Google 2021 Indie Games Accelerator for Game Developers

The Indie Games Accelerator from Google Play is a three-month digital accelerator program for high potential indie games studios from selected countries*.

The program is designed to bring the best of Google’s programs, products, people and technology to high potential indie games. 

You will get direct access to Google and top industry experts and learn how to build and grow a successful games company. 

You will join a global community of passionate game developers who are looking to take their business to the next level. 

• Table of Content
• About Google
• Indie Games Accelerator
• Aim and Benefits of Indie Games Accelerator
• Requirements for Indie Games Accelerator Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Google

Google LLC is an American multinational technology company that specializes in Internet-related services and products, which include online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, software, and hardware. It is considered one of the Big Four technology companies, alongside Amazon, Apple, and Facebook. Google was founded in September 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were Ph.D. students at Stanford University in California. The company's rapid growth since incorporation has triggered a chain of products, acquisitions, and partnerships beyond Google's core se... continue reading

Indie Games Accelerator

Application Deadline	01 Jul 2021
Type	Entrepreneurs
Sponsor	Google
Gender	Men and Women

Aim and Benefits of Indie Games Accelerator

Successful participants will be invited to two all-expense-paid gaming bootcamps in Singapore, where they will receive personalised mentorship, invites to events, and other exclusive benefits to help them grow on Android and Google Play.

Requirements for Indie Games Accelerator Qualification

• You must be a registered developer on Google Play.
• You need to be based in one of the eligible countries: Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, Egypt, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Nigeria, South Africa, Tunisia, Turkey, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela.
• You must be at least 18 years old* at the time of entering the competition.
• You must be the developer of the game you are submitting for review.
• If you are submitting an unreleased game for review, it must have a playable demo APK (Android Package Kit) submitted to Google Play as private beta through the Google Play Console and made accessible to the program team by inviting [email protected] as a beta tester within the Submission Period.

Selection Criteria: 

All eligible entries will be reviewed by Google teams and program participants will be selected on the basis of:

• Game submitted for review, evaluated on innovation, fun, design, technological and production quality
• Ratings, reviews and performance of previously launched games on Google Play
• Developer’s ability to receive coaching 

Application Deadline

July 1, 2021

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to Google on events.withgoogle.com to apply

For more details,visit Google website.