--- title: Preparing to Exhibit my Indie Game at Gamescom! | daily.dev description: An indie game developer documents the three weeks of preparation before exhibiting their farming game 'Homegrown' at Gamescom. The devlog covers new game... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/preparing-to-exhibit-my-indie-game-at-gamescom--zrocifkwm twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Preparing to Exhibit my Indie Game at Gamescom! | daily.dev og:description: An indie game developer documents the three weeks of preparation before exhibiting their farming game 'Homegrown' at Gamescom. The devlog covers new game... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/preparing-to-exhibit-my-indie-game-at-gamescom--zrocifkwm og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/ZrocIFKwM.png og:image:alt: Preparing to Exhibit my Indie Game at Gamescom! og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Preparing to Exhibit my Indie Game at Gamescom! **[ThinMatrix](https://daily.dev/sources/thinmatrix)** · 15 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary An indie game developer documents the three weeks of preparation before exhibiting their farming game 'Homegrown' at Gamescom. The devlog covers new game features implemented (sledgehammer tool, maple syrup production, cookie buff system, traveling salesman shop, background music), booth materials created (postcards, enamel pins, seed packets, stickers, 3D-printed decorations), and the Steam page launch. The developer also dealt with unexpected surgery during the crunch period but pushed through to complete preparations in time for the event. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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