The SGF Day of the Devs Edition is yet again a showcase of the immeasurable talent of indie developers. The video games across this year’s SGF Day of the Devs showcase highlight the diversity of game experiences that the imagination can offer. From a simple slice of life to terrifying nights at a zoo and stunning memorials for those friends who have passed, this showcase offered the weird, the personal, the scary, the wholesome, and just about everything in between.
Keep scrolling to see everything we saw at the SGF Day of the Devs showcase.
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A Little to the Left: Seeing Stars – World Premiere
Developer: Max Inferno, Publisher: Secret Mode
A Little to the Left: Seeing Stars is the second DLC for A Little to the Left, a cozy puzzle game that has you sort, stack, and organize household items into pleasing arrangements while you keep an eye out for a mischievous cat with an inclination for chaos.
After Love EP
Afterlove EP – Official Demo Trailer
Check out the trailer for Afterlove EP, an upcoming slice-of-life adventure game from the creator of Coffee Talk and What Comes After. Afterlove EP is set in modern Jakarta about love, loss and finding your own way forward. Afterlove EP is coming to PC, Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S in Q3 2024.
Developer: Pikselnesia, Publisher: Fellow Traveller
Afterlove EP is an indie game about learning to love oneself. A unique mix of narrative adventure, dating sim and rhythm game, with multiple possible endings.
Release date is scheduled Q3 of 2024, the demo is available now.
Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure
Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure – Reveal Trailer | PS5 Games
Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure revealed for PS5, launching Summer 2024. Find your way in a world of breezy, thoughtful puzzles, along a charming journey of self-discovery. Features: – Unique, interconnected gameplay ‘grid’ that snappily unites movement, combat, and exploration. – A story-driven adventure about a small-town misfit on a journey of self-discovery.
Developer and Publisher: Furniture & Mattress
Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure follows the story of Jemma, a small-town misfit on a journey of self-discovery.
Release date is scheduled for July 25, 2024.
Battle Vision Network – World Premiere
BATTLE VISION NETWORK – Reveal Trailer
Wishlist BVN on Steam! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2216850/Battle_Vision_Network BATTLE VISION NETWORK is an online PvP Puzzle-Battler fusing color-matching puzzle gameplay with deep turn-based tactics. Teams across the galaxy vye for the ultimate championship title in fast n’ fierce puzzle battles! https://www.battlevisionnetwork.com https://twitter.com/bvn_game Capy’s Discord community: https://discord.gg/yk6hBhpfvw KEY FEATURES: COMPETE IN FAST-PACED ONLINE 1v1 BATTLES Take turns launching attacks by creating color-matching formations.
Developer and Publisher: Capybara Games
BATTLE VISION NETWORK is an online PvP Puzzle Battler fusing cozy color-matching puzzle gameplay with deep turn-based tactics.
Release Date is scheduled for 2025.
Building Relationships
Developer: Tan Ant Games, Tanat Boozayaangool, Publisher: Tan Ant Games
Roll, jump, and dash around as a house on a date in this silly adventure game. Meet eccentric structures, romance eligible bachelorx pads, and uncover the meaning of life… or you could go fishing instead (though we replaced the fish with cars to make more sense)
Release date is scheduled for some time in 2024.
Cairn – World Premiere
CAIRN Reveal Trailer | Summer Game Fest 2024
Get your first look at CAIRN from Summer Game Fest 2024.
Developer and Publisher: The Game Bakers
Reach a summit never climbed before in this survival-climber from the creators of Furi and Haven. Plan your route carefully and climb anywhere, managing pitons and resources to survive the unforgiving Mount Kami. Discover what Aava is willing to sacrifice to achieve the ascent of a lifetime.
Release date is scheduled for some time in 2025.
Cozy Grove: Camp Spirit – World Premiere
Cozy Grove: Camp Spirit | Pre-Reg Trailer | Netflix
Help ghostly bears find peace in this relaxing sequel to the beloved role-playing game where kindness rules and new friends, crafts and mysteries await. Play Cozy Grove: Camp Spirit on your mobile devices.
Developer and Publisher: Spry Fox
All those who are lost deserve kindness. Help cute, ghostly bears find peace in this relaxing sequel to the beloved life-sim game where kindness rules and new crafting, building and camping island adventures await.
Release date is scheduled for June 25, 2024.
Fear the Spotlight – World Premiere
Fear the Spotlight – Reveal Trailer | Summer Game Fest 2024
Fear the Spotlight is coming to PC and consoles later this year. Wishlist now on Steam. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1959390/Fear_the_Spotlight/ Fear the Spotlight is a creepy love letter to classic 90s horror experiences with a focus on rich storytelling, puzzle solving, and a tense atmosphere. This is a perfect narrative horror game for those new to the genre.
Developer: Cozy Game Pals, Publisher: Blumhouse Games
A creepy love letter to classic 90s teen horror stories, Fear the Spotlight is designed for a modern audience. Sneak into a school after hours with Vivian and Amy, survive a seance gone wrong, solve tactile puzzles and uncover the disturbing mystery behind a school tragedy decades before. And whatever you do, stay out of the spotlight. Fear the Spotlight will be launching later this year, and fans can wishlist the game on Steam.
Hello Again
Hello Again – Pre-Alpha Placeholder Trailer
This trailer was created during Hello Again’s pre-alpha phase, and features placeholder art and characters. Wishlist Hello Again on Steam and download a free demo: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2052710/Hello_Again/
Developer and Publisher: Soup Island
Welcome to the world’s coziest time loop! Hello Again is a puzzling adventure game set on an island filled with ancient ruins. Explore strange locations, solve clockwork puzzles, and befriend quirky characters to uncover the island’s secrets and break the loop.
Release Date is set for some time in 2025.
Karma: The Dark World
Karma: The Dark World – Official Down the Rabbit Hole Trailer
Watch the unsettling trailer for Karma: The Dark World, an upcoming first-person cinematic psychological thriller set in a dystopian world where the Leviathan Corporation is omnipresent. The time is 1984, the place is East Germany, and things are not quite what they seem.
Developer: Pollard Studio, Publisher: Wired Productions, Gamera Games (Asia)
Karma: The Dark World is a first-person cinematic psychological thriller set in a dystopian world where the Leviathan Corporation is omnipresent.
Release date has not been abbiuncedannounced.
Koira
Developer: Studio Tolima, Publisher: DON’T NOD
Koira is a heartwarming tale where you befriend and protect your new puppy from danger.
You can read our interview with the developer here.
Release date is scheduled for some time in 2025.
Petal Runner – World Premiere
Petal Runner – Summer Game Fest 2024 – Announcement Trailer
iam8bit Presents and Nano Park Studios are proud to announce Petal Runner! Hop on your bike and join Cali & Kira as they explore the sun-soaked city of Sapphire Valley and train to become Petal Runners! Make deliveries, meet new friends, play minigames, and discover a wholesome slice-of-life story about growing up and letting go.
Developer: Nano Park, Publisher: iam8bit Presents
Petal Runner is a coming-of-age story set in a cyberpunk-inspired, pixel-art-powered open world. Players join Cali and Kira as they explore the sun-soaked city of Sapphire Valley and train to become specialized motorcycle couriers known as Petal Runners. Once they’re certified, they’ll make deliveries, meet new friends, play minigames, and discover a wholesome slice-of-life story about growing up and letting go.
Release dates has not been announced.
Phoenix Springs
Developer and Publisher: Calligram Studio
Lose yourself in the mystery of Phoenix Springs, a modern point-and-click set in a striking neo-noir world. It begins with an investigation: find your brother Leo. You already know where it ends.
Release date has not been announced.
Psychroma
Psychroma Premier Trailer
Premier trailer for Rocket Adrift’s upcoming game Psychroma. Psychroma is a narrative-driven side-scroller where you play as a digital medium. Confront the past by piecing together the broken memories of a cybernetic house, and exorcise the ghosts in the machine. Available to wishlist on Steam – https://store.steampowered.com/app/1879950/Psychroma/ Follow us on Twitter @RocketAdrift for more updates!
Developer and Publisher: Rocket Adrift
Psychroma is a narrative-driven side scroller where you play as a digital medium. Confront the past by piecing together the broken memories of a cybernetic house and exorcise the ghost in the machine.
Release date has not been announced.
Screenbound
Screenbound – Official Gameplay Trailer | OTK Games Expo 2024
Screenbound is a game about being distracted, but totally in control. Check out the latest Screenbound trailer to see gameplay from this upcoming “5D” platformer game, where you move in first-person view in a 3D world at the same time while playing in 2D on the screen of your Qboy (an in-game Game Boy-like device).
Developer and Publisher: Crescent Moon Games, Those Dang Games
Screenbound is an innovative adventure game that mixes 2d and 3d- a dual reality system, the first game where the player controls both the First Person character and the 2d-pixel art character at the same time.
Release date has not been announced.
Simpler Times
Developer: Stoneskip, Publisher: iam8bit Presents
Simpler Times takes players on an emotional journey as they guide Taina through the process of packing her childhood treasures for college while reflecting on pivotal moments in her young life. Music is a gateway for those memories, and playing old records whisks her back in time to see how her room – and herself – have grown and changed over the years.
Tides of Tomorrow – World Premiere
Tides of Tomorrow – Reveal Trailer
WISHLIST NOW https://store.steampowered.com/app/2678080/Tides_of_Tomorrow/ Survive the waters of Elynd against the choices of your Friends & Streamers! Carve your path to shape the destiny of the planet. By the makers of Road 96. Developed by DigixArt, Published by Deep Silver Discord: https://discord.com/invite/PckWFcTexV TikTok : https://www.tiktok.com/@digixart Twitter : https://www.twitter.com/digixart Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/digixart
Developer and Publisher: DigixArt
Welcome to Elynd, a world struggling to survive after the Great Flood. A deadly plastification is killing softly all the livings. On this ocean planet, the challenges are numerous, find a cure, explore floating platforms or deal with all the communities. But as you delve into the mystery of Elynd, you won’t be alone… Follow your friend’s adventure closely, as their actions will shape your story, forcing you to adapt whether you like it or not.
Release date has yet to be announced.
Tom the Postgirl
Tom the postgirl – Teaser Trailer
Wishlist “Tom the postgirl” now on Steam! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2257440/Tom_the_postgirl/ Take a ride with Tom through her village and discover a great deal-perhaps too much-about the locals. Her approach, although controversial, is highly effective: intense and obsessive stalking. Game by Oopsie Daisies Studio https://x.com/oopsiedaisiesCH https://instagram.com/o.opsiedaisies https://www.tiktok.com/@oopsie.daisies.studio https://www.oopsiedaisiesstudio.com/ © 2023 Oopsie Daisies Studio
Developer and Publisher: Oopsie Daisies Studio
Take a ride with Tom through her village and discover a great deal—perhaps too much—about the locals. Her approach, although controversial, is highly effective: intense and obsessive stalking.
Release date has yet to be announced.
UFO50
UFO 50 Release Date Trailer Reaction and Analysis
UFO 50 RELEASE DATE IS FINALLY HERE! I am more than excited, look forward to more videos breaking things down next week! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4aczgzVVd2oyzCraUP96sA/join https://patreon.com/xanagear https://twitch.tv/xanagear https://twitter.com/xanagear
Developer and Publisher: Mossmouth
UFO 50 is a collection of 50 games (all unlocked from the start) that span a variety of genres, from platformers and shoot ’em ups to puzzle games, roguelites, and RPGs.
Release date is set for September 18, 2024.
While Waiting
While Waiting | Gameplay Reveal Trailer
While Waiting is a new #puzzlegame presented by the team behind the game “Moncage”. ➡️ A free demo is available on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2449160/While_Waiting/ #WhileWaiting invites you to wait for things to happen!
Developer and Publisher: Optillusion Games
Presented by the team behind critically acclaimed “Moncage”, this is a transformative adventure exploring the art of waiting. Clear the game by doing nothing, but discover the power of acceptance and patience in 100+ situations from birth to death. Learn to embrace life as you wait.
Release date has yet to be announced.
Zoochosis
ZOOCHOSIS – Official Gameplay Teaser Trailer
BUY NOW ON STEAM! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2458560/Zoochosis/ Zoochosis is a bodycam horror simulation game. You’re a zookeeper. Identify infected mutant animals, make a vaccine and cure them. Will you save all of them and survive? Website – https://www.zoochosis-game.com/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/ZooChosis_Game TikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@zoochosisgame Discord Invite Link – https://discord.gg/pWhHnhtUNa
Developer and Publisher: Clapperheads
Zoochosis is a bodycam horror simulation game. You’re a zookeeper. Identify infected mutant animals, make a vaccine and cure them. Will you save all of them and survive?
