Funding Approvals
2024-2025 GAMES PRODUCTION
Games Production Fund
ROB & ROLL
Devil Juice Studios
Genre Deckbuilder, Roguelike, Strategy
Lead Developer Deon Chique
Developer Jack Pilz
Lead Artist Kate Esser
Audio Engineer Rilla Bray
3D Artist Nicholas Esser
Platform PC
Synopsis A tight, dice rolling tactics game where a team of mischievous goblins pushes their luck to steal powerful relics for a mysterious wizard.
SNOW CONE
Hungry Sky Pty Ltd
Genre Casual, Puzzle, Strategy, Wholesome
Lead Developer Jack Casey
Level Designer Nick Lowe
Art Director Lauren Fletcher
Sound Designer and Marketing Manager Ben Hammersley
Lead Producer Minh Tran
Platform PC
Synopsis A puzzle game about rolling icy treats and cleaning up the streets.
MANAGEMENT IN SPACE
Silver Stitch Productions Pty Ltd
Genre Strategy, Building, Management, Roguelike, Tower Defence
Lead Developer Matthew Lucis
Composer Duncan Latto
Platform PC
Synopsis Build your space station, then defend, profit, die, and repeat until the universe collapses.
NULLSTAR: SOLUS
Smash Attack Studios
Genre Adventure, Arcade, Platformer
Creative Director Dean Baron
Audio Engineer Alec Shea
Narrative Designer Anniemay Parker
Level Designer Luke Dorman
Lead Programmer Dave Sebesta
Lead Artist Ryan Gee
2D Artist Stella Baron
Platform PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/Xbox Series S, PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch
Synopsis Fly through a world at its end, take on 80 different levels as a solitary scav drone, and collect the remnants of a fallen city's nullstar. Navigate a megastructure filled with traps and guardians of a past age, the ruins of a civilization where not all is as it might seem.
THESE STARLESS SKIES
Wayward Astronaut Pty Ltd
Genre Adventure, Point and Click, Story-driven
Project Lead, Lead Developer/Artist/Writer/Audio Designer Camille Woodthorpe
Character Animator Cody Lehman
Narrative Designer Amy Doherty
Subject Matter Expert (Astrophysics, Planetary Science) Eriita Jones
Quality Assurance Daniel Woodthorpe
Platform PC
Synopsis In These Starless Skies, a discordant team of planetary scientists must confront their personal demons and unravel the enigma of a mysterious tidally-locked planet, all before their inner chaos takes over in this sci-fi point and click adventure.
STAKEOUT
Spell Circle Pty Ltd
Genre Photography, Exploration, Horror, Platformer, Simulation, Stealth
Developer Harley Price
Platform PC
Synopsis Stakeout is a first-person sandbox photography sim about vampire hunting.
DUNGEONS AND DINING TABLES
Catalyst Games Pty Ltd
Genre Action, Adventure, Casual, Crafting, Roguelike, Role-playing, Simulation, Story-driven, Wholesome, User Generated Content
CEO/MD/Founder Aiden Gyory
Producer Emma Losin
Technical Director Luke Day
Art Director Ty Hemi
3D Artist Jaymie Hill
2D Artists Tony Brigante, Hannah Ewart, Jourdan McCready
Composer/Sound Designer Nathan Cummins
Platform PC, Mac, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/Xbox Series S, PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch
Synopsis A cosy RPG about collecting furniture and delving dungeons. Play as an Axolotl and delve dungeons to collect rare furniture to decorate your home - the cosier your house is, the higher your stats. Go forth and drive the grumpiness from the land: your perfect home is just a dungeon away.
INCARNAL
Were You Followed
Genre Role-playing, Story-driven, Visual Novel, Romance
Creative Director Zhia Zariko
Programmer Adam Parkinson
2D Artist Rebecca Hartstein
Platform PC, Mac, Linux, Nintendo Switch
Synopsis Shape intimate and loving relationships in a dark fantasy hellscape where you provide solace and safety to those who have never been able to experience it before.
WAY TO THE WOODS
onepixel.dog
Genre Action, Adventure, Exploration, Story-driven
Lead Developer Ant Tan
Composers Aivi Tran, Steven Velema
Animator Avis Chambers
Sound Designer Saili Chola
Marketing Manager Regina Kong
Platform PC, Xbox Series X/Xbox Series S
Synopsis A Deer and Fawn must embark on a journey through an abandoned world of the unknown to get home.
UNANNOUCED LAMP GAME
Studio Folly
Genre Action, Adventure, Roguelike
Game Director Darcy Smith
Creative Director Jessica Shipard
Lead Programmer Matthew Horton
Lead Animator Georgia Kriss
Sound Designer Preston Wright
Platform PC
Synopsis An action-adventure Roguelike game from Studio Folly, the studio behind Gubbins.
PENGUIN COLONY
Origame Digital
Genre Action, Adventure, Exploration, Horror, Wholesome
Creative Director Naphtali Faulkner
Producer Megan Faulkner
Audio Engineer David Mason
Platform PC, Xbox Series X/Xbox Series S, PS5, Nintendo Switch
Synopsis Penguin Colony is a reimagining of H.P Lovecraft’s At the Mountains of Madness; through the perspective of a Penguin. Players explore the depths of Antarctica at their own pace as different penguins unravelling different secrets along the way.
ROCKETCARD DEFENCE
SD Games Pty Ltd
Genre Deckbuilder, Roguelike, Story-driven, Strategy, Tower Defence
CEO/MD/Founder Trevor Clift
Creative Director Jack Erskine
Audio Engineer Nic Dullow
Platform PC
Synopsis Rocketcard Defence - Where Profit Drives Progress, and Survival Comes at a Cost.
DUNGEON BREAKERS (Working Title)
Droptable Games
Genre Adventure, Role-playing, Strategy, Other: Tactics
Designer Bryn Welch
Programmer Kristian Lindsell
Producer Noni Och
2D Artist Sophie Ware-Maloney
Platform PC, Nintendo Switch
Synopsis Dungeon Breakers is a papercraft RPG about being too strong for your own weapons! Break your weapons with your attacks and find new ones on the battlefield in this hopeful fantasy adventure.
SLUMBERING WOODS
Chunky Quail
Genre Adventure, Crafting, Creature Collector, Exploration, Puzzle, Story-driven, Wholesome
Creative Director Svitlana Amelina
Lead Developer Oleg Chernyshenko
Sound Designer Jane Wei
Platform PC, Mac
Synopsis Slumbering Woods is a cosy, hand-drawn adventure game with a unique crafting and building twist. In a world recovering from a long-past climate catastrophe, you play as a stranded herbalist, helping a flooded village rebuild and reconnect to find your way home.
ASHES
Plot Twist Pty Ltd
Genre Adventure, Story-driven, Visual Novel
Producer/Developer Clea Frost
Lead Developer Nick Loki
2D Artists Phoenix Waddell, Jennifer Reuter
Composer Trent Francis
Platform Mac, Android, PC
Synopsis After witnessing a murder, 16-year-old skater Azar Warren hides with her estranged grandfather on his rural compound, only to discover he may be more dangerous than her pursuers. Ashes blends graphic novel panels with deduction puzzles to unravel a story of murder and unease.
RETOPIA
Chaos Theory Games
Genre Adventure, Building, Management, Strategy, Wholesome
Lead Producer James Lockrey
Lead Design Nicholas King
Lead Creative Jennyfer Ong
Lead Developer Pete Petroulas-Turnbull
UI Artist Casey Lenius
3D Artist Morgan Tokutake
Marketing Manager Megha Vasudevan
Developer Sebastian King
Designer Kai Ashford-Hatherly
Platform PC
Synopsis From creative lead Jennyfer Ong, lead designer Nicholas King and lead producer James Lockrey, this cosy management game is the latest project from the Australian Game Developer Awards' 2024 Studio of the Year, Chaos Theory Games. Retopia follows a cast of quirky robot companions as they restore life to a collapsed world by salvaging lost technology, rebuilding community, and nurturing a floating sanctuary in the sky. The game continues Chaos Theory’s tradition of values-driven development after the success of the award-winning Crab God.
L8R SK8R
Genre Action, Platformer
Creative Director Alexander Driml
Audio Engineers Anders Groenningsaeter, Zander Hulme
Composer Sam Luff
Platform PC, Mac
Synopsis L8R SK8R is a fast-paced 3D platformer inspired by the classics of the 90's and drenched in a retro aesthetic. Its core gameplay is centred around making you play it like a speedrunner. Every second you shave off your time in a level is collected and can then be used to unlock new levels in the hub world.
MISSION DELTA
Polarity Games
Genre Action, Cooperative, Multiplayer - Local, Multiplayer Online, Roguelike
CEO/MD/Founder Aiden Mellor
Producer Nic Dullow
Art Director Leonardo León
Platform PC, Mac, Linux, PS5, Nintendo Switch
Synopsis Challenge the tower solo or co-op in this high-octane sky crawler action rogue-lite. Stack power ups and steal destructive weapons as you dodge, dash and mutilate your way to the top. Your retribution awaits.
BRAVEST COCONUT
Little Nebula Pty Ltd
Genre Puzzle, Role-playing, Story-driven, Cozy, Action, Adventure, Exploration
Developer/Artist/Musician/Writer Nathan Hoad
Platform PC, Mac, Linux
Synopsis Coco is a little cat on a big adventure. Help her to uncover the mystery of the missing members of the Adventurers Guild in the charming Tambryn Valley. Along the way, you'll explore a cozy, vibrant world full of secrets, meet delightful characters, and solve thoughtful, story-driven puzzles. With a sprinkle of humor and a touch of self-awareness, Bravest Coconut invites you, the player, to also be a part of her story. It's a warm and whimsical tale of courage, connection, and finding your place in the world.
MONSTER SNAP
Moo Duck Games
Genre Adventure, Creature Collector, Wholesome, Other: Photography
Lead Programmer Laurence Valentini
Lead Artist Clinton Ellard
Platform VR
Synopsis Capture photos of legendary creatures like Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster in VR! Explore magical environments, unlock gadgets to trigger unique creature behaviours, and fill your compendium with rare shots while uncovering the secrets of the Bermuda Triangle!
WYRMSPACE TACTICS
Wali Studios
Genre Card Game, Story-driven, Strategy
Art Director Sasha Mutch
Producer Joel Davison
Writer Kathryn Gledhill-Tucker
Composer Jess Cerro
UX Designer Olivia Ong
Lead Programmer Adam Matthews
Platform PC
Synopsis Wyrmspace Tactics is a game about traumatised space pirates committing faster-than-light heists! Heists play out in tile tactics card gameplay where every card is a crew member's memory.
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DANCING HEARTS
Creme Purlee Games
Genre Dating, Puzzle, Story-driven, Visual Novel
Game Designer and Product Manager Tessa Touchette
Creative Director Cai Tse
Platform Android, PC
Synopsis As the leader of a once-thriving lion dance troupe now disbanded, you must climb your way out from underneath debilitating debt by convincing former teammates to return to the sport they gave up, and competing in auto chess-inspired dance battles on your way to reclaim lost glory.
SHAPESHIFTER (WORKING TITLE)
Lauren Nicholls
Genre Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Story-driven, Wholesome
Solo Developer Lauren Nicholls
Platform PC
Synopsis A 2D indie puzzle game about a shapeshifter and their journey across a far-flung land haunted by ghosts and unfriendly forces.
ASCENT OF THE LAST COLOSSUS
Daniel Ferguson
Genre Action, Adventure, Exploration, Platformer, Story-driven, Immersive Sim, Metroidvania
Lead Programmer/Artist Daniel Ferguson
Writer Luther Wilson
Designers Daniel Ferguson, Luther Wilson
Platform PC
Synopsis Ascend the Last Colossus and piece together the stories of its inhabitants. As players make their way up the staggeringly huge being, they’ll begin to understand the motivations behind the colossus’s various inhabitants and piece together the story of what is believed to be the last colossus.
BEDTIME STORIES
Liquid Heart Pty Ltd
Genre Action, Platformer
Developer Kevin Luk
2D Artist Isabel Huizen
Platform Mac, PC
Synopsis Ward off evils in Cantonese and Indonesian fairytales to find mystical artefacts, only to realise that the allies you form during your journey are much more powerful.
GLOBE GLIDER
Wheels and Bones Pty Ltd
Genre Adventure, Casual, Exploration, Wholesome, Open-World, Cosy
Developers Michael Henderson, Amaani Thassim
Marketing Researcher Thuy "Rosie" Pham
Musicians Paul Henderson, Marcus Church
Platform Playdate
Synopsis An open-world travel game for the Playdate, aimed at educating players about our planet.
BEE MAJOR
Weird Flex Studio Pty Ltd
Genre Casual, Comedy, Creature Collector, Educational, Experimental, Music, Simulation, Story-driven, Wholesome
Developer Maize Duffy Wallin
Developer Ben Koder
Art Director Kay-Lynn Cavanagh
Writer Nayuka Gorrie
Platform iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch
Synopsis Play as a bee maestro, collecting musical instrument seeds to grow your sonic garden.
POLY PLAYGROUND
Zac Lucarelli
Genre Casual, Wholesome, User Generated Content, Sandbox
Lead Programmer Zac Lucarelli
Lead Artist Charlie Renwick
Platform iPadOS, Android
Synopsis Poly Playground is a casual, playful 3D sandbox designed to nurture creatives through burnout.
HEX BOUND
Skye Lavelle
Genre Action, Adventure, Exploration, Story-driven, Puzzle, Platformer
Creative Director Skye Lavelle
Lead Programmer Declan Smyth
Platform PC
Synopsis You are a half-witch, half-fae whose magic has been ripped away by a curse. Your Coven and all the Fae realms are slowly collapsing due to a cancerous rot. Uncover its source, reclaim your power, and fight to save your dying worlds.
ORION'S END
Southfog Games Pty Ltd
Genre Role-playing, Space Sim / Life Sim
Developer David Stein
Platform PC
Synopsis Orion's End is a Space Adventure Life Sim with a heavy focus on exploration, adventure, and forging friendships amongst the stars.
DRAGON VALLEY
Pat Naoum Games Pty Ltd
Genre Action, Adventure, Building, Crafting, Story-driven, Survival, Solo / Online Multiplayer
Creative Director Pat Naoum
Platform PC, Xbox Series X/Xbox Series S, PS5, Nintendo Switch
Synopsis Dragon Valley is a crafting game where you can copy, paste and build with any object in the world. A sandbox adventure about exploring ancient mysteries and saving your people.
CANVAS STREET
Leura Konstanze Smith
Genre Crafting, Wholesome, Architecture, Design
Creative Director Leura Smith
Technical Director Katsumi Yoshida
Platform PC, Mac
Synopsis 'Canvas Street is a game about designing apartments. In the game, you design different homes for different people, going through the architectural design process one step at a time. It is a game about the fun of doing architecture!
PUTRID/SHARP
Perseus Harris
Genre Horror, Role-playing
Lead Developer Perseus Harris
Narrative Designer and Composer Sam Cheng
Technical Artist Tabby Tomlinson
Designer Max Elliott
Platform PC
Synopsis Slice your way through the stages of rot as you try to save someone in a decaying world.
RAWRING CANDIES
50 Seconds Studio Pty Ltd
Genre Action, Casual, Cooperative, Multiplayer - Local, Party, Simulation
Lead Artist Lori McLelland
Lead Design Nizua Inas Alysha Binti Mohd Nizuaisham
3D Artist Mishal Ahmed Shameer
Platform PC
Synopsis The sweet sirens of monstrosity has been rung! Savoury treats are coming to wreck Candy Land. Play as a chaotic candy maker and work with your friends to craft delicious candies and feed them to your hungry dragon. Juggle ingredients, operate quirky machinery, and take care of gremlins as you race against the clock before the Monster consumes Candy Land. Build the dragon's health and sweetness, load up your canons, dodge incoming attacks, and face monsters together in epic battles. Can you balance the mayhem of candy-making with the thrill of monster-battling to emerge victorious?
SCAV
Manic Games
Genre Adventure, Experimental, Exploration, Platformer, Puzzle, Racing, Roguelike, Survival
Creative Director James Berkelmans
Technical Artist Alexander O'Dea
Sound Designer Jack Eagle
Platform PC
Synopsis You are a SCAV, a lone ute dropped into a desert abyss where the ruins of bygone worlds lie in decay. Scavenge through crumbling ancient ruins and scattered mechanical wreckages to gather loot, haul it back to the drop pod, and extract before a deadly sandstorm engulfs everything in its path.
PIXELLATED
Najma Studio PTY LTD
Genre Adventure, Comedy, Story-driven
Creative Director Zahraa Al Zubaydi
Platform PC
Synopsis Is she a hero or just a people pleaser? Pixelle never says no, tackling everything from rescuing lost souls in the underworld to solving circuit-inspired puzzles to fix broken robots. Everyone wants a piece of Pixelle.
BURU AND THE OLD PEOPLE
Benjamin Armstrong
Genre Adventure, Story-driven
Creative Director Benjamin Armstrong
Marketing Manager Amy Potter
Producer Brooke Collard
2D Artist Letoya Muraru
Environment Artist Emma Sjaan Beukers
Developer Natthan Sharpe
Concept Artist Tessa Rose Morecroft
Composer Alexander Tulett
Platform PC
Synopsis Buru & The Old People is a narrative-driven adventure game set in a vibrant anthropomorphic world, rich in Indigenous storytelling.
DEAD ZONE MYCOLOGIST
Cain Maddox
Genre Experimental, Horror, Simulation
Lead Developer Cain Maddox
Composer Skyla Storm
Platform PC, Mac, Linux
Synopsis When a mysterious fungus takes over Sydney, a mycologist must investigate and use their own body as a testing apparatus.
DICOT
Siobhan Dent
Genre Experimental, Exploration, Platformer, Role-playing, Simulation, Story-driven, Survival
Lead Developer Siobhan Dent
Developer Twig Takac
Sound Designer Fentine Gard
Musician Kendall Hennessy
Platform PC
Synopsis A 2D sci-fi immersive sim about cave diving and devotion in the stars.
DISPLACED: OATH OF TOMES
Liberation Ludology
Genre Role-playing, Story-driven
Writer Barathan Vidhyapathy
Platform PC
Synopsis A traumatised and apathetic librarian attempts to continue her culture's legacy of reciprocity.
SPIN SPIRITS
Jack Talbot
Genre Adventure, Casual, Crafting, Exploration, Role-playing, Story-driven, Other: Fighting
Developer Jack Talbot
Platform PC
Synopsis Craft your Spin Spirit, and launch it into Platform Fighter-style Battles! Explore a charming world, as you travel across its many settlements, and strive to become Champion!
TRINKET
Alisha Doherty Hough
Genre Adventure, Exploration, Horror, Puzzle, Story-driven
Creative Director Alisha Doherty Hough
Producer Nigel Haslam
Composer Crystal Wilkes
Sound Designer Marcos Micozzi
Designer Gaia Heart
Platform PC, Mac, Linux
Synopsis A tiny traveller explores post-apocalyptic Australia on the back of an ancient creature, and encounters the nightmares that have formed in our absence.
FERN: SEED GUARDIAN
Sophie Veronica Till
Genre Action, Adventure, Role-playing
Creative Director Sophie Till
Technical Director Jamie Dougall
Platform PC
Synopsis An action-adventure RPG from creative director Sophie Till and technical director Jamie Dougall. In a fantastical West Australian bushland, a brave native mouse battles an encroaching, mysterious goo. She must overcome not only this encroaching danger but also her deep fears, as the Goo uses them to manipulate her perception of reality.
ASH AND EARTH: WILDERNESS RECLAIMED
Robert Arthur Hartigan
Genre Adventure, Creature Collector, Story-driven, Visual Novel
Creative Director Robbie Hartigan
2D Artists Kerri-Ann Taggart, Tania Hartigan
Platform PC, Mac
Synopsis Ash and Earth is an interactive fiction set in a post-apocalyptic Australia. Rescue and care for wildlife while building a settlement in a recovering environment. These intertwined gameplay elements drive players through an original story about destruction and renewal.
UNTITLED CUBE GAME (WORKING TITLE)
Benjamin Thompson Studios
Genre Puzzle
Designer/Programmer Benjamin G. Thompson
Platform PC
Synopsis Roll cubes towards goals while obeying intuitive yet deep rules.
STEWARDS OF NU JUNO
Lachlan Harris Toft
Genre Adventure, Cooperative, Management, Role-playing, Survival
Lead Developer Lachlan Harris Toft
Sound Designer Mitchell Toft
Platform PC, Mac
Synopsis Survive raging storms, meet the creatures that call them home and learn to thrive with up to 3 friends across the vast sci-fi landscapes of Nu Juno.
NOTHING TO DO SUMMER VACATION: PART 1
Mel Stringer
Genre Adventure, Casual, Point and Click, Story-driven, Wholesome, Visual Novel
Lead Programmer Adam Prenger
Creative Director Mel Stringer
Platform iPadOS, PC
Synopsis Summer is stuck in a small town and bored out of her mind. What mysteries in Driftwood will Summer uncover to save her brain and her vacation.
ECLIPSIA
Antoine Bowker
Genre Adventure, Exploration, Puzzle, Story-driven, Other: Mystery, Detective
Solo Developer Antoine Bowker
Platform PC
Synopsis A beautiful Mediterranean island town is dying and decaying, plagued by paranormal anomalies—unravel its mysteries as a paranormal investigator searching for the truth.
KAIJU CRITTERS
Jordan Tabor Sparks
Genre Creature Collector, Story-driven, Strategy, Other: Tactical Turn-based
Programmer Jordan Sparks
Designer Darcy Morris
2D Artists Abs Hall, Maggie Buckley
Platform PC
Synopsis The giant bugs flip the script and save the day in this turn-based tactics game where you fight to save Brisbane. Battle against the evil giant-robot invasion through skill-based minigames, providing tricky yet satisfying gameplay for all skill levels and abilities.