play by play and nz games festival are excited to welcome you to our first ever game jam! Play by Play and NZ Games Festival are excited to welcome you...

step into a world of nz and australian gaming wonder! The Level Up Exhibition is a celebration of the best of NZ and Australian games from the past year. Finalist...

providing a platform for diverse artists As part of our annual games exhibition, NZ Games Festival invites Māori and Pasifika artists in Aotearoa and Australia to submit their work for...

games are for everyone! NZ Games Festival is proud to host the inaugural JOYPAD event, celebrating the overlap of queerness and gaming. JOYPAD is a casual social evening in The...

Join us for an evening of chill chats with Amber! Game Developers of Wellington is delighted to be hosting Amber Taylor in a fireside chat with James Everett for our...

are you ready to dungeon some dragons? magic some missiles? owl some bears? well then, it’s time to roll initiative! NZ Games Festival’s annual Dungeons & Dragons event is returning...

who will you create? the hero? the villain? get your imagination cooking! Drawing a character is one thing – but how do you make them suitable for use in a...

learn how to use the same software as the experts! Learn to build games the hands-on way, using a free game development application used by game developers all over the...

come learn how to make a video game about petting dogs! Come learn how to make a video game about petting dogs! This introductory workshop will teach budding game developers...

learn how to live well in te iwi matihiko – our digital village Digital Natives Academy is excited to bring you their new digital wellbeing program: Te Iwi Matihiko. This...

nz games festival and level up welcome you to join us for a night of conversation about building a career in game development! We understand that getting into game development...

it’s time to cook up some chaos! NZ Games Festival and Wellingtaru are teaming up again to deliver a fun-filled flambé frenzy! For the fourth annual Overcooked pairs tournament, we’ll...