GeekFest West Indie Game Awards 2026 (Interactive Arts Awards Showcase)
Welcome to the first GeekFest West Indie Game Competition and Awards! https://www.geekfest.com/Discover an exciting collection of independently developed games, meet the creative teams behind them, and experience new titles from developers across the Pacific Northwest and beyond.Featured games will be showcased during GeekFest West Game Expo, taking place July 17–19, 2026, in Lynnwood, Washington. Attendees can play participating games, connect with developers, and help celebrate the creativity and innovation of the indie gaming community.Explore the games featured on this page, add your favorites to your wishlist, download available demos, and follow the developers for future updates.The GeekFest West Indie Game Awards will recognize outstanding games across multiple categories, including gameplay, visual design, innovation, audio, storytelling, and overall experience.Whether you are attending GeekFest West in person or joining us through Steam, this is your opportunity to discover your next favorite indie game.Stay, play, and support indie developers!----------------------------------------------Built into the full three-day expo experience, the showcase is designed to spotlight the games, developers, studios, and creative teams that make an impact throughout the event. Rather than following a traditional year-end industry awards format, the GeekFest West Game Expo Interactive Arts Awards Showcase focuses on honoring the games and creators that help define the energy, excitement, and excellence of the expo itself.For 2026 here are our video game contenders:Game Name: Touhou Danmaku Mazehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/2927320/Touhou_Danmaku_Maze?snr=2___Arcade Mazeplay collides with the Touhou Project universe in this comical game! Can you help the famous ice fairy Cirno survive the angry residents of Gensokyo?Game Name: Ascent Rivalshttps://store.steampowered.com/app/2748420/Ascent_Rivals?snr=2___Ascent Rivals is a high-octane multiplayer combat racer that fuses driving, combat, and battle royale intensity into one experience. Built from the ground up by a passionate indie team, Ascent Rivals pushes the boundaries of what competitive racing can be.Available: 2026Game Name: Astro Burnhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/3810660/Astro_Burn?snr=2___Dodge everything. Destroy anything. Stack ridiculous firepower and unleash anime style Catnip powered chaos in this fast paced cute-em-up bullet hell. Play as Astro, a space cat with her robot companion on their journey home, battling through absurd enemies, deadly hazards, and unhinged bosses.Game Name: Quarter Note Cafehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/4662880/Quarter_Note_Cafe?snr=2___Serve Coffee to cultists, instruments and the regular passerby from your coffee shop in a city filled with all sorts of weird, kind and potentially dangerous people.To be announced
Welcome to the first GeekFest West Indie Game Competition and Awards! https://www.geekfest.com/
Discover an exciting collection of independently developed games, meet the creative teams behind them, and experience new titles from developers across the Pacific Northwest and beyond.
Featured games will be showcased during GeekFest West Game Expo, taking place July 17–19, 2026, in Lynnwood, Washington. Attendees can play participating games, connect with developers, and help celebrate the creativity and innovation of the indie gaming community.
Explore the games featured on this page, add your favorites to your wishlist, download available demos, and follow the developers for future updates.
The GeekFest West Indie Game Awards will recognize outstanding games across multiple categories, including gameplay, visual design, innovation, audio, storytelling, and overall experience.
Whether you are attending GeekFest West in person or joining us through Steam, this is your opportunity to discover your next favorite indie game.
Stay, play, and support indie developers!
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Built into the full three-day expo experience, the showcase is designed to spotlight the games, developers, studios, and creative teams that make an impact throughout the event. Rather than following a traditional year-end industry awards format, the GeekFest West Game Expo Interactive Arts Awards Showcase focuses on honoring the games and creators that help define the energy, excitement, and excellence of the expo itself.
For 2026 here are our video game contenders:
Game Name: Touhou Danmaku Maze
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2927320/Touhou_Danmaku_Maze?snr=2___
Arcade Mazeplay collides with the Touhou Project universe in this comical game! Can you help the famous ice fairy Cirno survive the angry residents of Gensokyo?
Game Name: Ascent Rivals
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2748420/Ascent_Rivals?snr=2___
Ascent Rivals is a high-octane multiplayer combat racer that fuses driving, combat, and battle royale intensity into one experience. Built from the ground up by a passionate indie team, Ascent Rivals pushes the boundaries of what competitive racing can be.
Available: 2026
Game Name: Astro Burn
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3810660/Astro_Burn?snr=2___
Dodge everything. Destroy anything. Stack ridiculous firepower and unleash anime style Catnip powered chaos in this fast paced cute-em-up bullet hell. Play as Astro, a space cat with her robot companion on their journey home, battling through absurd enemies, deadly hazards, and unhinged bosses.
Game Name: Quarter Note Cafe
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4662880/Quarter_Note_Cafe?snr=2___
Serve Coffee to cultists, instruments and the regular passerby from your coffee shop in a city filled with all sorts of weird, kind and potentially dangerous people.
To be announced
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