Women-Led Games × The Game Awards 2026
The Women-Led Games The Game Awards Showcase, December 9, 2026
Submissions are closed, thank you to every studio that sent us a game! Our showcase goes live the day before The Game Awards.
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Upcoming · The Game Awards Showcase 2026Our Game Awards showcase goes live the day before TGA: premieres, deep dives and the games from women-led studios you'll be playing next.
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WED · DECEMBER 9, 2026
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Thank you to every studio that sent us a game! Our Game Awards showcase airs Dec 9. Building something at a women-led or majority women studio? Keep an eye out for our next call ♥
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Women-Led Games is a yearly showcase platform built to put attention where it should already be: on the women-led and majority women studios creating some of the most interesting work in the industry.
We run two flagship showcases a year Summer alongside Summer Game Fest, Winter with The Game Awards. Plus interviews, partnerships, and a community of developers, press, and players who care about the same thing we do.
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