Vancouver Game Garden

LOL nice, glad you enjoyed!!! 🙌

You and The Yetee were a HUGE part of the event, thank you so much for everything Glen!!! 🌸💕

On a black table top is placed a plethora of stickers, postcards, and bookmarks from many, many indie games.

Thank you @vangamegarden.bsky.social !

This event is such a ray of goodness in our world.

My chibi-artist and I had a great time visiting and hope to run our own booth there next year.

2025 Game Garden Public Feedback

If you’d like to help make next year’s event even better, please give us your feedback via the form at this link: forms.gle/Qy5pnADZigvH...

Vancouver Game Garden 2025 IS NOW OVER!! Thank you to all of our lovely attendees, exhibitors, and volunteers for making this event such a welcoming and fun time for gamers and game devs of all ages and walks of life.

We’ll see you next year for more local indie games, art, and talks! 🌻✨

A booth in an expo hall. A table with a black tablecloth, computer setup, some banners, stickers laid out, and a few house plants to liven things up

And @vangamegarden.bsky.social is open once more! If you’re in the area come by and say hi, try out the 🌱GREENHEARTH NECROMANCER🐝 demo, and grab some stickers!

Day 2 of Game Garden is starting NOW!!

By the way if you have any feedback on the event that we can use to make next year’s Game Garden even better, please fill out our feedback form here: forms.gle/Qy5pnADZigvH44Xb9

Aww hope to see you then!

It’s still going on today from 11AM-5PM if you’re interested 👀

It was great seeing so many inspired, creative games at #vancouvergamegarden today. It's running tomorrow as well. There are some game dev talks in the theatre as well. Well worth checking out. And it's FREE!

An illustration featuring Beasties and the Bard in the middle. From left to right: Diggum, Hopsong, the Bard, Deluja, Bongus, and Punkchirp

An image of the Bard petting the sky seal in Act 6 of Wandersong

Besides @vangamegarden.bsky.social today, it's also the 7th year anniversary of our previous game, Wandersong! 🎉

We actually designed Deluja after the sky seals in Act 6 of Wandersong, and they would absolutely be on the team of the main character, the Bard! 🦭

Phew, had a packed day at @vangamegarden.bsky.social which was overgrown with friendly faces, incredible artistry and an inspiring sense of community. Was fascinating to see several designs from last year's garden evolve and a diverse range of new creations.

Score screen from the game GRIDHACK with a generated hacker name that reads CEREAL_NEKO

Thank you @vangamegarden.bsky.social and guests! What amazing first day!
Looking forward to more tomorrow.

PS: still time to get your HACKER NAME!

Tag yourself, I am frog with coffee 🐸 ☕️ courtesy of @texelraptor.com’s Croakwood frog collection @vangamegarden.bsky.social

2025 Game Garden Public Feedback

We’re really sorry to hear Game Garden wasn’t accessible for you! We will adjust the layout next year; this year we’ll instruct our volunteers to partner up with and help accommodate attendees who need it. If you’d like to leave any further feedback here is our form: forms.gle/T7bETJJvb7yeSpEo7

YAY we love to see it! 🌸💕

My son playing a 2d exploration game on the monitor in front of him.

My daughter playing an aquarium simulator.

My son playing a cute game on Switch.

My kids enjoying the games on show at @vangamegarden.bsky.social.

Vancouver Game Garden 2025 is well underway!!

Until 5PM today & from 11AM-5PM tomorrow you can play local indie games, catch some incredible game dev talks, and peruse our artist alley featuring video game artists!

And don’t forget to participate in the Stamp Rally to win some exclusive merch!! 🌷✨

Green-tinted photo of an attendee playing a VR game at Vancouver Game Garden 2024. Bright pink text reads “0 DAYS TO GO!” and “Vancouver Game Garden”

Vancouver Game Garden 2025 is… starting RIGHT NOW?? 🎮🌻

Join us today & tomorrow from 11AM-5PM at the Roundhouse Community Centre for this free, all-ages event full of indie game demos, a video-game-artist alley, educational talks, and cool prizes like a limited edition t-shirt and stickers! ✨

I'll be at Vancouver Game Garden tomorrow with @tallywinkle.itch.io, showcasing Make Ten Deluxe and giving a #pico8 talk. come by and grab a sticker!

Thank you to our Sprout tier sponsors, Attract Mode Productions, Chandler Fogden Law, @buffalobuffalo.bsky.social, and @coldbloodinc.studio, as well as our Seed tier sponsor @whatsonqueerbc.bsky.social!

cfllaw.ca
coldbloodinc.studio
buffalobuffalo.ca
attractmodeproductions.com
whatsonqueerbc.com

Vancouver Game Garden graphic with Brace Yourself Games' logo and the text "Sponsor"

Thank you to our Flower tier sponsor @braceyourselfgames.com!

Brace Yourself Games is a Vancouver-based, award-winning indie developer and publisher known for the rhythm roguelike hit Crypt of the NecroDancer and its spinoffs Cadence of Hyrule and Rift of the Necrodancer.

🔗 braceyourselfgames.com

Green-tinted photo of a young attendee playing a game called City of None on a laptop with a controller at Vancouver Game Garden 2024. The bright pink text reads "1 DAY TO GO!" and "Vancouver Game Garden"

Vancouver Game Garden 2025 is TOMORROW!! 🎮🌱

Join us on September 27 & 28 at the Roundhouse Community Center for this free, all-ages event full of indie game demos, a video-game-artist alley, educational talks from speakers like Daniel Mullins, Davey Wreden, and Maddy Thorson, and cool prizes! ✨

Vancouver Game Garden starts ✨ TOMORROW ✨

@nhitendo.bsky.social, the incredible actor who voices our most beloved Watcher, will be at the event during these times:

💙 Saturday: 1pm-5pm
💙 Sunday: 12pm-5pm

Stop by the Sunset Visitor booth to say hekki & get a lovely Hekki Summer print signed by her!

Vancouver Game Garden graphic with the Wishes Unlimited logo and the text "Sponsor"

Thank you to our Tree tier sponsor Wishes Unlimited!

Wishes Unlimited is the award-winning indie game studio behind Beastieball, Wandersong, Chicory: A Colorful Tale and more! 🎨🎵

Check out their site: dumbandfat.com

Vancouver Game Garden graphic with EXOK logo and the text "Sponsor"

Thank you to our Tree tier sponsor @exokgames.bsky.social!

EXOK is an independent game studio based right here in Vancouver, BC, known for beloved indie hits Towerfall and Celeste 🏹🍓

🔗 exok.com

Green-tinted photo of an attendee playing a game called Lovely Slime Galaxy at Vancouver Game Garden 2024. The bright pink text reads "2 DAYS TO GO!" and "Vancouver Game Garden"

2 DAYS LEFT until Vancouver Game Garden 2025!! 🎮🍃

Join us on September 27 & 28 at the Roundhouse Community Center for this free, all-ages event full of indie game demos, a video-game-artist alley featuring artists like Genice Chan, Alex Allen, and Leif Yu, educational talks, and cool prizes! ✨

To find out more about their projects, visit BBI's website at blackbirdinteractive.com!

Vancouver Game Garden graphic with Blackbird Interactive's logo and the text "Sponsor"

Thank you to our Tree tier sponsor @bbigames.bsky.social!

Blackbird Interactive is a Vancouver developer driven to create evocative, innovative games like the award-winning Hardspace: Shipbreaker. Its latest project is Ambrosia Sky, which it is co-developing with their close friends at Soft Rains.

Vancouver Game Garden graphic with UBCP/ACTRA's logo and the text "Sponsor"

Thank you to our Flower tier sponsor @ubcpactra.bsky.social!

UBCP/ACTRA is a proud sponsor of the Vancouver Game Garden. With over 8,800 members, UBCP/ACTRA is an organization of professional performers working in the English-language recorded media in Canada.

🔗 ubcpactra.ca