The PAX Aus 2024 Indie Showcase winners have finally been announced, which include some interesting indie video games and tabletop experiences.
PAX Aus has always featured many indie entries with eye-catching details. Due to the high volume of entries and quality games created by independent developers nationwide who have set their eyes on this year’s PAX Aus Indie Showcase, there have been a lucky 12 winners across the board. No matter what kind of game you’re into, this year’s winners have something for everyone to get excited about. Below, you’ll find all digital and tabletop developer winners.
All Digital PAX Aus 2024 Indie Showcase Winners
Six lucky winners have been selected for the digital section in 2024, which includes a diverse selection of games. Whether you want a cozy or raging-inducing experience or even a cyberpunk venture, there is something for everyone to enjoy. Below, you’ll find the six winners and descriptions of each indie game.
Max Mustard by Toast Interactive
- Jump into a game where first-person power-ups and classic third-person platforming come together. Players will follow a fearless protagonist through immersive landscapes, tough challenges, moral dilemmas, and unexpected twists on their heroic quest. Rescue the ever-so-adorable mudpups from the devious Stubbins and make difficult decisions that shape your journey.
Untethered by True Anomaly Entertainment
- Prepare to survive against all odds as you’ve found yourself stranded in deep space. Immersive yourself with sound, sights, and in-game mechanics as you scavenge the wreckage, process resources, and build your very own refuge in this hostile environment: a space station.
Anticitizen: Red by Queebly Software
- Jump into an American-occupied cyberpunk Australia, where you’ll meet a unique cast of lore-filled Australian battlers as you outgun and outwit the biker gangs and corporate police. Experience a variety of movement mechanics and an improvised arsenal as you uncover the new American empire.
Ascending Inferno by Oppolyon Studios
- Challenge yourself in this rage-inducing precision platformer as you dribble, header, juggle, and kick your way through into the layers of Inferno. All to save your recently deceased soccer player sibling Vincent, who happens to be the shape of a soccer ball.
Rita by SporkTank
- Experience a charming world through the loveable chicklet Rita’s eyes. Where crossword puzzles and a cozy RPG world join forces, explore, collect, solve, converse, and platform your way through this word-based adventure.
The Rewinder 2 by Misty Mountain Studio
- Explore an action-adventure game where you’ll find cursed villages and dungeons, solve crimes, unlock new skills, and meet a variety of ghosts and monsters inspired by Eastern mythology.
All Tabletop PAX Aus 2024 Indie Showcase Winners
In the tabletop section, there have been six lucky winners for 2024. Whether you want to garden, follow your passion for sports, or experience betrayal firsthand, there is something for everyone to enjoy. Below, you’ll find the six winners and descriptions of each tabletop game.
Fight With Spirit by Storybrewers Roleplaying
- Fight for your passion in this sports drama RPG about a team growing up together. Take your team to the national championships in a sport of your choice. From volleyball to Quidditch, there is a sport for every player to enjoy, where you’ll then be required to hone your skills and face down rivals.
Oracle by Oracle Games
- Experience a thrilling blend of deduction and betrayal in this unique card game, where each player is given a secret role card to eliminate specific players. Players must deduce who they are through observation or face the consequences, as no one knows who is who.
Glade by Teafrog Games
- Grow Bogwanders and Dazzlebushes, Brambledarts, or Swaddlevines in this cozy tabletop game where you’ll need to develop a mystic garden around your homestead, which outscores your opponents.
Frayed Ally by Button Fox
- Explore the untamed streets of Sewer City, where clashing weapons and burning magic fill the alleyways, where you’ll strategize a plan as a battle royale unfolds.
Nimbus by Neural Forge
- Eliminate your opponent’s Nimbus piece in this abstract, high-strategy, dynamic board game. Experience an ever-changing tactical experience as you can change the movement mode of one of your pieces every turn.
MEAN! by Mean Games
- Enjoy a fun, fast-paced card game that includes strategy and sabotage in an enjoyable atmosphere. Experience a brand-new style of clear-your-hand gameplay driven by Card Direction in an epic showdown of sly moves. Here, when cards are played together, they can either go up or down in value, and unique cards can be used to change direction to block your opponents. Punish your opponents with the ever-powerful MEAN! card or decide on strategic hand swaps to win.
That’s everything you need to know about the twelve PAX Aus 2024 Indie Showcase winners. If you’d like to find more information like this, feel free to check out our Guide Hub.
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