London Games Festival

??? Dare to discover the terrifying games featured in our Official Selection: HORROR ADVENTURES! ??Gloomy Eyes ??Vicious Cycle ???♀?KARMA: The Dark World ??FEAR FA 98 ??Tears of Metal -- ??Gloomy Eyes - Fishing Cactus In a world where the sun no longer rises, darkness has awakened the dead. Play as Gloomy and Nena, a zombie and a human, on a poetic puzzle adventure to find the sun! -- ??Vicious Cycle - Brave Traveller Games A first-person horror game where you navigate a cursed forest by bike and on foot. Ride perilous trails, explore abandoned sites, and face supernatural terrors - can you survive? -- ???♀?KARMA: The Dark World - Pollard Studio A first-person psychological horror game set in 1984. As Roam Agent Daniel McGovern, uncover a world of espionage, deceit, and mind-bending truths in the shadow of Leviathan Corp. -- ??FEAR FA 98 - Jacob Jazz Silent Hill meets FIFA 98 in the first-ever survival horror soccer simulator! Kick heads, wield knives, summon demons, and battle through a terrifying ‘90s-inspired match - solo or with friends!

??Welcome to our new Games Hub! ?? Games London is thrilled to welcome six exciting games companies into our new Games Hub, which we have established at the Film London offices at The Arts Building, Finsbury Park. Six games businesses have taken up residency here at a dedicated co-working space at our office - which we hope will encourage creativity, collaboration, and innovation. Meet the businesses making the Hub their home: Archway Arts, Gizmo Garden, Secret Sauce, Flammable Penguins Games, Robot Squid, Strelka Games. We are looking forward to supporting them on their journey!

???? Introducing the Official Selection: BEST OF BRITISH - featuring games from around Britain. ??Spirits of Heartwood ?Zoe Begone ??Hyper Sentinel: Fusion ??Cabbie! ??Southfield ??Platypus Reclayed -- ??Spirits of Heartwood - Panda Cat Games A wholesome 2-player co-op adventure where you collect adorable Spirits and rebuild Heartwood Village. Play as Cat and Panda to restore magic, awaken the Elders, and save the day! -- ?Zoe Begone - Retchy Games A frenetic hand-drawn bullet hell shooter blending run-and-gun mechanics with classic shmup action. Shoot, dash, and pound through looping arenas inspired by 1930s drawn-on-film animation! -- ??Hyper Sentinel: Fusion - Huey Games A roguelite shoot-'em-up where your choices shape every run. Disable defences, plunder resources, and take on branching missions in procedurally generated levels for endless replayability! -- ??Cabbie! - Tea Stained Games ?A thrilling co-op driving adventure for 1-4 players. Boost, drift, and jump your way to victory in a frantic race against the clock! -- ??Southfield - Radical Forge ?A joyful combination of fun farming, flubbery physics, chaotic construction and delightful devices, played solo or with friends. -- ??Platypus Reclayed - Claymatic Games 22 years later, the iconic Platypus returns with updated gameplay, new weapons, and more content. Get ready for fast, frantic, and fun arcade shoot-'em-up action!

?? Introducing the Official Selection: PICK UP AND PLAY - games that are perfect for quick and casual fun! ??Beyond the Board ???Tahitian Driftin' ??The Electrifying Incident ???Roombattle ??Henry Halfhead -- ??Beyond the Board - Fragile Shapes Studio A single-player puzzle game that reimagines chess into a minimal, immersive journey. Perfect for puzzle enthusiasts, it’s accessible to both chess and non-chess players! -- ???Tahitian Driftin' - ?Pixel Pushers Union 512 An exotic anti-gravity racing game with futuristic vehicles racing around looping twisting tracks that are all set on real-life remote bodies of land among the Islands of Tahiti -- ??The Electrifying Incident - Draknek & Friends An adorable bite-sized adventure from the creators of A Monster’s Expedition - explore the facility, avoid the live electricity, and repair the malfunctioning reactor. -- ???Roombattle - Dust Games Vacuum cleaners breaking up friendships? Wreck, clean, and claim victory in this chaotic mini-game showdown! Burst balloons, dominate mini-games, and outplay your friends across themed rooms. -- ??Henry Halfhead - Lululu Entertainment Meet Henry, half a head but with the power to possess and control any object. Use each object’s unique abilities to solve puzzles and navigate Henry’s quirky everyday life!

?? Explore the games that challenge perspectives in our Official Selection: IMPACT GAMES ????All Will Rise ??Fireside Fables ?Take Us North ??despelote ??Time Flies -- ????All Will Rise - Speculative Agency ? A narrative deck-builder where you take the powerful to court for destroying the planet. Build your deck, turn enemies into allies, and fight for justice! -- ??Fireside Fables - InkForge Studios A narrative 3D platformer made with Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity. Relive your plushie’s greatest adventures and explore whimsical worlds! -- ?Take Us North - Anima Interactive Take Us North is a single-player narrative adventure/survival game that follows the poignant journeys of migrants and asylum seekers on their way to cross the US-Mexico border. -- ??despelote - Julián Cordero y Sebastián Valbuena A slice-of-life adventure about childhood and the magical grip soccer held over the people of Quito, Ecuador in 2001. -- ??Time Flies -? Playables Time Flies is a little adventure about our limited time in this world.

?? Introducing the Official Selection: SURVIVAL ADVENTURE - games that test your limits and survival skills! ??ITER ??Forty-Niner ??Winter Burrow -- ??ITER -? fluckyMachine Mine, upgrade, fight, and survive on the frontline. Extract resources, defend your base, and restore power to the Undercity! -- ??Forty-Niner - VowelA Games Immerse yourself in a procedural Wild West world where survival and exploration shape your legend. Build, mine, and battle alone or with friends on the frontier! -- ??Winter Burrow - Pine Creek Games A cozy woodland survival game where a mouse restores their childhood home. Explore, craft, bake, and befriend the locals in a charming winter world!

?? Introducing the Official Selection: NATURAL WORLD—celebrating games inspired by nature! ??Secret Woods ??Spirit of the North 2 ??Herdling -- ?? Secret Woods - Play Curious ?A cozy hidden-object game about uncovering the wonders of an old-growth forest. Search for animals, plants, insects, and mushrooms, unlocking new objectives and narration as you explore. -- ?? Spirit of the North 2 - Silver Lining Interactive Play as a lone fox guided by a wise raven in a vast world filled with ancient history. Explore, customize, and free lost guardians from the dark shaman Grimnir’s grasp! -- ?? Herdling - Okomotive? Guide a herd of mysterious creatures on a stirring and beautiful journey into the mountains… and beyond. --

???Introducing the Official Selection: MADE IN LONDON - celebrating games crafted in the capital! ??Hungry Horrors ??Crescent County ??STRIKER! ??Vaporwave Pinball ??Passant: A Chess Roguelike ??♂?Heroes of Forever ??Trash Goblin --- ??Hungry Horrors -? Clumsy Bear Studio Embark on a culinary quest in Hungry Horrors, a roguelike deckbuilder where cooking replaces combat. -- ??Crescent County - Electric Saint Crash headfirst into this witch-tech open world, drifting and driving on the back of your new motorbroom. Make deliveries, trick out your broom, and race your new friends (and crushes) as the sun sets. -- ??STRIKER! - TEAM//OURO A retro-inspired football-golf game set across 40+ levels. Control your team of Strikers and shoot your ball over a wide range of different courses. -- ??Vaporwave Pinball -? Jamie D Explore a 90s operating system to find new worlds. Uncover hidden, corrupted files. For a couple of hours, escape the real world. -- ??Passant: A Chess Roguelike - Marc Makes Games Passant is a chess roguelike that changes all the rules. Progress through challenging rounds while collecting powerful pieces and game-changing items to seize victory. -- ??♂?Heroes of Forever - Lucky Mountain Games? Leap into fast-paced arcade action with Heroes of Forever! Warp across dimensions, wipe out waves of enemies, and blast away the corruption that threatens to alter history forever. -- ??Trash Goblin - Spilt Milk Studios A wholesome, cosy shopkeeping game! Uncover & clean trinkets then upcycle them to sell to endless colourful & quirky customers.?

ANNOUNCEMENT: games selected for #LGF25's Official Selection! We have chosen 50+ games from around the world with titles across 10 categories: Made in London,?Natural World, Survival Adventure, Impact Games, Pick Up and Play, Best of British, Horror Adventures, International Innovators, Narrative Excellence, Action Adventures. With more games to be announced in the coming weeks! ??Read more about the full line-up here: https://lnkd.in/eXX46Apr

In this week's newsletter: ??? Screen Play Speakers ?? Film London Labs: The Games Sessions ??? Tickets for LGF25 #LGF25