Good Game Dev Fest ‘25 took place at Goldsmiths in South London on 29 November 2025.

Game industry speakers, indie games, alt controllers, retro games, cinema multiplayer, interactive installations and chamber quintet video game cover band. All taking place at Goldsmiths. One day only.

• A series of speakers from the games industry who lift the curtain on their design practice.
• A showcase of independent games, alternative controllers and interactive installations from around the world.
• A collection of curated retro games to play, provided by Joypad.
• Multiplayer madness in the cinema, provided by Joypad.
• In the evening enjoy The Sonaris Ensemble - a Video Game Music Chamber Quintet.
• Food and drink available throughout the day from Thirty Five Cafe.

Featuring talks from:

• John Lau (Monument Valley 3, South of the Circle)
• Jacob Mills (Rollerdrome, The Divison 2, Lego Dimensions)
• Samuel Partridge (Fallen London, Sunless Skies, Occlude, King of the Castle, Pendragon, Over The Alps)
• Murray Somerwolf (Wax Heads)
• Chloe Hodgson (Denshattack!, MARS HORIZON 2)
• Tom Hardwidge (Lucy Dreaming, Heir of the Dog)
• Alex Paterson (Not For Broadcast)
• Henry and Frederick Hoffman (Paper Trails, Hue)
• Andreas Firnigl (Arcade Paradise, Vostok Inc.)
• Cash De Cuir (Disco Elysium, Avowed, Killer Frequency, Fallen London, Sunless Sea: Zubmariner, Sunless Skies, Metal: Hellsinger, Monaco 2)

A showcase of indie games and interactive installations, including:

• MORSE
• Vaporwave Pinball
• I don't think the sun is real.
• Stealth Crossword
• RESIDUUM
• Atuel
• Contact Protocol
• Y2ROLL
• I Write Games Not Tragedies
• A Home Below
• Cabernet
• Hotel Architect
• Beneath
• The Calcium Crusader 64
• Resonance
• Touchdown Poker
• Turnip Mountain
• Tiny Turnip

Retro games:

• 12 carefully curated retro games to play.
• Provided by Joypad in their awesome MultiPod setup.

Cinema gaming:

• 4 consoles hooked up to a single cinema screen for absolute multiplayer madness.
• Provided and hosted by the brilliant Joypad.

Live video game cover band:

• Enjoy an hour of live video game cover music from the fantastic chamber quintet, The Sonaris Ensemble.

Food and drink available throughout:

• No need to leave for dinner or drinks.
• Food and beverages are available throughout the evening from Thirty Five Cafe.

Here's a map of the event:



Big thank you to our event sponsors:
Gold sponsors:
Games London
iGame.Audio
Debug
Bronze sponsors:
Wiggin
Partners:
Joypad

I was the organiser of Good Game Dev Fest ‘
Images courtesy of Ruochen Ying.