{"id":943987,"date":"2025-12-31T06:17:20","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T06:17:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/?p=442985"},"modified":"2025-12-31T06:17:20","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T06:17:20","slug":"gamescom-was-too-expensive-for-these-devs-but-dont-miss-their-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/gamescom-was-too-expensive-for-these-devs-but-dont-miss-their-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Gamescom was too expensive for these devs \u2014 but don\u2019t miss their games"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/gamescom-was-too-expensive-for-these-devs-but-dont-miss-their-games.jpg\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/gamescom\/440839\/gamescom-2024-everything-announced\">Gamescom<\/a> might be the largest gaming expo in the world, but that doesn\u2019t mean everyone gets to go or show their game. With the event hosted in Cologne, Germany, the price to travel to and book space at the event, and to advertise a game during its big announcements stream, can be steep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamescom.global\/en\/info\/exhibitors\/shows-and-events\/gamescom-opening-night-live\">According to the official website<\/a>, a 30-second trailer in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/gamescom\/442015\/gamescom-announcements-trailers-onl-2024\">Gamescom Opening Night Live<\/a> costs \u20ac115,000 ($127,671) \u2014 and that\u2019s just the starting point, on top of other costs. The total costs involved aren\u2019t always that high, since there are editorial slots available for significant announcements and \u201cwildcard\u201d slots available for independent teams. But generally speaking, it\u2019s expensive.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">In response to the cost barrier, indie developers have started a new social media trend where they share what they\u2019re working on. As a result, X is filled with talk of wonderful indie games that aren\u2019t a part of Gamescom, but you should totally check out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">The trend works more or less the same each time someone posts. A developer tweets with the text, \u201cGamescom trailer is more than 100k dollars, so here is,\u201d and then they add a GIF, image, or clip of a game. Some games in the trend, like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/2024\/6\/11\/24173823\/1000xresist-impressions\">the phenomenal <em>1000xResist<\/em><\/a>, have been released and you can go play them now. However, a lot of the tweets show off neat <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/cool-wip\">works in progress<\/a>. Scroll onward to soak up the good work happening.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Gamescom trailer is more than 100k dollars, so here is a GIF. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/indiedev?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#indiedev<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/gamescom2024?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#gamescom2024<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GIFYkTWxLG\">https:\/\/t.co\/GIFYkTWxLG<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6nOVYsHZR4\">pic.twitter.com\/6nOVYsHZR4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MULLET MAD JACK OUT NOW! 97% on steam (@Hammer95studios) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Hammer95studios\/status\/1825982312477241761?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 20, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">gamescom trailer is more than 100k dollars, so here is a video of our indie game. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/gamescom2024?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#gamescom2024<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/J3V7j1GjAq\">https:\/\/t.co\/J3V7j1GjAq<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pOCHkYfK6I\">pic.twitter.com\/pOCHkYfK6I<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Melos Han-Tani (@han_tani) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/han_tani\/status\/1826432854219534364?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 22, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Gamescom trailer is more than 100k dollars, so here is a vid. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/indiedev?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#indiedev<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/gamescom2024?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#gamescom2024<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GBYfHbzm6F\">https:\/\/t.co\/GBYfHbzm6F<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1PG43Fl21Q\">https:\/\/t.co\/1PG43Fl21Q<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OVBts0GdTH\">pic.twitter.com\/OVBts0GdTH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dmaw\u26c5 &#8211; Wishlist Sushi Ben on Steam (@DmawDev) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DmawDev\/status\/1826620338534580267?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 22, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A gamescom trailer is around 100k dollars, we would never be able to afford it, so here is a gameplay vid for ABYSS X ZERO!<\/p>\n<p>A 3D Metroidvania with lowpoly graphics inspired by Mega Man Legends and Wind Waker<\/p>\n<p>Wishlist on Steam to support us! (link below)<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/indiedev?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#indiedev<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/gamescom2024?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#gamescom2024<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZVaIngqtNI\">pic.twitter.com\/ZVaIngqtNI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tiani Pixel (@TianiPixel) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TianiPixel\/status\/1826343912140931248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 21, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This poor lil human can&#039;t afford to go to Gamescom this year, let alone show a trailer there&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>So uh, please check out my Japanese language learning game that&#039;s available now on Steam, and very soon on Nintendo Switch! \ud83e\udd7a\ud83c\uddef\ud83c\uddf5 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vBKY2uyms9\">pic.twitter.com\/vBKY2uyms9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shashingo: Learn Japanese with Photography (@ShashingoGame) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShashingoGame\/status\/1826369178636345354?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 21, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Gamescom trailer is more than 100k dollars, so here is a video of my indie game. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/indiedev?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#indiedev<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/gamescom2024?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#gamescom2024<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XpOKeUvANj\">https:\/\/t.co\/XpOKeUvANj<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pkEctnBlkd\">pic.twitter.com\/pkEctnBlkd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; J\u00f3n &#8211; making Tiny Tires \ud83d\ude97\ud83c\udfc1 Wishlist now! (@jonkristinsson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jonkristinsson\/status\/1826265238670594369?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 21, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Gamescom trailer is more than 100k dollars, so here&#039;s a GIF of my indie game <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xgyB0oat2r\">https:\/\/t.co\/xgyB0oat2r<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CaSFsrcV87\">pic.twitter.com\/CaSFsrcV87<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Alex Kanaris-Sotiriou (@Kanaratron) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kanaratron\/status\/1826261208363930059?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 21, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Gamescom trailer is more than 100k dollars, so here is a GIF. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/indiedev?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#indiedev<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/gamescom2024?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#gamescom2024<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DE9PuaXDmZ\">https:\/\/t.co\/DE9PuaXDmZ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JRhQI3fJgV\">pic.twitter.com\/JRhQI3fJgV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; PSYCHOFINGER (@PSYCH0FINGER) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PSYCH0FINGER\/status\/1825989641981288717?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 20, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Gamescom trailer is more than 100k dollars, so here&#039;s a trailer of our indie game <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/t1WApxJSNP\">https:\/\/t.co\/t1WApxJSNP<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NpyUPnUGNr\">pic.twitter.com\/NpyUPnUGNr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; On Your Tail (@onyourtailgame) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/onyourtailgame\/status\/1826625096825569755?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 22, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/gaming\/442985\/gamescom-2024-indie-games-twitter-trend\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gamescom might be the largest gaming expo in the world, but that doesn\u2019t mean everyone gets to go or show their game. With the event hosted in Cologne, Germany, the price to travel to and book space at the event, and to advertise a game during its big announcements stream, can be steep. According to the official website, a 30-second trailer in Gamescom Opening Night Live costs \u20ac115,000 ($127,671) \u2014 and that\u2019s just the starting point, on top of other costs. The total costs involved aren\u2019t always that high, since there are editorial slots available for significant announcements and \u201cwildcard\u201d slots available for independent teams. But generally speaking, it\u2019s expensive. In response to the cost barrier, indie developers have started a new social media trend&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/gamescom-was-too-expensive-for-these-devs-but-dont-miss-their-games\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":943988,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-943987","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-polygon"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Gamescom was too expensive for these devs \u2014 but don\u2019t miss their games | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Gamescom might be the largest gaming expo in the world, but that doesn\u2019t mean everyone gets to go or show their game. 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