Now accepting Registrations from Victorian Games Studios and Games Creators to participate in the 2024 MIGW Steam Page Festival
Applications due: 1 August 2024
Include your game on the MIGW Steam Page Festival curator page
Melbourne International Games Week (MIGW) welcomes applications from Victorian games developers who wish to include their game on this year’s MIGW Steam Page curator page.
The MIGW Steam Page Festival is a showcase of Victorian-made games using the Steam platform. The curator and sales page will be live and promoted from 3 October through 10 October 2024.
Applications undergo review and Creative Victoria reserves the right to reject a game if unsuitable. Final curated games will be chosen on their merits and suitability. Feedback is always provided to unsuccessful applicants.
You can view 2023’s MIGW Steam Page Festival here: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/migw2023
Note: The 2024 festival will not be including streamed content and will only be hosting the curated games lists.
Please send any questions to games@creative.vic.gov.au.
Register your game for the MIGW 2024 Steam Page Festival
Important Dates
Successful applicants will be notified by email within two (2) weeks of their application submission.
All successful applicants are required to agree to the following stipulations that accompany all MIGW events (unless otherwise agreed, prior to application):
- MIGW 2024 Steam Page Festival: 3 October through 10 October 2024
- MIGW 2024: 5 through 13 October 2024
- MIGW Education Symposium: 3 & 4 October 2024
- Steam Page Applications due: 1 August 2024
- Game discount cool-off period: 30 days either side of your game discount
- Game discount maximum period: 14 days maximum in one period
- Game discount cool-off period implications: Offering your game at discount during the MIGW Steam Page Festival 2024 will mean you will not be able to have your game participate in another discount from;
- 3 September through 2 October 2024 and,
- 17 October through 14 November 2024 (depending on how you allocate your maximum discount period)
- Steam Halloween Sale: 28 October through 4 November 2024 (note the overlap with the discount cool-off period)
MIGW takes no responsibility for any changes to Steam’s discount cool-off policy, or any other factor that may impact the nature of participation with the MIGW 2024 Steam Page Festival.
Refer to Steam’s documentation here for more information: https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/marketing/discounts
Participation & Eligibility
Successful applicants will be notified by email within 2 weeks of their application submission.
All successful applicants are required to agree to the following stipulations:
- You agree to have your game included on the MIGW Steam Page Festival, with Creative Victoria branding
- You commit to the content of your included game being in line with the MIGW Steam Page Festival Content Guidelines. If you have questions about what this means regarding the content and suitability of your game, please reach out at games@creative.vic.gov.au to discuss.
- You agree to participate in a post event evaluation.
It is not mandatory for participating games to run with a discount / sale concurrent to the MIGW Steam Page Festival, but games with demos or discounts will be more prominently featured on the page.
A featured section for 'upcoming releases' will allow games not yet released to display. Having an available demo is not mandatory, but highly encouraged.
All games made by studios or individual developers who are headquartered in Victoria are eligible to apply. There is no cost to participate.
For further information please contact:
Alia Vryens
Project Officer, Games & Industry Partnerships, Creative Victoria
Click here to register your game for the MIGW 2024 Steam Page Festival
Submissions currently accepted via Google Forms. The information you supply is private and confidential and will not be used for any purpose otherwise related to Melbourne International Games Week.