Want To Bring Your Indie Game To PAX? It Could Cost You $11,758.70.


Got a hot new game? Want to bring it to PAX? Hope you’ve got a trust fund. The people at BitFlip Games have written an entertaining (and eye-opening) blog post that breaks down how they managed to spend close to $US12,000 just to get their game Minion Master out on the show floor.

Here’s their numerical breakdown:

The Recap:

  • Booth: $US1300.00
  • Furniture: $US435.28
  • Mounts: $US67.40
  • Beer/welding: $US14.75
  • Server Stand: $US60
  • Computers (8): $US3265.36
  • Screens (7): $US1813.21
  • Router, Cabling, Power: $US186.92
  • Misc. Supplies: $US78.20
  • Promotional Cards: $US1836.10
  • Shirt/Caps: $US600
  • Electricity: $US219.50
  • Incidentals: $US1650
  • Airfare: $US1257.40
  • Housing: $US710

Total: $US11758.70.

Pretty crazy stuff. Check out the full blog post to see why everything cost what it did.

If you’re a game developer and you’ve brought a game to PAX or a similar trade show, how much did you wind up spending?

So, You Want to Take Your Indie Game to PAX. [Bit Flip Games — thanks David!]


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