A drifter awakens… Congratulations to the ANZ Indie Game Award recipient for 2025, The Drifter! Thanks again to Frosty Games for curating our next regional category of the evening.

Why not share the gift of the coolest ANZ-made games with your friends and fam this holiday season by introducing them to the Frosty Mini showcase 😎 youtu.be/Ji17SMaOtvg While you're there, Frosty's asked for 500 subscribers for Christmas, and we're so close! 🍦

Have you taken a moment to check out the official Frosty Mini Steam event? It's stacked with the coolest games made in ANZ 🍦🧡 store.steampowered.com/curator/4542...

I made a spreadsheet of all the trailers from the Game Events that happened this past weekend, including content from @11bitstudios.bsky.social @wholesomegames.com @frostygamesfest.com @lagshowcase.bsky.social @dayofthedevs.org @womenledgames.com @thegameawards.com Thank you all for a great week!!

Happy Saturday! Time for the last showcase recap of the week, now with four of my wishlisted games from @frostygamesfest.com : 1- Toroa: Skycall @atawhaigames.bsky.social 2- Bad Badger @yakand.co 3- Video Nightz @videonightz.bsky.social 4- Middle Management @headpluggames.bsky.social

The Indie Game Awards air on Dec. 18th, streaming on IGN, GameSpot, and Six One Indie. It’s not a night for new trailers, but a night to celebrate global devs who swung for the fences with unrestricted creative freedom. 🕐 IGAs Countdown: 6:30 PM ET 🏆 Ceremony: 6:50 PM ET 🔗 www.indiegameawards.gg

I am proud to announce that I am a co-streamer for the Frosty Mini December 2025 by @frostygamesfest.com 🍦 I was unable to live stream the event during its premiere so, I recorded my reaction instead 😊 Watch here ➡️ youtu.be/FkR4RSp43r4

I love u ANZ video games🥰

Wirm, Woodworm, Wyrmspace – Weirdly, a lot of games about worms in the Frosty Mini, a showcase of games from Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. Here's a roundup of all the games that were featured:

Snow Cone: The Inside Scoop is participating in the @frostygamesfest.com Frosty Mini Steam event with a new demo now playable on Steam until December 17th! 🐧🍧 Make snow cones for customers. Solve puzzles and uncover the secrets of the town. 👉Demo & Wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/2445270/...

Congrats to our friends at @wholesomegames.com, @frostygamesfest.com, and @lagshowcase.bsky.social on three *stellar* showcases today ❄️ 🔹 Wholesome Snack: youtu.be/kYwGSLM8lsQ?... 🔹 Frosty Mini: youtu.be/Ji17SMaOtvg?... 🔹 Latin American Games Showcase: youtu.be/CsHrPyCToZo?...

A banger showcase of Australian and Aotearoa New Zealand games

Excited to be launching Janet's makeover as part of Frosty Mini Steam event!!

Can't get the sweet tunes from @frostygamesfest.com out of your head? Composer @musophrenic.bsky.social popped all Frosty tracks up on YouTube! Join in me bopping along during your workday! 🎶 youtu.be/VGJ4julKNVw?...

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Here's every scoop of ANZ indie games goodness shown in @frostygamesfest.com Frosty Mini! 🍦 next-play.com.au/everything-s...

Make sure you check out the Frosty Mini official Steam event! 🧡🍦 Add some games to your wishlist, grab a bargain, and snag some cool demos: store.steampowered.com/curator/4542...

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Thank you to all the incredible ANZ-based developers who took part in our first Frosty Mini showcase today, and shared such wonderful announcements! What a beautiful line-up 👏🏼

That's all folks, thank you for tuning into the very first Frosty Mini showcase! ☀️🧡 Head to our website for a list of all the games we featured today, and to visit our official Steam event where you can wishlist your faves and find even MORE ANZ-made games! ➡️ frostygamesfest.com/frostymini2025

Soar as an albatross embarking on an epic journey to reunite with their family in this relaxing, story-driven flight game grounded in the Māori world. Toroa: Skycall by @atawhaigames.bsky.social is out now!

Key Fairy is a hand-drawn, folkloric, pacifist bullet-hell, and it's releasing on February 19. Check out the release date trailer from @soyoudontneedto.bsky.social:

Find love in the darkest night in romantic horror narrative game, Drăculești – though, you may not live to see the dawn. Check out the early access announcement from @fine-fiends.bsky.social:

Developed by @spratt.itch.io, enjoy this grid-based puzzle game about carving bite-sized wooden sculptures while managing gravity and tricky geometry! Woodworm is out now! Take a look:

Wirm is a delightful physics platformer where you play as a worm on a tiny adventure. Wiggle over obstacles, monch your way through the dirt in the latest game by @sbug.games! Wirm is out now! Take a look:

Get a first look at Die By Die, a new rogue-like, text adventure RPG by @hudol-house.bsky.social! The fate of the dice will choose the setting, but your rolls tell the story. Watch the announcement trailer, just revealed in the Frosty Mini:

Adaptory by @stormcloak.games sees you deep in uncharted space, after your expedition took a challenging turn when your ship crash-landed. Their brand new trailer contains first looks, and announces the early access release date:

Middle Management: a satirical office building and management game by @headpluggames.bsky.social. Play as a pink blob monster and please your needy boss. Watch the announcement trailer:

Train, chat, and flirt your way through the underworld in A Date with Death 2: REMNANTS. Decide who you are when the past no longer defines you in this highly anticipated sequel! Just announced by @twoandahalfstudios.com, check out the reveal trailer here:

Bento Blocks by @sometimesltd.bsky.social is a cozy cooking puzzle game where you slice and arrange ingredients to craft lunch boxes. Check out their latest demo, just announced in the Frosty Mini:

Meet the charming love interests and quirky locals in The Willowmist Emporium of Antiques & Curiosities! You'll buy, sell, and haggle to keep the store afloat in this game by @twoandahalfstudios.com. Watch the trailer, then play the very first demo out now:

In GO PHISH by @cosmicsoupgames.com you're a struggling student with a pile of dept. Phish targets and steal their money by playing a supercharged 'go fish' style hacking mini-game! Just revealed in the Frosty Mini, watch the announcement trailer:

"What if the games you've never played could attack you?" Prepare to fight your backlog in @gamequest.bsky.social! Check out the new trailer introducing the graveyard and courtyard ruins levels:

Check out this brand new look at Factory 95, a Y2K themed management game about making a slideshow factory... inside a slide show! Enjoy the very first demo for this game by @liamflannery.bsky.social now:

It’s 1999 and Y2K is upon us. You are the owner of an independent video store that a corporation is eyeing off to purchase. Help customers find their perfect video in @videonightz.bsky.social. Watch the trailer then play the very first demo, out now:

Letters to Arralla by @lil-pink-clouds.bsky.social have just announced that the turnip with a big juicy bum is coming to the Nintendo Switch in 2026! Take a look at the brand new trailer:

Race to complete a rotating roster of odd jobs while avoiding hazards and losing money in Odd Jobs: On The Lot! Manage chaos in this physics-powered co-op game by One Up Plus coming in Q4 2026:

Join Teeto the blob and Nory the bunny in Teeto; a 3D adventure platformer where you must stop the shadow corruption from spreading! Developed by @eatpantgames.com, enjoy this trailer ahead of Teeto coming to PC and consoles in Q2 2026:

Delve deep into the many-layered lands of Atropos, fighting to survive in a hypercapitalist world where money is life, in GRIST. Check out the early access announcement trailer from @asciiwave.bsky.social:

So, @playftp.bsky.social is here to answer the age-old question: "what if someone kidnapped you and forced you to play Battling Tops for eternity?" Embark on a short but chaotic adventure in From The Top, just released alongside the Frosty Mini!

Get your first look at Liminal, an existential gesture-based VR game where you can see the world through the eyes of various creatures by moving your hands to fly or swim. Watch the announcement trailer:

You're a Honey Badger. You're bad. Break, escape, sneak, smash, steal, ride, trick and taunt in Bad Badger! Take a look at the debut trailer from @yakand.co here:

Team up in local co-op, complete quirky quests, customize your horse and cart, and explore a world full of surprises in Castle Cab when it releases in Q4 2026! Check out the new trailer from @royalreignstudios.bsky.social here:

Explore a vibrant, decaying world as an elephant in the post apocalyptic future, looking for his lost herd in @enfantgame.bsky.social! Enjoy this brand new look:

Signs of Danger by @slow-rush.bsky.social is an online & couch co-op physics-sandbox roguelite where game-breaking synergies, deadly chain reactions, and accidental friendly fire are all guaranteed! Watch the announcement trailer:

We're thrilled to formally reveal the debut game from @walistudios.au, Wyrmspace Tactics! Play as a crew of traumatised space pirates committing faster-than-light heists. Watch the announcement trailer:

🥝 WHO'S READY FOR ANZ-MADE GAMES?! 🐨 Frosty Mini is LIVE and starting in 15min! Join us LIVE for surprise reveals and announcements from a selection of INCREDIBLE games! 🔴 YouTube: youtu.be/Ji17SMaOtvg 🟣 Twitch: twitch.tv/frostygamesf...

Big news for Teeto at @frostygamesfest.com tomorrow!

Forgot to include the link, sorry for the double post, you can find the full overview at riverthomas.com/sgf/ Full overview of all the game award shows and showcases happening this week, timezone adjusted, with YouTube and Twitch watch links.

The Frosty Mini 2025 livestream will showcase a whopping 26 games from Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) across 30 short minutes, and it takes place tomorrow. stevivor.com/news/frosty-...