Finishing is important!

For the past 4 years SIFTER has released a list of all video games made in Australia in order of their release date. This years' list, boldly titled 2022: The Definitive List of Australian Made Video Games, can be found here.

I have no idea exactly how "definitive" it is, but it does contain great new titles from Australian game companies like Mighty Kingdom, Tin Man Games and Playside.

Tassie game makers have 5 games on the list, 2 of which are mine: Cat's Claw and Darkendore. Yipeee, go Tassie! The industry is small here but we do our best.

The other 3 Tassie games were released by MarineVerse (a VR sailing game), Smash Attack Studios (party minigames), and Motely Pixel (fun side-scroller).

I'm pretty sure there are a lot more games being developed in Tassie than are on this particular list, but finishing what you start is important in this industry. I write on a contract basis and I'm paid for completing my work, which gives me a strong incentive to get things done. Others might not have the same incentive to complete their work, but even if a project isn't quite going where you intended, I'd still strongly recommend finishing it, because finishing teaches important lessons and gives you a product to work with.

I hope Tassie can build on the number of games it produces in 2023. I couldn't secure funding for my work via Screen Tasmania or Arts Tasmania, and it would be great if there was more support for game devs in the state. Next year I'm moving to Sydney so perhaps I'll be adding to NSW's numbers in future!

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