Playtopia Festival

A beautiful, colourful laurel says "Official Selection, Playtopia 2025" for the game Don't Get Your Hopes Up

Got my hopes up and am excited to reveal that I will be in Cape Town for @playtopia.bsky.social!! I am so excited to meet everyone and do everything. Say hi if you'll be around, and send me all your best Cape Town / Western Cape recs!

See you at @playtopia.bsky.social this year! 🥳

#indiegames

Finished the portfolio page for my cinematic platformer Maybe I Shouldn't Have Gone Down the Rabbit Hole After All, exhibited at @playtopia.bsky.social this December!

A world assembled in one place:
danyagonsales.myportfolio.com/therabbithole

#IndieGame #ArtGame #GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGameDev

Howdy! Do I know anyone who will be at @playtopia.bsky.social in Cape Town next month?

Photo of Chipzel, logo: Playtopia 5-6 December 2025, Homecoming centre, Cape Town

I’m a guest speaker @playtopia.bsky.social Africa’s annual indie games and immersive arts festival 🎮💃✨

My talk “Tell me what to feel” will look at the creative process and the lunacy of humane work playtopiafestival.co.za/program-frid...

#playtopia #indiegames #gamedev

🎮 Roombattle: Final Events 2025 are here! 🌍

And we’re taking the fun across continents with our first showcase in Africa! ✈️

🧩 @play-festival.bsky.social
🎶 #VIBEZ
📖 #PremisLudi
🎮 #SAGA
🦄 @playtopia.bsky.social

👀 Where are we seeing you?

#indiegames #gamedev

Sooooo excited to have you join us 👾

Photo of hanging PS Move controllers in a garage. The controllers are hanging by strings, glowing different colors (pink, yellow, green, white). A painted wall with test is blurry in the background. Photo by Nick Robertson.

Super excited to share that I will be attending @playtopia.bsky.social in Cape Town in December! I've heard such good things about the festival.

I'll be there giving a talk (playtopiafestival.co.za/program-satu...) and exhibiting a new iteration of Canopy Co-op (doougle.itch.io/canopy-coop)

Psssst #GameDev peeps...any of y'all coming to @playtopia.bsky.social ???

The Rabbit Hole and Posledovanie are officially part of @playtopia.bsky.social fest!

Excited to be there among so many incredible creators.

Posledovanie: danyagonsales.itch.io/posledovanie
The Rabbit Hole: danyagonsales.itch.io/therabbithole

#IndieDev #GameDev #IndieGameDev #ArtGame #indiegame

We can't wait to see Abubakar Salim's talk at the Playtopia Summit!

tickets.airdosh.co.za/event/free_l...

Phase one tickets end in 8 days! 🎟✨
Get yours now: tickets.airdosh.co.za/event/free_l...

A black presenter on the Playtopia stage holding her phone and wearing a blue dress with a black shirt and vest layered over.

That time I presented talks at @playtopia.bsky.social 2024 🤭

I'm quite excited for 2025! African #GameDev is growing every day and that makes me so excited. I'm hoping I can chat to the team over at @nyamakop.co.za about Relooted 🦥

#BlackSky #Playtopia

We were so fortunate to have Inka Kendzia, Jason Stapleton, and Noël Labridy bring The Forest Inhales You to Playtopia 2019 🌿✨ A breathtaking fusion of light, sound, and nature — and an unforgettable gift to everyone who experienced it.

It takes out of this world planning to build an out of this world festival 😅

From groundbreaking games and immersive art, to inspiring talks and unforgettable parties — Playtopia is where every vibe collides.
TICKET LINK IN BIO 🔗

As Above, So Below — an immersive installation created by Sara Laubscher, Gabriella Mathurine, and Stephan — transformed part of the festival floor into a dreamlike world of water, light, and stillness. Exhibited at Playtopia 2024, it invited players to pause, breathe, and play.

🚨 Calling all interactive & immersive artists! Join the Makers Massive meetup: short talks 🎤, show & tell 📽, and networking 🍻.
🕕 18:00 Talks ft. @RalphBorland @AmithRanjith @InkaKendzia @ArafaArmadi
🕖 19:00 Show & Tell
🕗 19:45 Network + bar

Over two energizing days at the Playtopia Summit, voices from around the globe take the stage—indie developers, visionary artists, industry trailblazers—sharing stories, techniques, and revolutionary ideas.

GAME SUBMISSIONS CLOSE TOMORROW, AUGUST 15TH!
If you're an indie dev hoping to get your game into the Playtopia Arcade, this is your last chance 🎮
Story-rich? Puzzle-packed? Gorgeous? Unique? Whatever you’ve built, we want to play it!

https://playtopiafestival.co.za/2025-2/call-for-games-2025/

@superfriendshiparcade.co.za  is Cape Town’s own punk games playground — where controllers are anything you can get your hands on, and games are all about joy, laughter, and a little bit of mayhem. 
Expect the unconventional.

Tickets: https://tickets.airdosh.co.za/event/free_lives/QnmRNXSV8p0GvD1

Our games arcade is an exciting part of Playtopia, showcasing some of the sickest indie games from around the world.
Submissions close on 15th Aug 🗓️
Submit your game: https://playtopiafestival.co.za/2025-2/call-for-games-2025/

With decades of experience shaping culture, community, and creativity, artist and teacher Andrew Putter reminded us last year that play is more than fun.
At Playtopia, every speaker brings something unique — and if you’re listening closely, there’s always more to learn.

🎨 Heads up, artists! Playtopia’s artwork submission deadline has been moved to 30th September 2025, giving you more time to create.
🕹️ Game submissions close August 15th
🎭 Speaker submissions close August 31st
Don’t miss out — playtopiafestival.co.za/2025-2/call-...

Playtopia Festival Director Dom's got the lowdown.
Tag someone who fits the description 👀

Come play with us!

"Playtopia is SICK" - Josie Fletcher ✨

Games that bring homies together? ✅

If you're planning to submit a game or art for Playtopia 2025, you have one more month and we can't wait to see!

Join the Makers Massive fam at the link in bio!