Activities & Events
Annual State of Play Survey
Gathering insights to shape actionable strategies.
We deliver a broad range of events and activities throughout the year, such as:
Town Hall Events
Providing a platform for developers to share feedback and experiences.
Year in Review Report
Delivering evidence-based insights to key stakeholders
Industry Promotion
Showcasing local talent through events, media, and advocacy.
Active Lobbying
Engaging with state, federal, and international funding bodies.
NSW Events
Networking & Professional Development
Monthly networking and skill building meetup for devs looking to connect, get feedback, playtest demos and hang out.
Australia’s largest physical indie games showcase, industry confernence and festival on 13-19 October 2025.
A festival that brings together the Australian games community and industry. Featuring digital showcases, sessions with industry leaders and a large-scale interactive game installation.
A celebration of work-in-progress and upcoming video games by Australian game developers in Sydney presented by Noble Steed
Noble Steed brings you a series of in-person events that features an international rotation of games in May and November 2026.
Serenade brings you a range of events including showcases, talks and parties.
Connect with fellow developers and play upcoming indie games.
A casual meetup to chat all things game dev. Artists, coders, designers, QA, writers, composers & actors all welcome.
Events and meetups for industry professionals along with separate student centric event mid year.
A casual meetup group based in Sydney Australia. For all things Unreal Engine - from hobbyists to pros.
Event Schedule
Australian Events
Showcases & Conventions
Noble Steed brings you a series of in-person events that features an international rotation of games in May and November 2026.
Experience games from across the decades from retro consolces to new indie titles in May 2025.
Australia’s largest consumer gaming convention featuring esports, tabletop, cosplay and live events during MIGW.
Feautring a range of pop culture activations and indie games to play, this event highlights the talent of developers from regional NSW.
From the uniquely curated Parallels showcase to the creative talks at Angles, Freeplay provides a range of events and activations that platforms indie games and creators.
Online Events
Educate & Connect
Women in Games Annual Conference
Join the community of global activists for women in games and esports. Watch their annual conference for their inspiting conversations and impactful discussions.
Join this online meetup on the third Tuesday of every month to connect with game devs in NSw and beyond.
Conference and showcase aimed at students, this conference assists emerging talent enter the games industry.
Presented by Fellow Traveller, LudoNarraCon explorres the acheivements in video game narrative design.
A new showcase of upcoming and recently released video games made in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand, presented online via livestream.
Game developers of Australia (GDAU)
A Discord-based community who have come together to network, build industry skills, share knowledge, and, of course, play games with other developers.