Galaxy Games Festival is a indie community focused event for emerging game developers within Australia.
We have Sydney indie developers and industry guests coming in for talks and showcases, from the games, art, music, and adjacent industries. Come and check out what it's like to work in the industry, and see what students have been making!
Sat 22nd Aug 2026 10AM - 4:30PM AEST
When is it?
Sat 22nd Aug 2026 10AM - 4:30PM AEST
Who is it for?
Students, emerging developers, game studios, and anyone passionate about game development and digital creativity.
Where is it held?
At Macquarie University — a leader in games education and a central hub for Sydney’s game dev community.
Address
Macquarie University, Wallumattagal Campus
12 Wally's Walk, Macquarie Park NSW 2113, Australia
Sydney Australia
Why should I attend?
To see other fellow indie developers' work, learn from industry pros, network with studios, and be inspired by the future of Australian games.
Is it only for students?
Nope! While students are a big part of the community, the festival is open to developers at all stages, including seasoned professionals and studios.
Exhibition Floor
We have local Sydney indie game studios showcase their unrealised games. Come to play and network with the developers.
Talks
Speakers from game studios, educators in game making, and speakers from adjacent industries are coming down to talk at Galaxy Games Festival. We have 2 rooms of talks with topics for everyone to check out.
Supporters
Big thanks to our crowdfunding supporters, we have rasied over $1000. We acknowledge the wonderful humans below that funding us by supporting our crowdfunding campaign for Galaxy Games Festival 2026. The funds wil go towards monitor hire and catering for staff, volunteers, speakers and exhibitors on the day.
THANK YOU TO:
TheForgot3n1
Christine Ager
Chris (Zura) Lee
Isabelle Farolan
TKFY | THE KIDS FROM YESTERDAY
Pyramid Software
Sansona Trinh
Marell Bito
Neema Iyer, stemtoto
And 4x Anonymous supporters
