✨NZ Games Festival is back and celebrating our 10th birthday in 2026!✨
After a decade, "Checkpoint" felt like the perfect theme for us to reflect on everything that’s happened, and look to the future.
Join us in April for birthday bash, and watch this space for more info!
#nzgf2026 #nzGameDev
NZ BACK ON THE FRONT PAGE OF STEAM M8
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The next playtest for Dream Team Supreme, our new co-op roguelike deckbuilder, is on Steam! Sign up and invite up to 3 friends - that makes it easier to find a co-op partner.
The playtest is free to join, so head to the Steam page below! And why not wishlist it while you're there?
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The name of the workshop, "Multiplayer With FishNet and Unity Relay", and the FishNet and Unity logos shaking hands.
Hey everyone, I'll be doing a workshop at NZGDC!!! It's a short intro to how to set up a simple host-client multiplayer game in Unity. If it sounds like something you're keen to learn, come along!
We're doing a playtest for Dream Team Supreme, sign up to play the newest build and help us make it even better!
(Note: Email confirmations may end up in your spam folder!)
Taikawa Tamati-Elliffe speaking at Play by Play
Taikawa Tamati-Elliffe speaking to his role in CODE and helping Māori in the games industry #pbp25
Asli Tece Bayrak speaking at Play by Play
Asli Tece Bayrak speaking about games for rehabilitation #pbp25
Samara-Jade Sendek speaking at Play by Play
Samara-Jade Sendek talking about narrative tips for pitching your game #pbp25
Harry Rex speaking at Play by Play
Harry Rex talking about various things relating to Web3 and its potential place among game development #pbp25
Chris Murphy speaking at Play by Play
Chris Murphy showing how to build a world with procedural content generation #pbp25
Larisa Isava speaking at Play by Play
Larisa Isava speaking about how players fuel her passion for game development #pbp25
Broghan Blackshaw speaking at Play by Play
Broghan Blackshaw speaking about releasing and marketing a game OST #pbp25
Matthew Heales speaking at Play by Play
Matthew Heales talking about the state of the industry and how to centre yourself in it all #pbp25
Sarah Daymond speaking at Play by Play
Sarah Daymond talking about LARP and player-driven storytelling #pbp25
Anna and Sam Barham speaking at Play by Play
Anna and Sam Barham speaking to taking in difficult feedback #pbp25
Lilian Hilde-Tobin speaking at Play by Play
Lilian Hilde-Tobin speaking on game development through the perspective of youth #pbp25
Paul Tobin and Dane Madgwick speaking at Play by Play
Paul Tobin and Dane Madgwick talking about taking a passion project to a sellable product #pbp25
James Veugelaers speaking at Play by Play
James Veugelaers giving some short stories and tips on debugging code #pbp25
Matt Halford speaking at Play by Play
Matt Halford talking about immersive moments of wonder in games, and how he's brought them to his own games #pbp25
Colin Roswell speaking at Play by Play
Colin Roswell speaking about the science of neurodivergence #pbp25
Marina/Jacob Cone speaking at Play by Play
Marina/Jacob Cone speaking about ruins and how they can be created through joy in games #pbp25
Sai Natarajan talking at Play by Play
Sai Natarajan speaking about putting orchestral music in your games #pbp25
Sam Cook speaking at Play by Play
Sam Cook taking about the expectations and reality of making indie games #pbp25
We'll be showing Dream Team Supreme at Armageddon Wellington this weekend! I'll be there on Saturday and Sunday (19th and 20th). Come say hi and play the demo!
