The Victorian Government is backing the state’s growing digital games industry to take locally made games to the world, through a major new marketplace event – Play Now Melbourne.

Play Now Melbourne is set to connect local developers and studios with international games heavy weights.

Australian game developers are invited to apply to be part of the event where they can pitch their games to international publishers, platform holders and decision makers with the aim of securing career-changing deals and selling their games on the global market.

Play Now Melbourne is being delivered by VicScreen and will be part of an action-packed Melbourne International Games Week (MIGW) this October, with games industry leaders from around the world converging in Melbourne.

Leading global publishers and platform holders such as Landfall Games, Kepler Interactive and Meta are already confirmed to attend the market with more announcements to come.

In recent years, Victorian made games such as Cult of the Lamb by Massive Monsterand Kinder World by Lumi Interactive (see image above) have taken the global games industry by storm, and Play Now Melbourne will help our next slate of games level up.

Play Now Melbourne adds a local post to the calendar of international games industry trade events, including GamesCom in Cologne, Germany and the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, USA, and will support Australian developers to build international relationships without leaving home.

Created by the Victorian Government and curated by Creative Victoria, Melbourne International Games Week 2023 runs from 30 September – 8 October. Play Now Melbourne, taking place on 5 October, adds to the range of industry conferences, awards, showcases, and public events. for more information visit https://vicscreen.vic.gov.au/playnow