Queensland Games Festival 2026

EXHIBITION

The Queensland Games Festival exhibition presents locally made games – all presented by their creators and studios. From VR to table-top, PC and console, and mobile. Come and play and meet the developers. Get to know the people who make the games as they share their stories, ideas and ambitions and chat about the process of game development. Free to attend.
LOCATION – TURBINE PLATFORM
TIME – 10AM to 5PM

AMPLIFY GAMES

We are proud to host a very special event for early emerging and more experimental work – experimental, funky concepts and work-in-progress. This will be held during the main festival and hosted by 4ZZZ Zed Games.
LOCATION – FAIRFAX STUDIO
DATE – SAT 27 JUN
TIME – 10:30AM to 4PM

EMERGING DEVELOPERS ROOM

Are you an emerging developer, game design student, or solo dev who would love to chat with an industry mentor?  Do you have a portfolio or resume, but you have no idea whether it would get you work in the industry? Come along to the Emerging Developer Room to meet some of our local experienced game developers, receive answers to your questions, and chat with our awesome Queensland game makers.
LOCATION – PARK MEZZANINE
DATE – SAT 27 JUN
TIME – 11AM to 1PM + 2PM to 4PM

WORKSHOP – GAMELOFT CREATIVE KIDS

Join Gameloft Brisbane’s very own Gamelofters for creative hands-on activities created by the studio’s Art team for kids of all ages. Meet and chat with the artists behind the multi-award-winning titles; My Little Pony: Mane Merge, The Oregon Trail, Carmen Sandiego, and the new Bluey’s Happy Snaps!
ALL AGES
LOCATION – GRAFFITI ROOM
DATE – SAT 27 JUN
TIME – 10AM to 12PM

WORKSHOP – MINI MOBILE GAME DEVELOPMENT

No prior coding knowledge needed—just bring your phone, curiosity and creativity.

Join generative artist, Vipin Dhunnoo, for a hands-on workshop where you’ll design and build a simple mobile game in just two hours using your own device.

Perfect for high school students who are curious about game design or want to try making a game for the first time. You’ll learn the basics of mobile game development, create a playable mini game, and take home a prototype to keep building or share with others.

What to bring:
A smartphone or tablet
Your own mobile data if possible (free wifi available)

AGES – 11 – 17+
LOCATION – GRAFFITI ROOM
DATE – SAT 27 JUN
TIME – 2PM to 4PM

ENDGAME + AWARDS

Our Queensland Games Festival Awards are proudly supported by Screen Queensland and sponsored by Wren Brier. Followed by our ever-popular Endgame event where local game developers are pitted against each other in a contest of wits and knowledge!
LOCATION – TURBINE PLATFORM
DATE – SAT 27 JUN
TIME – 5PM to 6PM