SXSW Sydney 2024 announces new showcase games, events, and more

SXSW Sydney 2024 is heating up, with a slew of new announcements revealing 60 more games to be showcased, and a handful of parties, panels, and networking events for attendees. The aim of this year appears to be going bigger and better than the year prior, with plenty more games on show, and plenty more opportunities for the local games industry to connect.

Those keen to let loose will have the jingle-jangling Cowboy Night: Fistful of Games party on the horizon, with this introducing games from the Cowboy Games Showcase, and presenting an opportunity to put your best booted foot forward. The Games & Screen Awards will also return this year, for a night of celebrating the best games on show at SXSW Sydney 2024.

For those who want to put their serious hat on (cowboy or otherwise), a range of special conference sessions and panels talks have also been announced. Rich Lambert of The Elder Scrolls Online will hold a special keynote discussing the ten-year anniversary of the game, and how it continues to thrive. Teddy Dief, co-designer of Hyper Light Drifter and game director of We Are OFK, will also host a talk, focussed on topic of virtual celebrity.

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As a teaser for upcoming panel talks, the SXSW Sydney team have also revealed two unique panels that will feature during the show. One is a talk with Fishbowl creator Rhea, about the impact childhood memories can have on game development. The other is a deep-dive talk with industry experts about the classification system for Australian games, and how it works.

Beyond these, there’s plenty of other new panels, talks, and sessions now available to sift through on the SXSW Sydney website. October is creeping up fast, so if you’re planning to attend, now is the time to start locking in your schedule.

SXSW Sydney 2024: Full games lineup

In addition to confirming new sessions and panels, the SXSW Sydney team has also locked in the full lineup of 120 games set to feature at the show. As noted, these games hail from 33 countries, with around 46 games hailing from Australia.

There’s plenty of highlights in the list, from Blue Manchu’s Wild Bastards to Hyper Light Breaker and beyond, but the real joy of SXSW is discovering something new and artful – so keep an open mind as you browse.

Here’s the full list of games set to be playable at SXSW Sydney 2024:

You can learn more about this lineup on the SXSW Sydney website.

As announced, this year’s show takes place from 14-20 October 2024, in the heart of Sydney’s CBD.