Unpub Room

LOCATION: B130

Unpublished Games Network (“Unpub”) will be returning to the Origins Game Fair with events running throughout the convention. Any attendee of Origins can playtest tomorrow’s hit games today, and help designers make their prototypes the best they can be. No pre-registration or fee required, just swing by and play a game! 

In addition to the playtesting space, Unpub offers a variety of events including Unpub Speed Pitching and The Unpub Pro-Am Game Jam. 
For the latest information on this year’s Unpub space, including how to reserve tables as a designer, what events are offered, the playtesting schedule, and more, please visit the Origins page on the Unpub website.

UnPub Hours:

RESERVED PLAYTESTING BLOCKS

You must have an Origins Game Fair badge to participate in Unpub programming.

To book a Reserved Playtesting Block - visit the Unpub website!

• The fee for a table in each four-hour reserved playtesting block is $20.

• The tables are rectangular with four chairs each. Plan accordingly when choosing which games you might playtest. Chairs may not be moved from other tables for any reason.

• Designers are limited to purchasing a maximum of two tables. Multiple tables may not be purchased in the same time block.

• Specific information regarding on-site process (including table assignments) will be sent to registered designers by Friday, June 13th.

NOTE: Table signs are allowed, floor banners are not.

SPEED PITCHING

NOTE: Speed pitching is invitation only!

Want the opportunity to show your game design off to multiple publishers in a short window of time? Our Speed Pitching events could be for you! We will have an In-Person Speed Pitch event Thursday, June 19th. Interested designers must submit their games for consideration using the form HERE.

Submissions for 2025 closed May 29. For information on how to participate in 2026, please visit the Unpub website!

PRO-AM GAME JAM

Stretch your creative muscles in this game design exercise. Unpub makes a random set of restrictions for a game design: for example, what theme your game has to involve, what kind of genre your game must be, or a twist in what the game can't involve.

Game industry pros will lead their teams of Origins attendees to make a game and playtest it. Then at the end of the game jam period, each team will present what they came up with, and compare just all the different directions the same restrictions can go.

We look forward to seeing you all in Columbus soon!

Founded in 2010, The Unpublished Games Network, called Unpub, is a hub for information regarding game design and playtesting. We support the game design and development community by organizing events (both in person and online) designed to help unpublished games and their designers receive public play-tests for feedback and introductions to publishers looking for games to sign.