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Panda Forge. Theme-Driven Games. AI-Free Art. Australian Company.

Panda Forge creates original board and card games with twisted mechanics, charming art, and 100% panda-powered production.

Quality-first tabletop and card games, brewed slowly by a few dedicated pandas.

We craft physical games with care, creativity, and just the right amount of chaos.

AI-Free Art

100% panda-powered. Zero AI fluff. Crafted by real pandas with real talent.

Australian Owned

We're a cheeky bunch, mate! What? You don't believe there are pandas Downunder?

Theme-First Mechanics

Theme-first mechanics are our thing. They bring our worlds to life.

Boutique Studio

We're not a factory. We're a forge. We shape ideas into games the artisan way.

In a land far, far away...

It all began in Australia, where Alex (The Creative Panda) and Val (The Tech Panda) crossed paths. They bonded over the same passions, and before long their friendship turned into a joint craftmanship. The crafty duo started tossing around game ideas they thought no one would ever care about. Most were a mess... until one sparked and turn into a lightbulb moment; What if they turned their rocky friendship into a game experience?

That spark became The Cemetery Game.

Since 2018, the game has grown and so did they. Under the Lazy Panda Entertainment banner, They met Agni Sen (now The Art Panda), who quickly joined their adventure. Together, they took the leap and landed on Kickstarter, what they found was plenty of people that shared their love for The Cemetery Game.

Their mix of skills: advertising, marketing, analytics, design, tech, and a stubborn entrepreneurial spirit, proved the perfect recipe for success.

They have now packed up the failures, carried forward the lessons, and doubled down on what they love: making games with heart, humor, and zero shallow AI art. Though they do let a bit of AI fix their broken English now and then.

Along the way, they teamed up with other panda-minded people and the result is Panda Forge. A small but fierce game studio built on passion, community, and a love for games.

Today Alex roams the world, still unsure where he truly belongs. Val, on the other hand, loves it too much down under to even think about leaving for a holiday. Together with their new panda-buddies, they keep building ideas and trying to make a buck selling games.

What Panda Forge does?

We thought it was only fair to turn this clunky, high-octane adventure into something more concrete. Today, joined by our Sales Panda and Support Panda, we're taking it to the world.
We design, publish, and sell our own games and we can help you do the same.
We're like-minded people chasing the thrill of creation, and we'd love to see more indie voices rise in a world full of giants. Craftsmanship is rare these days, and we believe that more high-quality, independent games should be designed down under.
We know success isn't easy to repeat, but if a game is built with passion, players will feel it. That's what makes success follow.
The skills to succeed aren't easy to find either. Val has worked as a tech guy for publishers, advertisers, and marketing companies. Alex has years of experience growing businesses and building ideas from the ground up.

If you're looking for help, information or simply a suggestion, reach out!
We would love to talk about your game, help you refine it or just play it before anybody else; we are still nerds afterall!

Kickstarter is an important tool that offers the opportunity to reach a wider audience, you do so with integrity. Check out our pillars below:

Quality product

Invest in testing production companies, choose the ones that deliver the best results. Higher production costs because quality matters.

Funding done right

A small enterprise can't afford mistakes, building trust is the hardest thing to do. You do so by reaching the market only when ready.

Not a money grab

Give back to the backers who support your product. We created exclusive editions of our game that will never be sold in stores.

Don't hide

Be transparent, say things as they are, share your challenges, communicate. Backers know how hard it is and they will support you.

Work with people

Find professionals and support them. Your customers know the difference and no AI can truly understand your vision.

Our Games

Our debut Kickstarter success puts you in charge of a haunted graveyard. With strategic gameplay and creepy-cute art, it's a spooky good time. Funded at 1667% and delivered in just five months, it features cutthroat style competitive gameplay and lots of fun!
Darkness Falls expansion
The Darkness Falls expansion speeds up the game, turning it into a countdown as Events shake up your Cemetery. New Objective cards add fresh ways to score, making every choice of tombs and corpses a strategic move. With Darkness Falls, The Cemetery Game becomes faster, more competitive, and cutthroat than ever.

The Team

Creative Panda
The Creative Panda
Dreams up games, tests them, and makes everyone else's life difficult.
Alex
Tech Panda
The Tech Panda
Fixes the messes, holds the tech together and turns ADD into a superpower.
Val
Sales Panda
The Sales Panda
Can sell sand in the desert. Brings in sales, and plenty of headaches with them.
Nidal
Support Panda
The Operations Panda
Navigates the chaos and keeps us on time... basically the only real professional here.
Agata
Support Panda
The Art Panda
The heart of our game-crafting gang. Without him, we'd still be stuck with placeholders and zero style.
Agni Sen

Contact Us

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