CMGT dreamland game selection for The Overkill Festival

On Saturday July 5th, seven amazing student teams from the Creative Media and Game Technologies (CMGT) course at Saxion presented their final projects — each inspired by this year’s Overkill Festival theme: Return to Dreamland!

Every year, we collaborate with CMGT to develop games based on the festival theme. At the end of the process, the Sickhouse team makes a special selection of standout projects — and the audience also gets to vote for their favorite, which will be featured during the festival!

Throughout the afternoon, visitors and fellow creators had the chance to playtest seven unique multiplayer games, experiencing everything from puzzles and immersive narratives to experimental play styles and even alternative controllers. The creativity and quality this year were truly inspiring.

After playing, each team gave a presentation about their development process — sharing their concepts, challenges, and breakthroughs. It’s worth noting that these games were developed in just two months, making the results even more impressive.

🌟 The Selected Games

It was no easy task to choose, but three projects stood out:

🔹 ReKindle – by Fantastical Five
A 2D puzzle-platformer where players take on the roles of a girl and a spirit, navigating a dreamland shaped by personal anxieties. By restoring the lights, they work together to find a way to wake up.

🔹 Somnia – by Dreamteam
Step into the dreams of siblings Emma and Kase, who find themselves in a surreal meadow filled with fear-encapsulating bubbles. Using handheld fans and help from friendly creatures, the goal is to merge the fears and let them go in one spectacular pop.

🔹 OOSOOM (Out of Sight, Out of Mind) – by Team EEEEE
A game about dreaming objects into existence. One player becomes a cat, the other a bird with a light in its beak. By using and hiding the light, the players guide each other through four dreamy sleep cycles.

✨ OOSOOM was not only selected by the Sickhouse team but also won the Sickhouse CMGT Public Award of the Year!

A huge thank you to all the participating students, CMGT, and BlackBrick for lending a location for the event, and of course the visitors who playtested and voted for the audience award.

We’re excited to bring these games — and their dream-filled worlds — to life again at The Overkill Festival. See you there!