Fira Barcelona Gran Via,

18–20 January 2027

Indie Game Zone

Built something brilliant? Put it in front of gaming's biggest buyers

You don't need to be an industry giant to build gaming's next big thing. 

For ICE 2027, we're creating a new Indie Game Zone for the up-and-coming studios making genuinely exciting games. We want to create a platform for the next generation of game developers to make themselves known to the wider industry. 

The Indie Game Zone will put studios in front of the operators, decision-makers, and industry leaders looking for what's next.

Applications are now open to purchase a stand in the Indie Game Zone

APPLY FOR A STAND

Great games deserve to get discovered

You've built the game. Now it's time to put it in front of industry-leading operators. 

The Indie Game Zone is designed to give emerging game studios a platform in the heart of ICE to connect exciting new content and the developers behind it with a global audience of gaming operators.  

ICE sets the tone for the global gaming industry each year, and we’re eager to support the next generation of games developers.

Pods start at €12,500 and include:

  • Logo on back wall board 
  • TV 
  • 1 x 500K socket 
  • 2 x stools 
  • Branded cabinet 
  • Logo and profile on ICE website 
  • Part of guided stand tour  
  • Indie Games Showcase email series – 3 x games featured throughout campaign 
  • Slots News Newsletter – game and link to book a meeting at ICE in 1 x Slots News newsletter (sent out to 24k casino reps in igaming (70% operators) ​​​​​​

Get in Front of the Industry's Leading Operators

Built Different

Get your games in front of industry leading operators

Showcase your latest launches to businesses seeking out differentiated, distinctive content

Make your studio known 

Put your brand and your work on an international stage in the heart of ICE 

Meet the right buyers 

Meet decision makers, potential partners and industry leaders face to face 

Show what makes you different 

Give these potential buyers the opportunity to play your games for themselves  

Apply for your stand now

The Indie Game Zone is designed for independent, early-stage game studios creating high-quality original content, that are ready to take on the global gaming industry.  

We’re looking for studios that…  

  • Are not a current exhibitor at ICE or iGB L!VE

  • Have been in operation 10 years or less 

  • Are not a subsidiary of a larger casino games provider 

  • Have compelling games or concepts ready to showcase 

  • Want to build relationships with operators and industry partners 

  • Want to increase their visibility within the global gaming market 

  • Have not yet achieved the scale or profile of the industry’s largest suppliers 

  • Have something genuinely new, different or exciting to bring to ICE 

Does that sound like you? Then we want to hear from you.  

Applications are now open for studios interested in purchasing a booth in the Indie Game Zone at ICE 2027.  

Tell us about your studio, your games, and what you’re bringing to the industry.