Make Games NYC Past Events from July 23 – May 7 – Make Games NYC

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Game-A-Palooza

Hana House 345 Adams St, Brooklyn, NY, United States

NYC’s biggest indie game showcase is here—and it’s your chance to play games before anyone else in the world. On Saturday, October 18, 2025, IGDA NYC takes over Hana House for Game-A-Palooza, a one-day festival built to celebrate and spotlight local game developers. Proudly sponsored by the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment, this event puts the city’s creative talent front and center.

🕹️ Play 50+ New and Unreleased Games
From 12–5 p.m., get hands-on with over 50 brand-new and unreleased games from NYC’s most inventive developers. This is your chance to discover the next big thing before it hits Steam, consoles, or anywhere else.

Don’t just play games. Play them first.

$5

[rect*]] repair x boshi’s place: Shanghai <-> New York game portal

Boshi's Place 1002 Metropolitan Ave, Brooklyn, NY, United States

join us on saturday 10/18 @ 8pm for an international crossover event with our friends from ]repair in shanghai! at the same time they will be showing our games in new york, we'll have a curation of chinese games, a portal to interact with the attendees in shanghai, and a fax machine(?!!)

Free

Level Up Tuesdays with Coexist! Featuring Elaine Gómez

CoExist 325 W 38th St, New York, NY, United States

Elaine Gómez is a Borikua (Puerto Rican) and Kiskeyan (Dominican) game designer with nearly a decade of experience in game design and development. Her talk will focus on the initiatives, collaboration and advocacy work Latinx in Gaming has launched to best support and uplift Latine developers and creatives, regardless of where they are in the world. […]

Free

Unreal NYC | October Event – Sponsored by Epic Games

B&H Photo Video 420 9th Ave, New York, NY, United States

Join us for our sort-of ;) monthly Unreal NYC Meetup, where we dive into all the latest features of Unreal Engine and network with other professionals in games, animation, film, broadcast, live events, and more.

Free

Zohran Games Gallery at Boshi’s Place

Boshi's Place 1002 Metropolitan Ave, Brooklyn, NY, United States

Join us for a night of Zohran themed games as we get hyped to vote! During this happy hour, you can play and win Zohran themed prizes!! Know a Zohran game you’d like to submit? Let us know!! Enter the building by using this link and typing ‘ding’ in the bell chat: https://discord.gg/VY9ydwtW6

Free

NYU Game Center Lecture Series Presents Dimma Davidoff

NYU Game Center 370 Jay Street, Brooklyn, NY, United States

Join us for a conversation with Dimma Davidoff, creator of the Mafia game. We will talk about the psychological roots of the game (why was it not created before?), ways to look at it from different perspectives (how come it is not about lying?) and lessons opening the new worlds of play (what games would […]

Brooklyn Experimental Electronic Music Group

Wonderville 1186 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY, United States

Join the local electronic music community for our showcase featuring an eclectic mix of New York City artists working in a variety of styles. Organized by Metamyther

Free

XR Motion Meetup!

Crystal Lake Brooklyn 647 Grand St, Brooklyn, NY, United States

XR Motion is a mograph, VR, AR, 3D, AI, Metaverse meetup that gathers enthusiasts, professionals, and experts in the field!

Free

GameMaker Game Jam 2025 @ Gumbo!

GUMBO

GameMaker, Gumbo NYC, and Shattered Journal Games are teaming up to host another game jam at Gumbo. The jam will run for 48 hours from October 24th 6pm to October 26th 6pm.

Free

Open Tables: A playtesting space for tabletop game designers

Wonderville 1186 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY, United States

Come and play games during the fall (costumes not required)! This event will only be running from 1-4:30 PM so it is recommended that designers and playtesters come right at the beginning for maximum testing potential.

Free

Wonderville’s Last Tuesday of the month PLAYTEST

Wonderville 1186 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY, United States

Playtest Night is EVERY last Tuesday of EVERY month at Wonderville! Come to Wonderville to playtest in production games! If you're a developer, bring your game! No signups required.

Free

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