 is a playful and interdisciplinary festival organized by 

that welcomes game makers, digital creators, and playful artists from all over the world. 

presents indie, arthouse, and experimental games curated around a theme, aiming to be inclusive, diverse and challenging.

This year, driven by the worry that the technologies we use every day are turning us into hyper-productive workers, with short attention spans and no energy left to dream, 

 researches how games and playful media might help us reclaim spaces to dream together. One of those works exhibited at the festival is the winner of the Ultimate Indie Mash, an international experimental playful contest hosted and broadcasted by Sickhouse.

Last year, ten contestants showcased their projects through creative and humorous performances, and then joined each other for a chaotic, joyful play session. The winning project was 

: an open-source electromechanical game console with a wonderfully odd display, designed for creating and playing circular video games. Fully conceived and built in Argentina by 

Do you want to make an arcade game for an open-source console and showcase it at The Overkill Festival 2026 on a real VENTILASTATION? Follow the 

on GitHub, tinker with the emulator and submit your game!

Ventilastation x The Overkill Game Jam

 is a film that brings to light the interwoven experiences of gender, sexuality and race in the coloured community of the Western Cape, in South Africa. After the film screening there will be a Q&A with the maker, Prof. Siona O’Connell, hosted by artist Désiré De Lacy and cultural producer Niels F. Rodenburg.

Set in an environment shaped by Dutch colonial occupation, the film shows how the coloured community is already on the margins of society, and how queerness adds to it. The documentary by Professor Siona O’Connell from the University of Pretoria in South Africa, offers a specific look at Miss Gay Western Cape, a pageant for largely queer and coloured men.

The screening will take about 1.5 hours. The Q&A will be hosted in English. 

Coloured - Documentary Film with Q&A

Sickhouse is very happy to welcome Hackfest for the first time! 

 that aims to make technology and knowledge accessible to everyone, promotes creativity and stimulates both social and economic innovation. On 

, Hackfest gives a platform to a diverse group of creative minds, hackers, inventors, designers, artists, engineers, developers and hobbyists to showcase their projects in an inspiring space.

Through an exhibition and speakers presentations, these enthusiastic makers come to Hackfest to present their creations and share their discoveries with the public. From wooden work to 3D printed projects, from running marbles to pinball machines; theres a lot to discover. Take a look at their program 

The event brings together curious people who enjoy learning and sharing their skills through lectures and workshops, as well as working on their own projects on site. It is a place where people are amazed by installations, original do-it-yourself projects, fascinating discoveries and innovative solutions.