EXHIBITORS
Take a look at the 41 games that were selected for SAGE 2026 by clicking on the images below to learn more about the games and exhibitors.
Main Showcase
The Sacred Acorn

A cozy souls-lite adventure about a small squirrel embarking on an epic quest to save her tribe from the corruption threatening to destroy their world. Upgrade your magical abilities, battle legendary guardians, and explore a dangerous, enchanted land in this 2D action-adventure.

A Few Dragons is a small indie studio based out of Adelaide, SA Australia. We started out as three friends with a passion for games and have been making fun, interactive stuff that everyone can enjoy ever since.
Social AI Showdown

A fast-paced 1v1 party-arena game where humans and AIs battle through meme and creativity challenges to win the crowd’s reaction. Quick, funny, and unpredictable—Social AI Showdown turns AI interaction into a live-showdown of wit and timing.

AuraeonCore is an Indigenous-led creative technology studio based in South Australia, developing original games and interactive experiences that fuse storytelling, AI, and design innovation. The team focuses on bold, fast-paced projects that celebrate creativity, humour and 2D sidescrolling reflex driven action game.
End of Ember

Explore a gory Hell in this twin-stick shooter that pays homage to badass horror franchises. Kill demons, upgrade items, and fight weird and gross bosses until they explode in piles of gore. Who is Ember? What is reality?

Bad Plan Studios was founded in Adelaide in June 2024, with a mission make games for the freaks, weirdos, and horror fans who love those retro vibes. Comprised of three founders and two contractors, we are living the dream.
Tiebreak

Featuring the all-new Management Career, a bigger and better Pro Team, in-depth Ashes mode, and expanded control on and off the field from enhanced gameplay and in-depth strategies – Cricket 26 is The Ultimate Showdown.

Big Ant Studios are specialists in delivering fan-favourite sports experiences across licensed, premium global sports franchises. Boasting a team of video game veterans that have had an incredible track record of delivering quality electronic entertainment since 1979, Big Ant Studios are Australia’s most prolific console game developer, having released more than 30 video games to retail.
Dungeons and Dining Tables

Play as a whimsical axolotl in a cosy-adventure RPG, exploring procedurally-generated dungeons, defeating termites and quirky bosses, collecting rare furniture, then decorating homes to boost your stats and help the townsfolk of Kindlerest. Your perfect home is just a dungeon away!

Catalyst Games is the award-winning indie studio behind Dungeons and Dining Tables. We create cute, whimsical games, deliver kids’ workshops through councils and schools, and provide work-for-hire services across games, tech, and agriculture. Recognised as SA’s Most Impactful Studio (2025), AGDAs Rising Star, and PAX GameXcellence Award winner.
Crimson Cutlass

Crimson Cutlass is a multiplayer wave-based survival game where you and your crew survive against numerous enemies and bosses. See how long you last, and work with your team to achieve greatness.

Cerulean Creative Studios is SA’s first First-Nations Australian game studio, creating fun and engaging games for wide audiences. Focused on joyful creativity and meaningful storytelling, the studio develops projects like Crimson Cutlass, directed and produced by its founder and built with a passionate indie team.
STACK & the Grumblepuff from Above

Stack just wanted to take a nap when grumbles started to fall from the sky! Dodge them, weave them and swerve to grab some coins as you find the source of your sleeping debacle… from above: the Grumblepuff, a fierce and ravenous foe who has no regard for nap time.

Charmful: Focusing on how the world can be more intuitive, fun and interactive.
Beach Bums

It’s Day of the Tentacle meets Where’s Wally: Beach Bums is a cheeky game of modesty that begs the player to get togs back on bums after a tidal wave strips the beach.

Jazz and Chris started Coastal Derrieres on the firm belief that the only reason to ‘grow up’ is to take on the responsibility of keeping childish fun alive. And so, we bring you Beach Bums, the first of many games to tickle your fancy, your funny bone, your brain, and your imagination.
Kādomon: Hyper Auto Battles

Collect and battle over 200 unique creatures in this roguelike auto-battler. Level-up and evolve your Kādomon as you assemble the ultimate team, creating awesome synergies to beat BIG bosses!

Dino Rocket is an Adelaide based game studio dedicated to creating vibrant, imaginative worlds for players. We combine strong technical foundations with playful, character-driven design to craft engaging experiences. Our focus is on small, high-quality projects that delight and foster long term community connection.
Proxima Divide

Proxima Divide is a first-person sci-fi survival game set on a mysterious alien world. After a crash landing, players must manage dwindling oxygen, explore, repair systems, and uncover the truth behind the colony’s disappearance—all while confronting rogue AI and environmental hazards.

Emberline Studios is an independent game studio founded by Łukasz Dziedziczak, creating immersive, emotionally resonant sci-fi games that challenge players to reflect, adapt, and discover through meaningful, narrative-driven experiences.
Impulse Vector

As an independent contractor aboard a corporate carrier, pilot your Space Superiority Fighter through the sector on missions for competing organisations. Protect miners, strike enemy stations, and patrol the void to earn your keep and carve a name for your company among the corporations of the frontier.

Freeport Seven is a boutique, artisanal game development house dedicated to the production of immersive space games with emergent gameplay and narrative experiences, based in the beautiful city of Adelaide.
Blood Reaver

Become the Blood Reaver in solo or up to 4-player co-op. Harness forbidden magic and weaponry to shoot, blast and slice your way through endless hordes of demons. Upgrade your arsenal and survive long enough to discover the ancient secrets of the gods of hell.

Founded in 2023, Hell Byte Studios is an independent game development studio based in Adelaide, South Australia. Guided by a passion for heavy metal and dark fantasy, we aim to redefine the round-based shooter genre through a development philosophy that is by the player, for the player.
Scourge of the Reptiles

In Scourge of the Reptiles, a devastating meteor strikes the planet – humans, elves and dinosaurs alike are gifted with magical abilities. The hero is then able to control and ride the giant beasts!

Kyoti Games is a solo developer working in Adelaide, Australia working on his first game after decades of more boring IT work!
Pelican Empyrean

Food is love! In this fantastical roguelike card game share the magic of abundance by cooking delicious meals for all who come to Pelican’s kitchen.

Lamplight Forest is dedicated to contributing to a new generation of uplifting games that empower the creativity of players and inspire soul and senses. We design co-creative experiences with storytelling, performative gameplay and flow at their heart!
The Troll and the Witch’s House

The Troll & The Witch’s House is a point-and-click adventure game set in a strange house filled with mysteries. Piece together fragments of the past, uncover secrets and find the key to your escape.

Little Bandit is a one-person game developer based in Kaurna Country / Adelaide
Makers Empire

Makers Empire – the world’s most fun and easy to use 3D design software

Makers Empire design software brings games-based learning to young people.
Goons of Fortune

Fast paced, Rogue-Lite strategy game about running a gang and taking over the city of Goonzburg. Crush your rival gangs while evading the retribution of the Coppas. Come out on top in ranked PvP (Coming Soon) to show the world you’re the top Goon Of Fortune!

Founded in 2020, Mini Mammoth Games has developed a variety of mobile products, before branching into larger scale PC and Console Development. Working with a variety of partners across multiple genres, we try and produce games that have apositve effect on the world
Yakshini Lokam

Welcome to Yakshini Lokam — The game where you play as a family of four, cast into a world of ancient games and mythological creatures. Combine elements from classic Indian games like Snakes and Ladders, Carrom and Pachisi as you face off against fearsome yakshas, yalis and yakshinis!

Orlando Mee is a multimedia artist and emerging independent game developer based on Nharangga land in regional SA. His playful practice blurs the lines between art and games.
Fox and Shadow

Fox and Shadow is a sci-fi dual deckbuilding roguelike where the player combats defective AI drones, gutting them for parts to maintain a degrading bunker. Pair your human Pilot with a salvage Drone, then build up their Command and Trait decks to navigate the ruins of the city above.
The world is in ruins, salvage yourself.

Paper Cactus Games aims to be a long-term, predominantly Adelaide-based game studio; with a focus on 2.5D strategy games with complexity and depth.
ShellKath VR

Shellkath VR is a virtual reality first person shooter about an Ancient, who has been captured by the Mutagenix, and is fighting their way out to find salvation. use biological weapons, climb through obstacles, solve puzzles, fight disgusting looking aliens, and find salvation!

Poidahz Games is a Solo Developer who works on multiple projects art and programming, while offering 3D printing services for indie games, printing collectables.
Pro Jank Footy

Pro Jank Footy is a sports comedy party roguelite, fusing unpredictable action-packed gameplay with absurd humour, based on the sport of Australian Rules football
WINNER of the SAGE 2025 BEST IN EXHIBITION AWARD

Founded in 2024, Powerbomb Games is a South Australian indie developer that focuses on creating high concept titles blended with satire.
Powerbomb’s inaugural title, Pro Jank Footy, was developed with support from Screen Australia and since partnered with Umbrella Entertainment for release in 2026.
Castle Cab

Castle Cab puts you in the horseshoes of a sentient, indestructible horse running a delivery service in a medieval kingdom. Team up in local co-op to complete quirky quests, deliver goods, and uncover secrets in a fun, fast-paced adventure full of humour, chaos, and unexpected surprises.

Royal Reign Studios creates fun, accessible, and quirky games with tongue-in-cheek humour. We also offer indie studios B2B services specialised in console porting, optimisation, QA, code refactoring, and art overhauls, plus a free console viability report with practical improvement suggestions.
Blood Vow: Survive the Night

Blood Vow: Survive the Night is a four-player online co-op action-survival. Blending tower defence progression with intense real-time combat, it delivers a modern, high-stakes experience built for replayability and spectacle where players defend humanity as a group or alone against overwhelming odds.

Ship It Studios is a team of four driven by design, world-building, and gameplay. Disciplined and efficient, they deliver high-quality games with fast turnarounds, proving their pipeline with their debut title, Blood Vow: Survive the Night, an online modern approach to the Tower Defence genre, launching in 2026.
Tech Hunter

Save your stranded expedition by piloting a fleet of unique vehicles in search of alien technology in this sci-fi treasure hunt. Tech Hunter is a non-violent game of exploration and light puzzle solving, with a mystery leading to a positive conclusion.

Founded by Richard Taylor koined by a number of other Adelaide-based professional developers, Split Symmetry’s ambition is to create console games which focus on thinking rather than fighting. Their debut title in development, Tech Hunter, has been supported by SAFC funding and the Microsoft ID@Xbox program.
Tumbles

Tumbles (formerly Silk Soar) is a Physics Flinging, Rage Bringing Narrative 2D Platformer, where you take on life as a newborn caterpillar attempting to meet the challenges of flinging yourself from the rainforest floor to the top of the canopy.

Stout Heart Games supports Indie Game Developers to bring their ideas to fruition from Ideation through to release. Winner of 3 GameXcellence Awards, they have a strong background in supporting a diversity of game makers.
Tales of Tallrest

A JRPG with a focus on interactions in between adventuring and developing the world through player input.

TarenGameDev is an up and coming solo developer creating games and gamedev content for social media with a small cult following here in Adelaide.
TOYA

TOYA is a minimalist puzzle game that is always bigger than you think…
WINNER of the 2025 SAGE ELEVATE AWARD

The RnD Department is a South Australian game development studio founded by passionate creators Daniel D’Cruz and Rupert McPharlin. Based in Adelaide, we bring a fresh and innovative approach to interactive entertainment.
Pedal Rebel VR

Pedal Rebel VR is an adrenaline-fueled cyberpunk street racer that transforms your exercise bike into a full-body game controller. Lean, dodge, and sprint through neon traffic as dynamic music reacts to your speed. It’s fitness disguised as pure fun—motivating players to ride harder, improve skills, and chase bigger scores.

Toasterface Games is a small indie studio from Adelaide dedicated to creating impactful videogames that help people learn, grow, and move. We design experiences that build empathy, strengthen physical and mental health, and make daily life better through meaningful play, innovative ideas, and community-focused game development.
ANVILHEART
A blacksmithing game set in a frontier town, where adventurers and explorers gather before setting out into the Wastes. You play an apprentice, making tools and weapons for a wide cast of characters — and changing their stories with your work.

Towerpoint Games is a local indie studio formed by Emma Waters and Sean Dee. Working using the Godot engine to release games with story and heart, like Anvilheart — with the support of Screen Australia and the SA Film Corporation
Kaiju Battle Simulator

Kaiju Battle Simulator is sandbox battle simulator centered around combat against mighty Kaiju opponents by piloting a giant mech. Test your mettle against massive monsters using fists, plasma cannons and rocket hammers in this ludicrous physics-based combat action game!

Two Lives Left is an award-winning small independent studio based in Adelaide, South Australia who are dedicated to creating unique, captivating and beautiful games and tools for the world to enjoy.
Voxon Arena

Voxon Arena is a four-player holographic arcade game where characters battle inside a fully volumetric 3D arena. Viewed from any angle, the action is chaotic, funny, and fast, blending classic arcade energy with cutting-edge hologram technology to create a unique social gaming experience.

Voxon Photonics creates world-first volumetric hologram technology and immersive gaming experiences. Our arcade title, Voxon Arena, brings fast-paced multiplayer action to a true 3D display, allowing players to gather around and compete in a shared, real-time holographic world.
Elevate Showcase
Peppermint

Pepper Mint is a loyal knight to the Candy Queen! Follow Pepper on her adventure through this action-adventure metroidvania to save the Queen and the candy-world after she discovers an unsettling secret.

Cowboy Fish is Sam Kelly, a solo developer, making projects with a focus on visual design and games as art!
Zoomie Land

Zoomie Land is a VR adventure-puzzle game that takes players through the vibrant, chaotic inner world of Zoe’s ADHD mind. Guided by a transforming bird companion, players balance light, sound, and emotion to restore clarity and unlock personal resilience.

Dream Divers Interactive creates inclusive, immersive games that inspire and empower women. Based in South Australia, our studio blends storytelling, wellbeing, and playful innovation to spark social impact. We design meaningful interactive experiences where players feel seen and uplifted.
ATTACHED

Traversing through a world overrun with manifestations of his grief, play as an elderly man – the Husband. Help protect his memories and retrieve those that are lost to strengthen him. Join the Husband as he navigates his world to lay his late wife to rest and learn to live again.

Founded in mid-2025, Free Spirit Games is a small indie game studio based across South Australia. Made up of passionate developers, who are united by their mission to pair hand-crafted art with emotionally rich stories depicting challenging themes.
Goldstained

Explore a slowly corrupting world and staunch the bleeding at the source. Goldstained is a top-down 2D action-adventure where unlocking new weapons with unique movesets is your way forward through boss fights, combat, and puzzles.

Lantern Jump is three housemates who spend their time developing interactive experiences and stories!
Belua

Carefully plan out your next moves as you battle through various campaigns in this turn-based auto-battler; reminiscent of old-school JRPGs. Complete challenges to unlock new monsters that can fight by your side.

Leafdragon is a recent startup by two industry teachers trying to innovate with new gameplay systems.
The Last Library

The Last Library is an action roguelite set in a high fantasy city where the ability to read and write has been forgotten.

Omni Games Studio is a local Adelaide based indie studio that exists to make fun, enjoyable games. We wish to offer games that players can truly connect with and enjoy playing, over and over.
Banan Abanan

Banan Abanan is a 3D platformer collect-a-thon inspired by the games on the N64 and the DS featuring colourful, low-poly graphics and cute, child-like characters.

Renere is an Adelaide-based creator who makes dreamy art in many mediums.
Terramystra

Terramystra is a 3D fantasy puzzle-adventure game where you play as Pebble the magical rock golem, collecting smaller magical rocks along your journey to solve puzzles, defeat bosses, and restore the magical balance of the world!

StarSword Games is an upcoming indie studio that aims to bring whimsy into the world through the games it creates!
Symbiosis

A game about you, your imaginary friend, and what’s living in the swamp.

Studio Corymbia is a fledgling collective of artists and gamemakers, creating experimental works for the inner weird kid in everyone. They are based in South Australia and working on their first game Symbiosis.
The Unified

The Unified is a challenging, 2D, precision platformer inspired by games such as Celeste and Super Meat Boy. Play as two rival ninja warriors, forced to share one body, switching back and forth between the two, utilising each of their unique special abilities to escape the high security facility.

Sundae Buoy Games is a father/son team from Adelaide. Founded by filmmaker Brad Gilbertson and joined by his programmer son Jalen, they’re building their first commercial precision platformer, The Unified.
Night Shift: 1999

Balance work, vampirism and socialising as you explore Kings Cross, Sydney during the last year of the millennium. Keep a lid on your darkest desires and be rewarded with a deeper understanding of what it means to live again. Or don’t — no one will stop you. You’re a vampire, after all.

Winter Schloss Studio is a developer dedicated to stories about monsters in mundane places and finding humanity where you least expect it.





