Play Now Melbourne

Play Now Melbourne returns for @GamesWeekMelbs 🎮 This year will be bigger and better, with more places open for developers to pitch their projects to an even bigger line-up of publishers, platform holders and investors. 📅 Applications close 17 July → vicscreen.vic.gov.au/playnow/

We spoke with developers, Escape Pod Games, Wali Studios and @Oddlark about their journey into the games industry, why they attended the @wearevicscreen supported event, Play Now Melbourne and their favourite thing about being a part of the Australian gaming community. 👾

Publishers and investors @ukiyostudiosau, The One Games, @akuparagames, UltraPlayers, @PlaySideStudios and @devolverdigital, share with us what games they were on the look out for at Play Now Melbourne, and what trends they're excited about in the gaming industry. @wearevicscreen

Check out some of the highlights from @wearevicscreen's Play Now Melbourne 2025. 📸 Thanks again to all our developers, publishers, platform holders and investors for being a part of our games market. ✨ More images here → bit.ly/3W6jENi 📷: Daniel Mahon

We promised a bigger & better Play Now Melbourne 2025 & did we deliver! 🔥 21 international & local publishers, platform holders & investors heard pitches from 78 projects from around Australia at Play Now, Australia's pre-eminent games market. 🤝@ScreenAustralia @wearevicscreen

Your game could be part of the MIGW Steam Page Festival. 🎮 Applications are now open to include your game as part of a showcase of Australian-made games using the Steam platform. 📅 Applications close 8 August and will undergo review by @Creative_Vic. gamesweek.melbourne/news/all/migw-…

Play Now Melbourne returns 9 October! Expressions of Interest are open for developers to attend Australia's pre-eminent games market, and to pitch their game to some of the world’s best publishers, platform holders and investors. ⌨️ EOIs close 17 July → bit.ly/4bXPtOR

Play Now is more than just a digital games market for Aussie indie developers We had the chance to attend this games market where publishers and developers converge, and we learned a lot. @PlayNowMelb @wearevicscreen checkpointgaming.net/features/2024/…

@yosp @YouTube It was great having you be part of Play Now Melbourne 💚

VicScreen: Play Now Melbourne 2024 youtu.be/qzHM0tfS024?si… via @YouTube

My laptop has been evolving feat. @guckhq @blaktasia @wearevicscreen @PlayNowMelb @pepperraccoon @Vurororo

@esdin @guckhq @blaktasia @wearevicscreen @pepperraccoon @Vurororo 😍 😍 😍 😍

@parasol_corp @wearevicscreen Thanks for coming along @parasol_corp 💚

Honestly Play Now is such an excellent initiative. Thank you @wearevicscreen for once again wizarding all these wonderful people into the same room to connect over building cool stuff ❤️

Highlights from Play Now Melbourne 2024. 📸 All the action from the day, see the full gallery on our website → bit.ly/4eV2GJc 🎮 Play Now Melbourne was presented by @wearevicscreen on 10 October 2024 as part of @GamesWeekMelbs. 📷: Sarah Chavdaroska

"Australia is the absolute best place for independent developers to grow and build."🚀 55 developers from around the country pitched their projects to international and local publishers, platform holders and investors at Play Now Melbourne, Australia's pre-eminent games market.

PlayNow 24 is on!

@jarrodfn @SocialAnecdote Thanks for joining us, can't wait to see what's next 👀

What a day! @PlayNowMelb was amazing with such great games, chatting with other devs and Dean having a full blown fan moment as @yosp played Nullstar: Solus See you all tomorrow at PAX Rising!

@nullstarsolus @yosp Was great having you here 💚

Thanks @PlayNowMelb for another great event! (and great snacks!) always enjoy chatting GHOST CAM 👻📸 @VicScreen