While Geoff Keighley’s Summer Game Fest 2026 highlights the biggest and best in the AAA gaming landscape, Indies take center stage during Day of the Devs.

Day of the Devs selects 20 games from hundreds of submissions by indie developers worldwide and amplifies the voices of lesser-known game developers. The previous show featured some amazing indie games like Moonlighter 2 and Mixtape.

This year’s lineup features exciting World Premieres, including Blood Dungeon and Threads of Time, alongside highly anticipated releases like 33 Immortals and Trine 6, both slated to launch later in 2026.

Without further ado, here are the highlights from the Day of the Devs 2026 showcase!

Day of the Devs – Summer Game Fest 2026 Recap

Blood Dungeon (Messhof)

Release Date: Late Summer 2026

From the creators of Nidhogg, murder hordes of monsters in this 2D platforming auto-shooter inspired by the likes of Vampire Survivors meets Spelunky. Collect blood, gold, and bones to increase your powers.

Tenebris Sombria (Saibot Studios)

Release Date: October 16, 2026

Tenebris Somnia is a 2D retro survival horror adventure game with live-action cutscenes created by an award-winning film crew from Argentina. Unveil the depths of a disturbing story by solving puzzles and fighting horrible creatures.

Mr. Records (Glee Cheese)

Moonlighter meets PaRappa The Rapper, Mr. Records is an innovative music game where you play the role of George, whose life journey allows him to turn each moment into a vinyl record. He opens a store where he curates up to 45 original songs tied to his life with different music genres and styles, and finds a matching owner.

33 Immortals (Thunder Lotus)

Launch Date: June 10, 2026

33 Immortals is a co-op action-roguelike for 33 players. Play a damned soul, and rebel against God’s final judgment. Cooperate with epic 33-player battles to survive against hordes of monsters and massive, challenging bosses. Expand your arsenal and equip powerful new relics to permanently upgrade your soul.

DREADMOOR (Dream Dock Studio)

DREADMOOR is a dark first-person fishing adventure game set in a submerged world, rotting from a past catastrophe. Think A 3D version of Dredge. Fish in murky waters, upgrade your boat, craft survival gear, and fight monstrous creatures that lurk under the water and on the land.

Threads of Time (Riyo Games)

Threads of Time is an era-spanning, turn-based RPG inspired by the timeless classics. Embark on a journey through time, gather a party of charismatic heroes from across ages, and uncover a plot that threatens to unravel the past, present, and future.

N PLUS INFINITY TIMES TWO (Metanet Software)

Release Date: 2027

A remade sequel from the creators of N PLUS. There are five different ways to play: some evergreen, some new to the series, some new to the world.

Into the Unwell (She Was Such a Good Horse)

Whack-and-slash your inner demons in this third-person roguelite, set in a rubber hose-fueled fever dream! Play 1-3 players as one of several flawed and heavily medicated misfits.

Bub (Paperfrog)

Release Date: 2027

Set in New York City, Bub is the story of an artist turning his memories into art while he still can. Bub’s journey through his past is mirrored by changes in artistic style and mood, from ink drawings to rough-cut paper puppets to abstracted slashes of paint.

Lazy River (Mike Boxleiter)

Lazy River is a co-op first-person shooter where you and your friends are at a galaxy waterpark for a fun vacation, until someone pees in the pool and the pee mixed with the space water turns all the guests into zombies that want to kill you. You’ll need to build a raft and ride the Lazy River to the other end of the park to escape.

Prove You’re Human (Sunset Visitor)

An AI dares to dream she is human. You’ve been hired to put her in her place. Solve puzzles to learn about MESA, the AI, and the deeper you go, the murkier the rabbit hole.

Ithaca (The Pixel Hunt)

A narrative adventure road trip where you take a hostage to Ithaca. Throughout your adventure, you will be changed by the characters you meet. Road 96 meets Kentucky Route Zero.

Screenbound (Crescent Moon Games; Radical Forge)

Release Date: September 10, 2026

Screenbound is a dual-world action adventure where a 2D handheld game and the 3D world around it exist at the same time – and you control both. Embark on an adventure through this unknown world, switching between the realistic 3D world and a retro-styled 2D world, solving puzzles and defeating enemies while uncovering an exciting story in an unknown world.

Shot One Fighters (Red Moon Workshop)

SHOT ONE FIGHTERS is a roguelite 2.5D fighting game. Pick your fighter. Build your moveset and grow more powerful. Discover powerful and cursed artifacts. Fight your way out of a universe, Paradox is eating you alive.

Apple Crumble (Happy Broccoli Games)

Apple Crumble is a fully-voiced off-beat interactive mystery thriller inspired by the likes of Murder on the Orient Express and Knives Out. It’s your grandma’s 84th birthday, and one of your family members is trying to murder her.

Slap Out of It (Turbo Button)

Slap Out Of It! is a slap-and-solve adventure that stretches your wits and your noodly arms to their max. It’s a big sandbox of secrets that combines slapstick humor and hilarious lateral thinking puzzles in a beautiful celebration of stupidity that will keep you thinking and laughing at the same time.

Super Yooka-Laylee Kart (Playtonic Games)

The most skillful, expressive, and explosive racer built around mastery, rivalry, and revenge-fuelled comebacks. Race through a solo campaign, compete against rivals online, or create your own custom race setups and challenge your friends.

Into The Fire (Starward Industries)

Race an exploding volcano in this high-risk extraction survival. Rescue survivors, manage scarce resources, survive fire anomalies, and carve escape routes through ash and lava. Bring them back alive, before the island buries you.

Trine 6 (THQ Nordic)

Release Date: September 17, 2026

Trine 6: Together in Time is a co-op puzzle platformer for 1–4 players. Wit, timing, and teamwork collide as you solve perplexing puzzles, clash with enemies, and traverse perilous paths in the next adventure through Trine’s iconic fantasy world.

When Sirens Fall Silent (LKA/PM Studios)

When Sirens Fall Silent is a dark psychological thriller set in 1990s Italy. Play as Mila, a troubled policewoman drawn into a high-profile case of kidnappings and murders. As the case unravels you must not only save her from herself, but from being swallowed by a vortex of violence and confusion.

If you missed the Day of the Devs livestream, you can watch it below!