Serenade

Yippee!!!! 🌞 We're meeting here at the Archibald Memorial Fountain!

😬😬😬 This is TODAY from 1pm at Hyde Park. We'll be there hail, rain or shine but it'd be REALLY nice if it stayed sunny, as a treat.

Serenade@serenade.games

🌧️DELAYED!!🌧️ We've decided to postpone our Outdoor Games Workshop to avoid the forecasted rain! We'll be running the event this Saturday (Oct 17) instead! Hopefully being on the weekend means more of you can join us too! 💖 More info here 👉 fannaan.events/events/6646

Reminder we'll be hanging out and playing games in Hyde Park from 1pm tomorrow!!! Check the link for more details!

Serenade@serenade.games

Announcing our Outdoor Games Workshop, an excuse to hang out and play in a park together during Sydney Games Festival! This is a laid back event that's about connecting through play and having fun together, so we hope you'll join us! 📆 Oct 15 🕐 1 - 3pm 🌿 Hyde Park fannaan.events/events/6646-...

We're very excited by the venue for this year's Constellations, the iconic Sydney Opera House. We've once again been working with Waypoint to curate speakers and games and plan how we'll transform the studio for the evening. We're looking forward to celebrating NSW gamemakers with you all!

Waypoint@waypoint-events.com

From the roses and circuits emerges Waypoint Constellations at the Sydney Opera House 🎫 www.sydneyoperahouse.com/experiences/... A close collaboration with @serenade.games to celebrate Sydney's games and creators. Oct 13th, supported by Screen NSW & TVGS Tickets available now, more info to come

25 June

It’s back! Starts next Thursday at the Burwood Community Hub and runs for 6 weeks.

Pixel Pasture@pixelpasture.studio

GAME-A-WEEK SYD 2026 TICKETS ARE NOW AVAILABLE! Register here: pixelpasture.studio/events/gamea...

22 Apr

Thank you to everyone who joined us at FORM last week!!! We had a great night and hope you did too!💖✨ We've put together a little archive of the evening with photos, games and extra resources - check it out if you're keen to see more!🔥 docs.google.com/document/d/1...

22 Apr

Shout out 🗣️📣 @mut.media, @lintilion.itch.io, @agaitcheson.bsky.social, thecatamites, @beetleeggblues.bsky.social , @ghaoyuxin.bsky.social, Lillyan Ling, Gus Boehling & John Bruneau for allowing us to showcase their amazing games!!!

22 Apr

Another big thankyou to our speakers 💖 @kearneymax.bsky.social, @haraiva.bsky.social, Heeny Ellen Yeo, @duncancorrigan.bsky.social & @mut.media! And thankyou to everyone else who helped us make this event as great as it was!!

It's talks time at FORM! First up is @duncancorrigan.bsky.social introducing the night!

Next at FORM is @haraiva.bsky.social talking dilly dallying, how money and funding changes your relationship with your art, how dilly dallying might just be the way to rediscover the joy in making art and how sometimes Sydney rain makes your talk more dramatic but sometimes the rain is just too much

Returning at FORM is @duncancorrigan.bsky.social to talk the new games movement, its ideas, history and surprising Australian connections.

It's talks time at FORM! First up is @duncancorrigan.bsky.social introducing the night!

Next at FORM is @kearneymax.bsky.social talking about Fresh Air Camp, alternative ways for gamemakers to spend time together outside of stressful game jams and recapturing school camp energy

Anyone in Sydney, FORM is on tonight! Join us for our unofficial kick off to the biggest and most exciting weekend for games in New South Wales! Come to Arts and Cultural Exchange Parramatta from 7pm for a night catching up with friends and exploring the full range of the medium we love.

FORM is independently presented and sits outside the official ALT: GAMES program. We aren't going too late because we'll all be at Parramatta Town Hall and Phive bright and early on Saturday for all the incredible games and talks in the official ALT: GAMES program! See you tonight and tomorrow!

TONIGHT!!! 🔥🔥🔥

Serenade@serenade.games

Announcing FORM 👀 👉 fannaan.events/events/2090 Kick off the weekend with us on Friday April 17th with an exhibit of experimental games and artist talks, exploring the rich undercurrent of alternative process and experimentation developing outside the commerical sphere of games✨ Supported by ACE

11 Apr

Our latest exhibit FORM is coming up this Friday the 17th of April!! Come hang out with us and play some cool games!! 💖 Experimental games 🕹️✨ Mirco talks 🗣️ Exploring alternative process 👽 Food and drinks available 🍺 Free tickets here 👉 fannaan.events/events/2090

7 Apr

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 🧵

💖 @reecyboii.bsky.social presents Ferry Jam the next morning!! ⛴️ itch.io/jam/circular... Make a game on the Circular Quay to Parramatta ferry. Theme announced on the wharf. Any format is welcome and it does not need to be finished! 🗓️ Saturday, April 18th (9:00 AM) 3/4 🧵

7 Apr

💖 @waypoint-events.com then to finish! 🎫 events.humanitix.com/waypoint-out... Partnering with ACE for a free gathering Saturday night! Games made during the Ferry Jam will be showcased alongside new boomerang fu features, DJs, plus food & drink trucks! 🗓️ Saturday, April 18th (7:30 PM) 4/4 🧵

First up, FORM! 🎫 fannaan.events/events/2090 FORM is an exhibit of experimental games and artist talks, exploring the rich undercurrent of alternative process and experimentation developing outside the traditional sphere of commercial games. Supported by ACE 🗓️ Friday, April 17th (7:00 PM) 2/4 🧵

Shoutout to 🗣️📣 @haraiva.bsky.social for our beautiful poster design!!!

28 Mar

Today's the day of the Beyond The Script showcase! Come meet all the talented participants in the workshops and play the games they've created after learning interactive fiction tools. We've been so excited by their creations! 📅 Sat 28th March 🕕 3-6pm 📍 Arts & Cultural Exchange, Parramatta NSW

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27 Mar

Over three weeks in March we've been hosting workshops teaching interactive fiction to writers with non-games backgrounds. This Saturday we're showcasing the work our participants have created with their new skills. 📅 Sat 28th March 🕕 3-6pm 📍 Arts & Cultural Exchange, Parramatta NSW See you there!

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This Saturday come see exciting new works from emerging creators at Narrative Game Showcase "Beyond the Script"! 📅 Sat 28th March 🕕 3-6pm 📍 Arts & Cultural Exchange, Parramatta NSW Produced by Serenade, Arts & Cultural Exchange, Made in the West, Powerhouse Parramatta & supported by Screen NSW.

It's time for @pixelpasture.studio x us game a week sydney party microtalks! @mark.pixelpasture.studio is introducing the speakers and noting they had free reign to speak their gamedev truth 🗣

22 Nov 2025

First up is @liamflannery.bsky.social talking about expectations vs reality and how along his gamemaking journey he worked out what actions to do to get closer to his goals - the expectations he has for his gamemaking

18 Nov 2025

✅ Tamagotchi but make it Nine Network's Karl Stefanovic☀️ ✅ Getting Over It but make it dog🐕 Play these games and more at GAW Party this Saturday!!! 🗣️📢 @iwbrcb.bsky.social, @skullschemes.bsky.social, @waynetron.bsky.social, @aemyn.bsky.social, @smallocelot.bsky.social, Jamie, Sandra, Sean & Xav

17 Nov 2025

👀👀👀 Tickets here! events.humanitix.com/game-a-week-...

Pixel Pasture@pixelpasture.studio

Fast-paced retail therapy played with a barcode scanner🛒 and a digital collection of peculiar seashells🐚 Play these games and more at GAW Party featuring work by 🗣️📣 @oddgoo.bsky.social, Hee-eun Yeo, @reecyboii.bsky.social, @justcamh.bsky.social, Oscar Newsome, @managore.bsky.social & Arkington Owen

16 Nov 2025

This is just under a week away!!! Come party with us!! Grab a free ticket here 👉 events.humanitix.com/game-a-week-...

Pixel Pasture@pixelpasture.studio

A management sim played in powerpoint95💾 and a local-versus game inspire by Filipino folkgame🏃‍♀️ Play these games and more at GAW Party Sat 22nd! 🗣️📣 @liamflannery.bsky.social, @reymira.bsky.social, @vivichee.bsky.social, John Visvikis & John Collins Tix 👉 events.humanitix.com/game-a-week-...

15 Nov 2025

A Warioware-like played with chopsticks🥢 and a Sega Megadrive demake of DOOM😈?? Play these games and more at GAW Party next Saturday! 🗣️📣 @ratmouse-games.bsky.social, @peakr.bsky.social, Adrian Magni, @morgan-ars.bsky.social & @smallocelot.bsky.social Tix 👉 events.humanitix.com/game-a-week-...

28 Oct 2025

We're back again with @pixelpasture.studio for another Game-A-Week Showcase Party in November!

Pixel Pasture@pixelpasture.studio

GAME-A-WEEK SHOWCASE IS BACK! The small party showing off our amazing community's games created throughout this year's Game-A-Week. More information and tickets coming soon!

27 Oct 2025

@pixelpasture.studio and Serenade are putting on a little party to celebrate the awesome games made during GAME-A-WEEK this year!!✨ We love this community and we love you!!!💋 More info and tickets coming soon 🙃

4 Aug 2025

We continue our agenda of injecting DIY punk into Sydney's premiere game event 😈 Come hangout at the iconic Oxford Art Factory but for gamers. It's gonna be sick as hell🔥

Waypoint@waypoint-events.com

The return of Waypoint Constellations✨ 🎫 events.humanitix.com/waypoint-con... A close collaboration with @serenade.games to celebrate Sydney's games and creators. 🗓️On Oct 14th just before SXSW's games festival begins Follow and sign up for more info as we tease out the secrets of this event.

It's Tangents time! Come join us at @sabbygallery.bsky.social for a night of games we're really excited by! Free! Everyone welcome!

Tangents is this evening at 7pm! Come join us at 141 Victoria Parade Collingwood for a night of experimental games and fun hangs with friends new and old. We've written a thread with teasers of all the games tonight, take a peek and then join us for a lovely night of weird games and fun times 🎉

Serenade@serenade.games

We're incredibly honoured to be showing a preview of @radiatoryang.bsky.social 's secret gay fishing game. Tonight is your chance to dredge the seas for hot men in your area 🎣👨 (come along tonight to learn its tasty title)

Though we're claiming the gamemakers from beyond too 😈

Robert Yang@radiatoryang.bsky.social

I’m basically Australian. Gdday mate

We have some really special games on show tonight, can't wait to share them with you all 💖

Piers 💫@piers.zip

Jealous of everyone who gets another chance to play this in a gallery setting. Tex really is the master of these beautiful little interactive art pieces.

Serenade@serenade.games

So many special games for you to sample tonight! 💗

Zero Point Games@zero-point-games.bsky.social

No way! It's Nonolith!

Experience games from around the country and beyond 💖

Piers 💫@piers.zip

So excited to be part of this (even if from a distance)! I think bringing Australia's games scene closer together is such an awesome initiative, and this is an incredible line-up!! (totally unbiased)

Serenade@serenade.games

We're activating our whole venue Sabby with games everywhere from: - the front window - the main room - the kitchen - out back and the vibe-y alleyway - the upstairs alcove - the media room There's heaps of room so come through and our team of angels will find you space & your people 👼👩‍👩‍👧‍👧

Tex makes Key Fairy 🏳️‍⚧️@soyoudontneedto.bsky.social

Oh me oh my! I may not be in Melbourne, but my game is, so go play it!