PAX Australia

Cyber Buglets is a single-player point-and-click deduction puzzler set inside an abandoned ,Y2K-era virtual pets MMO. Log back into a world frozen in its final moments and learn what happens to happy memories left to decay. Explore forgotten spaces, sift through old chat logs, and follow trails of strange activity left behind by whoever - or whatever - rebooted the servers. Discover Cyber Buglets in PAX Rising at #PAXAus

PAX Community Meetups Are Back, Baby! Melbourne it’s time to shine! Come meet the PAX team ahead of the show and hang with the community. Games, food, and good vibes guaranteed. MELBOURNE Fortress August 4 | 6:00 PM | Pizza! Free entry. No RSVP needed. 18+ Only. Bring a friend, meet fellow nerds, and let’s get hyped for PAX Aus! Event page here: spkl.io/60197yYFf

🚨 Another PAX Rising Indie Revealed! 🚨 Step into the wings of Bitt, a young bat on a mission to take a photo of the full moon. Meet quirky townsfolk and solve their problems with your camera as you explore the moonlit world. Discover @batographygame in PAX Rising at #PAXAus See more: spkl.io/60147HC4A

🎸 The iconic Mick Gordon returns to PAX Aus in 2026! Mick Gordon is an award-winning composer, producer and sound designer known for his pulse-pounding soundtracks to DOOM (2016), DOOM Eternal, Wolfenstein: The New Order and many more. Renowned for blending crushing metal, innovative sound design and cinematic orchestration, Mick will take PAX Aus audiences behind the music that has powered some of gaming's most unforgettable moments. Catch @Mick_Gordon at PAX with a panel and meet & greet session!

🎤 He's back! After an unforgettable PAX adventure last year, Ify Nwadiwe is returning to PAX Aus in 2026. Comedian, actor, writer, professional nerd, and the host of Dropout TV's Um, Actually, Ify has made fans laugh everywhere from Smosh, Dimension 20 and Achievement Hunter to Dropout TV. He's also written for Tigtone, Grand Crew, Twisted Metal, and games including Apex Legends and Borderlands 4. Catch Ify at PAX with a live panel and meet & greet session! Book your badge now: spkl.io/60197y3eN For more: spkl.io/60107y3e4

A cooking game with a fantasy twist! Open your own pizzeria deep inside a dungeon, serving weary adventurers who come to rest and refuel between their quests and bounties. Knead the dough, spread the sauce, and prepare… the rat chunks?! Ingredients are strange and scarce down here - but they have a certain gourmet appeal to those with an open mind. You’ll have to make do with what you can trade and scavenge. Don't miss @dungeon_p1zza in PAX Rising at #PAXAus See more: spkl.io/60167HCAY

🚨 Another PAX Rising Indie Revealed! 🚨 Everybody knows tic-tac-toe is easy – unless it has been magically twisted! ❌⭕️🪄 Twist-tac-toe is roguelike deckbuilder played on arcane tic-tac-toe boards. Collect volatile spell components and cursed relics to defeat the faculty in a replayable solo campaign, or hex your friends in online PvP. Find Twist-tac-toe at PAX Rising at #PAXAus 2026. For more: spkl.io/60137HlgH

Action. Dogs. Cafe. Revive Mini-the-dog digitally in an atmospheric, neon-drenched cyberpunk world of roguelite action and cafe stories. Find Cyber Paradise in PAX Rising at #PAXAus For More: spkl.io/60127HllG

🚨 Another PAX Rising Indie Revealed! 🚨 Cloudlings is a cute colony sim set amongst the clouds. Guide a small tribe of curious creatures as they build a floating village, merge drifting islands, manage resources, unlock upgrades, and uncover the mysteries hiding beyond the clouds. Find Cloudlings at PAX Rising at #PAXAus 2026. For more: spkl.io/60177HlbU

🚨 Another PAX Rising Indie Revealed! 🚨 Cubics Cube is a nostalgic blend of Bejeweled, Balatro, and the classic Rubik's Cube. Upgrade your cube as you progress through increasingly difficult rounds. Form patterns, complete faces, or solve the cube while experimenting with numerous cube-breaking modifiers and effects. Find Cubics Cube at PAX Rising at #PAXAus 2026. For more: spkl.io/60117Hlkh

Somewhere in the crowd, a cat is hiding... can you spot it first? 👀 Cat Spotting is a fast-paced card game where you and your friends race to find cats! With 6 different ways to play and 120 hand-drawn cats illustrated by Liezl Ronquillo, there's always a new feline to discover. Even better? Some of the cats featured in the game are based on real-life cats submitted by Kickstarter backers. 🐾 Find Cat Spotting in PAX Rising at #PAXAus

ICYMI! WHAT'S THIS? YOU'RE IN A DARK ROOM! Back by popular demand (and several thousand cries of "YA DIE!"), THE DARK ROOM with John Robertson returns to #PAXAus for two hours of live-action videogame comedy chaos on Saturday. Will you Go North? Find the Light Switch? Escape The Dark Room? Or will YA DIE! YA DIE! YA DIE!? (Chances are YA DIE.) 😈 Last time, brave adventurers packed the room, the queue stretched far and wide, and many unfortunate souls learned a harsh lesson: YA ARRIVE LATE! YA MISS OUT! YA MISS OUT! YA MISS OUT! If The Dark Room is on your quest log, don't leave it to fate. Mr John Robertson will also be around on Saturday for a meet & greet, photos, one personal item signed, and he'll have merch available too. More details on that will be revealed closer to the show. 😈 Book your badge now: spkl.io/60137HZiU

@SlowRushDev We can't wait to try the game!

@PAXAus So exciting! First time exhibiting at PAX for me :) If anyone has any Qs about the game feel free to ask!

🚨 Another PAX Rising Indie Revealed! 🚨 Signs of Danger is an online and couch co-op physics-based roguelite: Build your own skill tree to find game-breaking synergies, crafting guns & abilities that melt, burn, freeze and blow up your foes Survive hazardous planets where every pixel is individually physically simulated: water flows, gas burns, liquids conduct electricity and terrain is fully destructible. Play solo, or with up to 3 friends in chaotic online and local multiplayer. Built by a solo dev in a 100% custom engine, and heavily inspired by Noita and Risk of Rain, as well as old school classics like Worms and Soldat. Find Signs of Danger at PAX Rising at PAX Aus 2026. For more: spkl.io/60127HBCi

@x300game We can't wait! 🙌

@PAXAus Thankyou @PAXAus we are so excited to be showing our game at PAX this year. To all the crew who make this event Australia's best, we salute you!

🚨 Another PAX Rising Indie Revealed! 🚨 X300 is Australia's first slow-burn psychological survival horror set in the Australian Outback. After receiving a message from his missing brother, Bruce Mercer follows a trail to a classified Cold War facility that was never meant to be found. Explore a decaying underground complex still inhabited by personnel who refuse to abandon their duties, survive hostile wildlife and environmental hazards, uncover disturbing experiments, and navigate time fractures that reveal the facility's hidden past. In @X300game, you are not being chased. You are being watched. For more: spkl.io/60137GOiS

PAX Together celebrates diversity and inclusion in the gaming world and submissions are CLOSING TOMORROW! We're seeking submissions for theatre panelists, workshop presenters, community groups and accessible indie games to join us in #PAXTogether in October! #PAXAus Get Involved: spkl.io/60117GLs9

Have an idea brewing? Final chance to submit! Panel submissions for PAX Aus are closing tomorrow - and we’re still on the hunt for voices across tabletop, video games, and everything in between. Whether you’re breaking down the craft, exploring the culture, or diving into the industry, we want to hear it. Apply now and take to the stage at the PAX Aus stage this October. spkl.io/60127GLlm #PAXAus

Has a tabletop game ever robbed you from precious sleep? Name the game + name who was responsible! PAX wants to know!

@AussieKrispy This is a perfectly normal reaction.

@PAXAus #PaxAus

100 days until PAX Aus. (For real this time) 100 days until the best weekend of the year. You in? Book your badge now: spkl.io/60117G8SV