Make Games NYC

GUMBO Playtest Monday: It's N(ever) over
2025-08-04 19:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | GUMBO
Come hang out, play some games, and maybe show off what you’ve been working on as well!
If you have a project to playtest, please, do not arrive before 7:15! (Unless you want to help set up. The event officially starts at 7:30)
We have moved to room 305. After exiting the elevators, take a right, then a left, then another left. Follow the noise!
Doors open at 7:30
Doors close at 9!
In order to keep this event (and others) sustainable, we are charging a small fee. Patreon members get complementary access to all our events.
If you’d like to attend but have an issue with the fee, please reach out! Our mission first and foremost is to ensure that everyone feels welcome in our space.
We are located in Suite 313. If the door downstairs is locked, please CALL our new state of the art landline phone (do not text) (718) 819-7754

Fairly Odd Parents - Watch Party (Fake event for testing)
2025-07-26 08:00 - 17:00 | Brooklan, 339 Troutman St., Brooklyn, NY, 11237, United States
Fairly Odd Parents watch party. People can vote on which episode to watch first.

NYC Indie Dev Night with Playcrafting
2025-07-24 18:00 - 22:00 | Brooklan, 339 Troutman St., Brooklyn, NY, 11237, United States
For Developers who would like to showcase at the event [$28.52], sign up here.
Playcrafting has partnered with BrookLAN to create a home for indie devs!
Indie devs, gamers, publishers, industry vets and students – this is the place to come meet others in the community, network and talk shop – and check out what games NYC is cookin’ up!
You might get to play the next big hit. You might be making the next big hit!
Indie Dev Night runs from 6pm-10pm – but everyone is welcome to stay all night!
BrookLAN curates a safe, fun environment for everyone to socialize at their own pace.
BrookLAN also provides:

60 PC set ups
Consoles
Room for tabletop games
Great food
Soft drinks
Nostalgic cocktails
Music
Good Vibes!

BrookLAN is New York’s largest home for all things video games, esports & tabletop. Equipped with a full kitchen, bar, arena, and over 60 PCs and gaming consoles. Open 7-days a week to the public. 339 Troutman St, Brooklyn, NY, 11237

Alt.Ctrl Festival 2025
2025-07-24 16:00 - 22:00 | Wonderville, 1186 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY, 11221, United States
Wonderville is hosting a one-day Alt.Ctrl Festival on Sunday August 24th from 4pm – 10pm. If you’d like to showcase your game, please fill out the application below. Deadline to apply is July 13th at 11:59pm

GameMaker New York Meetup @ Gumbo
2025-07-23 18:00 - 21:00 | GUMBO
In partnership with Gumbo NYC, Shattered Journal Games have teamed up to host a meetup in NYC. Be there on Wednesday, July 23rd from 6pm to 9pm.
GameMaker developers will be showcasing their games during this event! If you are a GameMaker developer in the area who would also like to showcase please do reach out to Jason Gertner 🙂
Join us for food, music, happy hour refreshments, and play some games made in GameMaker!
We hope to see you there! (21+ event)
Address: 53 Bridge St Suite 313, Brooklyn, NY 11201, United States
Gumbo Room 305
If you need to get up the elevator, call 718-819-7754 to get let in!

3DNY Summer Soiree sponsored by CGI BACKGROUNDS
2025-07-16 19:00 - 21:00 | Luckey Jack’s
3DNY is a Networking community for the Architectural Visualization & Visual Effects industries, with speakers and time to chat, enjoy & have a drink with old & new friends in the industry. We explore related topics in animation, VR/AR/XR, AI, game design, metaverse technologies, traditional architecture, real estate trends, and excellence in interior design.

Modern Trans Narratives in Games
2025-06-27 - 2025-06-29 | NY
This pride month, join Boshi’s Place in celebrating some stellar narrative games, about trans stories told across a range of genres and formats! Including semi-auto biographical, fantasy, sci-fi, tumblr posts, chat logs, and bar tables. Proceeds go to Metro Inclusive Health of Florida, an organization providing transgender healthcare in a place where it’s increasingly difficult to get.

Narrascope
2025-06-20 - 2025-06-22 | NY
NarraScope 2025 is a gathering place for all who love game storytelling, whether they are creators, players, academics, or all three. Presenters will share insights and experiences from every aspect of game design in a fun and friendly conference setting.
NarraScope 2025 is a hybrid conference with in-person programming taking place in Philadelphia at Drexel University, this year’s co-host, between Friday June 20th to Sunday June 22nd. Talks will be streamed online via Discord for remote attendees.
The 2025 conference marks the debut of our Showcase game presentation, which will run alongside the beloved Friday workshops. NarraScope attendees are invited to join us on Friday from 12 pm to 6 pm for the Showcase, workshops, game demos and early check in! Saturday and Sunday will be two full days of brilliant, brain-expanding programming on all aspects of narrative game design.
For a list of speakers, see our detailed schedule page. For hotel and travel information, see our travel page.
For more information about recent NarraScope conferences, check out the archived websites for 2024, 2023, and 2022.
Please note NarraScope’s Code of Conduct and Anti-Harrassment Policy and COVID-19 policy for in-person and remote participants.

Waffle Games 8.0
2025-06-14 11:00 - 2025-06-15 00:00 | NY
Waffle Games is the EGD’s flagship annual convention and conference run by students, for everyone. This event is a collaborative effort to redefine what it means to be involved in games and their communities. We fight for affordable games industry education, the legitimization of esports on college campuses, and the recognition of games as an art form. Attending, exhibiting, and competing are always 100% free and open to all.

Games @ Tribeca Festival
2025-06-11 - 2025-06-15 | NY

NYC Gaymers Pride 2025
2025-05-31 12:00 - 19:00 | Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35th Ave., Queens, NY, 11106, United States
We are ecstatic to announce NYC Gaymers’ Pride celebration returning this year, to expand on the success of last year, producing NYC’s annual Pride celebration focused on gaming and the communities we forge around them: Gaymer Pride!
Started in 2020 as an online convention styled after a virtual gaming festival, NYC Gaymers sought to keep NYC’s LGBTQIA+ community connected during one of its most isolated times through gaming and other fun activities. Each year after, we have continued to bring together merchants, developers, non-profits, community groups, and so many others across the LGBTQIA+ community to create a space where we can interact, have fun, and celebrate Pride & gaming!
We’re thrilled to be partnering with your favorite National and New York City based game houses, community groups, and sponsors to produce an in-person event with online programming to include our community, who can join in on the fun from their own homes and around the world.
Join us for a day of board games, video games, special guests, and more!

NYC Video Game Festival
2025-05-31 09:00 - 18:00 | Convene Brookfield Place, 225 Liberty Street, New York City, NY, 10281, United States
🗽 Cheer on your borough champion elementary, middle, and high school teams at the high-stakes live Mayor’s Cup Citywide Finals: Minecraft Education eSports Challenge to build a more sustainable, future-ready New York City.
📣 Watch Fortnite® & Valorant® collegiate eSports tournament finals.
🎮 Play new and unreleased NYC-based developer games, casual and classic arcade games, plus table games with family and friends.
🎓 Connect with college game development programs through New York State, game developers, and game industry professionals to learn about career opportunities.
🎭 Enter the cosplay competition for prizes.
🔎 Explore robotics & VR showcase, and more..

NYC Indie Dev Night
2025-05-22 18:00 - 22:00 | Brooklan, 339 Troutman St., Brooklyn, NY, 11237, United States
Playcrafting has partnered with BrookLAN to create a home for indie devs!
Indie devs, gamers, publishers, industry vets and students – this is the place to come meet others in the community, network and talk shop – and check out what games NYC is cookin’ up!
You might get to play the next big hit. You might be making the next big hit!
Indie Dev Night runs from 6pm-10pm – but everyone is welcome to stay all night!
BrookLAN curates a safe, fun environment for everyone to socialize at their own pace.
BrookLAN also provides:

60 PC set ups
Consoles
Room for tabletop games
Great food
Soft drinks
Nostalgic cocktails
Music
Good Vibes!

BrookLAN is New York’s largest home for all things video games, esports & tabletop. Equipped with a full kitchen, bar, arena, and over 60 PCs and gaming consoles. Open 7-days a week to the public. 339 Troutman St, Brooklyn, NY, 11237
Learn more about BrookLAN @ www.brooklan.com
Remember, NYC Indie Dev Night is every 4th Thursday! So once a month!
Learn more about Playcrafting @ www.playcrafting.com

NYC Indie Games Social
2025-05-07 19:00 - 22:00 | Tavern 29, E 29th St., New York, NY, United States
