South Australian gaming studios PAX a punch

Two South Australian gaming companies have been selected by industry veterans to showcase their games as part of the PAX Aus Indie Showcase 2022 which highlight the best of the Australian and New Zealand independent gaming development scene.

 

Box Knight by We Made a Thing Studios and Rooftop Renegade by Melonhead Games will be showcased alongside another eight winners, presented by GamesHub.com.

 

We Made a Thing Studios’ Box Knight game is a mix of ‘the Office’ and ‘Lord of the Rings’ and recently featured on the Australian stand at Gamescom in Germany, the world’s largest games trade fair.

 

“We Made a Thing is incredibly humbled and excited to be selected and representing South Australia as part of the exclusive Indie Games Showcase at PAX in 2022,” said Tom Phillips, Founder, We Made a Thing Studios. 

“As a team we are incredibly proud about showcasing our game in front of the eager PAX goers and really keen to put the game and product we've worked so hard on, into the hands of potential players and wider industry audience.”

Melonhead Games’ Rooftop Renegade puts the gamer in the chrono-kicks of Svetlana, a hover blading outlaw with the ability to portal through time.

 

“I’m absolutely thrilled to be presenting Rooftop Renegade as part of the prestigious PAX Aus Indie Showcase,” said Patrick Webb, Founder Melonhead Games.

 

“Since our last time at PAX Aus in 2019, the game has come a huge way and to have been awarded a place among the other five outstanding games is incredibly exciting for us right before our planned launch on PC, Xbox, Playstation and Nintendo Switch in early 2023.”

 

The Indie Showcase will take place at PAX Aus in Melbourne which is being held from 7 to 9 October. South Australian gaming studios will be in attendance, including:

 

·       Planet Pumpkin Games

·       Stellar Advent 

·       Lamplight Forest 

·       We Have Always Lived in the Forest 

·       A Few Dragons 

·       Pond Games 

·       Ortum Games 

 

PAX Aus attracts publishers, independent studios, game demos, musical performances, tournaments and is described as an experience like no other.

 

The Department for Trade and Investment and the South Australian Film Corporation (SAFC) has supported the South Australian gaming studios, including We Made a Thing Studios and Melonhead Games. Development of both Box Knight and Rooftop Renegade was funded through the SAFC’s inaugural Games Innovation Fund in 2019, part of the raft of support provided by the agency to South Australia’s games sector. 

 

SAFC is also supporting first-time studios in preparation for the event through correspondence with the venue, in-person workshops and digital chat rooms. 

 

For further information on PAX Aus visit aus.paxsite.com 

 

For further information about Melonhead Games visit www.melonheadgames.com.au

 

For further information about We Made a Thing Studios visit www.wemadeathingstudios.com

 

For more information about how the SAFC supports games go to www.safilm.com.au/games