kia ora!

we're so happy to see you!

Welcome to the NZ Games Festival website – home of all the information you’ll need about our upcoming week-long festival!

We’ve got heaps of events to announce – something for everyone, from developers to gamers to kids – and we'll be rolling them out very soon. We’ll be making more announcements in the coming months, so keep an eye on our Twitter, Facebook and Instagram feeds at the bottom of this page to be the first to hear the news.

Ka kite anō!

here's what's on offer...

We'll be updating this section as soon as we have event details to share with you. Stay tuned!

  • gamers
  • developers
  • kids

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read our latest updates!

Our blog is home to all of our event updates, announcements and calls for contributions.

March 4, 2019

2019 merch pre-orders open

wear nzgf loud and proud at the 2019 festival For the first year ever, we’re...

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March 4, 2019

introducing: level up!

nz games festival is proud to announce the launch of our exp-boost brand: level up! 2019...

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January 24, 2019

submissions from trans and...

Kia ora! Every year at NZ Games Festival, we try our best to ensure our festival events...

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January 13, 2019

volunteer at nz games...

Update 10/02/2019: Thank you so much to everyone who applied to volunteer at NZGF...

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January 8, 2019

hungry for games? nzgf serves...

NZ Games Festival are serving up The Pavs - an awards night for Australian and New...

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December 18, 2018

workshop submissions for...

Update 01/02/2019:  Thanks so much to everyone who submitted a workshop for NZ Games...

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November 8, 2018

announcing our new brand: nz...

NZ Games Festival is proud to announce our new name. Formerly Play by Play, we're...

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thanks so much to our sponsors!

NZ Games Festival wouldn't be possible without the generous support of our sponsors. In our inaugural year under the NZGF umbrella, we're proud to have these incredible organisations helping us deliver the best and biggest festival we can.