Philippine GameDev Expo Manila 2024 (PGDX Manila 2024)
The Philippine GameDev Expo Manila 2024, or PGDX Manila 2024, was a video game convention organized by CBZN Perspective and the Game Developers Association of the Philippines. It was held from Friday to Sunday, July 26 to 28, 2024 at the SMX Convention Center Manila in Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines.
PGDX Manila 2024 is the second PGDX event. The event was preceded by PGDX 2023 and was followed by PGDX 2025.
About
PGDX Manila 2024 was held at Function rooms 3 through 5 of SMX Convention Center Manila. Several live service companies participated in the event, including HoYoverse and Playpark, Garena with Call of Duty: Mobile, and Level Infinite with the newly-released Honor of Kings.
The event is labeled as "PGDX Manila", as it was originally planned to have a PGDX event in Cebu.[1]
Ticket and merchandise prices
These are the prices for the event. Ticket prices in parenthesis are early bird prices with a 10% discount.[2]
Workshop tickets
Workshop tickets included entry for both the workshop and the expo.
- 1-day pass: ₱1,250 (₱1,125)
- 3-day pass: ₱3,500 (₱3,150)
The workshop tickets included the following:
- Access to Expo and Workshop Area (functions 3, 4, and 5).
- Tote bag with notebook and pen for the first 750 attendees each day.
- Workshop attendees received certificates.
- "Gacha Ticket" for the first 3,000 attendees.
Expo tickets
Expo tickets did not include entry to the workshop.
- 1-day pass: ₱495 (₱445)
- 3-day pass: ₱1,335 (₱1,200)
The expo tickets included the following:
- Access to Expo Area (functions 4 and 5).
- "Gacha Ticket" for the first 3,000 attendees.
Clothing merchandise
These are PGDX Manila 2024-branded merchandise.
- PGDX Esports Jersey: ₱850
- PGDX Sublimation Hoodie (black and white): ₱1,500
- PGDX Sublimation Hoodie (mostly black): ₱1,800
Indie Game Stars 2024
| Game | Developer |
|---|---|
| Town of Illustive (Episodes 1 & 2) | MJM Creative Work and Ideas |
| Lola's Lutong Bahay | FrogForge Ent. |
| Kata | Katakata Creative |
| Ruins of Majika | Ariel Estipular |
| Fall Up | Unicellular Game |
| BLACKOUT | AVEM Interactive |
| Champions of the Void | Taktyl Studios |
| Memoirium | GoldenGratus |
| Until Then | Polychroma Games |
| Super Chesslike Adventure | Moore Interactive |
| Ahon | KenkoMa |
| Bounce++: Hamster Bounce | Xenzer |
| Fruity Fauna | Wyli Olivete |
| Tower of Cards | Derrick Mapagu |
| The Guardian of Ikapati's Blessing | Crimson Anvil Entertainment |
| Craggenrock | Ardeimon |
| ApoCalypso | Team Loonar |
| Bloodbreaker: Labyrinth of the Witch | Phoenix Up Media |
| Missing Alice | Senshi Labs |
| New Horizons | - |
| We Were Here First | - |
| - Split - | Jammers in Pajamas |
| La Perlas | Rafael Game Labs |
| UNFOUNDED - Tales from the Baryo | GPhoenix Apps |
| Anime War | Clarkonp |
| Keyboard Warrior RPG | Team Good Knight |
| Good Knight | Team Good Knight |
| My Father Lied | Lunar Games LTD |
| Bear Necessities | - |
| Eat The Rich | Maccima Games |
| LightSup! | BugBlio Studio |
| Potion Punch Rivals | Monstronauts |
| Open Fire | Noontime Dreamer |
| Beast Trigger | - |
| Engkanto Girls RPG | Salty Mallows |
| Oh, Crops! | kuro.kky |
| High Times | Yangyang Mobile |
| Pisonet Simulator | Rinexus Games |
| Causality of Generations | SeekerCSB |
| HypurrX | Buko Studios |
| Wane | Sabagay Games |
| Couch Fightato | Dan Liamco |
| OctoInk | ClownSparkle Games |
| RiBeat! | Sweet Banana |
| San Fernando | Makiling InterArts |
| Benji's Burgers | Team Novu Games |
| How It Goes | Debate Club |
| The Misadventures of Bartholomeow | Debate Club |
| Lockdown Z | GPhoenix Apps |
| _root words_ | ubehalaya |
| Fast Food Crew Simulator VR | Sulren |
| Talents | Izumi Games |
| ISLA SAGA | Ranida Labs |
| Match-Up Championship! | Mapúa Game Consensus |
| UN:NOTED | - |
| Less Blorbo, More Human | Flying Rat Circus |
| My Hero | Axolotea Games |
| Prickle | Sunbird Studio |
| Sprout | - |
| Bardic: Quest for Love | Breadwork Games |
| Haphazard Angel | Capriccioso Studio |
| Hahaha - Stay Alive | SuperDownBad Studios |
| SILONG | Paragon Interactive |
| Para Po! | Yonders Inc. |
| Let Her Smash | - |
| Dragon Slayer TD | Ranida Labs |
| Under Pressure | Aaron Natividad |
| Anyo: Within These Walls | Tidbits Co. |
| Cycle Bot | SegreGames |
| Taksil | No Thoughts Studio |
| Reverie | Siren Station |
| Bulan's Quest: Eclipse of Naga | JellyFish Studios |
| Graywalkers: Purgatory | Dreamlords Digital Inc. |
| Brawl Quest: Roguelike Fighter | ThinkBIT Games |
| Dysplasia | Pathologeek |
| COXETA | Team Rhythmicals |
| Iskrambol Days | kendikorp |
| Super Dragone | LaSalle College Jakarta Game Art & Design students |
| Toaster Launcher | Arolf Delano Santos |
| UpTown Flashcards | PurpleBug Games |
| Desolation: All For One | Xezner |
| Bawal Ma-Late! | Berserc |
| Icarus | No Loading Games |
| Faeriedale | Pixellebit Games |
| Kahidlaw | College of Information Technology Education Students |
| The Princess of the Tower Wants a Hero | Anta |
| YOU'RE THE CRIMINAL | Neko Games |
| Hell Week | GilidRaners Studio |
| Unsolved Business | Sabagay Games |
| Stranded on a Raft | Rinexus Games |
| A Maze in Grace | GPhoenix Apps |
| Animal Town: Cute City Builder | ThinkBIT Games |
| Datu's Quest | Rodrigo Bonzerr Lopez |
| Falrika the Alchemist | Hosted Games |
| High Chance of Misadventures | Sample Unknown Studios |
| LightSup! | BugBlio Studio |
| Null Horizons | - |
References
- PGDX 2024 website sidebar. Circa 2024. PGDX team. PGDX website. Retrieved on 2025-02-01.
- PGDX website ticket page on May 10, 2024. Circa May 2024. PGDX team. PGDX website. Retrieved on 2024-05-10.