It's been one year since we announced the first members of the Global Game Jam Indie Studio Supporter program. Since July 2024, we've expanded to 30 studios from around the world - and that number is growing every month!
Since creating this program to support our Indie Studio Supporter members, we’ve…
Launched a new Indie Studio Spotlight feature as part of GGJ’s monthly spotlight series.
Curated a Steam list with all of their amazing games to share.
Provided tickets to attend industry events to indie studio leaders, such as Second Quest’s founders, giving teams the chance to showcase their work and connect with global industry leaders. 
Worked to find ways to access to funding to support games and studios. We had a number of indie studio supporter teams participate in our partner game jam with Blue Ocean Games, creating incredible projects that pushed boundaries and brought bold ideas to life. And we’re kicking off a new partnership with Kickstarter to help promote and support crowdfunding campaigns from within our GGJ community.
Several studio leaders have received scholarships to attend major game conferences such as GDC in San Francisco and devcom in Cologne, opening doors to learning and networking.As we head into Year 2, we're excited about all the future holds and are looking at ways to expand and build upon the success in our pilot year. If you've got an indie studio, we'd love to be have you join us as Indie Studio Supporter and be able to support your work.
As part of our ongoing initiative to provide opportunities beyond the jam, we know support through funding plays part in a game's success. That’s why we’re so excited to announce our partnership with crowdfunding platform, Kickstarter!
Our partnership will include:
Get your Kickstarter project promoted by GGJ to our newsletter and across our GGJ social media.
Projects We Love - A chance to have your project highlighted by Kickstarter as a “Project We Love”!
Save the date - On August 14th, we’ll have an exclusive Kickstarter-GGJ livestream on how to get your video game funded.
Office Hours - Stay tuned for an opportunity to chat directly with the Kickstarter games department to get tips on running a successful campaign.Last newsletter, we introduced our first GGJ+Kickstarter spotlight. Congrats to the team at Anima Interactive on a successfully funded project with Take Us North!
We’d love to feature you. If you're planning or considering running a Kickstarter, let us know!
In the Spotlight
The secret to successfully organizing a GGJ site? Ask for help! Now in his ninth year as site organizer, Diego Rodriguez shares how Lima Game Jam in Peru became more than just an annual event, but a spark that helped ignite an entire industry in the latest Global Game Jam Site Organizer Spotlight.
In this month’s Global Game Jam Mentor Spotlight, Virginia Leo talks about “embracing the chaos of game development” and how the problem-solving challenges of jams are excellent preparation for industry work.
Have a GGJ story we should spotlight? We’re always looking for community members we can highlight from mentors and indie studios to jammers and site organizers. Share stories here!
Tune in this Thursday July 17th at 1pm EST for a livestream hosted by IndieCade and Global Game Jam to showcase games created during the Climate Jam 2025: Natural & unNatural Disasters! Mark DeLoura, Games and Education Technology Expert from Level Up Games, will be joining to give expert feedback to the participating teams and will be available to answer audience questions as well.
Even More!
Call for Papers: Submissions are now open for the 2025 International Conference on Game Jams, Hackathons and Game Creation Events (ICGJ), co-hosted by Global Game Jam and Wrexham University. Scholars and students are invited to submit papers by September 1, 2025.
Call for Committee Members: We’re looking at new ways to engage with our community of jammers past, present and future - and we’d love your help as we create GGJ committees to do just that! Interested? Reach out here.
Community Partner Announcement
From Aug. 17–19, Cologne will become the central meeting point for the games industry as devcom brings together 5,000+ developers from 80+ countries, 350+ speakers, and 200+ sessions. #ddc2025 is where game makers connect, learn, and get inspired. From panels, workshops, and the expo area to the Indie Showcase and a full lineup of networking mixers and parties. There’s something for everyone, whether you’re an indie dev, AAA professional, bizdev and service provider or first-time attendee. Ticket prices go up after July 31 - get your pass now and be part of Europe’s largest developer event! https://www.devcom.global/ddc-2025
Calendar
July 17 1pm EST / 5pm GMT: Climate Jam 2025 Showcase Livestream with IndieCade
Aug. 14 12pm EST / 4pm GMT: How to Plan a Successful Video Game Kickstarter Campaign
Sept. 1: ICGJ deadline for submissions
