Day of the Devs, the foremost indie games showcase, shared their The Game Awards Edition with a fantastic slate of indie games from across the world. Different genres, art styles, and more, the digital showcased the diversity of stories that video games can tell. With some stand out world premieres like Nirvana Noir, the follow-up to the hit Genesis Noir and Loose Leaf from Kitfox Games, Day of the Devs: The Game Awards Edition just gave everyone a long list of titles to add to their Steam wishlists.
Miss out? Check out the games showcased below.
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Loose Leaf (WORLD PREMIERE)
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Will you become a true Tea Master? Manage a tea room between worlds with the most in-depth tea brewing simulation ever.
Developer: Kitfox Games
Synopsis: Manage a tea room between worlds with the most in-depth tea brewing simulation ever.
Militsioner
Militsioner: The Coolest Giant Policeman Escape Sim We’ve Ever Seen
With the Giant-Policeman keeping order in the town, this first-person surreal immersive runaway simulator is equal parts terrifying as it is impressive! This is Militsioner and here’s a two-minute trailer showing off some gameplay. Taking place in a living sandbox town populated with cars, trams, trains and an open non-linear story, how will you plan your escape?
Developer: TALLBOYS
Synopsis:Militsioner is a first-person surreal immersive runaway simulator. The Giant-Policeman keeps order in town. You haven’t broken the law, have you? Of course, someone must have been telling lies, but this morning you were arrested.
Flock
FLOCK | Reveal Trailer
Flock is a multiplayer co-op game about the joy of flight and collecting adorable flying creatures with your friends. Soar through beautiful landscapes, seeking out rare and elusive creatures to add to your flock. Coming soon to Xbox.
Developer: Hollow Ponds, Richard Hogg
Publisher: Annapurna Interactive
Synopsis: Flock is a multiplayer co-op game where players take on the role of flying shepherds, each tending to their own unique herd of adorable flying creatures.
Kind Words 2 (lofi city pop) (WORLD PREMIERE)
Kind Words 2 (lofi city pop) – Reveal
Introducing Kind Words 2! Wishlist it on Steam now! The beloved letter writing of the original Kind Words, plus a city of activities to enjoy with real people. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2118120/ Send nice letters from your cozy room, go outside and say hi to your neighbors, swap recommendations, dress up for the poetry slam and add your dreams to a sky full of wishes.
Developer: Popcannibal
Synopsis: A game about being kind to real people by expanding on the first game and allowing the player to explore and bond with the people around them.
Dome-King Cabbage
Dome-King Cabbage Teaser
I’m making a visual novel set in a monster-collecting RPG. It’s called Dome-King Cabbage. Please join my mailing list for updates: https://mailchi.mp/5fed62db0791/join-the-cobysoft-collective (Photosensitive warning: contains some flashing images)
Developer: Cobysoft Co.
Publisher: HYPER REAL
Synopsis: A short visual novel set in the world of a monster-collecting RPG. Grappling with their ability to perceive reality through an RPG lens, Mush navigates their way to a job interview for the enigmatic title of “Dome-King.”
Ultros
ULTROS – Narrated Gameplay Preview
Get a narrated, closer look at the colorful innards of The Sarcophagus. We also present you with a taste of the Tenebra Caligarum – a tool used by the Berian shamasal in their cleansing rituals. It is more popularly known as an Extractor, and its many utility programs will help any sojourner trying to explore the alien landscapes of our drifting space station.
Developer: Hadoque
Synopsis: ULTROS is a psychedelic metroidvania where you wake up stranded on The Sarcophagus — a cosmic uterus holding an ancient, demonic being. Trapped in the loop of a black hole, you will have to explore The Sarcophagus and meet its inhabitants to understand the part you play…
Wishlist on Steam.
Holstin
Holstin – Official Combat Gameplay Reveal Trailer
Holstin is a retro-inspired psychological survival horror game developed by Sonka. Set in an isolated 1990s Polish lakeside town, players receive unsettling messages from a former coworker who is nowhere to be found. Players must venture into the town to not only find out the truth but to realize the fate of their coworker.
Developer: Sonka
Synopsis:A psychological survival horror game set in an eerie, isolated 90’s Polish town consumed by an ominous presence. You’ve come looking for answers, but everyone seems possessed by something foul. Explore the festering town, interrogate locals and fight ungodly manifestations to get to the truth.
ODDADA
ODDADA Steam Preview
WISHLIST NOW: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1627870/ODDADA/
Developer: Sven Ahlgrimm, Mathilde Hoffmann, Publisher: Sven Ahlgrimm
Synopsis: A no-pressure roguelite music builder. Drop cute houses onto all kinds of places and be rewarded with your own little hand-crafted music track.
Cryptmaster
Cryptmaster – Official Reveal Trailer
Get your first look at this narrative adventure from developers Paul Hart and Lee Williams that’s best described as “Scribblenauts meets D&D.” Cryptmaster will be released for PC in 2023. #IGN #Gaming
Developers: Paul Hart, Lee Williams
Publisher: Akupara Games
Synopsis:SAY ANYTHING in this bizarre dungeon adventure where words control everything. Fill in the blanks with text or voice to uncover lost abilities, solve strange quests, and play unexpected mini-games. Use your words to conquer the crypt and unleash a whole new kind of “spell casting!”
Hermit and Pig
Hermit and Pig – Official Trailer | Future of Play Direct 2023
Go on a journey in this quirky trailer for Hermit and Pig, an upcoming turn-based adventure RPG about a reclusive hermit and his truffle-hunting pig. These unlikely heroes must explore, forage, fight, and overcome unfortunate personal shortcomings to solve the mystery of a sinister corporate plot. Hermit and Pig will be available on PC.
Developer: Heavy Lunch Studio
Synopsis:Hermit and Pig is a turn-based, adventure RPG about a reclusive hermit and his truffle-hunting pig. These unlikely heroes must explore, forage, fight, and overcome unfortunate personal shortcomings to solve the mystery of a sinister corporate plot.
Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story (WORLD PREMIERE)
Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story | Day of the Devs Reveal
Play 42 of the weirdest, trippiest, sheepiest games ever created! Enter the mind of Jeff Minter, the legendary creator of Attack of the Mutant Camels, Gridrunner, and Tempest 2000, in this interactive documentary from Digital Eclipse, the latest in the Gold Master Series. #MinterIsComing in 2024!
Developer and Publisher: Digital Eclipse
Synopsis: A virtual museum of design documents, playable games, and all-new videos tell the fascinating story of a true independent game designer. 42 of the weirdest, trippiest, sheepiest games ever created. Enter the mind of Jeff Minter, the legendary creator of Attack of the Mutant Camels, Gridrunner, and Tempest 2000, in this interactive documentary.
Drag Her!
Drag Her! Character Reveal Trailer
Get to know the dolls behind the game with this short video. Back our Kickstarter @ http://l.dragher.game/yt
Developer: Fighting Chance Games
Synopsis: Drag Her! is a fast, fabulous, and frenetic 2D fighter that features a roster of real-life drag royalty, including the iconic Alaska 5000, Kim Chi, Laganja Estranja & so many more.
Braid Anniversary Edition
Braid, Anniversary Edition trailer: full version
Braid Anniversary is coming out on April 30, 2024. http://braid-game.com
Developer: Jonathan Blow
Publisher: Thekla
Synopsis: Solve puzzles by changing the flow of time in this remaster of the classic, award-winning game Braid.
Open Roads
Open Roads – The Game Awards 2020: Teaser Trailer | PS5, PS4
Open Roads is the next game from Fullbright, the award-winning creators of acclaimed story games Gone Home and Tacoma. Coming soon to PlayStation. Long-lost family secrets. Hints of a hidden fortune. And miles to go before they sleep.
Developer: Open Roads Team, Publisher: Annapurna Interactive
Synopsis: Long-lost family secrets. Hints of a hidden fortune. And miles to go before they sleep. Tess Devine’s relationship with her mom has never been easy, but they’re about to set out together on a journey into the past that they’ll never forget.
Janet DeMornay Is A Slumlord (and a witch)
Trailer | Janet DeMornay is a Slumlord (and a witch)
After a dodgy landlord experience of their own, award winning Sydney video game creators, Pete Foley and Scott Ford, decided to create their own new game to raise awareness of the things renters need to put up with.
Developer: Fuzzy Ghost
Synopsis: JDM explores the anxieties and horrors of what it is to be a renter in a world run by landlords. …and your landlord is a witch. An escape room, horror-comedy about the anxieties and horrors of what it is to be a renter in a world run by landlords. …and your landlord is a witch.
Home Safety Hotline
Home Safety Hotline
Worried that your home might be in danger? Worried that someone is watching you? Worried that your friends and family might have been replaced by skinwalkers? Then call the Home Safety Hotline today!
Developer: Night Signal Entertainment
Synopsis: Hearing noises? Seeing things? Call Home Safety Hotline! Our operators are standing by, waiting to give you the answers you need to protect your home from all manner of pests and household hazards.
RESISTOR
Resistor – Announcement Trailer | PS5 Games
https://store.playstation.com/en-gb/concept/10008635 RESISTOR is a turbocharged narrative-driven adventure RPG featuring open-world exploration, stunt-infused racing, and explosive vehicular combat! Build up your team and unravel a twisting story as you compete to take down an oppressive mega-corporation and its enigmatic director. Coming soon to PlayStation 5, wishlist now! #ps5 #ps5games
Developer: Long Way Home
Publisher: PQube
Synopsis: A turbocharged narrative-driven adventure RPG featuring open-world exploration, stunt-infused racing, and explosive vehicular combat! Build up your team and unravel a twisting story as you compete to take down an oppressive mega-corporation and its enigmatic director.
Thank Goodness You’re Here
Thank Goodness You’re Here – Official Trailer | gamescom 2023
Check out the trailer for Thank Goodness You’re Here, an adorable indie game coming to PS5, Xbox and PC.
Developer: Coal Supper
Publisher: Panic
Synopsis: Thank Goodness You’re Here! is an absurd comedy slapformer set in the bizarre Northern English town of Barnsworth. As a traveling salesman, take the time to see the sights and meet the locals, who are very eager to give you a series of increasingly odd jobs…
The Mermaid’s Tongue (WORLD PREMIERE)
Developer: SFB Games
Synopsis: A murder mystery detective adventure game set on a mysterious submarine, balancing occasionally heavy themes with light-hearted humor.
Nirvana Noir (WORLD PREMIERE)
Nirvana Noir Official Reveal Trailer
The city of cosmic beings is under threat in two parallel realities – one where the Big Bang was never fired, the other exploding in color and sin. It’s up to you to solve the mysteries of the Bigger Bang in this follow up to the award-winning Genesis Noir.
Developer: Feral Cat Den,
Publisher: Fellow Traveller
Synopsis: The follow-up to Genesis Noir, the cosmic watchmaker pursues mysteries across two parallel realities – one where the Big Bang was never fired, the other where it did, leading to an explosion of color and sin.
Wishlist on Steam.
Day of the Devs: The Game Awards Edition 2023 – IN-PERSON CELEBRATION
A time-honored tradition in the San Francisco indie game scene, Day of the Devs travels to Los Angeles for the 2023 In-Person Celebration: The Game Awards Edition, where anyone can come and celebrate video games by going hands-on with a plethora of titles.
Where: City Market Social House, Downtown Los Angeles
Address: 1145 San Pedro St, Los Angeles, CA 90015
When: Friday, December 8 from 2 pm – 8 pm PT
