It’s nearly time for the Game Awards 2025, but ahead of the main event we were treated to a showcase of some of the new up and coming indie releases with the Day of the Devs: The Game Awards Edition Digital Showcase 2025. We have a full roundup of all the titles shown below, so strap in and enjoy the ride.
Astromine (Alientrap):
“Astromine is a co-op survival game about scavenging fully destructible voxel planets. Land on planets and gather enough materials to fight off alien creatures, build structures and spaceships, and conquer the solar system.“
Awaysis (17-BIT):
“AWAYSIS is the ultimate dungeon brawler! A revolutionary, physics-fueled throwdown where you’ll jump, slide, and collide on your adventure to restore peace to the Awaysis – an ancient floating relic under attack by forces of great darkness!“
Beastro (Timberline Studio):
“Gather ingredients and resources, care for animals and grow your own fruit and veg to build up your very own cozy town to table restaurant.“
Big Hops (Luckshot Games):
“BIG HOPS is a fresh and froggy action platformer where you’ll tongue-swing, free climb, and plant veggies to build paths forward. You play as Hop, a young frog kidnapped from his home by a mysterious spirit named Diss. To get back to your family, you’ll need to gather Airship Parts scattered across the Red Desert, Open Ocean, and Shattered Mountain—all while getting roped into Diss’s strange, important job. “
CorgiSpace (Adam Atomic):
“You are now entering CorgiSpace, where all the games have short legs on purpose. This collection by Adam ‘Atomic’ Saltsman includes more than a dozen action, adventure, arcade, and puzzle games, and each can be thoroughly explored in under an hour.“
Demon Tides (Fabraz):
“Explore the open seas and uncover the kingdom’s dark secrets as you platform your way across dozens of locales, upgrading your gear every step of the way!“
Dogpile (Studio Folly, Toot Games, Foot):
“Dogpile is a roguelike deck builder about merging cute dogs into bigger dogs. Play dogs, get money, customize your dogs with special Traits, refine your deck, PLAY MORE DOGS! DOGS!“
Find Your Words (Capybara Games):
“Find your community at summer camp, one friendship at a time. Take a beat, enjoy a breath of fresh air – all while playing at the beach, strolling in the woods, and dancing with friends. This short cozy game was created by two dads, celebrating their kids’ journeys to find their voices.“
Frog Sqwad (Panic Stations):
“Frog Sqwad is a slapstick, physics-based multiplayer game in which you storm the sewers in the name of the Swamp King with up to 7 of your froggy friends. Use your sticky tongue to swing from pipes, solve physics puzzles, drag giant food through winding tunnels, catapult your friends, and grow as you consume food. Every mission is an unpredictable adventure through ever-changing sewers full of hazards, weird creatures, and opportunities for creative problem-solving using physics! “
Into the Fire (Starward Industries):
“Face nature’s wrath and fire spirits by an erupting volcano. Use extinguishing weapons and retro-punk gadgets. Expand your base, collect relics, uncover legends, and rescue people and animals in a cataclysm extraction survival.“
Lucid Falls (Eldamar Studio):
“Trapped inside a lucid dream, the protagonist must fight to survive in surreal, horrifying worlds, uncovering the dark secrets of Lucid Falls. Facing terrifying creatures, shifting gravity to navigate impossible spaces, and solving challenges that bend reality, every moment reveals more of the dark truth behind Lucid Falls.“
Mirria (Carl Burton):
“MIRRIA is an atmospheric casual puzzle game. Players navigate a strange cryptic world that blurs the line between dream and reality. Using inspection and memory, players will uncover hidden anomalies between mirrored worlds.“
Moomintroll: Winter’s Warmth (Hyper Games):
“From the creators of Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley comes a heartwarming new adventure inspired by the beloved Moomin stories by Tove Jansson. This time, join Moomintroll himself on a charming but cold winter journey.“
ROCKBEASTS (Lichthund):
“Lead a band of misfits on a roller-coaster ride to stardom in the age of MTV, rock anthems, and bad haircuts. ROCKBEASTS is a story-driven, role-playing management game that puts you in the shoes of a manager of an up-and-coming rock band. Your job – take them to the top.“
Scramble Knights Royale (Funktronic Labs):
“Scramble Knights Royale is battle royale inspired by classic adventure games like Legend of Zelda. 32 players enter an arena made up of islands with towns, dungeons, and quests oozing with a retro feel.“
SOUNDGRASS (Soundgrass Studio):
“Explore a planet where plants emit sound. Solve puzzles, survive, and discover the meaning of consciousness in a game where your core gameplay mechanic is sound.“
Stretchmancer (Triangle Wave):
“STRETCH THE WORLD! In this comedic first-person puzzle adventure, you are The Stretchmancer. Squash and stretch everything around you to solve fiendish puzzles, defeat the Claustro Empire, and save the galaxy!“
The Dungeon Experience (BONE Assembly):
“The Dungeon Experience is a comedy first-person adventure about a low-level mudcrab chasing his dream of helping YOU experience the true bliss of Financial Freedom.”
UN:Me (Historia):
“UN:Me is an adventure game where you guide a girl harboring multiple souls within her body through an unsettling mental labyrinth, engaging in dialogue with each soul while making the harrowing choice of which to keep and which to erase in your escape attempt.“
Unshine Arcade (mardt):
“Unshine Arcade fuses action-roguelite stealth-shooter gameplay with a story-driven psychological-horror mystery. In an abandoned arcade, you play at its lone arcade machine to earn the tickets you need to free a mysterious virtual pet trapped in the prize cabinet.“
Virtue and a Sledgehammer ( Deconstructeam and Selkie Harbour):
“Go back to your hometown and tear it down with a sledgehammer in this narrative exploration game. Confront your past in a devastating story about feeling like you no longer belong in the place you grew up.“
There looks to be some really fun and imaginative games coming up and absolutely tons to look forward to.
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