Game Worlds is landing at ACMI and tickets are on sale now.
The blockbuster Melbourne exhibition features more than 30 groundbreaking videogames spanning from the 1970s to today, exploring the creative connection between developers, players and technology.
Game Worlds includes original design materials, concept art, rare objects and more than 44 opportunities to actually play games, showing how videogames are designed, built and experienced. That’s 44 chances to play!
Major titles on show include Final Fantasy XIV Online, Minecraft, The Elder Scrolls Online, SimCity and Stardew Valley alongside previously announced games World of Warcraft, The Sims, Neopets and the highly anticipated Australian release Hollow Knight: Silksong from Team Cherry.
Game Worlds
- Melbourne exhibition runs 18 September 2025 to 8 February 2026
- Located at ACMI, Fed Square, Melbourne
- Full tickets $30 with concession prices available
- Children under four free
- Tickets available at acmi.net.au
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Remember when you’d call a number for game help?
Players can experience the golden era of videogame hint lines in Hint Line ’93, or care for a communal creature in ACMI EGG (think: Tamagotchi), restore colour in Tim Koch’s puzzle Salix8 Sunset, or traverse different perspectives in What’s Your Angle.
Visitors can also discover how Australian studios bring games to life, tracking the development of Isopod by Queensland’s Sbug Games and checking out new playable prototypes by Melbourne’s 2pt Interactive. The exhibition also features Guardian Maia, Terra Nil and Celeste, alongside home-computer classics from the 1980s and 90s including The Sentinel, The Hobbit, DOOM and Team Fortress. Basically, if you’ve loved it at some point, it’s probably here.
Microgames by Aussie developers
Four newly commissioned microgames from Australian developers will be playable across the museum.
The exhibition offers late-night access, developer talks, inclusive visits and industry events throughout its run. Themed fan events will celebrate gaming communities with dates dropping soon. Exclusive merchandise will be available from ACMI Shop, including limited-edition collectibles for Neopets, The Sims and Hollow Knight: Silksong. Your wallet has been warned.
ACMI is your home for gaming culture
Game Worlds is the third major large-scale videogame exhibition at ACMI, following Game On in 2008 and Game Masters in 2012, which was seen by more than 1.1 million people worldwide during its international tour.
“Game Worlds is not just an exhibition for videogame fans and their families, but for those who are curious about why we say they are the ‘defining art form of this century’,” ACMI Director & CEO Seb Chan said.
“This exhibition celebrates the people, the players, the craft and technologies that make on-screen worldbuilding possible. We are very excited to premiere a new ACMI-made exhibition for our visitors to experience, play, and enjoy here in Melbourne first, before it heads out overseas on a long international tour.”
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