Program Info

Indie Superboost (ISB) is an industry-guided initiative designed to accelerate the growth and sustainability of video game indies (incl. XR game indies), by providing them with business skills, knowledge, and networking opportunities.

The program deliverables for ISB in 2024 consists of 6 key components:

  1. In-depth virtual discussion sessions with experts who share knowledge and insights that have the potential to significantly accelerate studios (monthly).
  2. Indie demo corner featuring Ontario indie games during IO Connect networking mixer events.
  3. 1-day in-person ISB Bootcamp (for both Ontario and across Canada participants) on marketing and discoverability with a complimentary VIP pass for participants to XP Game Summit.
  4. Invitation of 4 Publishers/Investors to XP Game Summit, including organized meetings with Ontario indies (ISB meetings tables in the B2B area).
  5. ISB content track at XP Game Summit.
  6. Diversity & Inclusion training for indie studios.

Meet the Committee

Ryan Miller

Managing Director

Ontario Game Testers

Committee Chair

Agusia Krzywinska

Agusia Krzywinska

Co-Founder

Adjective Noun Studios

Trang Nguyen

Trang Nguyen

Head of Operations

Soft Rains

Tony Arias

Tony Arias

Co-Founder

Black Tabby Games

Upcoming Online Talks

Check back in 2025 for more info…

Pricing

IO/CIAIC Members:

Free

Non-Members:

$35+HST

Click here to learn about becoming an IO Member

  • Indie Superboost: Standing Out to Publishers & Investors

    With Justin Berenbaum,  VP of Strategy & GM of Funding Club at Xsolla.

  • Indie Superboost: Influencer Marketing for Video Games

    With Krysta Yang,  Co-Founder of NeverAMinute Consulting.

  • Indie Superboost: Life Cycles in Video Game Communities

    With Jenny Windom, Communications & Community Director at Ivy Road.

  • Indie Superboost: Game Dev Legal – AI & Beyond

    With Amar Sidhu, Lawyer & Chief Legal Officer at Amar-VR Law.

  • Raising Funds with Video Game Publishers and Investors

    With Rebecca Owen (Senior Business Development Manager at DDM.

  • Publishing XR Projects with Meta

    With Trisha Tabor (Developer Relations at Meta).

  • Publishing With ID@Xbox & Exploring Game Pass

    With Chloe Giusti (ID@Xbox Regional Lead, Americas at Xbox).

  • Refining Your Game Hook

    With Ryan Clark (Founder & CEO at Brace Yourself Games). This is our first in-person addition of our Indie Superboost program in collaboration with Toronto Games Week.

  • Game Studio Acquisition

    With Toma Feizo Gas, Robert Warren & Lindsay Blenkhorn from Star Fort Games

  • Project Management for Indie Games

    With Jayme Last (Operations Manager at Laundry Bear Games)

With Support From

Ontario Creates
City of Toronto
Government of Canada: Trade Commissioner Service
Xsolla