Aus Indie Showcase
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About the Aus Indie Showcase
About the Aus Indie Showcase
The PAX Aus Indie Showcase powered by Superloop is an honour bestowed by a select panel of judges to some of Australia's greatest independent tabletop and video games submitted by game developers, with selected winners of the Aus Indie Showcase securing a booth at PAX to share their creations with the world.
Located on the edge of PAX Rising in our main expo hall, the Aus Indie Showcase powered by Superloop is one of the most popular areas with keen players eager to go hands on with the next big cult game. Whether you've created a deep space survival simulator, a rage-inducing soccer platformer, a cozy cat simulator or a High Fantasy office simulator narrated by a mud-crab - there is something for everyone in the Aus Indie Showcase powered by Superloop!
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This year, Superloop is proudly sponsoring the PAX Aus Indie Showcase, supporting the next generation of Australian game developers bringing bold new ideas to life.
Superloop is powering up the Aus Indie Showcase pods with better tech, bigger artworks, and more space to show off their games. Each winning team will also receive 12 months of free super fast internet and an eero 7 modem, to help them continue to shape the future of play.
Aus Indie Showcase 2026 Winners
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Cozy Game Restoration
Cozy Game Restoration
Developed by: Parasol Corp
Genre: Simulation
Platform: Steam (Windows, Mac, Steam Deck), Xbox, Playstation 5
Cozy Game Restoration is a soothing simulator where you gently bring forgotten video game cartridges back to life. Tear packing tape, peel old stickers, lift away grime, and transform dusty relics into cherished collectibles. No pressure or failure, just the quiet joy of restoring memories.
Key Fairy
Key Fairy
Developed by: Owl Machine
Genre: ARPG Bullet-Hell
Platform: Windows
A hand-drawn, pacifist, folkloric, bullet-hell. Grapple and dance around monsters to collect their shattered stars, weave your way through twisting paths, encounter strange folk, uncover ancient magic, and evade forgotten gods in this frenetic 2D action-adventure.
Finch & Archie
Finch & Archie
Developed by: Octarine Arts
Genre: Co-op, Puzzle, Mystery, Noir, Narrative
Platform: PC
An episodic co-op noir murder mystery. Play as one half of a crime-fighting duo: the detective Jack Finch and his police dog, Archie. Use your deduction skills and sense of smell to find evidence, interrogate suspects, and catch the culprit in a gritty story set in the Great Depression.
The Last Exterminator
The Last Exterminator
Developed by: Ironworks Games
Genre: Retro FPS
Platform: PC
The Last Exterminator is a 90s Action Blockbuster Shooter filled with over-the-top action, corny humour and explosive set-pieces.
The look and feel of the game is both authentically retro and immensely accessible thanks to a custom games engine built in-house by Ironworks Games.
Mission Delta
Mission Delta
Developed by: Polarity Games
Genre: Top-down, Action Rogue-like
Platform: PC (Controller Compatible)
Fight your way up Delta Corp’s skyscraper in a co-op action roguelike shooter. As one of its escaped experiments, battle through mutants and corporate atrocities floor by floor. Fuse weapons into powerful combinations, stack upgrades, and bring the whole operation crashing down.
A Real Life Party
A Real Life Party
Developed by: Silakka Entertainment
Genre: Narrative, Simulation, Comedy
Platform: PC (Steam)
A Real Life Party by Silakka Entertainment is a comedically awkward game where you wait for your friend to arrive at a flatwarming, experiencing an escalating social disaster as you meet his peculiar friends. Players are immersed in a novel first person mechanic where the visuals all consist of photos and videos.
Tabletop Aus Indie Showcase 2026 Winners
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Thrive
Thrive
Developed by: Avant-Card Games
Genre: Competitive Party Card Game
Cute animals. Deceptively tense. Thrive is a card game where everyone plays as an animal trying to survive in the wild by secretly choosing where to forage and how much energy to spend. Survival is not always enough. Only the player who gathers the most valuable resources will Thrive!
Aqueducks
Aqueducks
Developed by: Corkscrew Gaems
Genre: Deckbuilder
Introducing, Aqueducks, the only roman and duck themed deck-builder in history. It is the crux of the Roman Eggpublic, and the Pondifex has tasked the players with establishing a new city to lead the ducks of Rome into a new age. Players have the choice to build their duck-themed city how they best see fit to earn the favour of the Pondifex.
Deathbed
Deathbed
Developed by: Devil Juice
Genre: Card Game, Hand Management
The Old King is on his deathbed. Each day, each kingdom sends a representative to perform a eulogy. Through strategic timing and political manipulation your kingdom could hold the most influence when The King finally passes! Each player has an identical starting hand of cards - each day they must secretly play cards to the center of the table. When The King passes the player with the most influence still left in their hand takes the throne.
Drago's Dreamland
Drago's Dreamland
Developed by: Emily Dallwitz
Genre: Children's Mythical Adventure Board Game
Leave home, collect 20 wisdom points, return home. Players are rainbow pixies who travel the board, hear stories, trade items, collect wisdom points and interact with the (mythical) quirky characters. The history and back story of the land progresses through the levels.
Caught in the Rain
Caught in the Rain
Developed by: The Ravensridge Emporium
Genre: Strategy Card Game
Caught in the Rain is a solo or GM-less TTRPG about mysteries for any genre. As an investigator, professional or otherwise, uncover the truth as you play through scenes, discover clues, and manage the ever-increasing danger and threats that emerge.
Wireburn
Wireburn
Developed by: Wireburnthegame
Genre: Strategy Card Game
A fast-paced, cutthroat cyberpunk card game for 1 to 6 players. Deploy data packets to three docks. Match the math, hijack colors, and overload the system. Push stacks to their absolute limit to detonate them and damage your opponents.
Aus Indie Showcase Winners Archive
So you wanna know more about the history of the Aus Indie Showcase, do ya? The Kings and Queens of PAX's past? Well look no further than the Indie Showcase winners archive. Learn more about every Indie Showcase winner dating back to our first show back in 2013! Let us take you on a journey..
