The inaugural Indie Jam Pitch Competition powered by gamescom asia x Thailand Game Show was held at Indie Jam 2026 earlier this month.
Open to studios in the Indie Jam 2026 showcase and hosted completely online, the competition offered developers a pathway showcase at Southeast Asia’s largest gaming business and consumer event this October.
Nekogi Studios, an Indonesian studio developing a cozy-chaotic co-op platformer named Celene, walked home with the Grand Prize, a sponsored Indie Booth at gamescom asia x Thailand Game Show and two VIP tickets. Conference Passes were also awarded to the ten runner-up studios.
Here is the complete list of winners and runner-up studios for the Indie Jam Pitch Competition:
Grand Prize Winner
- Nekogi Studios (Indonesia)
Runners-Up
- 1+1 Studios (Malaysia)
- Basika Games (Philippines)
- Dreamonaut Studio (Malaysia)
- Engram Interactive (Indonesia)
- InSpite (Singapore)
- Kotakoren (Malaysia)
- Monsoon Games (Singapore)
- TrueWorld Studios (Singapore)
- WilKGames (Brunei)
- Xenoaisam Studio (Malaysia)
View the full list of Indie Jam 2026 showcasing games here, and read more about the exciting weekend here!
