PAX Aus 2026 Day Two: Live Updates, News, Games and Previews

We’re back for day two of PAX Aus 2026!

There’s still so much to see, games to play and people to meet. Follow along for the ride.

We still have some QD pins to give away — some come and find us!

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9:50 — Get ready!

*Ready, fight! Chun-Li (Elena) and Ryu are all set for day two.*

10:20 — For the Emperor!

*Joining the line to check out Total War Warhammer 40,000. What’s a two-hour line in service to The Emperor?*

10:30 — Cosplay collaboration

*Elena found herself in a sticky situation.*

10:38 — Delivery driver with lofty aspirations

*Dan is checking out Tiny Transit at the Academy of Interactive Entertainment! Looks similar to Go-Go Town, but you’re a delivery driver working their way up.*

10:49 — An eggcellant meeting

11:07 — More indie action

*Dan is checking out Star Catcher, a cosy solo or co op game about catching lost souls. Looks like we’ll be adding this one to the co-op list!*

11:45 — Cash is king

*Pick up some cash at My Arms Are Longer Now in PAX Rising.*

11:50 — Warhammer 40k update!

*Game is good, so many explosions. Watching my Space Marines mow down hundreds of Orks behind cover is exactly as fun as you’d expect. More complete thoughts coming soon.*

11:59 — Time for an early team lunch

12:52 — Aus indie goodness

Nathanael checked out Caught in the Rain, a very thematic little GM-less RPG in the Aus Indie Showcase. You create an Investigator using a series of dice rolls and tables, then go through investigations that dynamically evolve based on your roles. It’s very Film Noir, imagine rain-soaked streets and grungey gumshoe investigators solving crimes.

1:16 — Big Pax Walk

*Look who Elena, Dan and Sonia found on their Big Pax Walk!*

1:31 — New games, classic vibes

Weavemarch has pulled Nathanael straight back into the world of Warcraft 3 mods. It’s a lane defense game with awesome little woven units battling for control between two towers. There’s a heap of tactical depth. Currently there are five different races to choose from, and you can play up to 3v3 with 5,000 units on screen at once! There’s a Steam demo going live next month, with launch planned for early 2027.

1:34 — The ROG booth is where the Street Fighter action is!

2:09 — We can’t get enough of the tabletop!

Nathanael checked out Crayne Fractured Empire, it’s a high fantasy deck building game where up to six players create armies from eight factions. It’s very easy to get your brain around, collect cards and battle other players. The art is amazing, and the different factions play very differently. The orcs Nathanael was recruiting summon reinforcements and blow up other cards when you summon them.

2:14 — Claim your day lounge…

*The QD team are checking out the upcoming Nintendo Switch Sports Resort at PAX Aus. Thumb wars incoming!*

2:19 — Friendly rivalry among the QD team

*Ping Pong on Wuhu Island! Sonia and Tim, our two competitors fighting it out.*

2:27 — Another indie we can’t get enough of

Mission Delta is a face-paced, blood-soaked neon pixel fever dream. It’s veeeeeery cool. Top-down rogue like shooter inspired by Enter the Gungeon with a sprinkling of The Binding of Isaac and Hotline Miami. The soundtrack is pumping 80s techno, and you can feel the beat in your bones. Add this to Nathanael’s must play for PAX Aus.

2:50 — Who has perfect aim, Sonia or Tim? Let’s just say we wouldn’t want to be in their way!

3:39 — Panels, panels, panels

5:27 — We ain’t done yet

Deathbed is a very cool competitive card game where players compete for the throne after the last king died. It uses a standard layout of playing cards, and you must undermine your opponents by playing the same sneaky tactics as them, while preserving your own highest scoring cards. Great risk verses reward gameplay!

6:03 — Our final tabletop update