We are happy to announce that our Glasgow Indie Games Festival 2026 - FESTIVAL DIRECT will be premiering this Friday at 12 midday on our YouTube channel ! Tune in to see our festival games, friends of the fest and our world premiere announcement 🔥 🎮️ youtu.be/foROFk7mo-4

A massive congratulations to @deepcrypt.games for winning best in show with the incredible, creepy, curry saucy game “Grease Trap ‘99” 🐟🍟

Everyone (except me, the social media girl) is hard at work setting up for the best GIGF yet! We’re so excited, hope you are too! ˖ ࣪⭑ #GIGF26 #indiegames #glasgowgames #glasgowindiegames

How to find us! 📍 The event is held in BAaD (Barras Art & Design), represented by the rectangular orange GIGF symbol on our lovely map. The entrance is via Calton Entry, a street joining Moncur Street and Stevenson Street 🚪 See you soon ⋆˙⟡ #GIGF26 #indiegames #glasgowgames #glasgowindiegames

The GIGF Steam Sale 👾 Celebrate the talent behind this year's festival by buying or adding games to your wishlist, it helps support indie creators 🤝 The sale runs from now until 8am Monday, so don't miss out! ⏰ Check it out here: store.steampowered.com/curator/4607... #GIGF26 #indiegames

@bitloomgames.bsky.social, creators of BAFTA nominated “PHOGS!”, are debuting their NEW GAME at GIGF26 ⋆˙⟡ The game will be available to play all fest, with the public getting an exclusive first look at this exciting new title (which is set in Scotland…) ⋆.⭑ #GIGF26 #indiegames #glasgowgames

Missed a Saturday day ticket? Get yourself down to the GIGF Afterparty this Saturday ! 🎮️ All our festival games (Plus a few extra!) 🎵 Music performances 🏆️ Our Best in Show Award Show ❤️ BYOG (Bring your own game !!)( Laptops and handhelds only!)) 🎟️ Tickets glasgowindiegamesfest.org

“JUMPBABY” by @bigbeefysharkbaby.bsky.social is a game about jumping and friendship and maybe… escaping 🐈 Experience your dad being annoying, being on the bus, and horoscopes, at GIGF26 🐈‍⬛ #GIGF26 #indiegames #glasgowgames #glasgowindiegames

“Salann” by @dekosmische.bsky.social is a dreamy 1-bit adventure game focused on atmosphere and dialogue 🌀 Involving themes of occult knowledge, alchemical philosophy, and imperial decline, you can check it out at GIGF26 📖 #GIGF26 #indiegames #glasgowgames #glasgowindiegames

“Coco’s Revenge” by @octopuspunchdev.bsky.social is a unique 2D precision platformer where you play as a physics breaking bunny 🐰 Rotate the stage, phase between positive and negative space, and reach the goal as fast as possible at GIGF26 🌳 #GIGF26 #indiegames #glasgowgames #glasgowindiegames

In “Grease Trap '99” by @deepcrypt.games, you work the night shift in a Highland takeaway battering fish and deep frying pizzas (ugh, the Scottish dream) 🐟🍟 Fully voice-acted in Scottish Gaelic, experience this retro-inspired horror at GIGF26 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #GIGF26 #indiegames #glasgowgames #glasgowindiegames

The afterparty is B.Y.O.G! 💻 Bring your own games along on something portable to show them off during the Saturday night afterparty ₊˚⊹ Find some space or just pass someone your laptop or Steam Deck… Let’s play some games together ₊˚⊹♡ #GIGF26 #indiegames #glasgowgames #glasgowindiegames

SUNDAY SCHEDULE ⏰📣 The Sunday talks and workshops are now available for booking on the GIGF website ⋆˙⟡ These ALWAYS sell out so book your tickets at the link below TODAY 🎟️ glasgowindiegamesfest.org/gigf-2026/sc... #GIGF26 #indiegames #glasgowgames #glasgowindiegames

SATURDAY SCHEDULE ⏰📣 The Saturday talks and workshops are now available for booking on the GIGF website ⋆˙⟡ These WILL sell out so book your tickets at the link below TODAY 🎟️ glasgowindiegamesfest.org/gigf-2026/sc... #GIGF26 #indiegames #glasgowgames #glasgowindiegames

“individualism in the dead-internet age” by @alienmelon.bsky.social is a high definition anti-capitalism next-gen-ism 💽 Experience this walkable essay about technocapitalism and what we lost along the way at GIGF26 👩‍💻 #GIGF26 #indiegames #glasgowgames #glasgowindiegames

“Éalú” by @emfish11.bsky.social is a literally hand-animated stop motion point & click adventure in the spirit of 90's adventure/puzzle games ✏️ It is the only game at GIGF26 featuring an adorable stop-motion clockwork mouse 🐁💖 #GIGF26 #indiegames #glasgowgames #glasgowindiegames

In “Rhell” by @yogscast.games and @slugglove.bsky.social, you control a sassy mage and wander a colourful world at your own pace 💎 Combining runes lets you create a mind boggling number of solutions to every problem (if you can imagine it, you can probably do it… at GIGF26!) 🌸 #GIGF26 #indiegames

“A Line Held Tight” by @humblegrove.bsky.social is a charcoal-art sci-fi visual novel about labour mechs and miners' strikes, wrapped in an evocative folk soundtrack ⛏️ Your choices will have outcomes small, large, and unpredictable. Will you choose to make a stand at GIGF26? 🪨 #GIGF26 #indiegames

In “fresh fish” by Bryce Roth and Jon Castro, you play as the Legendary Fisherman, and only you can save this world… from fish 🐠 Grapple through the ocean with your trusty harpoon in this high-speed fish-grabbing movement game at GIGF26 🐟 #GIGF26 #indiegames #glasgowgames #glasgowindiegames

“He Who Watches” by @danga.games is the latest game from thinky publisher @draknek.bsky.social, an atmospheric first-person puzzle game about spatial reasoning and shifts in perspective🪞 Use every surface and flash of inspiration to reach the centre of the labyrinth at GIGF26 🔐 #GIGF26 #indiegames

“GAME” by Joshua Roland is easily one of the most singular games of the year, and you can play it at GIGF26 🕹️ A decade spanning first person narrative game about surviving family pressures while climbing the ranks of a byzantine sport that seems to defy reason 🏠 #GIGF26 #indiegames

“Trans Theft Horso” is bringing its own brand of equine-hearted gender gladness to Glasgow 🌸 A game where you can pet animals, fight admirals, and uncover the mystery of the missing hormones. A feverish wild-west fantasy, in full colour! #GIGF26 #indiegames #glasgowgames #glasgowindiegames

We wanna see you (yeah, you personally) at BAaD for #GIGF26, so grab your ticket today! . ݁₊ ⊹ . ݁˖ . ݁ glasgowindiegamesfest.org/links/ #indiegames #glasgowgames #glasgowindiegames

GIGF, for lovers of art and music too ♡ ︎݁✦. Grab your ticket today :) glasgowindiegamesfest.org/links/ #GIGF26 #indiegames #glasgowgames #glasgowindiegames

Final call for game submissions ‼️ Submissions close ONE WEEK TODAY! That’s Friday 1st May, so before then you should send those beautiful games our way ˖ ݁✦. Submission link here :) glasgowindiegamesfest.org/links/ #GIGF26 #indiegames #glasgowgames #glasgowindiegames

Have you got your ticket for #GIGF26 yet? We’d love to see you there! 🎟️ Grab yours today ⊹₊ ݁. glasgowindiegamesfest.org/links/ #indiegames #glasgowgames #glasgowindiegames

Look how much fun GIGF was last year! If you want to be at #GIGF26 then grab your ticket today ⊹₊ ݁. glasgowindiegamesfest.org/links/ #indiegames #glasgowgames #glasgowindiegames

Love games? Wanna play some? Get your #GIGF26 ticket today 🎟️ glasgowindiegamesfest.org/links/ #indiegames #glasgowgames #glasgowindiegames

Thinking about @shimmerglitch.bsky.social’s fantastic talk “Exploring Craft Mediums in Game Art” at GIGF last year… if you want to catch more incredible talks, grab your ticket today! ⊹₊ ݁. glasgowindiegamesfest.org/links/ #indiegames #glasgowgames #glasgowindiegames

CALL FOR SPEAKERS‼️ We are looking for speakers to give talks and host workshops at GIGF, pitched for a wide audience of game developers and enthusiasts alike 📣 Think you can talk the talk? Submit your application today ⋆｡°✩ glasgowindiegamesfest.org/links/ #GIGF26 #indiegames #glasgowgames