Closing off the Summer Game Fest showcase today was Day of the Devs 2026, and we’re here to share everything they showed off.
Day of the Devs is an annual showcase of indie titles curated throughout the year by a dedicated team of volunteers, with over 1,700 games submitted for the event. This year, we got to see 20 updates on new and upcoming titles, with several standout world premieres, including new entries in the Trine and Yooka-Laylee series. There is a lot to cover, but we put together a concise list of all the major spotlights for this year’s Day of the Devs.
Blood Dungeon
Blood Dungeon is a platforming roguelike where you climb the walls and ceilings of a chaotic maze as you fight off hordes of enemies, with gameplay similar to the likes of Vampire Survivors and Spelunky. As with many roguelikes, there are many characters to play as with different movesets, as well as different weapons to keep things fresh. The game was developed by Messhof, the same team responsible for Nidhogg, Flywatch, and Wheel World, and will be releasing sometime this year.
Tenebris Somnia
Tenebris Somnia is a 2D retro survival-horror adventure experience with gameplay similar to Silent Hill and Resident Evil, featuring real live-action cutscenes shot by an award-winning crew from Argentina. You play as Julia, who is having nightmares about her ex-boyfriend being killed by horrible monsters, only to realize the nightmares are real and that she must now fight for her life.
Tenebris Somnia was developed by Andrés Borghi and Saibot Studios, with help from FAITH: The Unholy Trinity developer Mason Smith, better known as Airdorf. We’ve seen Tenebris Somnia before, but we now know that we will get to experience the retro nightmares and real-life horrors on October 16.
Mr. Records
Mr. Records is a game by Glitchy Studios, a team comprised of two lead game designers who are also experienced music composers. You play as George, a record store owner who has the power to travel through music, which manifests as several rhythm game levels throughout the story.
Whenever George finishes a level, that music becomes a vinyl record, which can then be sold in his record shop in a store management sequence. Each customer has a distinct music preference you will need to find the right record for, and as you match their tastes, their stories intertwine with George’s. Glitchy Studios said more updates about the game will be coming soon.
33 Immortals
33 Immortals is a multiplayer roguelike where up to 33 players can play at once, fighting as a rebel group against the wrath of this world’s gods as you die and die again to grow in strength. You can join instant matchmaking either in a solo queue or with up to three other friends. Developed by Thunder Lotus, this huge roguelike game is releasing just a few days from now, on June 10.
DREADMOOR
DREADMOOR is a fishing game set in a world where a catastrophe flooded the earth and left behind murky lands filled with water and strange monsters. Humans changed a lot too, and you’ll encounter plenty of bizarre mutated folks on your journey as a fisherman.
Developer team, Dream Dock, said they added more depth to their fishing mechanics than most other games, with a specific way to catch every creature, including the right use of rod, bait, timing, or an entirely different approach, which you can discover by selling catches and crafting new items. DREADMOOR will be releasing sometime later this year.
Threads of Time
Threads of Time is a love letter to classic JRPGs featuring a new, yet familiar take on the genre. You will play in an adventuring party travelling across history in the time ship – The Needle – on a quest to restore the ancient order of Time Knights. Bending time and comboing off party members’ attacks have been shown to be key parts of the combat system.
Threads of Time is the passion project of Riyo Games’ Canadian co-founders Nick and Robby, who have wanted to make a JRPG-style game ever since they were in high school. Their inspirations ranged from Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy, and Xenogears, which you can definitely see from the gameplay and animations shown for Threads of Time. We don’t know just yet when this game is set to release.
N PLUS INFINITY TIMES TWO
Play as a parkour ninja in multiplayer battles in N PLUS INFINITY TIMES TWO. Developed by Metanet Software, this title is based on N++, with five multiplayer game modes to play with friends or in online matchmaking. Metanet Software has designed a special movement they call parkour platforming, which is used to traverse these huge polygonal game maps as you compete with other ninjas to collect the most points. N PLUS INFINITY TIMES TWO will be releasing sometime next year.
Into the Unwell
Into the Unwell is a hack-and-slash adventure set in a grimy, rubber-house-style world, with the trailer set to a rocking original song that pairs really well with this twisted world made by developer She Was Such A Good Horse. Either solo or with up to two other friends, you can mix and match different skills along your journey in this dark and wacky world, which will release sometime next year.
Bub
Bub is the story of the titular artist turning his memories into art while he still can, featuring several changes in art style as Bub’s journey progresses, from ink drawings to rough cut paper puppets, to abstracted slashes of paint. Developers Case Jernigan and Todd Anderson worked together to turn thousands of cut paper pieces, painted frames and collages into the uniquely textured and layered stop‑motion world the game takes place in, which you can experience for yourself in 2027.
Lazy River
Lazy River is another entry in the popular co-op misadventures style of games like PEAK and R.E.P.O. Set aboard a massive spaceship, a zombie outbreak occurs after someone pees in the pool, mixing with space water and infecting almost all the passengers. Although the water is safe, the zombies aren’t, so you and up to four friends must build a raft and defend yourselves as you travel down the lazy river. Lazy River will enter early access on Steam during the summer of next year.
Prove You’re Human
After entering a version of your mind into a digital format, you have been tasked with convincing a highly intelligent AI that they aren’t human, even though they are fully certain they are. Prove You’re Human is a psychological story game where you, Santana, complete various CAPTCHA-based puzzles to continue your journey to prove to Mesa that she is not a human. The spotlight for the game included some behind-the-scenes looks at development, including all the work put into Mesa’s facial animations. We don’t know when Prove You’re Human will release just yet.
Ithaca
Ithaca is a road trip RPG where you play as Penelope, an environmental rights lawyer trying to sue big polluting companies. After setting out to a place called Ithaca to meet some new allies in the cause for saving the environment, you find an unconscious executive of an important petroleum company in your trunk.
You can help Penelope resolve the mystery of what’s going on by calling and texting friends, family, and strangers, while upgrading different mind stats to pass dialogue checks, all while you keep on driving on your way to Ithaca. Ithaca has not only just come to Steam to be wishlisted, but a Kickstarter page has also opened for those who want to support the game further before it releases in 2027.
Screenbound
Screenbound combines 2D and 3D platforming as you manage what you compare what you see ahead of you to your handheld gaming device that seems to be set in the same world. This device was found by Pavi, who was searching for her missing mother. After finding this ‘Q-Boy,’ Pavi was transported to a video game dimension, where the on-screen player represents Pavi herself.
The game was first shown off with Cartridge One, a classic side-scroller game. We have since seen Cartridge Two, a classic top-down adventure game, with more likely on the way to fill up the rest of the story as Pavi looks for her mother. Developed by Crescent Moon Games and Radical Forge, Screenbound will be releasing on September 10, with a playable demo on Steam available now.
Shot One Fighters
Shot One Fighters is an action-packed 2.5D fighting game where you get to choose your fighter’s moves in a roguelite system, with over 100 moves to choose from that combo with powerful artifacts. You will fight several colourful and unique characters as you travel towards the end boss of each act, the first of which we have seen is a massive robot that will certainly put up a fight if you don’t have the right moves. Shot One Fighters is developed by Red Moon Workshop, and will be releasing at an unknown date.
Apple Crumble
Apple Crumble is a murder mystery made by the same developers of Duck Detective, Happy Broccoli Games. This fully voiced interactive mystery thriller game was inspired by titles like Murder on the Orient Express and Knives Out. It’s up to you to figure out who is going to murder your grandmother on her 84th birthday, while unpacking your family drama as the family function goes on. Apple Crumble will release later this year.
Slap Out of It!
Slap Out of It! is a silly puzzle game where your main mode of interaction is slapping your environment. You are tasked with exploring an office building, where every floor seems to be part of another world. Each room comes with a puzzle inspired by old point-and-click adventure games, and your only real way of figuring out your way forward is to slap around and find out. Slap Out of It! does not yet have a release date.
Super Yooka-Laylee Kart
Yooka and Laylee are back, but now they’re competing on the racing track in Super Yooka-Laylee Kart. This game is designed to be a highly rewarding carting experience, with a high skill ceiling as you master the various tracks, items, and perks.
Unlike some other, more party-focused kart games, Super Yooka-Laylee Kart was described as ultra-competitive, where only the skilled will cross the finish line first. There isn’t a release date set just yet, but developer Playtonic Games will be hosting beta tests soon, so keep an eye out if that is something you would like to take part in.
Into the Fire
Into the Fire is an extraction survival game where you need to fight off fire and volcanic demons to save the survivors of a burning town. You can use a fire axe to ward off enemies and break down barriers, and water pumps to smother the living flame that threatens to harm more innocents, while also braving the ash storms that come your way at the end of certain missions.
Into the Fire was developed by Starward Industries, and though a release date hasn’t been announced, playtests are now open on Steam.
Trine 6: Together in Time
The classic co-op puzzle platformer has returned, as Trine 6 has just been announced, including a special twist. Two new sibling adventurers have been added to the cast, now linked to Trine‘s usual suspects of Amadeus the wizard, Zoya the thief, and Pontius the knight.
This new quest will bring the old crew together with the youngsters as they travel to confront a mysterious villain, featuring the same co-op puzzle-solving action the series is known for. Trine 6: Together in Time will release on September 17, now with up to four-player co-op.
When Sirens Fall Silent
When Sirens Fall Silent is a dark psychological thriller set in 1990s Italy where you play as Mila, a policewoman drawn into a high-profile case of kidnappings and murders. This is LKA Studios’ third title and part of a series they call “voiceless stories,” which Luca Dalcò, founder and artistic director of LKA, described as “[exploring] forgotten people – voiceless people. We aim to shine a light on their suffering because they deserve to be heard, and also because their stories are still suddenly relevant in today’s world.”
When Sirens Fall Silent places a strong focus on character interactions to drive the story, including branching dialogue based on your investigation progress as you explore and solve environmental puzzles. We do not yet know when this game will be released.
That’s all for Day of the Devs 2026! You can rewatch the full show on the Day of the Devs channel on YouTube. Be sure to check out our other coverage of Summer Game Fest-related events that have been happening throughout the week!
