Hello Indies!
Here’s a recap of last month and things to watch out for in October. Spoiler: there will be jam!
September Recap
September was a slow month, many recovering from all the PAX madness. The Diversity Collective+ held a mixer on the 26th, discussing varied topics like game design, Mental Health, Marketing, VFX, VR Hardware and more. And on the 30th, a number of Seattle Indies drove up to Vancouver for Full Indie Summit, a whole day of talks by seasoned devs followed up by a mixer and game showcase.
Game Releases
An early gameplay demo for “Tenderfoot Tactics: The Foreverlands” just launched on Itch.io – “Far away from the archipelago, past the outer islands, past the great sea, past the boundaries of now and even of then, where our world touches the fae, there is a place called the foreverlands.”
Upcoming Events
The 3rd annual Seattle Indies Game Jam is taking place on the weekend of November 8th-10th at the Pacific Science Center! Seattle Indies Patrons get an exclusive chance to SUBMIT YOUR OWN THEME IDEAS AAAAH!! Just FILL THIS FORM!!!! Starting October 13th, we will open voting to the general public, using a selection of the Patron submitted themes. You can find all of last year’s games right here on Itch, the theme was Unexpected Results.
We are also looking for veteran gamedevs to be Judges and Mentors – sign up here!
The GeekWire Summit is taking place on October 7-9, “one of the premier technology conferences in the U.S. … [bringing] together 1,000 tech and business leaders for a conversation about the future.” We have been offered a 20% discount code “SeattleIndies20” – find out more here.
Lastly, Unreal Dev Days 2019 is taking place at the Sheraton Grand Seattle on October 8, 2019 from 10 AM – 6 PM. It will be “a fantastic day of content featuring Epic presenters and partners, designed to provide insight into the Unreal Engine roadmap, a preview of our open-world features, workflows for large-scale teams and projects, and the latest from our Seattle-based XR team.” Here’s all the details.
As always, keep an eye on our Discord for any last-minute news and discussion, and let us know about any projects you’re working on that you’d like shared on our Steam or Itch collections or tweeted about from @SeattleIndies!