{"id":25978,"date":"2022-02-07T13:17:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-07T13:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devgamm.com\/awards2025\/?page_id=25978"},"modified":"2025-11-05T14:21:52","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T14:21:52","slug":"rules","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/devgamm.com\/awards2025\/rules\/","title":{"rendered":"Rules"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"25978\" class=\"elementor elementor-25978\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2069872 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2069872\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-655277a\" data-id=\"655277a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4927fe elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b4927fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">AWARDS RULES <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a022a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0a022a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dc4e37 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1dc4e37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:900}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please read the rules before submitting your game.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have any questions, email <\/span><a href=\"mailto:games@devgamm.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">games@devgamm.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed167a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ed167a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b576c9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b576c9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>DEADLINES &amp; TIMELINE<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee38542 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ee38542\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0ca95a6 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"0ca95a6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-11 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-98bc5ab\" data-id=\"98bc5ab\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1fc4ae elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e1fc4ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SEP 1<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5dfef1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f5dfef1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21a9e66 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21a9e66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-11 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0ce585b\" data-id=\"0ce585b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d51754 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"8d51754\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-11 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b423ba6\" data-id=\"b423ba6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80c4817 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"80c4817\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sep 5 \u2013 Oct 5<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-add5fb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"add5fb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecde638 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ecde638\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">COMMUNITY VOTE &amp; DEV CHOICE<br \/><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-11 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-10d5a2a elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"10d5a2a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-993256c elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"993256c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-11 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9383263\" data-id=\"9383263\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4507ce9 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4507ce9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sep 5 \u2013 Nov 1<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d25299 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1d25299\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-373e38d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"373e38d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">THREE JUDGING ROUNDS<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-11 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-726e08b\" data-id=\"726e08b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77af1a6 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"77af1a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-11 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9a6f7d3\" data-id=\"9a6f7d3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a25c7c9 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a25c7c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">OCT 7<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cd5b64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1cd5b64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc09c0c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc09c0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NOMINEES ANNOUNCEMENT<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-11 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5aafa53\" data-id=\"5aafa53\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cbc99b elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"5cbc99b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-11 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ee9bc7d\" data-id=\"ee9bc7d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e016bb elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6e016bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">NOV 7<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cb91a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8cb91a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a15d8e8 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a15d8e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0DEVGAMM AWARDS CEREMONY IN LISBON<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0365977 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0365977\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95b7539 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"95b7539\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1561\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1561\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">SUBMISSION DETAILS<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1561\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1561\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For your submission, you will need:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Name of the game<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Short game description<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Development technology<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Choose tags describing your genre<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Date of development start and planned release<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gameplay video (for judges, not public)\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Public video (trailer, gameplay, or letsplay \u2013\u00a0on your choice)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Information about developer and publisher (if any)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Key art with game logo and at least 3 screenshots<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Build (PC and\/or Mobile), and codes if needed (see Build Requirements below)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Information about your team\/studio<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No need to worry about information disclosure \u2013 all our judges sign an NDA that prohibits them from sharing any sensitive information publicly.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1562\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1562\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">CRITERIA FOR GAMES AND TEAMS<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1562\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1562\"><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Development stage:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Any (except early prototypes), from vertical slice to release version.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Release<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Unreleased or released after November 15, 2024.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Team size: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Up to 50 people.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Country<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Any, except Russia (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/devgamm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/devgamms-statement-on-ukraine.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">read our statement<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Availability of publisher\/investor:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Allowed.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Availability of playable version:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Required (see Build Requirements below).<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Platform<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: PC or Mobile.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Previous Awards participation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: If a game has won in any past DevGAMM Awards category, it cannot be submitted again. If it was nominated but didn\u2019t win, you\u2019re welcome to resubmit \u2013 just not in the same categories it was previously nominated for. Exceptions: winners and nominees of <em>Developers Choice<\/em> and <em>Community Vote<\/em>.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Representation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: If nominated, a representative must be present at the Awards ceremony at DevGAMM Lisbon (can be a friend or industry person who represents the team).<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ff0000;\">(!) <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If a team is nominated but can\u2019t find anyone to represent them during the Awards ceremony, organizers can remove the nomination.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1563\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1563\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">BUILD REQUIREMENTS<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1563\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1563\"><p><b>Desktop \/ Steam<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Option 1:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the game is <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">available on Steam<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, provide the link to your game\u2019s page in the store. If it\u2019s a paid game, provide <\/span><b>25 keys<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for our judges.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the game is nominated, we will ask for <\/span><b>50 more keys<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for the final judging round to determine the winner.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Option 2:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the game is <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">not available on Steam<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (or you don\u2019t want to give keys) provide the <\/span><b>link to your build in Google Drive or Dropbox.<\/b><\/li><\/ul><p><b>Mobile<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Option 1:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the game is <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">available on Google Play or App Store<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, provide the link to the game. If it\u2019s paid, provide<\/span><b> 25 keys<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for our judges.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the game is nominated, we will ask for <\/span><b>50 more keys<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for the final judging round to determine the winner.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Option 2:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Provide a link to download the APK (for Android games).<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Provide an open link to TestFlight (for iOS games).<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><b>Browser<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the game is <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">available in a browser<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, provide the link to the web version.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If extra steps are necessary for access, describe them in the comments to your submission.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have other ways to provide access to the build, please add them in your submission, or email to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">games@devgamm.com<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ff0000;\">(!)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Games without builds will not be accepted.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ff0000;\">(!)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> If the game build isn\u2019t accessible or the keys don\u2019t work during judging, the game may be disqualified.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1564\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1564\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">NOMINATIONS CRITERIA<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1564\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1564\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All games are automatically submitted to the following nominations:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Grand Prize<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Developers Choice<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Community Vote<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To apply for other main nominations, please select them during the submission process.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Grand Prize, Excellence in Game Design, Excellence in Audio, Excellence in Visual Art, Excellence in Narrative:<\/b><b><br \/><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All submitted games that meet the criteria are eligible for these nominations.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please refer to the section CRITERIA FOR GAMES AND TEAMS for detailed info.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Best Mobile Game:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Only entries with a mobile version and a provided mobile build will be considered for this nomination.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Best Game from Portugal:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A game is considered Portuguese if it\u2019s made by legal entities registered or based in Portugal, or\/and if 50% of the development team are residents of Portugal. Additional documents of proof may be requested by the organizers.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Most Anticipated Game:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Only unreleased games are eligible for this nomination. The future release date can be no earlier than November 15, 2025.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Best Innovation:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This category is for games that bring something truly new to the table, whether it\u2019s a bold idea, unique mechanics, or a creative use of technology. To apply, you\u2019ll need to answer an extra question: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhat aspect of your game do you believe is the most innovative, and how does it set your game apart from others?\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><b>Developers Choice:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All entries eligible for the competition are included in this category. The voting will be available to all the teams taking part in the competition. Voting instructions will be additionally sent to all devs participating in the Awards.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Community Vote:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All entries eligible for the competition are included in this category, and the winner is determined by public voting, allowing all audiences to support their favorites.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1565\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1565\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">SPONSOR NOMINATIONS<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1565\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1565\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to the main categories, we also feature sponsor nominations.<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each sponsor creates their own category, sets the criteria, defines the prize, and selects the winner for their nomination.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong><i>Best Indie Game by tinyBuild<\/i><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><b>Prize<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: $2,000 + a comprehensive consultation package in production, marketing, or console porting, based on the team\u2019s needs.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><b>Criteria<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: PC games only, unreleased games<\/span><\/p><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><i><br \/>Best System &amp; Strategy Indie Game by Astra Logical<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><b>Prize<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: $2,000\u00a0<br \/><\/span><b>Criteria<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: PC or Mobile games. Only games from the specified genres are eligible to compete: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4x game, Automation, City building, RTS, RTT, Strategy, Tower defense, TBT, TBS<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><i><br \/>Epic Games Store Indie Spotlight<\/i><\/span><\/strong><i><\/i><\/p><p><b>Prize<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: $25,000 + option to participate in the Free Games Program in 2026, deal terms to be negotiated with the Epic Games Store team.<br \/><\/span><b>Criteria<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PC games only. Stage of development: Released or Early Access. Small studios up to 50 people.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game must be live and available for purchase\/play on the Epic Games Store (PC) no later than September 1, 2025 <\/span><\/span>(initial release date should not be older than January 1, 2024)<\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indicate if you wish to be considered for the Free Games Program 2026, or if you&#8217;re open to Epic Games Publishing opportunities<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><em><strong><br \/>Game <b data-stringify-type=\"bold\">Changer<\/b> Awards by Aptoide<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p><p><strong>Prize:<\/strong> $5,000 + a discoverability by being featured at prominent placements in the Aptoide app store.<br \/><strong>Criteria:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Mobile games only<\/li><li dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Just released or to be released soon<\/li><li dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Android build only (may be available to iOS as well, but Android is a requirement)<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1566\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1566\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">JUDGING PROCESS & TIMELINE<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1566\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1566\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are 3 rounds of voting:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SEP 5 \u2013 SEP 17 \u2013<\/span><b> First round<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Shortlisting (based on gameplay video)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SEP 20 \u2013\u00a0OCT 5 \u2013 <\/span><b>Second round: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Evaluation (judges play the games)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">OCT 13 \u2013 OCT 27 \u2013 <\/span><b>Third round: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Election of winners (judges play the games)<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Find more details in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1vqXODJHxejkzJARBwphenkGXuyGnQa9d_bY7V_I7Sp4\/edit?tab=t.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this document<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1567\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1567\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">AWARDS CEREMONY<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1567\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1567\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Awards ceremony will take place at the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/devgamm.com\/portugal2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DevGAMM conference in Lisbon <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on November 7.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are nominated, but can\u2019t attend, please refer to the corresponding section in the FAQ below.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ceremony will be video recorded and broadcasted live.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1568\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1568\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">GAME SHOWCASE<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1568\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1568\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you plan to attend DevGAMM Lisbon 2025, you can apply for the Game Showcase <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/devgamm.fillout.com\/games2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">using the same form as for the Awards<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Showcase is an expo area at the<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/devgamm.com\/portugal2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> DevGAMM conference<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Lisbon. If your game is approved, we\u2019ll provide <\/span><b>a FREE booth and a PC.<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To take part, you\u2019ll need to buy a ticket and be physically present at the event to show your game to attendees and publishers.<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\u2019ll showcase on one of the two conference days (we\u2019ll let you know which one).<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your application is approved, we will send you a detailed guideline. For now, please refer to last <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1q83SfCQC4B4FAPyQ80r7oH_-gr7Yu11tzwUGla2gC6w\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">year\u2019s guideline<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Please note, they may change slightly.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can check the status of your submission <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/airtable.com\/applAny64X10p1urb\/shr0HhVOfMHOpG9sc\/tblRRAh8FNMfZ00px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Submission deadline<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: September 17<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1569\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1569\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">PUBLIC PITCH<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1569\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1569\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you plan to attend DevGAMM Lisbon 2025, you can apply for the Public Pitch using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/devgamm.fillout.com\/games2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the same form as for the Awards<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Only 5 dev teams will get the chance to pitch their games live on the <\/span><b>Main Stage<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at DevGAMM in Lisbon on <\/span><b>November 6<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each team gets <\/span><b>5 minutes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to present a pitch in front of a full audience. Judges will give <\/span><b>valuable feedback<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on your pitch right after.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s how it was last time: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/dUMRv-rgGPM?si=-DVwQKh9KGkyB99H\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">view on YouTube<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Submission deadline<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: September 17<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can check the status of your submission<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/airtable.com\/applAny64X10p1urb\/shr0HhVOfMHOpG9sc\/tblRRAh8FNMfZ00px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-15610\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"10\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-15610\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">STEAM EVENT<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-15610\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"10\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-15610\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We host a Steam Event at every DevGAMM. Sometimes Valve features it on the main page, but that\u2019s not guaranteed.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We always include to our Steam Event page:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Teams approved for the Game Showcase<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DevGAMM Awards nominees<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For a secured spot on Steam Event, apply for those two activities.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, we also include a curated selection from all game submissions. Take your shot!<\/span><\/p><p><b>Submission Deadline<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: September 17<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can check the status of your submission<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/airtable.com\/applAny64X10p1urb\/shr0HhVOfMHOpG9sc\/tblRRAh8FNMfZ00px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-575af71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"575af71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76f4501 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"76f4501\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8840d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a8840d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c16c48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c16c48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>FAQ<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ab509d elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"3ab509d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-6151\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6151\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">HOW TO TAKE PART?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-6151\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-6151\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Submit your entry before September 1, 2025, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/devgamm.fillout.com\/games2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">via this link<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. You can also use the same form to apply for more game activities at DevGAMM in Lisbon.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can edit your submission up until the <\/span><b>submission deadline on September 1<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Simply log in to the submission form using the same email.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By submitting your game, you agree that it will be considered for the Grand Prize category and be up for voting in the Community Vote and Developers Choice categories.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-6152\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6152\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">IS IT FREE TO APPLY?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-6152\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-6152\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game submission is free and does not require any additional fees.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, if you are nominated, you will need to attend DevGAMM in Lisbon on November 6-7. Nominees will be provided with a complimentary INDIE DEV ticket to the conference.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If more than one team representative would like to attend and\/or participate in the conference activities, they will need to purchase a ticket of any type.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ff0000;\">(!)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Special rates are available for indie teams with an INDIE DEV ticket. You can claim your pass by introducing your team and game <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/airtable.com\/appa4nyjSHszKvOWy\/pag3JSt25IluglAS1\/form\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">via this request form<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-6153\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6153\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">DO I NEED TO TRAVEL?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-6153\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-6153\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your game is announced as a nominee for any main category on October 7, 2025, a team representative <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">must be present<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at the ceremony in Lisbon on November 7, at the DevGAMM Lisbon conference.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are unable to attend, you can ask a friend, colleague, or local developer to represent you at the ceremony.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The organizers reserve the right to exclude any game from the list of nominees without giving reasons.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-6154\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6154\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">ARE THOSE $100K PRIZE MONEY REAL, THOUGH?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-6154\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-6154\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Q: Is your prize pool real money, though??? \ud83e\udd14<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A: Yes, it is.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Q: You mean, like cash? <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A: Yes, it\u2019s cash. \ud83d\udcb5<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Q: Are you sure it\u2019s not an equivalent amount for any services?<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A: No, it\u2019s cash.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Q: To receive the money, do I need to give up any rights, equity, IP, a percentage of the game revenue, or commit to publishing with someone?<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A: No, you don\u2019t! OMG, what kind of competitions ask for that??? \ud83d\ude31<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Q: Do you have hidden terms or conditions to receive money?<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A: No! We will wire your prize money to your bank account. We just need an invoice.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Q: Do I need to give my kidney or something?<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A: Dude! C\u2019mon! \ud83d\ude44<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Q: So you\u2019re just going to give real money with no additional conditions, no organ removals, no squeezing out shares, etc? Just give the money to the winners?<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A: Yes! Yes! Yes!<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Q: When will I receive money if I win?<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A: Within 4 weeks after the Awards Ceremony on November 7.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Q: Are you sure it\u2019s not a SCAM? I\u2019m still not convinced\u2026<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A: Oh boy\u2026 \ud83e\udd26\u200d\u2640\ufe0fFollow us on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/devgamm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">X<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/discord.gg\/DjmkReyr7w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Discord<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, or <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/devgamm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LinkedIn<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, we will post some videos from past winners and endorsements from judges.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-6155\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6155\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">MY GAME IS RELEASED. CAN I APPLY?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-6155\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-6155\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes, but only if your game was released after November 15, 2024. Games released earlier than that are not eligible for the competition.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-6156\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6156\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">MY GAME IS NOT RELEASED. CAN I APPLY?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-6156\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-6156\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Absolutely! Your game can be in any phase of development. The only requirement is to have a playable build.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-6157\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6157\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">WHAT IS CONSIDERED A \u2018RELEASED\u2019 GAME?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-6157\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-6157\"><p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A game is considered released when it has been launched as a fully completed version on any platform. Games that are in Demo, Alpha, Beta, Early Access, Soft Launch, etc., are still considered to be in development.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-6158\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6158\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Can I submit a VR game?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-6158\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-6158\"><p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Yes, but only if it can be played in non-VR mode. Not all of our judges have access to VR headsets, so non-VR compatibility is required for DevGAMM Awards submissions.<\/p><p>If your game is VR-only, you\u2019re still welcome to apply for the Game Showcase, Public Pitch, or Steam event at DevGAMM Lisbon 2025.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-6159\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6159\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">I\u2019VE BEEN NOMINATED OR WON BEFORE. CAN I APPLY AGAIN?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-6159\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-6159\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your game <\/span><b>has previously won<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in any DevGAMM Awards category, it <\/span><b>cannot be submitted<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> again.<\/span><\/p><p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If it <\/span><b>was nominated but didn\u2019t win<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, you <\/span><b>can resubmit<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 as long as your game still meets the eligibility criteria. However, you <\/span><b>cannot apply for the same category<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> it was nominated for in previous years.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-61510\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"10\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-61510\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">WHY DO I NEED TO SUBMIT GAME KEYS?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-61510\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"10\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-61510\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We ask for game keys so judges can play and properly evaluate your game.<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\u2019ll need to provide <\/span><b>25 keys during the initial submission<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your game is nominated, we\u2019ll request <\/span><b>50 additional keys for the final judging round<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, where more judges will play your game to help choose the winners.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019d rather not submit keys, you can share a private link to a playable demo instead.<\/span><\/p><p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In any case, judges <\/span><b>must be able to access and play your game<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to keep it in the competition.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-61511\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"11\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-61511\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">HOW TO CHECK MY SUBMISSION STATUS?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-61511\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"11\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-61511\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can check the status of your submitted games <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/airtable.com\/applAny64X10p1urb\/shr0HhVOfMHOpG9sc\/tblRRAh8FNMfZ00px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">via this link<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We review games and update the table every week. As we get closer to the deadline, the review process will be faster.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-61512\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"12\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-61512\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">CAN MY SUBMISSION BE REJECTED?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-61512\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"12\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-61512\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Games with sexual, harmful, discriminatory, or offensive content will be rejected.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Very early prototypes or rough-looking games may not be accepted.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We reserve the right to reject an application without providing an explanation.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-61513\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"13\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-61513\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">CAN MY GAME BE DISQUALIFIED?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-61513\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"13\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-61513\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes, your game can be disqualified during the judging process.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are some common reasons:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The keys you provided don\u2019t work, and you don\u2019t respond in time to replace them.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The build link is broken and judges can\u2019t access the game.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You don\u2019t respond to requests for additional information about your game or studio.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You knowingly provide false information (e.g. your team exceeds 50 people, or you apply for the Portuguese nomination without meeting the criteria).<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And other similar cases.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We reserve the right to disqualify a game without providing further explanation.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can check the status of your submission<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/airtable.com\/applAny64X10p1urb\/shr0HhVOfMHOpG9sc\/tblRRAh8FNMfZ00px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-61514\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"14\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-61514\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">WE ARE NOMINATED, BUT CAN\u2019T ATTEND. WHAT TO DO?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-61514\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"14\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-61514\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Attendance is mandatory for all nominees, with the list being announced on October 7.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re unable to attend, you can ask someone from the game industry to represent you, such as another developer from your country who is participating in the event.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-61515\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"15\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-61515\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">WHAT OTHER GAME ACTIVITIES ARE IN THE SUBMISSION FORM?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-61515\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"15\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-61515\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Using the same submission form, you can also apply for other game activities at DevGAMM in Lisbon:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Game Showcase:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> An in-person expo with booths for your dev team, where attendees play games.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Public Pitch:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> A competition for 5 teams featuring a 5-minute pitch on stage in front of the jury and audience.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Steam Event:<\/b> A dedicated Steam page featuring games from the Awards and DevGAMM conference.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-61516\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"16\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-61516\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN THE STEAM EVENT?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-61516\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"16\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-61516\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please refer to the STEAM EVENT section in the rules above.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We guarantee spots on the Steam page to:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All teams physically participating in the Game Showcase at DevGAMM Lisbon.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All the nominees in the main Awards categories.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, we select other games submitted for event activities.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-61517\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"17\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-61517\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">HOW TO BECOME A JUDGE FOR THE COMPETITION?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-61517\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"17\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-61517\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To become a judge, you need to meet the following criteria:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have at least 5 years of industry experience.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have released games in your portfolio or relevant experience in the game industry.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sing NDA<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Terms of participation:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A judge will evaluate 35 games automatically assigned to them in the first round of voting, 20 games in the second round and can vote for the winners in the third round.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The full judging process spans two months (September 5 \u2013 November 1).<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">See a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1vqXODJHxejkzJARBwphenkGXuyGnQa9d_bY7V_I7Sp4\/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.kaolm69lumdi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">detailed document with the voting process and timeline<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> here.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are interested in helping us determine winners and providing valuable feedback to participating teams, you can <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/devgamm.fillout.com\/judge2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">apply as a judge<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have questions before applying, email to <\/span><a href=\"mailto:games@devgamm.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">games@devgamm.com<\/span> <\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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