Queer Oceanic and Asia Pacific games are becoming a significant spotlight during Sydney WorldPride, with the newly-established Pride at Play event spotlighting 31 queer tabletop and game titles in playable and non-playable forms, in Sydney.
The event will be hosted at the Sydney College from the Arts Project Space and online, with visitors in a position to explore these diverse games under their very own steam.
‘When you look at mainstream games available, queer characters receive a large amount of attention for a narrow slice of representation,’ organiser, researcher, and Pride at Play curator Xavier Ho said of the event. ‘We created Pride at Play to become an amplifier for games that are designed with authentic, purposeful, and thoughtful queer representation.’
Sessions is going to be free, although visitors will have to register to assist organisers understand numbers for talks from queer game developers, as well as for tabletop role-playing adventures.
A catalogue spotlighting the accessible games will be on sale at the show, with proceeds going towards LGBTQ+ charities employed in the Oceania and Asia Pacific regions.
Games confirmed to appear so far include:
- So, About Last Night – Elissa Black
- Small Town Emo – Fnife Games
- Mima and Nina’s Chocolate Workshop – npckc
- Unpacking – Witch Beam
- Wylde Flowers – Studio Drydock
Other games from across the Philippines, Malaysia, Japan, Nz, and Australia is going to be open to play and experience during the event.
Pride at Play runs from 21 February to 4 March 2023 at the Sydney College from the Arts on Manning Road, Camperdown. You can find out more about the event around the Pride at Play website.
