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What is GDLX?

Game Dev London (GDL) is a community organisation that aims to connect game developers not just in London but around the world and we host various events throughout the year to support this goal. One of these events is GDLX, a showcase for indie games and their creators.

The event also includes a series of talks and panel discussions about game development, providing a platform for developers to share their knowledge and experiences.

#GDLX23 is the latest edition of this event, and it promises to be an exciting and informative experience for attendees. The event will take place on March 29th at 26 Leake Street, London.

GDLX 2023 will feature a variety of indie games, which will be available to play, giving attendees the opportunity to discover new and exciting games, and learn more about the developers behind them.

Alongside talks and panel discussions, the event will also feature dedicated networking spaces and an industry after-party, giving attendees the opportunity to meet new people, share ideas, and potentially form collaborations for future game development projects. With a diverse range of attendees from different backgrounds, GDLX 2023 is the perfect event for anyone interested in the game development industry to network and learn from others in the field.

Industry After Party (Night) Ticket: £20

All Access Ticket: £30

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SHOWCASE

SHOWCASING GAMES

SLAP-IT TOGETHER

Slap-It Together is a silly co-op game full of slapstick shenanigans and zany zombies. Put on a hat, pick-up a bat, and slap for survival in the greatest gameshow around!

TERRATORIAL

Terratorial is the in-production real-time strategy game by independent game developer Arrogant Pixel. Set after the sudden overnight disappearance of planet Earth, the game’s campaign follows a diverse set of galactic heroes who utilise a powerful armada of spaceships and engage in hectic, theft-based warfare to discover the culprit behind this terrestrial mystery.

BULLION

Pirate cattle! Horrible puns! An epic struggle for survival where allegences can change in moments! Bullion: The Curse of the Cut-Throat Cattle is an upcoming local multi-player brawler from Leda Entertainment that brings back the classic friendly rivalries from the SNES and N64 era. Grab the treasure, stab up your shipmates - but beware! should the whole crew end up dead, it's off to the locker with all of ye!

It's a mad loot-grabbing battle to survive the wrath of the heathen gods, and only one will emerge victorious against the Curse of the Cut-Throat Cattle! (Please note: the developers will not be held responsible for damage to friendships, relationships, etc...)

THE PUPPETEER

'The Puppeteer' is a short but thought-provoking top-down action-adventure game. Evoking the retro style of games such as Pokemon Mystery Dungeon and the original Legend of Zelda, you explore various lands in an attempt to understand the twisted and tragic demise of the people of this land.

NOK

NOK is an immersive physics-based sandbox hidden-object game that combines problem-solving and satisfying destruction in cozy environments.

RETRO DRIVE

Driven by determination and an inspired Synthwave soundtrack, turn the volume up, put the pedal to the metal, and welcome to the next feature in the Retro Drive Series!

Set in a futuristic open world environment, Retro Drive 2 explores themes unlike any other driving game. Travel the world, accell in races, explore the environment, and experience the unique story filled with many different characters that impact the world you live in. The way you play the game is up to you, your choices you make will alter the environment, gameplay, and other character’s lives.

Follow the journey, in which the main character has the ability to enter the past and make positive impacts to alter the timeline that you call “home”.

THE QUIET THINGS

Based on real diary entries kept as a teenager, The Quiet Things seeks to explore mental health issues with a raw but brave look at childhood abuse and trauma.

With a deep focus on storytelling through audio, set foot in Alice’s world and hear her story.
Throughout the game you will discover pages of Alice’s life and seek to piece together fragments of memories, as well as more hidden, dark secrets.

Created with the goal of creating conversations around some of the more taboo aspects of mental health, and exploring the corners of a story that need to be told.

HEXAHEDRA

Hexahedra is an open-ended programming puzzle game of industrial choreography. Fill a factory with machines and program them to work together to create cubes, used galaxy-wide as crates, musical instruments, octopus housing, sculptures, and more. The 2D, grid-based command system allows you to build complex logic loops.

Global and friends stats allow you to compete to come up with the most efficient solutions to each puzzle.

The complete game will include a level editor and Steam Workshop support.

TRASH GOBLIN

A cosy Shop Sim & Narrative/Puzzle game that sees you, a Goblin who lost their family in a tragic accident, realise your dreams of adventure - unlocking the secrets of the past in ways you could never have imagined!

TASK TIME

In Task Time players must complete procedurally randomized tasks, using lateral thinking and what they have around them to fulfill the brief in a very limited time! Online and Local multiplayer where you can work with, or mess up, your friends!

Think Gary's Mod X Wario Ware X Task Master for the audience of Gang Beasts and Fall Guys.

TO REMEMBER A MASSACRE

A surreal narrative about a country's hidden history, set in the form of a trivia show.

GOBLIN GLADIATORS

The Big Brawl is here!
Grab your sword, ready your bow and prepare to battle it out in a dangerously dynamic arena where death is never the end.
The last team standing takes the prize!

PHAGEBORN

An immersive online card game that combines rich and engaging lore, with deep and strategic gameplay.
Build powerful decks in synergy with the Avatar of your choice, obliterate your enemies, and decide the fate of the universe!

HARVEST HUNT

Harvest Hunt is a first-person, stealth horror game, played over multiple 10-15 minute runs. In this unique blend of horror and rogue-lite, our game is based in a dark European folklore setting and hopes to bring the tension of replayability from rogue-lites to a horror game; a feature rarely explored in the genre.
As a player, you need to strategise and plan your run against the monster in advance, adjusting to changing conditions and utilising available tools and abilities to the maximum.
The game incorporates a dynamic changeable environment, an adaptable monster AI as well as a mixture of first-person gameplay and card based strategy.

MORE COMING!

There's still more games in the process of confirming! Follow us on twitter for live updates @GameDevLondon!

GOLDEN TICKET SHOWCASE

Game Dev London is dedicated to supporting the UK indie development scene and as part of this, we have announced the "Golden Ticket" showcase, a series of games from university students and even entrants from our Global Game Jam 2023 jam site!

SLEEP SWIMMER

Sleep Swimmer is a cosy narrative-driven game about a young girl named Aria who escapes her brutal and overstimulating world to help an underwater town full of salamander people create aquatic tunes while solving a big mystery that connects her life to the lives of the residents of Salamanderville. At its core, Sleep Swimmer is about using music and mindfulness techniques to overcome anxiety!

CYBER SHIFT

In Cyber Shift you're an alien scavenger that teleports between dimensions using a special item. You can collect items, kill enemies and race with the best time to beat your friends on the leaderboard! Cyber Shift was a game made by students in a UWL x Payload Studios Game Jam.

SHARED ROOTS

In Shared Roots: The Wisdom of the Stones, the player helps a young woman seeking to lay down roots in a new land confront the challenges ahead. At the Rollright stones, a six-thousand year-old stone circle in the English Midlands, a friendly local woman shows our traveller to tune into the wisdom of her ancestors by connecting to the ancient stones. To access this wisdom, she must solve a series of puzzles set by the stones. Through the game, the player learns more about our heroine's struggle

SHOWCASE COMING SOON

PARTNER MLC

OUR PARTNER

MLC is the home of empowered and dependable freelance game artists working with game developers to enhance development towards exceptional games.

A note from MLC:

We recognise the fantastic platform GDLX brings for indie developers to showcase their work and gain exposure to a larger audience. We believe in the power of community and networking; partnering with GDLX allows us to be a part of this community and support indie developers in their journey.

By supporting indie developers, MLC is excited to be contributing to the growth and development of the gaming industry as a whole. We want to connect with these developers, learn about their latest projects, and provide support/resources to help them succeed.

We’re thrilled to work together with GDL, the team are not only brilliantly awesome, but they also share our consistent passion for indie games, giving back to the industry and helping indie developers reach their full potential.

As the home of empowered and dependable freelance game artists working with large game studios, MLC will be at GDLX hosting their own MLC Zone, with some of the team and their fantastic clients exhibiting their games and studios, where you can chat directly with the devs and play their games.

MLC's free "Budget Builder" area

Bookable with limited slots

We will be giving devs at GDLX the opportunity to discuss their game/s, build up their game budget and discover how MLC can help reduce costs through co-development partnerships. These personalised estimates will be based on resources for animation, 3D production (rigging, modelling etc), character design, key art, trailers and more.

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Talks

Informative talks from some of the best and brightest in the games industry, and panels from a diverse range of speakers, covering important game dev topics from programming, to game audio, to setting up your own studio, and beyond!

Games

We will be showcasing the best of the next generation of indie games from the indie community. Check out games from the members of our Discord and the wider community, and be inspired to make your own!

Chill Out

After the main event, join us later for a casual evening chill out. Come and join us in a relaxed environment and meet the community for an evening of chatting, chilling, and playing games. This is all about being inclusive and accessible, for all developers and game makers!