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Dust Devil PAX 2025 Game | AIE

Dust Devil

Developed by Hydraulic Heart

Dust Devil is a post-apocalyptic action rogue-lite game featuring hostile desert landscapes, high octane vehicular combat and swarms of mutant creatures. Build and customise your own armoured vehicle with an arsenal of weapons and venture into a deadly radioactive wasteland in search of valuable technology hidden beneath the sands.

Fear The Pigotaur PAX 2025 Game | AIE

Fear the Pigotaur

Developed by Box Wizard Studios

This retro PvP thriller has players take on one another in the role of monster or thief, and either protect or steal the treasure hidden within a labyrinth.

Last Library PAX 2025 Game | AIE

The Last Library

Developed by Omni Games Studio

The Last Library is a fantasy action roguelike, where you wield ancient magic books to protect the forgotten knowledge.

Loot Goblins PAX 2025 Game | AIE

Loot Goblins

Developed by All-Knighters

A group of goblins have found their way into the crumbling depths of an underground temple filled to the brim with treasure! It’s a race against time (and other goblins) to steal as much loot as you can before the whole place comes falling down on your heads. Dodge traps, use a variety of lootable items and thwack each other with your trusty rucksack on your path to victory. Every goblin for themself!

Mimicry PAX 2025 Game | AIE

Mimicry

Developed by Wayward Skies

MIMICRY is a chaotic multiplayer hide-and-seek game where flamethrower-wielding Exterminators hunt mischievous shape-shifting Mimics that can disguise themselves as objects. Trust nothing and burn everything, because every piece of furniture could hide a cheeky surprise!

Ooble Gardens PAX 2025 Game | AIE

Ooble Gardens

Developed by Nova Games

Step into Ooble Gardens, a cozy world where you play as an Ooble gardener, tending to a giant garden pot in a quiet backyard. Care for the playful Oobles by crafting their dream fairy garden. Using the offerings they give you, merge and combine to discover an endless variety of cozy furniture to decorate the garden with!

Terramystra PAX 2025 Game | AIE

Terramystra

Developed by StarSword Games

Terramystra is a 3D fantasy puzzle-adventure where you play as a magical rock golem, collecting smaller magical rocks along your journey to solve puzzles, defeat guardian bosses, and restore the magical balance of the world!

VivaLaGrind PAX 2025 Game | AIE

Viva La Grind

Developed by Masked Moonlight

Grind, skate and blast your way through a vibrant city overrun by killer robots! Viva La Grind is a rollerblading action-adventure game with colossal combat encounters and fluid movement.

About AIE

The Academy of Interactive Entertainment (AIE) is Australia's most awarded 3D animation, game design, film and visual FX educator. Created as a non-profit organisation to grow the creative digital sector, AIE pioneered the development of specialist game qualifications and continues to innovate through industry partnerships and dynamic teaching.

AIE courses are practical, career-focused and delivered by industry experienced teachers in a seriously fun and creatively-demanding studio environment. AIE and its graduates have won many awards over the years including twice being named the Australian Small Training Provider of the Year (2007 and more recently in 2016).

Game Design Student Casey Thomas | AIE

I will never forget the amazing time and valuable experience AIE have given me, they really helped me shine to be more than who I thought I was, I am now a Game Designer creating fun innovating games for the future generations

CEO
Dark Shadow Studios

Casey Thomas
Damian Lam Student and Alumni | AIE

AIE gave me the opportunities to learn industry relevant skills that made it possible for me to get a job in the industry. The teachers were fantastic and incredibly motivated.

LEAD MODELLER
Scanline VFX (Oscar winning VFX studio)

Damien Lam
Kellie Lautier | AIE Graduate Success

AIE was the best choice I made when deciding my career path, the course structure and the connections I made there is what put me in the position for most of the jobs I've gotten.The teachers go above and beyond for their students!

CHARACTER ARTIST
SMG studio (indie game studio & creators of death squared)

Kellie Lautier