A charity speedrunning event has turned into a perfect showcase for smaller games.

Games Done Quick, the biannual charity speedrunning event currently going on right now, not only helps organizations like the Prevent Cancer Foundation and Doctors Without Borders – it helps indie games get noticed, too. Events like GDQ can be a boon to developers, exposing tens of thousands of viewers to little-known games like Bat to the Heavens, Small Saga, and more.
“It was extremely exciting,” said Ceroro, developer of Bat to the Heavens, a platformer in which the character must ascend to the h …
Read the full story at The Verge. . Indie game developers face an incredible uphill battle not only getting their projects funded, completed, and launched, but discovered as well.