Independent game studio · Adelaide, South Australia

Built for
one more season.

Independent sports, management and strategy games built around drafts, trades, careers, auctions and the decisions that keep you coming back.

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BIG MAY GAMES

Stories worth playing.

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STUDIO SHOWCASE

The library, at a glance.

Big May Games showcase featuring Going Once, Football CV, 5-A-Side, The List and Gridiron Rewind
THE GAMES

Pick your obsession.

Five games are live, each with its own permanent Big May address. Pick one and jump straight in.

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Going Once

CRICKET AUCTION GAME

Bid for stars, build your XI and try to create a dynasty through a world-T20 style auction experience.

  • Live auction gameplay
  • Squad building and retention
  • Career-style progression
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Football CV

FOOTBALL QUIZ GAME

Know clubs. Know careers. Prove it. Guess footballers from the clubs they played for and chase bragging rights.

  • Era-based quiz modes
  • Lives, hints and leaderboards
  • Built for football sickos
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5-A-Side

INDOOR FOOTBALL DRAFT LEAGUE

Draft a five-player squad, shape your lineup and build a mini football empire one tight season at a time.

  • Draft-based team building
  • Season sim and playoffs
  • Progression and regression
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The List

AUSSIE RULES MANAGER MODE

Build your list, trade smart, manage your club and chase the flag through an Aussie Rules management world.

  • List and draft management
  • Contracts and team building
  • Expansion and future classes
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Gridiron Rewind

AMERICAN FOOTBALL REDRAFT SIM

Rewrite football history from the draft room up, reshaping entire eras with trades, roster moves and new outcomes.

  • Redraft alternate-history sim
  • Roster building and free agency
  • Long-term franchise arcs
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Next Big May project

WHATEVER WE COOK NEXT

More browser games, more chaos, more half-joking ideas that somehow turn into real projects.

  • Original concepts welcome
  • Shaped by testing and feedback
  • Always room for one more
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BIG MAY LEADERBOARDS

Think you’re the best? Prove it.

Pick a game, switch between weekly and all-time rankings, and see where your Big May player ID sits across the studio. Career games update from live saves — weekly boards track progress gained since Monday.

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WHAT BIG MAY MAKES

Sports. Management. Strategy.

That’s the lane. Fast concepts, deep systems, replayability and games people actually want to send to their mates.

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WHY BIG MAY?

A studio name with someone behind it.

Big May Games is named in honour of Josh May.

The idea was to create a name that could stand as a real studio brand to anyone discovering the games for the first time, while still carrying a personal meaning underneath it.

The Joshua tree became part of the identity because it gives the brand something memorable, grounded and a little different — a mark that feels personal without needing to explain itself every single time.

Build games people come back to. Build a place they want to share.
FROM THE SHED

Current build notes.

The studio is live. Now it’s about playtesting, feedback and making each build better.

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The five-game library is open

Going Once, Football CV, 5-A-Side, The List and Gridiron Rewind are all playable now on their permanent Big May Games addresses.

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The Feedback Hub is connected

Feedback is now saved by game and type, with new submissions landing straight in the studio inbox so bugs and ideas do not disappear into the void.

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Support Big May Games is live

Players who want to help can now chip in directly toward hosting, updates and future projects. The games stay free — support is completely optional.

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KEEP IT INDEPENDENT

Free to play. Worth supporting.

Enjoying the games? Chuck a few bucks toward hosting, updates and whatever Big May cooks next. Support is completely optional — the games stay free either way.

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Help shape the next build.

Found a bug, got an idea or reckon something would make a game better? Send it straight through.