FANTASTIC FEST 2024: Fantastic Games Presented By Day Of The Devs Coming In September

Austin, TX is quickly becoming one of the go-to locations for genre fans with premiere festivals like SXSW as well as Fantastic Fest bringing a whole host of genre delights to the “don’t tread on me” state. We at Macabre Daily are gearing up for what should be another banner year for Fantastic Fest, especially with the news coming out today of a new addition to the week-long plus event. Fantastic Games Presented by Day of the Devs is hitting Fantastic Fest 2024 on September 20-22 and is a great opportunity for indie game developers to get their games and their names out there.

Check out the press release below to learn more about what to expect and how to submit your game for consideration. For those in attendance at this year’s Fantastic Fest, make sure to check out these developers while you’re there as well as keep an eye out for the awards!

From the Press Release

Austin, TX – July 29, 2024 – Fantastic Fest, the largest genre film festival in the U.S., specializing in horror, fantasy, sci-fi, and action today announced their partnership with Day of the Devs, a non-profit with the mission to celebrate the creativity, diversity and magic of video games, to host the inaugural Fantastic Games: Presented by Day of the Devs, from September 20 - 22.

“Day of the Devs efforts to celebrate the best in games, championing some of the most unique and innovative experiences, embodies exactly what we do at Fantastic Fest with films, so partnering with them feels like a perfect fit,” said Lisa Dreyer, Festival Director. “We’re excited to connect our Fantastic Fest attendees with incredible video games that will leave them shocked, horrified, and excited for more to come.”

Fantastic Games: Presented by Day of the Devs is a video game showcase taking place during the 19th edition of Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas. The showcase is set to feature 12 incredible horror games that all festival attendees can play - some of which will be playable for the first time ever. Fans can purchase a variety of badges now to get access to the festival and therefore the video game showcase - more information on badges and how to purchase can be found here.

“As huge fans of Alamo Drafthouse and Fantastic Fest, we’re thrilled to team up and help bring games back to the festival,” said Greg Rice, co-founder of Day of the Devs. “We’re always looking at how Day of the Devs can help spotlight the best of independent games and are excited to bring some spooky, terrifying, and downright fantastic games. We’re so looking forward to September and celebrating with the community in Austin!”

Game developers interested in submitting their games for consideration to be part of the Day of the Devs selection can apply through the form here from today until August 5th. Developers from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply, however, only games/projects in the horror, fantasy, sci-fi, and action genres will be considered. Games fitting this year’s Carnival theme are especially encouraged to apply. 

Sponsors of Fantastic Games: Presented by Day of the Devs include Blumhouse Games, Devolver, Double Fine, iam8bit, and Raw Fury.

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