- First wave of Official Selection games revealed – including triple-I future hits and breakout indie treasures – as part of festival’s biggest line-up yet
- Festival schedule will include numerous events across the city – with plenty to do for professionals and players alike
- International audience rising with major overseas delegations – 4,000+ industry attendees expected over the festival’s 12 days
The tenth annual London Games Festival’s Official Selection will feature its biggest game line-up yet this year – with nearly 60 games showcased and playable between Wednesday 2 April to Sunday 13 April.
The London Games Festival’s Official Selection – now in its fifth edition – champions new and innovative independent global games made in London across the UK. This year there are 57 games across 10 categories, with the first wave of titles announced today.
Highlights from the line-up include: Spirit of the North 2 which continues the Nordic-inspired adventure of its predecessor; The Electrifying Incident, a adorable bite-sized adventure from the creators of A Monster’s Expedition; Southfield which blends weird farming with silly physics; and Henry Halfhead a whimsical sandbox adventure where you control everyday objects to solve puzzles.
The International Innovators strands also gives focus to global games from studios hailing from Ireland, France, Sweden, USA, Australia, Poland, Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, China, Spain, Canada, Switzerland, France, Belgium and Denmark.
Many of the games from this international selection of titles will be playable at New Game Plus, a brand new boutique games expo that takes place on Thursday 3 April and Friday 4 April. Titles will also be featured in a dedicated Steam showcase – while select games included in the festival’s long-running Trafalgar Square Takeover.
London Games Festival is supported by the Mayor of London. It is delivered by Games London, an initiative from Film London, the capital’s screen industries agency.
The Official Selection line-up is:
Made in London
Hungry Horrors, Clumsy Bear Studio
Crescent County, Electric Saint
STRIKER!, TEAM//OURO
Vaporwave Pinball, Jamie D
Passant: A Chess Roguelike, Marc Makes Games
Heroes of Forever, Lucky Mountain Games
Trash Goblin, Spilt Milk Studios
Natural World
Secret Woods, Play Curious
Spirit of the North 2, Silver Lining Interactive
Herdling, Okomotive
Survival Adventure
ITER, fluckyMachine
Forty-Niner, VowelA Games
Winter Burrow, Pine Creek Games
Impact Games
All Will Rise, Speculative Agency
Fireside Fables, InkForge Studios
Take Us North, Anima Interactive
despelote, Julián Cordero y Sebastián Valbuena
Time Flies, Playables
Pick Up and Play
Beyond the Board, Fragile Shapes Studio
The Electrifying Incident, Draknek & Friends
Roombattle, Dust Games
Henry Halfhead, Lululu Entertainment
Best of British
Spirits of Heartwood, Panda Cat Games
ZOE Begone!, Retchy Games
Hyper Sentinel: Fusion, Huey Games
Cabbie!, Tea Stained Games
Southfield, Radical Forge
Platypus Reclayed, Claymatic Games
Horror Adventures
Gloomy Eyes, Fishing Cactus
Vicious Cycle, Brave Traveller Games
KARMA: The Dark World, Pollard Studio
FEAR FA 98, Jacob Jazz
Tears of Metal, Paper Cult
International Innovators
Egging On, Egobounds
The Necromancer’s Tale, Psychic Software
Moonlight Peaks, Little Chicken Game Company
Cyber Paradise, DDmeow Games
Under Par Golf Architect, Broken Arms Games
Pocket Legend, ShadingBox
Narrative Excellence
Battle Suit Aces, Trinket Studios
Esoteric Ebb, Sudden Snail
WILL: Follow The Light, TomorrowHead Studio
Button Man, Styrax Studios
Action Adventures
Nine Rounds Rapid, South Westerly Games Ltd
GIMMIKO, SorryPoniko!
Gunboat God, Janson RAD
Odinfall, Ember Paw Games
Rogue Eclipse, HUSKRAFTS LIMITED
Cloudheim, Noodle Cat Games
This line-up of global games developers reflects both the breadth of content and international flavour at the London Games Festival this year.
An expanded line-up of Side Events are being added from community and industry partners alike. For regularly updated listings head to https://games.london/#whatson
These will run alongside core programming such as…
- Ensemble, which champions underrepresented ethnicities working in video games. The new cohort for which will be unveiled at the start of LGF ahead of showcases at New Game Plus and Trafalgar Square.
- Games Finance Market, which connects investors and publishers with games creators
- Screen Play, the festival’s conference on convergence and collaboration in the screen industries
- Tentpole partner events Now Play This, and the BAFTA Games Awards
For more information and updates, head to www.games.london or follow @londongamesfest
