Freeplay is the world’s longest-running independent games festival, located in Melbourne, Australia. Established in 2004, the festival embraces the fringes, spotlights grassroots artists and game makers, and acts as a response to and critique of the status quo. For over 19 years, Freeplay has been exploring the vital margins of independent, alternative, and experimental games culture. The festival continues to champion artistic exploration and experimentation in games and play, and positions game making as arts practice.
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More Call Outs!
It's time to ramp things up and we need your help! FREEPLAY X ACMI WIP NIGHT / June 6 As part of Angles '24 we will be hosting the Freeplay x ACMI WIP night on June 6th (the first day of our conference). If you're available to come in and show your game to our lovely...
Call for Speakers open!
[UPDATE]: Deadline extended to 1st May! We're very pleased to open submissions for the first Angles festival! Talks, workshops, panels, let us have your most interesting ideas and hold nothing back! [button link="https://forms.gle/PixvGzrMaHS8P5zN7" color="red"...
Our 2024 Freeplay Awards Winners!
Thank you to an amazing crowd for celebrating the 2024 Freeplay Awards with us![Image Gallery Below!] We had a wonderful night, with some well deserved love for our community, and we can't thank you enough for your support. Congratulations to every nominee and...
Freeplay acknowledges the Wurundjeri & Boon Wurrung people of the Kulin Nation as the Traditional Custodians of the Lands upon which the festival takes place.
We pay respect to their Elders past and present, and to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the wider community and beyond.
Sovereignty was never ceded, and this always was and always will be Aboriginal land.