INDIE PLAYGROUND

DIVE INTO THE INDIE PLAYGROUND!

At DreamHack, we love to celebrate all parts of gaming. Part of that is discovering new amazing games and celebrating the creative work that pushes the industry forward. Check out our Indie Playground and get ready to have fun!

Check out the Indie Playground at DreamHack Dallas 2025 on Steam!
Discover a curated collection of standout indie games featured at the event. Play demos, wishlist your favorites, and support Indie developers.

indie studios

Aftabi Games

Booth: I19

Blue Gear Studio

Booth: I48

Dapper Dog Digital

Booth: I06

Daruma Games

Booth: I20

Dead Mimic Games

Booth: I43

dragonGlitch Games

Booth: I09

Drew Stillwell

Booth: I41

Enter CTRL Studios

Booth: I36

ET AL GAMES

Booth: I05

Fifth Edge Studios

Booth: I08

FlatNine Games

Booth: I37

Giant Fox Studios

Booth: I22

Gnome Lab Games

Booth: I13

Green Guy Blue Guy

Booth: I25

Hit the Healing

Booth: I47

IGDA

Booth: I29

K.P. Hallow Games

Booth: I11

Kimchi Corp

Booth: I01

Lucky Roll Studio

Booth: I38

Magihack Games

Booth: I44

Mark Mayers

Booth: I18

Merge Conflict Studio

Booth: I34

MobGeeks Studios

Booth: I42

Moonisle Studio

Booth: I40

Nexrage Studios

Booth: I04

One Trick Pony

Booth: I45

Pounce Pounce Studios

Booth: I31

Quail Button

Booth: I14

Sitting Ass Games

Booth: I27

Skyline Games

Booth: I23

Society of Play

Booth: I10

Something Special Games

Booth: I28

Spicy Gyro Games

Booth: I21

Student Game Developer Association UTD

Booth: I07

Super Item Studios

Booth: I26

Taco Storm Studios

Booth: I30

Talegames

Booth: I15

Tastyspleen Studios

Booth: I46

Tethys Games

Booth: I16

Tezcatek

Booth: I02

Timeless Games

Booth: I03

Two Brain Games

Booth: I24

Vault Productions

Booth: I32

Women-Led Games

Booth: I33

Wondering Fox Studios

Booth: I39

Xenon Fossil Games

Booth: I12

YummyYummyTummy

Booth: I17

HOP INTO DALLAS!

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how to participate

Participate
In order to participate, make sure you fill the form with your Steam Username and your Email.
1
Play we Bowling
Jump into the action — play We Bowling on Steam. Only the leaderboard on the DreamHack Dallas Level will be used to determine the winners.
2
Need a game key?
No worries, we gotchu! When you fill out the participation form, you will receive a game key!
3

The DreamHack Level

To win, you must rank in the Top 30 on the DreamHack Dallas level leaderboard by 10 PM ET each day. Winners are determined based on the leaderboard at 10 PM ET each day. We’ll contact winners via the email they registered with on April 22nd

Please note: Each player can only win once during the campaign, Good luck!

powered by

IGDA

The International Game Developers Association (IGDA) is the world’s largest nonprofit membership organization serving all individuals who create games.

 

We bring together developers at key industry conferences and in over 150 chapters and special interest groups (SIGs) to improve their lives and their craft. Whether you’re a student with a goal to become a game developer or a seasoned veteran; whether you’re based in the United States or any other country or region in the world; whether you’re an indie developer or in a AAA studio; whether your primary platform is a PC, console, mobile device, VR/AR, or a tabletop—we welcome you home to the IGDA!

About IGDA

The GIG

The GIG (Games Industry Gathering) is a virtual networking event created to virtually replicate the experience of connecting with industry friends and strangers in real life. It was created by games industry events veteran Guy Blomgberg as a response to the wave of event cancellation that began in 2020. Since its creation, the GIG has already gathered over 3000 members of the games industry from around the world who meet up every Friday of the week to feel connected.

 

One of the priorities of GIG is to create a safe and welcoming space for anyone and everyone in the games industry.

About The GIG

Women-Led Games

Women-led Games brings recognition to the hard working women in the games industry by holding a showcase every year showing off all the innovative games coming from Women-led and majority women studios. We aim to highlight all the amazing things women do in games and support their efforts in order to create a more equitable games industry.

About Women-Led Games

Society of Play

A 501(c) non-profit community for game developers! A community for professionals, hobbyists, and students. We’re for everyone everywhere, although we are based out of North Dallas TX. We host events for talks, postmortems, tutorials, workshops, game-jams, and mini-conventions. Join us to chill out, network, grow as a developer, hunt for talent, get some technical help, or just share what you’re working on! Come to an event, join our Discord, or follow us on social media!

About Society of Play

developers

Indie playground

This is one of the most exciting Indie Playgrounds to date! A diverse group of talented Developers are ready to showcase their titles. Support up-and-coming Developers and studios, play new games, and have a great time with your squad! Be sure to explore the Quests in the Indie Playground as well!

Reasons to join

Discover Hidden Gems

The Indie Playground is packed with fresh, unique games you won’t find anywhere else. It’s the perfect place to uncover new experiences and meet the creators behind them.

Support local

By exploring the Indie Playground, you’re supporting the developers who pour their heart into making something different. It’s a chance to help them grow and get their games into the spotlight.

Experience the Future

Indie games are where creativity thrives. You’ll find bold ideas and new twists on gameplay that could be the next big thing in the industry.

venue

Venue

stay in dallas

stay in dallas

How to activate

Step 1

Open ‘Activate a Product on Steam’ from the Games menu.

Enter the product code we provided. If you received a duplicate (sorry about that!), feel free to request a new one.

Install We Bowling and join the DreamHack Level once it’s set up.

You could check Reddit—or just ask your grandchildren 😉