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Games Made Open 2025
Thank you Toronto Games Week!
On Sunday June 15, 2025 the TTLMakerspace hosted our second annual day-long event “Games Made Open”. It’s a celebration of the vast creativity in gaming and the power of play, and an introduction to the incredible free open-source tools anyone can use right now. Many thanks go to the team with Toronto Games Week for organising the week-long festival and inviting us to participate.
Another Great Year!
Attendance at Games Made Open 2025 was brisk, with all workshops filling up. In total more than 40 people attended 3-hour workshops getting their introduction to open-source tools for making games. Many more people came through to browse, play the mini-arcades, grab a snack and tour the makerspace.
The NextGen event was standing-room only, full of amazing games from local developers.
Many Thanks to AMD Canada for supplying 20 powerful gaming rigs for the event!!
Ready, Set, Godot!
Speedrun making your first game in the popular Godot game engine! From zero you’l hit the gas and take a guided tour through the features of this incredible software, emerging at the end with your first game – made entirely in open-source!
GBStudio Game Workshop!
Holy cow – you can make your very own working Gameboy game in GBStudio! From start to finish, you’ll learn how to use this awesome software to fulfil your gamer dreams of making your very own working game capable of running on a physical cartridge.
Intro to Blender
Have you wanted to try out the number one 3D Modelling tool for creators but didn’t know where to start. Blender is powerful – get a tour of the options and see how you can include this in your workflow for your next game.
2025 NextGen Showcase
This year 10 outstanding games were featured from local developers, chosen from among 45 entrants who applied to the showcase. The public was invited in to play and meet the developers. The space really filled up with game enthusiasts!
Print services were supplied by TTLMakerspace. We were happy to provide large-sized posters created in the makerspace so each entrant could show off their artwork.
The Mini Arcade!
This year, we’ll also be showcasing what we’ve made!
Designed in open-source CAD and produced entirely at TTLMakerspace, the mini-arcades are a fun example of what is possible. This year they got a real workout! Folks learned about the hardware and software involved, and even got to play games made right in the makerspace in our popular Game Development program!
Play The Mini-Arcade
Enjoy the custom-made mini-arcade featuring Pico8 and Godot games!
Schedule: All Day
Cartoons ‘n Cereal
Get here early and and plan your day with some sugary goodness and cartoons!
Schedule: All Day
Stickers ‘n Buttons
Custom-made memorabilia for your awesome time at TTLMakerspace!
Schedule: All Day
Want to Support Us?
We host this event every year and provide food and drinks to the public for free.
Many people do not know that we do not receive funding and that we sustain ourselves on memberships alone. If you’ve attended this event in the past, you know how much love we pour into this event to make it as fun and festive as possible!
If you would like to help us pay for the food and drinks for this event, please consider donating to our Canada Helps page! We are a registered charity and your donation is tax deductible! See our Canada Helps page below!
