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Hello! Welcome to the entry page for issue #32 Indiepocalypse Zine! 

What is this thing anyway? 

Simply, it's a monthly collection of  games from 10 developers all wrapped up in one package. That the developers get paid for! Up front and on the back end! There will also be a short digital zine with a page for each game. Creators are free to design their page to their own liking or submit text and pictures to be laid out for them.

The games are then sold through itch in a single zipped file with a launcher.

You will be paid:

UP FRONT: $20 USD   
BACK END: 5% of sales (before anthology breaks even) | 8% (after)  

Also, I claim no exclusivity or ownership of your games!

Game Requirements

This simply a submission page for the zine. I do not consider it a jam and would encourage others to do the same. If you want to make a new game for the zine (and I'm not commissioning you) more power to you I guess.

-Games can (and should) already be complete and can have been made at any point in time.
-Games can be of any theme   
-Games can be of any length  
-Games can be digital or physical (that can be distributed digitally)  but must be in some way downloadable. This includes mobile games.
-Games can play very loosely with the term 'game'  
-Any number of games can be submitted but each person can only occupy one slot.
-I have no way to play VR-only games, everything else should be fine.
-Make your game playable without me having to find a way load up the project file in whatever engine you made it in

That's pretty much it. Everyone keeps ownership of all their stuff, this is mostly a way to give a platform (and money) to smaller and/or more unknown projects.

How are games selected?

Games are selected by a single curator (me) based on no strict criteria at all. The main goal each month is to make an interesting and diverse zine. Below are some things that I think about when choosing games. Indiepocalypse was created with the intent of being a collection of alternative and outsider works so bear that in mind when submitting.

This is by no means a list of objectives to meet and there is no objective math way of breaking down and judging a game and anyone who claims otherwise is lying.

-Subjective taste is ultimately unavoidable
-I prefer things that are messy and interesting to ones that are polished and familiar
-Complete is preferable to demos/betas
-Each issue will try to a have a diverse selection of games, even if the 10 best fighting games ever made were submitted only like, 2, would be included
-Length is irrelevant
-I am typically detached from (if not exhausted by) trends in design
-You gotta really try for something if you're making a overhead/twin-stick shooter 
-Execution on intent (or something to the effect) is what I look to when I find a game feels more personally uninteresting than broadly uninteresting (however possible it is to determine such a thing)

Incomplete list of things I try to avoid judging unfairly but generally do not like and hey, I'm just a person so that's how things are
-Tiny (relative) hit boxes on melee attacks
-Built in physics, especially where meaningful control matters 

What if my game is selected?

After submission entries are curated, if your game is selected, you'll be contacted  and given a form to fill out to collect the materials for the magazine and anything else that may be needed. If you submitted multiple games, you will either: Be sent a message telling you which game was selected OR Receive no additional message and have your choice of bundling the games one entry/choose which game you'd like to be included.


Selections are not made public until the issue is released.  Everyone will receive an email through itch once the games are chosen. If that is the only email you received, your game was not selected.


Games chosen are in no way way exclusive to Indiepocalypse and can remain on your itch page or anywhere else for any price you want. The games chosen are made public when the issue is released.

The zine favors new contributors and will likely not repeat contributors for at least TBD months.

WHEN WILL IT COME OUT?: 

September 2nd

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Questions? Feel free to read all the above text again before contacting me at indiepocalypse@gmail.com.

Submissions(52)

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Absurdist Typing Game developed as part of the Briefs series
Interactive Fiction
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Shoot invaders out of your hive in 2 minutes
Shooter
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A VIDEO GAME CONCEPT ALBUM THAT WILL TAKE YOU TO THE STARS AND BEYOND
Fling a cat up down and all around
Platformer
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Self-destruct your way to victory!
Shooter
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Rules-light TTRPG About Surviving the End Days at Bible Camp
A creepy Bitsy adventure game about unraveling family secrets.
Adventure
Play in browser
A point-and-click high school reunion horror story
Adventure
A One-page GMless Exploration RPG for 1 - 8 Players.
the arcade coloring book of blood and prison
Action
Try to debunk the forces of the paranormal !
Adventure
Welcome to our furniture store's dresser section. Stay a while, stay forever!
Action
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Take a quick run up memory lane. Don't even think about slowing down, 'cause the present surely won't.
Platformer
A story-driven game following a goblin, Tics, and a talking rose , Roseline, as they search for the 'THREE GREAT SEEDS'.
Adventure
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Interrogate strange demons to determine which one caused your death. Oh, and you can shoot them at any time.
Interactive Fiction
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You are a soldier of the Ukrainian army, your task is to destroy Vladimir and free Ukraine from the invaders
Shooter
Crack the case with Clash!
Visual Novel
Convince a hungry hoard of zombies to play soccer instead of eating you.
Sports
​Use your trusty spear to navigate the dungeon, fight bosses and of course, slay that pesky ol' ghost queen! >:(((
Platformer
The world is dying. Savor what little is left.
Interactive Fiction
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A short, interactive visual poem and a video game exploring the neurodivergent experience.
Interactive Fiction
Puzzle
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A Fast-Paced Potion Preparing adventure, where YOU ARE THE HEALER in your team!
Action
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Endless Run and Gun... IN SPACE???
Survival
A zombie horror fps survival shooter.
A cyberpunk RPG based on Shadowrun
Role Playing
Play in browser
Adventure
2D puzzle shooter
Puzzle
Retro arcade bullet shooter, kill your enemies with a light beam powered by tesla coils
Shooter
Make decisions to try to escape the forest!
Visual Novel
This game focuses on collecting objects and solving puzzles as you venture between dimensions!
Puzzle
spin. spin! Spin! SPIN! SPINNNNNNN!!!!!!!! KILL STUFF! SPIN!!!! NOT FAST ENOUGH!!!! SPIN FASTER!!!!!!
Survival
GP01 Made With Godot
A new version of Brad the Bread-Man
GMTK game Jam Submission
Platformer
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A new NES single-screen platformer!
Platformer
Full Shadow Child Game
Platformer
Fly from cloud to cloud, island to island as an adorable low poly chicken.
A 2000s-style, fully customizable virtual pet game!
Simulation
Ragefull And Cute Parkour Game
Platformer
Don't let the food FREEFALL!!
Strategy
HYPERCASUAL