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NZ CODE @nz-code.nz · 6d

We're back and bringing sweet Kiwi games to the expo show floor at PAX AUS! 🕹️🎮🥝

www.nz-code.nz/post/18-nz-m...

18 of NZ's Best New Indie Games Coming to PAX AUS

For the fourth year running, CODE brings together some of Aotearoa New Zealand's latest indie games to showcase at PAX Australia 2025.

www.nz-code.nz

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Toroa: Skycall coming this SPRING! 😌 @atawhaigames.bsky.social · 7d

doing heaps of QA and bug fixing for toroa: skycall atm!!!! 🥧

a screenshot from a word document that says "I had the pie in my mouth and then played kelp tag and got the kelp and then I dived and the kelp turned into pies."

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Toroa: Skycall coming this SPRING! 😌 @atawhaigames.bsky.social · 10d

awwweee ty!!!

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Toroa: Skycall coming this SPRING! 😌 @atawhaigames.bsky.social · 11d

Games we 💗!

Brews & Bastards 🍻
Beyond These Stars 🐋
Flutter Away 🦋
Shape Sender Deluxe 🔷
Umurangi Generation 📸
Denari ⚔️
Up to Par ⛳
Soggy Beans 🫘
Ten Thousand Coins 🪙
DREDGE 🛥️
ShelfLife: Art School Detective 🎨
Burger Bois 🍔
It's Only Money 💰
Night Bus 🚌
Abiotic Factor 🧪
Corporeal 👻
Mini Motorways 🚗

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Toroa: Skycall coming this SPRING! 😌 @atawhaigames.bsky.social · 11d

Games are made in New Zealand, it's true! 🥝

Huge stonking discounts, demos and upcoming games to wishlist (like us 😏) all packed into this mean as event! Check it out!!!

store.steampowered.com/sale/nzgames...

Made in New Zealand 2025

Games from NZ 2025. Featuring 100+ games made by developers all over Aotearoa! Come on in, have a look around - then Wishlist, try and buy some Kiwi made games.

store.steampowered.com

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Toroa: Skycall coming this SPRING! 😌 @atawhaigames.bsky.social · 16d

bonus pic of us doing early play testing in 2022!!!

three fellas sitting on a couch playing the best co-op game of the year, brews & bastards, on the telly

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Toroa: Skycall coming this SPRING! 😌 @atawhaigames.bsky.social · 16d

Such a huge and heartfelt congrats going out 2 our m8s at Mune Studio for the release of their debut title Brews & Bastards!!!! 🍻 💛 love youse!!!!!

Brews & Bastards @brewsandbastards.bsky.social · 16d

🍻‼️ BREWS & BASTARDS IS OUT NOW ‼️🍻
Descend into the Muneshine Brewery, grab a brew and battle your way through drunken hoards of demons to retrieve the stolen Brew Stone!

Steam - store.steampowered.com/app/2556240/Brews__Bastards/
Xbox - www.xbox.com/en-nz/games/store/brews-bastards/9ppr10s4jnlv

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Veselekov @veselekov.bsky.social · 20d

Trailer for our new #inidegame called Penguin Colony! We are collaborating with Lenval Brown (Disco Elysium, Ultrakill) to bring this unique re-imagining to life

www.youtube.com/watch?v=aylG...

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SE Asian Games for Good @seagamesforgood.bsky.social · Sep 2

The Play for Peace: Games for Palestine charity bundle is now live! Nearly 400 games from creators all around the world, with proceeds going directly to Gaza relief efforts.

Bundle link: itch.io/b/2979/play-...

We made a launch trailer to celebrate this moment👇 Please RT.

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Toroa: Skycall coming this SPRING! 😌 @atawhaigames.bsky.social · Aug 12

it is….. a mystery ….

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Toroa: Skycall coming this SPRING! 😌 @atawhaigames.bsky.social · Aug 12

apologies we were too quick to fix it 😞

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Toroa: Skycall coming this SPRING! 😌 @atawhaigames.bsky.social · Aug 12

kia ora! sorry we've been quiet recently. we have been busy fixing bugs such as below 😌

a screenshot from a word document full of bugs to fix, this one says that we need to "remove the mysterious toroa"

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Drăculești 🦇 @fine-fiends.bsky.social · Jul 9

Drăculești is LIVE on Kickstarter

Play as Renfield, survive the terror of Castle Dracula, and find love in the darkest night in this seductive romantic horror narrative game.

Starring Ray Chase as Dracula. Voice/Casting direction by @jennyyokobori.bsky.social 🖤

www.kickstarter.com/projects/171...

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ORIGAME DIGITAL @origamedigital.bsky.social · Jun 25

Umurangi Generation Deluxe Kit for #NintendoSwitch is available for Pre-Order now at. https://store.serenityforge.com/products/umurangi-generation-deluxe-kit #photographygame #indiegame #gamedev #photography #photomode

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Summerfall Studios 🕯️Malys OUT October 24!🕯️ @summerfallstudios.com · Jun 25

Surprise - our demonic deckbuilder Malys is available in Early Access - right now! 🙌

Hell hath no fury like a long wait. We're eager for your thoughts and feedback, so we decided to anoint you a little early!

It's time to UNLEASH HELL! 🔥

🔗 https://bit.ly/playmalys

Enjoy the videos and music that you love, upload original content and share it all with friends, family and the world on YouTube.

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Wholesome Games @wholesomegames.com · Jun 23

⏰ Last chance to submit to the Wholesome Games Steam Celebration! Taking place Aug 7-14, prepare for new releases, world premieres, demos, and tons of discounts.

If you're a developer or publisher interested in submitting, please use the form below ⬇️

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ORIGAME DIGITAL @origamedigital.bsky.social · Jun 16

Check out the new #indiegame Trailer for Toroa Skycall by Atawhai Interactive! You control Toroa (Albatross) across multiple landscapes.

Releasing this Spring!

https://youtu.be/Jh9NLiodRwM

Toroa: Skycall | Frosty Games Fest 2025

Featured in Frosty Games Fest 2025! Watch the full showcase here: https://youtu.be/3ff3YxX7Cgw We’re proud to announce a Spring 2025 release date for Toroa: Skycall, a relaxing flight adventure set across the vast Pacific Ocean. This new trailer is packed with yet-to-be-seen footage of gameplay and cinematics across a variety of locales in the game, showing off the flight mechanics and gorgeous visuals in this epic tale grounded in the Māori world. Wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2003490/Toroa_Skycall/ Find more games made in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand on our Steam event page here: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/45423962/sale/FrostyGamesCelebration #frostygamesfest #gaming #indiegames #madeinanz

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Toroa: Skycall coming this SPRING! 😌 @atawhaigames.bsky.social · Jun 10

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Toroa: Skycall coming this SPRING! 😌 @atawhaigames.bsky.social · Jun 9

💓🙌🏽 THANK YOU JONAS!!! 😤

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Jonas @jonasjg.bsky.social · Jun 9

I just added this to my wishlist on Steam, and hope you will too! It’s made by incredibly passionate people, and even just adding it to your wishlist will help it spread through the Steam store. On top of that… I can’t wait to open my wings and soar as toroa (albatross)!

Toroa: Skycall coming this SPRING! 😌 @atawhaigames.bsky.social · Jun 8

after four years of incubation, Toroa: Skycall will be fledging this spring! 🐣

🌊 glide as an albatross!
🐧 befriend many little and big guys
🐋 give kelp to a whale
🌪 reunite with your family

⏰ ...official date coming soon... ⏰
wishlist on steam! bit.ly/46fIcXP

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🇵🇸 lisa @MIGW @spacewahine.bsky.social · Jun 9

🌬️🌊☁️🐬🦭🐧🐋🪶🐥💙🌪️🌟⛈️!!!!

Toroa: Skycall coming this SPRING! 😌 @atawhaigames.bsky.social · Jun 8

after four years of incubation, Toroa: Skycall will be fledging this spring! 🐣

🌊 glide as an albatross!
🐧 befriend many little and big guys
🐋 give kelp to a whale
🌪 reunite with your family

⏰ ...official date coming soon... ⏰
wishlist on steam! bit.ly/46fIcXP

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Toroa: Skycall coming this SPRING! 😌 @atawhaigames.bsky.social · Jun 9

😭😭😭TYSM DEMI!!!!!!

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demi @cuddlepunk.bsky.social · Jun 9

it’s so rare that we get indigenous Māori stories in games, and toroa so captures the spirit and heart of our wilderness

please give my friends a follow!

Toroa: Skycall coming this SPRING! 😌 @atawhaigames.bsky.social · Jun 8

after four years of incubation, Toroa: Skycall will be fledging this spring! 🐣

🌊 glide as an albatross!
🐧 befriend many little and big guys
🐋 give kelp to a whale
🌪 reunite with your family

⏰ ...official date coming soon... ⏰
wishlist on steam! bit.ly/46fIcXP

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conr 🇵🇸 @cornbird.bsky.social · Jun 9

For this game I can promise two things:
- You will laugh a lot
- You have not experienced a game like this

Toroa: Skycall coming this SPRING! 😌 @atawhaigames.bsky.social · Jun 8

after four years of incubation, Toroa: Skycall will be fledging this spring! 🐣

🌊 glide as an albatross!
🐧 befriend many little and big guys
🐋 give kelp to a whale
🌪 reunite with your family

⏰ ...official date coming soon... ⏰
wishlist on steam! bit.ly/46fIcXP

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Toroa: Skycall coming this SPRING! 😌 @atawhaigames.bsky.social · Jun 9

TY FOR THE KIND WORDS 😤💗

Leah Jade @legenette.bsky.social · Jun 8

frosty games fest!!!!!!!! yes!!!!!!!

Frosty Games Fest: 13 major highlights from the showcase

Frosty Games Fest was the biggest showcase for Australian and New Zealand-made games yet, with dozens of upcoming titles given the spotlight.

www.screenhub.com.au

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