no obligations towards us if you win! There's no strings attached!
  This doesn't mean that you cannot pitch us your game for publishing as well, of course! If we see your game and think it could be a great fit for us, we'll definitely reach out to you about that as well, even if you don't end up among the nominees!
  If you want to pitch your game for publishing, head this way!
• Will there be another edition of Colors Of Indie in the future?
  We hope so! This whole idea very much sprang from just a random thought of how to support other indie devs and we liked it so much, that we just went ahead and started it. Depending on your feedback, we'll hope to be able to bring you another edition of Colors Of Indie soon!
• I have more questions!
  Just write us an email!