Get education and mentorship to supercharge your growth
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.
*Eligible countries doubled in 2021:
- North America: United States, Canada.
- Latin America: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela.
- Asia Pacific: Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Laos, Brunei, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam.
- Europe: Austria, Belgium, Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom (including Northern Ireland).
- Middle East & Africa: Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Nigeria, South Africa and Tunisia.
Other eligibility criteria include:
- You must be a registered developer on Google Play.
- 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.
- You can submit an existing game or a game that you're planning on launching soon.
And other requirements in the Terms and Conditions.
*or age of majority pursuant to the laws of your country (whichever is higher)
Alumni testimonials
Studio: Bombay Play
Country: India
Co-Founder: Oliver Jones
For Bombay Play the Indie Games Accelerator was much more than a networking opportunity, it is a chance for indie developers to create lasting bonds with mentors and peers in the fast evolving games industry. No other program offers as much quality one on one mentorship combined with amazing social moments. Bombay Play went on to raise $2.5m in seed funding, this included investors who attended the 2020 Indie Games Accelerator pitch day! We feel the feedback we received not only helped elevate the quality of our games, but our whole approach to managing a games company effectively. We entered the Accelerator as a team of 3 developers, now are a company of over 40. If you are open to evaluating yourself, learning and unlearning fast, and connecting with the wide world of emerging indie developers, I thoroughly recommend participating in the Indie Games Accelerator.
Studio: Pincer Games
Country: Uruguay
Co-Founder: Laia Barboza
The Indie Games Accelerator had a huge impact on Pincer, all the content was designed to fit the realities of different studios, specifically small ones like ours. It gave us a clear roadmap and confidence on each step and learned from amazing mentors from all over the world. We're already experiencing great results from all that we've learned during our launch process. We recommend all indies to apply to this amazing program.
Is this not the program for you?
If you think you don't need education and mentorship and that your game is ready for the spotlight and promotions, the Indie Games Festival may be a more appropriate program for you. Check out the Festivals in:
