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2025 was the year of the song when it came to video game soundtracks - @musophrenic.bsky.social joins Lightmap again for a bumper episode of the best tunes of 2025. Listen or watch now www.sifter.com.au/post/the-bes...

#videogamemusic

😂 @sifterhq.bsky.social

ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW HORIZONS has once again given me a reason to waste several hours landscaping a fake island rather than cleaning my actual house #VideoGameReview #AnimalCrossingNewHorizons #AnimalCrossing #Nintendo @juiceboxcat.bsky.social www.sifter.com.au/post/there-a...

Like cats? Like cute art? Like fast games? Then you should grab a copy of this Aussie indie card game, CATSPOTTING. It’s that simple.🐈 #TabletopReview #IndieCardGames @tototam.bsky.social @seamusbyrne.me www.sifter.com.au/post/cat-spo...

This week in gaming news:
🧱 $1000 Pokémon LEGO?!
⚔️ Kratos cast for God of War live-action show
🎴 Palworld goes tabletop with new card game
☢️ Fallout Shelter becomes a reality show
🎤 SXSW Sydney canned after 3 years
www.sifter.com.au/post/gotta-g...

It's time to inherit some shady journalistic practices with this exciting newsroom sim 📰 #VideoGameReview #NewsTower www.sifter.com.au/post/extra-e...

Bennett Foddy is giving a talk at ACMI on Wednesday evening (Jan 14) . . . www.acmi.net.au/whats-on/ben...

Super excited to share this interview I did with Bennett Foddy! In the full length episode we talk about misconceptions, the aussie games industry and the time someone threw a controller at a Getting Over It museum exhibit 🫣🎮

If you scratch the surface you'll find much more than just ragebait in @foddy.net 's work. Ahead of a chat at ACMI @nomibelle.bsky.social spoke to Bennett for Lightmap our interview podcast. www.sifter.com.au/post/taking-...

We're playing indie 'Mario Party-like' LUNARS: made right here in Australia come join us shortly on www.youtube.com/sifterHQ with @juiceboxcat.bsky.social

Is the Corsair Sabre V2 Pro Ultralight Wireless my ticket to pro-gaming mastery or is it just a mouse? 🖱️ I’ve got to be honest…not really. #HardwareReview #CorsairSabreV2 www.sifter.com.au/post/is-the-corsair-sabre-v2-pro-ultralight-wireless-my-ticket-to-pro-gaming-mastery-mouse-review-gaming

Is it possible to be in love with a keyboard? ⌨️ #HardwareReview #CorsairVanguard96 #KeyboardReview @juiceboxcat.bsky.social @corsair.com www.sifter.com.au/post/becoming-a-keyboard-moth-with-the-corsair-vanguard-96-hardware-review-mechanical-pro-gaming

There are other places that have good release calendars we just highlight what is coming out each week on Walkthrough

We're up to 123 games now, here is what we added recently
💎 The Search for the Secret Sapphire by Conor Wilson
🌙 The Night Shift by Red Spiral Studio
🔢 14Numbers by WhatGameStudios
🪴 GREENHOUSE by 7D Games Studio

🌊Hollow Knight: Silksong Free DLC Announced, Sea of Sorrow arriving next year
🕒 Naughty Dog allegedly crunching on Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet.
💡Massive Monster & VicScreen Launch MASS Co‑Working Hub and funding
NEWS www.sifter.com.au/post/hollow-...

You know Morley is like 20 minutes away? 🛫 🛬 Good Games Morley crew have taken the world by storm and we spoke to them at PAX Aus this year about being our favourite Perthonalities.
INTERVIEW www.sifter.com.au/post/where-t... #mtg

Ok here are a few more!
💿 TwoPM 2025 Demo Disc @bf.wtf
🦖 Dino Space Station @contigames.bsky.social
🤖 Robo Attack 3D @johnpassfield.bsky.social
🐍 Pac-Snec
💡 Season of Lights (001-008) @milosoftfen.bsky.social
🐑 Cult of the Lamb (Apple Arcade) @massivemonster.bsky.social

Such an incredible list of games, as usual! 💜 This particular line brought a smile, because our worm game Word Worm is one of three! 😂

On steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3923280/...

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The Australian urge to be a little worm 🪱

Sifter’s annual list of every Australian made videogame is out. These are a crucial resource and I’m so glad they do it every year.

Thanks Daniel! If you refresh the page you should see Super Splash League on there now too - thanks for sending that through. - Gianni

We've just added
Necromancer for a Week - NSW
Sinew - WA
Taming Yore Dragon - SA
Hyper Bullet - QLD

Keep them coming!

Oh you should go back through our previous lists! Daniel Ang has been weaving a story for these characters over the last couple of years.

Thanks for sharing it, and for Molly’s help

Thanks to @hellomisspotter.com and the @FrostyGamesFest.com team and Molly Campbell from @igea.bsky.social, as well as @firkraags.bsky.social who helped cross check our list from her comprehensive PAX Australia indie coverage.

Add my game to SIFTER's Australian Made Games List Have you released a game made in Australia this year? Use this form to let us know

Every year this is a manual process and almost certainly we've missed a few games. Submit your games here using our form and we'll get it added! www.sifter.com.au/add-my-game-...

A cartoon illustration of Australian native animals designed in an anthropomorphised way, a Koala, a platypus holding a trophy and a quokka stand in front of a media wall with SIFTER and Pixel Sift logos at an awards ceremony. The platypus has just won an award for their game. Text overlayed says "The Definitive List of every Australian made video game released in 2025. Feature on sifter.com.au. "

2025 The definitive list of Australian made video games. 🎮 We've recorded games all year for our seventh annual collection of local titles, across PC, Xbox, PlayStation, Switch and more!
FEATURE by @gdig.bsky.social + @juiceboxcat.bsky.social

www.sifter.com.au/post/2025-th... #videogames

The Metroid Prime series returns after a long hiatus, feeling like it never left the mid 2000s...for better or worse 🤖
REVIEW www.sifter.com.au/post/metroid...

It’s the promise of the Wii U!