Video games developed in Australia

open source, turn-based strategy game with a high fantasy theme

Hollow Knight is a 2017 Metroidvania video game developed and published by Australian independent developer Team Cherry. The player controls a nameless insectoid warrior in exploring Hallownest, a fallen kingdom plagued by a supernatural disease. The game is set in diverse subterranean locations, featuring friendly and hostile insectoid characters and numerous bosses. Players have the opportunity to unlock abilities as they explore, along with pieces of lore and flavour text that are spread throughout the kingdom.

2006 video game

2011 neo-noir detective video game

2013 first-person shooter video game and the third installment in the BioShock series

Osu! (stylized as osu!) is a freeware rhythm game originally created and self-published by Australian developer Dean Herbert. It was released for Microsoft Windows on 16 September 2007, with later ports to macOS, Linux, Android and iOS.

2010 first-person shooter video game developed by 2K Marin

2011 video game

2010 video game

2011 video game

Hollow Knight: Silksong is a 2025 Metroidvania game developed and published by Australian independent developer Team Cherry. The sequel to Hollow Knight (2017), it was released on 4 September 2025 for Linux, macOS, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.

2015 racing mobile game

2019 video game

2012 business simulation video game developed by Greenheart Games

2006 video game

NationStates (formerly Jennifer Government: NationStates) is a multiplayer government simulation browser game created and developed by Max Barry. Based loosely on Barry's novel Jennifer Government, the game launched on 13 November 2002 with the site originally founded to publicize and promote Barry's novel one week before its release. NationStates continues to promote books written by Barry, but has developed to be a sizable online community, with an accompanying forum board. , over 9.7 million user-created nations have been created with 329,305 nations active.

2006 open world racing video game developed by Eden Games

Japanese anime television series

2014 action role-playing first-person shooter video game developed by 2K Australia

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2003 video game

2011 mobile game

2008 video game

2012 public service announcement campaign by Metro Trains in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

2001 video game

2011 endless running video game

2014 mobile arcade video game developed and published by Hipster Whale

2022 video game

2021 video game

2005 video game

2015 first person open world survival video game

Trainz is an ongoing series of 3D train simulator video games produced by the Australian studio N3V Games (formerly Auran), the first installment being released in October of 2001. Each installment of the series implements realistic or fictional simulated railway operations (Driver) alongside the ability to create custom maps (Surveyor) and contains a vast collection of real-life rolling stock for the user to drive in their maps.

2013 racing video game

2008 video game

2007 video game

2007 video game expansion

2006 video game

Liero is a video game for MS-DOS, first released by Finnish programmer Joosa Riekkinen in 1998. The game has been described as a real-time version of Worms (a turn-based artillery game). Liero is Finnish for 'earthworm'. Inspired itself by the earlier game MoleZ, Liero provided inspiration for the later games Soldat and Noita.

2000 video game

2018 interactive story and video game

1985 role-playing video game

2006 video game

2012 sports video game

2021 video game

2008 video game

1982 interactive fiction video game based on novel by J. R. R. Tolkien

2007 video game

1999 video game

Antichamber is a first-person puzzle-platform game created by Australian developer Alexander "Demruth" Bruce. Many of the puzzles are based on phenomena that occur within impossible objects created by the game engine, such as passages that lead the player to different locations depending on which way they face, and structures that seem otherwise impossible within normal three-dimensional space. The game includes elements of psychological exploration through brief messages of advice to help the player figure out solutions to the puzzles as well as adages for real life. The game was released on

1991 video game

2005 video game

Dustforce is a platform video game developed by Hitbox Team. The game was released in 2012 for Microsoft Windows via Steam in January, and Mac OS X through Steam in May. A Linux port was released as part of the Humble Indie Bundle 6. Capcom published the game for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, and Xbox 360.

1993 video game

1995 point-and-click adventure game

2009 video game

platform video game

multiplayer modification for the video game Half-Life

1997 video game

2013 science fiction video game

2007 video game