WePlay Studios’ Post

How to make indie game development scene more recognizable and bigger? The answer is - OTK Games Expo. Starting from 2022 OTK Media and WePlay Studios bring one of the biggest exhibitions of the indie game development scene with this year being no exception. One of the slogans of the show is "Discover the next big indie hit!". And that's right spot on as the show gives a unique spotlight for the indie game developers to shine with new amazing hits! Here are some of the features of the OTK Games Expo 2024 broadcast: 🎸 Jay the Bard Intro. Show opened with a huge hit - a dynamic performance from the Bard. Song lyrics were dedicated to this year's iteration of the show and all its genres/categories. Great intro sets a great tone for the whole show; 🔥 8 categories. Show was well built structure wise with segments such as Adventure, Action, Shooter, Platformer, Strategy, Cozy, Horror and Fighting. Each category highlighted 4 different games, Q&A with the developer and even the gameplay segment where OTK talents had a chance to try out new releases before they go to the market! 🎮 Gaming Couch. For this year the approach was fun and chill. OTK talent play some of the new showcased games in different modes: 1v1, single player, 4 player modes. World’s Worst Handyman, Smack Studio, Splodey, Pull/Stay and many others revealed their premiere gameplay on the show; 💥 World Reveals. Having a huge reveal is an integral part for every kind of Expo. Each reveal brings new viewers and adds more excitement about each following segment of the show as you never know what comes next. In addition to the main program this year's Expo had dozen of standalone activations. Dark and Darker, Legacy Steel & Sorcery, Diabotical Rogue, The Bazaar had their takeovers in different parts of the show; 🍄 Mad Mushroom showcase. Agency gave updates to the well-know realeases such as Atomic Picnic and Rumble Club. Fand were also surprised by 2 new releases - Claws & Chaos and Splodey. Splodey received praises from the community and OTK Talent as the exclusive gameplay was showcased during the show multiple times; 🧑💻 Dev for Hire. Special segment reflecting modern reality of the industry. OTK and Cash App are actively helping both developers and studios by special grants and focusing attention to unique personalities and true professionals; ❗️Viewers Choice. Once again OTK and CashApp provided a special 50k grant that was split between 5 studios picked by the chat. Such engagement gives audience the possibility to contribute to their favourite games here and now; 5 hours of runtime, more than 200k average viewers overall peaking at 279k viewers show was broadcasted on multiple channels including Steam and IGN Entertainment. It is always a pleasure to work with OTK crew. Both WePlay and OTK teams built an incredible chemistry and I am thrilled of what awaits us in future! #inspiration #broadcast #gaming #otk #tech #indiegame #gamedev