From Mixtape to Pro Jank Footy: the most exciting Australian indie games at SXSW Sydney 2025

'There were, frankly, too many indie games to play in a day - a nice problem to have' gamers playing at SXSW Sydney Games Showcase 2025. 'There were, frankly, too many indie games to play in a day - a nice problem to have' gamers playing at SXSW Sydney Games Showcase 2025. Hyperkinetic shooters, gorgeous animal adventures and even a charming puzzler where you play a postie: Australia's developers are punching above their weight T here's no escaping the fact that SXSW Sydney - Australia's iteration of Austin's tech, music and film event, now in its third year - is absolutely beset by brands. In Tumbalong park on Saturday, families who had arrived for a free concert for kids meandered around the garish yellow CommBank Tour zone, as a line wound its way into the giant L'Oréal tent. But metres away at the International Convention Centre, inside the halls dedicated to gaming, the corporate influence was more muted.