Guidelines

Submission Guidelines

What Demo Disk looks for when reviewing indie game project submissions, official links, and developer-submitted information.

Quick Standard

A strong submission should be clear, honest, and connected to official project information.

Demo Disk is a developer-first indie game showcase for projects in progress, prototypes, demos, and released indie games. Your project does not need to be polished or commercially ready. It should help people understand what you are building, where the project currently stands, and what kind of support would help it move forward.

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Use a clear project name and short description.

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Be honest about the current development status.

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Include at least one official or reputable project link.

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Explain what kind of support, feedback, or visibility would help.

What Demo Disk Looks For

Clear project information

Submissions should include a project name, short description, development status, developer or team information, official links, genre tags, support needs, and any useful craft notes or development context.

Thoughtful creative direction

Demo Disk is especially interested in projects that show thoughtful design, distinctive atmosphere, unusual mechanics, careful worldbuilding, or a clear creative point of view.

Honest presentation

Profiles should not misrepresent the developer, studio, project status, use of assets, use of tools, or ownership of the work. If something is experimental, early, AI-assisted, prototype-stage, paused, or seeking support, it is better to say so clearly.

Official Links Only

Accepted link types

Project links should point to official, reputable destinations such as Steam, itch.io, Game Jolt, YouTube, Vimeo, developer websites, press kits, GitHub or GitLab when relevant, or other trusted project pages.

Files Demo Disk does not host

Demo Disk does not host executable builds, unknown downloads, ZIP files, APKs, EXEs, installers, unofficial mirrors, or unrelated project files.

Review & Publication

Submissions are reviewed before publication

Not every submitted project will be published. Demo Disk may decline projects that are incomplete, misleading, unsafe, spam-like, unrelated to indie games, or not ready for public listing.

Text may be lightly edited

Demo Disk may edit, format, or shorten submitted text for clarity while preserving the intent of the project. The goal is to make listings readable and consistent across the site.

Approval is not a guarantee of promotion

Approval means a project may appear on Demo Disk. It does not guarantee homepage placement, social media promotion, wishlists, sales, press coverage, or community engagement.

Updates, Removal & Reports

Requesting changes

Demo Disk does not yet include a public self-editing dashboard. If a project listing needs to be changed, corrected, or removed, use the report form or contact Demo Disk through the available community channels.

Reporting an issue

If you notice a broken link, unsafe link, impersonation concern, incorrect project information, or ownership issue, please report it so the listing can be reviewed.

Report an Issue

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