News

• Entry for 2026 is open until 31 August 2026! Send us your games now.


• We are excited to announce new details about the Emerging Developer Award and a new category. Check it out!


• An archive of last year's retrospective is now online. View a great sample of queer games from previous years.

About

To inform, entertain and challenge LGBTIQ players by reflecting their lives in games.

To bring the best of world queer culture to Melbourne and to connect international and Australian game developers.

The Queer Games Festival (QGF) is a lofi event held in October by a small team of volunteers who love queer games.

Mailing List

Join our mailing list to be notified about festival news.

QGF Awards

This year, thanks to Minoh Workshop, we have the following prizes to offer.

• The Emerging Developer Award will come with a cash prize of $500USD.
• The new Excellence in Narrative Award will come with a cash prize of $250USD.

Submissions

QGF is open to ALL developers of LGBTIQ video games from ALL OVER THE WORLD. Big games, small games, fun games, serious games, trash games. We want them all.

Submissions now open. Entry is free.

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