TheAverageGoob's Indie Game Gauntlet
The Indie Game Gauntlet is your chance to showcase your hard work to a live audience and get genuine, unfiltered reactions from a fellow game dev. As an indie developer, you pour countless hours into your projects, and this is your opportunity to watch someone experience your creation for the first time, in real-time.
I Want to Play YOUR Indie Game Live on Stream
How It Works
Submit by June 13th for your chance to be selected for the live stream event on June 15th. From all submissions, up to 10 games will be randomly selected for the gauntlet. Each selected game gets a dedicated 30-minute spotlight where I'll dive in fresh, share my honest reactions, and give you the kind of authentic first-time player experience that's invaluable for developers.
Stream-Friendly Guidelines
Selected games should be appropriate for a general streaming audience (family-friendly content, proper music licensing, etc.). I reserve the right to respectfully decline any game that doesn't meet basic streaming guidelines, but don't let that discourage you – most indie games are perfectly suited for live streaming!
I won't be downloading any Itch games. Any Itch game submissions must have an HTML playable version for it to be selected.
What's In It For You?
- Live, genuine reactions from a fresh perspective
- Authentic feedback that money can’t buy
- Exposure to a live streaming audience (hey, 3 people is a live audience, okay)
- Edited YouTube video after the stream so you can come back and watch over and over if you want!
- Support for your work – if your game isn’t free, I’ll purchase it to support you as a fellow creator
- Community engagement as viewers discover new indie gems
Submissions Closed
Check out the game lineup for the June 2025 Indie Game Gauntlet below.
View Game Lineup