an exhibition that celebrates thoughtful queer games
sydney
21 February – 4 March, 2023
sydney college of the arts projects space
melbourne
3 – 24 June, 2023
carlisle street arts space, st kilda town hall
exhibition catalogue
the catalogue contains 20 interview excerpts with queer designers from the official selection.
Paperback, matte cello cover, 128 pages. all proceeds go to LGBTQIA+ charities in oceania and the asia pacific.
past events
All events have concluded. Thank you for supporting queer games!
![Monday to Friday, Carlisle Street Arts Space, general admission](assets/general-admission-web-banner-1.png?w=1024)
![6pm, 26 May, No Vacancy Gallery
'queerer than ever': celebrating and centering queer indie games](assets/mdw-web-banner-1.png?w=1024)
![1pm, 3 June, Carlisle Street Arts Space
Welcome Reception](assets/welcome-reception-web-banner-1.png?w=1024)
![6pm, 13 June, Pause Menu, Fitzroy
Tabletop Roleplay Night](assets/ttrpg-night-web-banner-2.png?w=1024)
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![14 to 15 June
games symposium for oceania and the asia pacific](assets/gsoap-web-banner-2.png?w=1024)
![](assets/thoughtful-queer-indie-gamedev-talks-1.png?w=1024)
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![Official selection, pride at play 2023](assets/official-selection-bright-transparent.png?w=1024)
official selection – pride at play
The official selection entries are pushing the boundaries of queer games in meaningful and wonderful ways. You can play all of them at the exhibition.
![](assets/wyldeflowers_banner.jpg?w=1024)
Wylde Flowers
Studio Drydock
![](assets/lilypad-days-new-key-art.jpg?w=1024)
Lilypad Days
Emma Pretty, Joshua Braines-Mead & Billie
![](assets/unpacking.jpg?w=1024)
Unpacking
Witch Beam
![](assets/pretzel-after-dark.jpg?w=1024)
Pretzel After Dark
Timothy Snowden
![](assets/tombs.jpg?w=1024)
TOMBS: Toot on my balls skeleton
Swamphen
![](assets/sfwonderland.jpg?w=1024)
s/f/wønderland
Hua Chai
![](assets/1024x576_smalltownemo_prideatplay_thumbnail.png?w=1024)
Small Town Emo
Fnife Games
![](assets/im-a-trans-man-and-im-here-to-fuck.jpg?w=1024)
I’M A TRANS MAN AND I’M HERE TO FUCK (TRANS BODIES ARE SEXY)
Logan Timmins, Uncle Vlad, Nimael & Ro Feld
![online showcase award](assets/online-showcase-bright-transparent-1.png?w=1024)
online showcase – pride at play
The online showcase entries are featured for being LGBTQ friendly or straight up queer. This part of the exhibition is being presented exclusively online, so be sure to check them out!
thoughtful queer games from oceania and asia pacific.
pride at play is a curated exhibition of LGBTQIA+ games from Oceania and Asia Pacific. It is a celebration of thoughtful videogames and tabletop roleplaying games made by queer folks for queer players.
The exhibition featured as part of the program for the inaugural Hunt-Simes Institute in Sexuality Studies which brings together emerging researchers and internationally recognised sexuality studies scholars to reimagine the Queer classroom.
Pride at Play is presented in association with St Kilda Film Festival, supported by Monash Art, Design and Architecture and hosted by the City of Port Phillip.
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