German influencer agency 1UP Management will host the next Deutsche Indie Showcase on Gronkh's YouTube channel in conjunction with the Summer Game Fest. The application phase for studios and developers is now open.

The Deutsche Indie Showcase (German Indie Showcase) will be broadcast for the first time in 2025 during the Summer Game Fest. Studios and indie developers from Germany, Austria and Switzerland will be able to present their indie games free of charge on one of Germany's most watched gaming channels. Interested developers and studios can submit their projects using the form on the indiegames.show website. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, 21 May 2025, 23:59 CEST. An overview of relevant deadlines for the games industry in GSA and Europe can be found here.

To date, the Deutsche Indie Showcase has presented more than 80 indie games developed in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, including several games and trailers that have never been shown before. A host guides viewers through the show; in the last episode it was H0llyLP. The show is curated and produced by 1UP Management.


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