Events
NYU Playtest Thursdays
Play work-in-progress games, give your feedback, and help develop the practice of game design in New York City. Bring a game, play games by our students, faculty, and local NYC game designers, and discuss how to push mechanics, refine designs, and bring everyone’s game to the next level. Designers, players, and game enthusiasts of any […]
Wonderville Playtest Night
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.
NYU Playtest Thursdays
Play work-in-progress games, give your feedback, and help develop the practice of game design in New York City. Bring a game, play games by our students, faculty, and local NYC game designers, and discuss how to push mechanics, refine designs, and bring everyone’s game to the next level. Designers, players, and game enthusiasts of any […]
NYC Meet & Greet for Animators & Game Designers
Join industry professionals, directors, studios and freelancers in animation and games. Also, free pizza.
NYC Video Game Festival
NYC’s largest student showcase—one day, every borough. Live finals, hands-on builds, and a festival floor full of unforgettable experiences. 🗽 Watch. NYC’s top student teams battle it out in Minecraft, Valorant, and League of Legends eSport finals as they compete for the Mayor’s Cup. 🎮 Play. Make robots dance. Compete in tech-powered darts. Create new […]
NYU Game Center Spring Showcase 2026
Join us for the annual NYU Game Center Spring Showcase! Play student games and chat with developers at this enormous display of projects! Join us for the annual NYU Game Center Spring Showcase! Students will be showing playable demos of their work made over the course of this past year. You are encouraged to meet […]
NYC Indie Games May Social
This month's social will be in the Madison Square region, indoors. About 🌇🍎🎮🍻☕🍨💖 The NYC Indie Games social is a long-running monthly gathering for indie game devs and pals of all stripes to mix and mingle in a casual, relaxed setting, every first Wednesday. Pro or aspiring devs, hobbyists, students, collaborators, fans, friends, and significant […]
Pratt Game Arts – Senior Showcase
Come celebrate with the 2026 Pratt Game Arts graduating class, and play their capstone projects! Games shown include…. Birdteeth - A casual creature collector where you observe, feed, and befriend birds. Caroline’s Underworld - A gothic fantasy storytelling RPG. Doo-Daa - Astronaut cat Ulysses must hand out every pamphlet on an alien planet. Dreamwalkers - […]
The Game Workers Conference
The Game Workers Conference is an entirely new game industry event made by and for the countless workers who make this massively influential industry and artistic medium succeed. The first iteration of the conference is being hosted by a partnership of various game industry unions and worker-centered organizations and will be held online Friday May […]
Hostos Arcade
Hostos Arcade is our semesterly showcase of digital games from our capstone course of our Game Design program. Come out and play some games! We will also have snacks and prizes. RSVP is only required for non-Hostos guests. Event Date and Time: Friday, 5/22, 6-8pm Event Address: 450 Grand Concourse (C-Building), Bronx, NY, Hostos Research […]
Indie Board Games Demo with GUMBO
Want a chance to win fun prizes like colorful dice and some cool board games? Come play Indie Board games with us! 🎲 This event is a part of the Game Day at the Library and during the Board Game Swap Event on the 1st floor.
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