The PAX Aus Indie Showcase winners are a highlight to check out at the show every year, and a great place to discover great new and upcoming games — and 2025 isn’t looking any different.
This year, there are six video games and six tabletop games to check out, and here’s the information on all of them below.
VIDEO GAMES
Lunars (Anubis Arts)
A chaotic party game where plushie zodiac animals go head-to-head in rapid-fire minigames and unpredictable board events. Designed for up to eight players, Lunars keeps the action fast and fun and with no player eliminations and loads of customisable cosmetics, it’s a wild multiplayer mashup that blends the spirit of Mario Party with the mayhem of Party Animals.
Lunars is set to release in Q3 2025 on PC.
Doggy Don’t Care (Rotub Games) [NSW]
A cheeky action-adventure platformer that lets players unleash adorable chaos as a mischievous dog on the loose. Explore vibrant environments, smash objects, collect goodies and complete fun-filled tasks to earn the approval of your feathered friends. With a wagging tail and a nose for mischief, players can dig up mischievous badges and create their own tail-wagging tales. It’s sure to be a paws-itively unforgettable day!
Doggy Don’t Care doesn’t care to have a release date at the moment.
Memory’s Reach (100 Stones Interactive) [VIC]
A first-person puzzle-adventure that blends metroidvania exploration with mind-bending logic. Set in the towering ruins of a lost alien civilization, players will solve holographic, environmental and layered meta-puzzles to unlock powerful abilities and access new areas. From floating cities to orbital space stations, every corner hides secrets and solving them is the only way to uncover the truth behind the Mairish legacy.
Memory’s Reach doesn’t currently have a release date.
Trivia Deal (Fluent Pixel) [VIC]
The world’s first trivia roguelike, a tactical deckbuilder where quick thinking and smart play are key to survival. Answer questions across shifting categories, use lifelines strategically and clear columns before the Rainbow Reaper catches up. With permanent progression and run-to-run randomness, no two games play the same in this brainy battle of wits.
Trivia Deal is set to release on PC sometime in 2025.
PROXIMATE (Cain Maddox) [VIC]
A dread-fuelled narrative horror game set in the depths of a derelict deep sea laboratory. Armed with only a bare-bones image recognition visor, players must rely on proximity data, text prompts and audio cues to piece together what happened to the vanished research team. With limited visibility and failing tech, every step is a leap of faith and every clue brings you closer to a truth you may wish you’d never found.
PROXIMATE was released on PC in November 2024, and you can play it now here.
Dryft City Kyngs (Nonsense Machine) [VIC]
A genre-smashing RPG adventure that blends racing, life sim and punk energy in a vibrant 2D world inspired by near-future Melbourne. From humble office worker to underground racing legend, players will climb the ranks of Dryft City’s chaotic streets, forging rivalries, customising rides and building their reputation one wild race at a time.
Dryft City Kyngs was released in June 2024, and you can play the game now on Steam.
TABLETOP GAMES
Conquest For The Capital (MountainSoul Gaming)
A strategic war game where four unique fantasy factions vie to claim the capital. From the Dwarves’ mobile cannon towers to the Orcs’ berserk tactics, Elves’ quick reinforcements and the relentless Undead, each faction offers distinct playstyles. Build your forces, control key points and outsmart rivals in simultaneous-move battles using upgrade and battle cards to secure victory.
Conquest For The Capital is set to launch in October, and you can follow the game’s campaign here.
Coffee Up! (ToToTam) [NSW]
A pocket-sized co-op memory card game for 2-5 players. Join your team of baristas as you run the hottest new coffee shop in town, tackling the challenge of the crucial first seven days. Work together to serve up perfect brews and impress your regulars by remembering their names and favourite orders because great coffee is only part of what makes a 5-star café
You can purchase Coffee Up! now from ToToTam’s website.
Cartograph – Atlas Edition (The Ravensridge Emporium)
A solo or GM-less map-making RPG focused on exploration, journaling and worldbuilding. With simple core rules and a variety of prompts and tables, players create detailed world maps alongside journals documenting their discoveries. By the game’s end, you’ll have a unique artefact perfect for inspiring other fantasy RPGs or serving as the foundation for your own homebrew setting.
You can purchase Cartograph – Atlas Edition now from the Ravensridge Emporium website.
Panda Party Game (Cheerfolk)
A fast-paced, pick-up-and-play card game where adorable pandas throw wild pizza-fuelled parties. Players race to gather five guests by tempting pandas with tasty snacks, outbidding rivals and unleashing cheeky powers. With over 150 cards and pun-filled personalities, each game is full of chaos and laughs. Easy for all ages and endlessly replayable, it even lets players create personalised panda cards to join the fun.
Spacewreck Salvage (Aethermon Studios) is a competitive inverted-bidding game for 2-5 players where strategic drafting and timing rule the day. Assemble your crew of Pilots, Engineers, Quartermasters, Rangers and mysterious Wildcards, then race to claim powerful Ship Upgrades, lost Cargo and plucky Survivors. Choose between sending a small, agile team for quick loot or a larger crew for a bigger haul – balancing risk and reward to become the greatest Salvage Crew in the Quadrant.
You can buy Panda Party Game now directly from their shop.
Potion Society (The Murmuring Mystic)
Is a competitive card game for 2-4 players where potion crafting is king. Starting with unique recipes, players collect and stack ingredients with bonus effects, then brew their potions in shared cauldrons. Spells and sabotage add chaos and the potion with the most points at the end claims victory.
Potion Society is set to launch in Q3 2025, but you can download the rulebook ahead of time if you’d like.
Keep your eyes on our PAX AUS 2025 page for all the news as we head towards October 10-12, where the show will be at the Melbourne Convention Centre.
Which of these games, either video or tabletop, are you most excited to check out at PAX AUS 2025 this year? Let me know in the comments section below.
