✦ PARALLELS 2026 — THE CALL-OUT IS HERE ✦ Making a game, and wanna yap about it at Parallels 2026? Now is the time to let us know! Speaker submissions close on the 5th of June. That’s THREE WEEKS. Don't overthink it. Just apply here: forms.gle/j8NkrdqMnwoH...

Hi Frosty Friends! We're looking for volunteers to help translate subtitles for the upcoming Frosty Games Fest showcase ❄️ If you're fluent in Japanese, French or Spanish and willing to donate time the week of May 25th, please email us! [email protected] 💙

Submissions to the National Cultural Policy close next Sunday 24 May. We need as many studios, gamemakers and sector support organisations to put in submissions. Freeplay's helpful guide on making a submission can be found here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

impulsively-made (tiny) new game caterwauling.itch.io/nudibranch

We're thrilled to announce Frosty Games Fest will be streaming LIVE on Sunday June 7 at 8am AEST / 10am NZST as part of Summer Game Fest 💙 Tune in for a chocka-block showcase, featuring announcements from 50+ games made in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand 🎮

You've probably noticed we haven't been posting on Bluesky this year. You can find us on Discord🤖 and Instagram📸 Do you think that sucks actually? You can let us know in the Sabby Survey: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... (closes 23/05/26)

Are you a content creator interested in co-streaming or covering the Frosty Games Fest online showcase in early June? Please fill in our form so we can get in touch and send you more information 😎 💌 Creator interest form: forms.gle/FxtjzZB2KFAH...

The new head of the Australian military is taking his first international trip to the US as part of the $375 billion AUKUS scam. While there, he will be the keynote speaker at a $ 5,000-a-head corporate event run by former Minister for Defence Industry Christopher Pyne. The system is rigged.

Announcing: Freeplay is here to stay. Parallels 2026 is coming and we're advocating for games to be funded as art. Read more and get involved: freeplay.net.au/posts/freepl...

Calling all content creators! We're looking for Official Co-Hosts! 🗣️ If you’re a content creator, or you know a content creator who should apply to be an official co-host of the Frosty Games Fest showcase this June, applications are OPEN NOW and close in one week, on Monday April 20th at 9pm AEST.

LEAVE AUKUS NOW.

Don't taco Tuesday this shit. Millions of people spent the day wondering if they would get vaporized, and no one in our government stood up to him. Nothing cutesy about it.

Killing a civilisation is a war crime. Threatening it is obscene. No country that does this is a worthy ally or friend of Australia. The world needs to respond with action to prevent these crimes.

There's a bunch of cool events ran by independent collectives coming up to compliment a great weekend celebrating Sydney games and community! We've collected these satelitte events altogether here so you don't miss out! SIGW might be real after all.. (Sydney International Games Weekend!!!) 1/4 🧵

Very alarmed to hear that RMIT is threatening disciplinary action against a student merely for posting *public info* about the university's ties to weapons manufacturers. Open letter asking RMIT staff and students to sign, please share this widely: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

🗣️WE ARE SO BACK🗣️ This year's Game-A-Week showcase is back in full force! Next weekend, a record breaking 30+ games and works will be on show for free at Sabby's new location! Come down and celebrate some awesome local works!

Solidarity to Victorian teachers on strike today. You deserve a living wage

I finally worked up the courage to do the LinkedIn post. This sucks. Let's work together on something exciting.

The Frosty Games Fest team is calling for submissions for its 2026 showcase. Read the full article here: vist.ly/4twm7

Nobody told me when I was going to get a head MRI that they put you in human Tupperware down to the little clippy side clasps.

Albanese has now admitted that Australians were onboard the US nuclear sub that sank an Iranian vessel and left the crew to drown, in a violation of international law. This was always an inevitability of AUKUS. End AUKUS now.

Are you a game developer based in Australia or Aotearoa New Zealand with an exciting announcement to share with the world in early June? Frosty Games Fest 2026 applications are OPEN NOW! 🍦

Sabby co-op is back open in the new building with co-working and multiple events each week.

The WIZARD PUNKS!!! Demo is out now on Steam! Check it out as a part of Steam Next Fest. store.steampowered.com/app/4200710/... #wizardpunks #steamnextfest #steamdemo #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev

📣 Hey Australian gamemakers! Screen Australia's Games grants close in 2 weeks! A reminder to get your applications in! 🫶 🛠 Games Production Fund - up to $100,000 🎨 Emerging Gamemakers Fund - up to $30,000 📆 Applications close Thu 5 Mar, 5pm (AEDT) 👉 www.screenaustralia.gov.au/funding-and-...

💌For the Third year in a row I've run lovely letters. An installation game where you write anonymous valentines to the world and heartfelt messages left by people from previous years. Game-A-Week where I was going to run it was cancelled last minute so I ran it outside on some nearby tables. 💌

@sabbygallery.bsky.social doesn't post to Bluesky anymore (comms team weren't getting enough engagement to justify) Arts and game peeps y'all should check out the Sabby relaunch in the incredible new building and the wonderful community who are working to make it such a radically hopeful space.

ICE vs. NSW Police. Spot the difference.

"Luckily the police seemed more than excited to step in and get as violent as needed to make sure he doesn't feel homesick" - Premier Minns chaser.com.au/national/nsw...

Blizzard QA workers' newly ratified union contract locks in pay increases, better benefits aftermath.site/blizzard-qa-wo...

Made a game with some friends for Global Game Jam! It has a lot of rough edges, but we're really happy with what we managed to do in time :^) killokii.itch.io/swap-jack #globalgamejam #unity3d #gamedev

Casual reminder that childless people are more inclined to mobilise against power. And we have been bombarded with 'low birth rate' rhetoric for a long, long time.

i think the boost might be just a tiny bit too fast...

AND WE'RE LIVE 🎉🎉🎉 Get your copy right now: store.steampowered.com/app/2201620/... Please also consider leaving an honest review of Adaptory on Steam. Each review makes a massive difference to the game’s visibility – especially reviews over the next two hours. Thank you! <3 #indiegame #basebuilding

🟡WINNIE'S HOLE is OUT NOW on Steam🟡 A weird new dark comedy roguelike from the creators of Ring of Pain! 🦠Play as a virus in the body and mind of Winnie 👁️Explore cellular worlds 💪Mutate and evolve for combo-driven combat 🐰Meet new friends and foes Buy now: store.steampowered.com/app/2319730/...

An update: Unfortunately Freeplay didn’t secure multi-year funding and is potentially looking at its last year of operation. We’re exploring what comes next & want your input. Read our full statement here: www.freeplay.net.au/survey2026 Help us decide our next step here: forms.gle/W4ZSns1bGCX1...

thank you everyone for your suggestions!! here's all the big aussie and nz-made games you should watch this year!!

Crystal Dynamics has announced a third round of layoffs this year, affecting 30 employees "across various departments and projects" www.gamesindustry.biz/crystal-dyna...

Folks, get your annual influenza vaccine. Flu is torching thru the Melb event circuit this month, and it is not fun to think how much worse I might have been had I not been vaccinated this May (Southern Hemisphere late autumn).

This Saturday help us send off the cozy little building that's been Sabbys home for the past 3 years. THERE WILL BE! - sausages, games, beyblades, probably tears, and more! If Sabby has ever meant anything to you then we'd love to see you there. 🆓RSVP: events.humanitix.com/goodbye-to-s...

For all the folks who've been meaning to get around to coming to Sabby this will be the last chance for this building. Come check out a wonderful space the community has built over the last 3 years.

Here's your October events at Sabby! 📢 This is your last chance to check out our current premises before we move to a new building! As always, our events are free but Humanitix links help us best judge event interest and capacity ✨

Anybody got any tips on deciding what sentimental items to keep, record or bin. Sorting through a lot of stuff as I move.

It's my birthday! 🍰🍨🐀🐁🐁🐁

bad news! We didn't get enough co-op sign ups, so we're dropping Teledog into a storm drain, and - what's that? We DID get enough signups? We got more than we needed, actually? Sabby's not shutting down?! But then... who's going in the storm drain? Me?! (sabby.gallery/join/)

Sabby is live now! Save your local community center check out the stream!

95%! AHHHHH so close so close so close ahhh

Overtime Mode activated! Since we were on the knife edge between making it or not, Kickstarter have extended our campaign by a week to help us hit 100%! Thanks for all your support so far. With that little bit of extra time, and a little bit of extra effort, we can make it!

We're live in 5 Minutes! If the community can get 8 more people to join co-op then we'll hit the minimum we'd need to get a new building and keep running for another 3 years.