Games-First Mindset | Hand-selected assortment of rising indies sure to inspire, surprise, and delight players.
Approachable Admission | The Six One Indie Showcase is a zero-barriers, no gatekeeping production. Submitting your game is free, and no media exclusivity is required to participate.
Early Amplification | Driving indie awareness before the noise of larger gaming calendar beats.
Authentic Viewership | Through targeted outreach across the indie gaming community, showcase your games to a passionate indie-forward audience and beyond.
Digital Ecosystem | Content lives beyond the main showcase through podcast, social, and media placement.
The Indie Game Awards, presented by Six One Indie will recognize outstanding achievements across various categories, offering a platform for indie developers to showcase their work to a global audience.
The annual event designed to honor excellence in indie gaming, featuring categories that highlight innovation, storytelling, artistry, and more. The awards will spotlight the most compelling and groundbreaking titles from around the world. Further information about the award categories, nomination process, judges, and event details will be announced later in the year. Interested parties are encouraged to stay tuned for updates.
“Six One Indie has done an AMAZING job curating awesome games and nailing the presentation. Lots of us do these kinda events, but few do it THIS well. This comprehensively.”
- Greg Miller, Kinda Funny
“This is an example of a really great presentation. The grouping of games, how they were presented, the variety. This was about the games. It was a love letter to indie games”
- Cly, Point In Progress
“Loved everyone's enthusiasm for indies. We need more people like [Six One Indie] to champion us.”
- GrahamOfLegend, Super Space Club
“Honestly [Six One Indie] made the showcase that I as a gamer want to watch. It's authentic, to the point, and just games. For indies, these kind of things mean the world.”
- ThinkingStars, ANNO Mutationem
Mike Towndrow (he/him)
Creative Director, Co-Founder
Mike is an accident prone elder emo who excels in keeping his fellow teammates on their toes when it comes to his physical well-being.
Twitter: @itsMikeTown
Kelsey Lynn Towndrow (she/her)
Community Lead, Co-Founder
Kelsey adores the cuter games in life. She fantasizes of her inevitable marriage to Kirby officiated by Roald and a sea of Bugsnax as their witnesses. A tattoo artist by day, she tries to do as many game tattoos as she can. Praise Lamb.
Twitter: @KelseyLynn1031
Kyle Stephenson (he/him)
Program Coordinator, Co-Founder
Kyle hates long walks on the beach, enjoys Starburst Jellybeans by the bag, is a 7-time WWE Champion in a different universe, and the best damn hugger in the world. If you don’t believe that last one, he’ll challenge you to a hug off anytime, anywhere.
Twitter: @MrKStep
Harry Loizides (he/him)
Editor In Chief
Harry is a longtime fan of Nintendo, a quick study on PlayStation and PC. He’s also a secondary school math teacher and technology advocate who finds opportunities to talk nerdy with his students.
Twitter: @illgrillchill
Becca Smith (she/her)
Staff Writer
Becca is a horror game lover, addicted to scaring herself on purpose. She is not ashamed that most of her camera roll is of her cats and she eats sushi for almost every meal.
Twitter: @sugarohsnappeas
Austin Ernst (he/him)
Staff Writer // Previews
Austin is a nerd who simply wishes he was cooler. Besides talking games and anime, his life consists of his two mini aussies and never having enough money for more tattoos.
Twitter: @Austion_Ernie
Justin Hyde (he/him)
Staff Writer // Events
Fueled entirely by caffeine and the force, Justin’s love for games roots back to being handed down consoles like the Sega Genesis, NES, and SNES during his early childhood. He can be found passionately ranting about most forms of media on any given day.
Twitter: @8bit_Justin
Matthew Wright (he/him)
Producer, Content Host
Matthew is a video game historian who plays too many obscure, retro titles. He is fascinated by behind the scenes stories of video games old and new, and is passionate about the surrounding discussions these stories spur up.
Jake Palmer (he/him)
Content Manager, Video
Jake is a Pokémon master who has rejected millions of regular Pokémon in search of their shiny version. You'll find him traveling from Kanto to Galar Region to be the best he ever was.
Twitter: @JakeP47
Mike Clancey (he/him)
Showcase Graphics Designer
Clancey’s gaming roots date back to the NES and original Game Boy. When he’s not editing trailers or designing logos, you’ll catch him resting his old bones with a controller in hand or watching horror films.
Twitter: @M_Clancey
Petey (he/him)
Mascot, Master of Ceremonies
One-third pigeon and two-thirds bone, Petey is the foremost semi-feathered indie expert across the gaming industry. Born, raised, and expired on the branch of a pin oak on Arthur Ave in the Bronx, Petey will not tolerate those who scoff at indie games on the world wide web.
Twitter: @SixOneIndie