Supporting the game development community of Western Australia
Dark Mirror Games are taking their demon-fighting card game to the world, with Banishment summoning a Kickstarter campaign and swiftly destroying its target. Created by the minds behind the Dream of the Djinn RPG adventure, this entertaining exorcism simulation saw the light of day at the 2016 Perth Games Festival and proved to be…
Did you know that people have been making games in Western Australia since the early days of the industry? Star Fighter: D’Yammen’s Reign by GeoSync Media is one such locally-made game, first released around 1998 on the Amiga CD. Since not everyone has the opportunity to break out an almost 20…
The Interactive Games & Entertainment Association (IGEA) and the Game Developers Association of Australia are currently conducting a survey on the local games industry, to get an updated picture of its size and scope. Data from this survey will assist in future advocacy and lobbying on behalf of the industry, so if you’re involved in making games,…
There are many exciting things happening at Let’s Make Games, and one of them is that we have had the super cool Vivien Lengkeek join our ranks as a web writer for this very blog. Vivien has been hard at work behind the scenes in WA game dev, teaching kids how to…
The 2015 Perth Games Festival is edging closer, but there’s still time to get in on the big event. Last year saw more than 1600 people pass through the doors of Town Hall to play locally made games and get a glimpse into the WA-gaming community; this year is going…
It is not uncommon for indie developers to take on multiple creative roles in order to complete games on a small budget. Yet despite our penchant for multitasking, the audio aspect of game development can still come across as quite daunting. Cue Make a Noise! – an 8-week course on sound production for creatives from various backgrounds, including game developers,…
Another Perth game has been Greenlit on Steam! Toy Wars Invasion is “a single player or 4 person co-op first person shooter survival and objective game” created by local team WisKids. Toy Wars Invasion is currently being updated for a Steam release in April 2015. For more details, visit the…
The third Playup Perth: After Dark is happening tomorrow! Playup Perth is teaming up with SK Games to bring another night of playtesting local games, chats with game developers and cheap drinks. Four games will be tested on the evening. More details and tickets are available via Eventbrite. Please note…
After a successful Greenlight campaign, Gadget Games have released their 42 player competitive survival shooter, Down To One. The game was showcased at the Perth Games Festival, and is now available on Steam Early Access. From the developers: Start out with nothing in a large open-world environment, use anything you…
One of the most anticipated parts of the Global Game Jam is the last hour, when everyone gets a chance to stand up in front of the room and show off the game they had determinedly been making for the last 48 hours. With two sites of jammers participating this…
