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Day of the Devs: The Game Awards Edition 2023

Day of the Devs: The Game Awards Edition 2023

Double Fine and iam8bit once again invite you to join us for Day of the Devs! This year's Game Awards Edition digital showcase will feature first looks and deep dives into the best and brightest upcoming indie games.

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50 featured games

Featured Games(50)

Braid, Anniversary Edition

Braid, Anniversary Edition

Thekla, Inc.

Control the flow of time to solve puzzles in this new version of the indie classic, featuring fully repainted artwork, a new world of puzzles, and seriously in-depth commentary.

ActionAdventureIndiePlatformPuzzle
Militsioner

Militsioner

TALLBOYS, CRITICAL REFLEX

Every move you make is being followed by a Colossal Policeman. Anger, flatter, disappoint, deceive or even romance him to escape in this kafkaesque immersive sim.

ActionAdventureIndiePuzzle
Open Roads

Open Roads

Open Roads Team, Annapurna Interactive

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.

AdventureIndie
despelote

despelote

Julián Cordero, Sebastian Valbuena, Panic

A slice-of-life adventure about childhood and the magical grip soccer held over the people of Quito, Ecuador in 2001.

AdventureIndieSimulatorSportSports
Crowsworn

Crowsworn

Mongoose Rodeo

Explore a dark world inhabited by men and monsters in this action packed platformer. Lay waste to the monsters that stand in your way with a wide array of stylish combat maneuvers, as you attempt to unravel the truth behind the curse of Fearanndal.

ActionAdventureIndiePlatformSimulationSimulator
Two Strikes

Two Strikes

Retro Reactor, Entalto Publishing, Infibit Games

Dive into the heart of ancient Japan in Two Strikes, a 2D combat extravaganza with breathtaking hand-drawn animations. As a fearless samurai, warrior monk, or daring outlaw, engage in electrifying duels where every strike can be your last.

ActionArcadeCasualFightingIndie
Mars After Midnight

Mars After Midnight

Lucas Pope

Mars After Midnight is an entrant-screening, mess-tidying, session-planning, martian-filled game for Playdate.

IndieSimulator
Dome-King Cabbage

Dome-King Cabbage

Cobysoft Co., HYPER REAL

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.”

IndieRole-playing (RPG)Visual Novel
Sophia the Traveler

Sophia the Traveler

Memo Gogo, Thermite Games

Join our lovely heroine as she roams Venice, the City of Water. Like a Where's Wally Visual Novel: Search for objects & characters in stunning and vivid hand-painted cityscapes!

AdventureCasualIndiePoint-and-clickPuzzleSimulator
Valley Peaks

Valley Peaks

Tub Club, Those Awesome Guys

Embark on a cozy climbing adventure in Valley Peaks, a ribbiting first-person platformer where each mountain is like a puzzle. Install Radio Towers at the top of every ridge to connect the froggy inhabitants to the wider world, venture further into the Valley, conquer peaks and unravel mysteries!

AdventureCasualIndiePlatformPuzzle
Leximan

Leximan

Knights of Borria, Marvelous Europe

Craft spells by combining floating fragments of words in Leximan, a whimsical adventure that uses creative wordplay to summon countless weird and wonderful solutions to puzzles. Alongside an awkward assembly of basement-wizards, save Academy Elementinia and become the hero nobody asked for!

AdventureIndiePuzzle
Sorry We're Closed

Sorry We're Closed

à la mode games, Akupara Games

Sorry We're Closed is an eccentric story-driven survival horror game about demons, angels and what happens when both sides collide. A mix of classic fixed-camera exploration and arcade-style shooting where Michelle must use her Third Eye to see between worlds, uncover secrets and solve puzzles.

ActionAdventureIndieRole-playing (RPG)Shooter
Nyaaaanvy

Nyaaaanvy

Team DigitalMind, Phoenixx Inc.

Physics sumo-wrestling game! A heated battle for dignity among mysterious cat-like creatures. Nyanvy who wins the battle can be a true cat!! Could it be...?

ActionCasualFightingIndiePlatform
ANTONBLAST

ANTONBLAST

Summitsphere, Joystick Ventures, Beep Japan Inc.

ANTONBLAST is a fast-paced explosive action platformer that's all about destruction. Play as the enraged Dynamite Anton (or his cranked-out coworker Annie) and use your Mighty F’n Hammer to demolish bizarre worlds, tussle with screen-filling bosses, and steal your Spirits back from Satan!

ActionAdventureIndiePlatformPuzzle
Bits & Bops

Bits & Bops

Tempo Lab Games

Bits & Bops is a collection of original rhythm mini-games! Filled with catchy music, snappy gameplay and gorgeous, hand-drawn animation, Bits & Bops is sure to brighten your day.

ActionCasualIndieMusic
Last Time I Saw You

Last Time I Saw You

Maboroshi Artworks, Chorus Worldwide Games

First loves. Family issues. Yokai. 'Last Time I Saw You' is a coming-of-age adventure set in 1980s Japan. Explore a haunted forest hiding a terrible secret, and interact with a vast cast of friendly and deceitful characters in this beautifully hand-drawn story with some light action elements.

AdventureCasualIndie
ODDADA

ODDADA

Sven Ahlgrimm, Mathilde Hoffmann, Bastian Clausdorff

A tactile music maker with endless freedom to play! Use gadgets, gizmos and funky melodic toys to piece together a hand-crafted music track. Share what you make! Unlock new instruments! ODDADA!

CasualIndieMusic
Flock

Flock

Hollow Ponds, Richard Hogg, Annapurna Interactive

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.

AdventureCasualIndie
Cryptmaster

Cryptmaster

Paul Hart, Lee Williams, Akupara Games

SAY ANYTHING in this bizarre dungeon adventure where words control everything. Fill in the blanks with text or voice to uncover lost abilities, embark on strange quests, and solve mindbending riddles. Can you conquer the crypt and uncover the mystery at the heart of CRYPTMASTER?

AdventureIndiePuzzleRPGRole-playing (RPG)
1000xRESIST

1000xRESIST

sunset visitor 斜陽過客, Fellow Traveller

1000xRESIST is a thrilling sci-fi adventure. The year is unknown, and a disease spread by an alien invasion keeps you underground. You are Watcher. You dutifully fulfil your purpose in serving the ALLMOTHER, until the day you discover a shocking secret that changes everything.

AdventureIndie
Judero

Judero

Talha and Jack Co, J. King-Spooner, Talha Kaya

A handmade action/adventure game based on the rich folklore of the Scottish Borders.

ActionAdventureHack and slash/Beat 'em upIndieRole-playing (RPG)
Holstin

Holstin

Sonka, Team17

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.

ActionAdventure
Whisker Squadron: Survivor

Whisker Squadron: Survivor

Flippfly LLC

A smooth roguelite shooter from the creators of RACE THE SUN, featuring a voiced cast of feline pilots in a dramatic showdown against corporate-powered robots called The Swarm. Features a 3-act campaign with branching paths, epic bosses, and a wide arsenal of pilots, ships, and weapons.

ActionAdventureIndieShooter
XENOTILT: HOSTILE PINBALL ACTION

XENOTILT: HOSTILE PINBALL ACTION

WIZNWAR, FLARB LLC

LIGHTNING STRIKES AGAIN!! XENOTILT, the sequel to the cult hit, DEMON'S TILT. Get ready for another PINBALL FANTASY. XENOTILT shreds the envelope with face-melting gameplay & graphics.

ActionArcadeIndiePinballShooterSimulator
SULFUR

SULFUR

Perfect Random

SULFUR is a modern old-school action-adventure: Outsmart enemies, find treasure, improve weapons, harness powers. Delve deeper, find answers, make it end.

ActionAdventureEarly AccessIndieRPGRole-playing (RPG)ShooterSimulationSimulator
Give Me Toilet Paper!

Give Me Toilet Paper!

Takahiro Miyazawa

A game played with the Joy-Con inside a roll of toilet paper!

Puzzle
Home Safety Hotline

Home Safety Hotline

Night Signal Entertainment

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.

CasualIndiePoint-and-clickPuzzleSimulationSimulatorVisual Novel
Ultros

Ultros

Hadoque, Kepler Interactive

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...

AdventureIndiePlatform
Simpler Times

Simpler Times

stoneskip., iam8bit Presents

Simpler Times is an experiential, interactive meditation that rewards patience and attention with poignant moments that can be replayed like a favorite song.

CasualIndie
Hermit and Pig

Hermit and Pig

Heavy Lunch Studio LLC

Battle a sinister corporation in this story-rich RPG! Survive fast-paced, turn-based battles and conversations where cringe damage can be deadly. Fight the evils of capitalism with your trusty pig sidekick and join the revolution, old man!

ActionAdventureIndieRPGRole-playing (RPG)
RESISTOR

RESISTOR

Long Way Home, PQube

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.

AdventureIndieRPGRacingRole-playing (RPG)
Go Mecha Ball

Go Mecha Ball

Whale Peak Games, Super Rare Originals

Load up and roll out, in this twin stick shooter with roguelike progression! Blast your way through arcade-style levels, using pinball-style physics mixed with an arsenal of devastating weapons. Defeat waves of enemy bots, battle big bosses, and upgrade your mech between runs.

ActionArcadeShooter
Drag Her!

Drag Her!

Fighting Chance Games

Drag Her! Failure to Launch Edition is a skinny version of our fast, fabulous and frenetic 2D fighter. Featuring a roster of real-life drag royalty, including the iconic Alaska 5000, Kim Chi & Laganja Estranja.

ActionFightingFree To PlayIndie
ART IS RIFLE

ART IS RIFLE

Arman Pakan

A Surreal Puzzle Shooter Adventure Fueled By Madness!

ActionAdventureIndiePuzzleShooter
AIKODE

AIKODE

ACE_19111545

In Somnium, a world doomed to an endless cycle of death, Aiko, a Kyao created by "The Order", comes across a puppet that will lead her to the worst of futures - her own past.

ActionAdventureIndieRPGRole-playing (RPG)
Death the Guitar

Death the Guitar

トロヤマイバッテリーズフライド

"Death the Guitar" is a pop and violent 2D Platformer action game. The player is a killer electric guitar whose owner was murdered, and the goal is to take revenge on the humans by manipulating "sound" and "electricity".

Action
Oberty

Oberty

Dmytro Denys

Oberty is mind-bending puzzle about combining shapes.

CasualIndiePuzzle
Thank Goodness You're Here!

Thank Goodness You're Here!

Coal Supper, Panic

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…

AdventureCasualIndiePlatformPuzzle
Janet DeMornay Is A Slumlord (and a witch)

Janet DeMornay Is A Slumlord (and a witch)

Fuzzy Ghost

RENT MONEY IS DEAD MONEY and your landlord is expecting payment IN FULL. Puzzle your way out of a maze of DEPRAVED magical appliances and the UNHINGED diaries of a DEBAUCHED faded television celebrity.

AdventureIndiePuzzleRPG
Echo of the Waves

Echo of the Waves

Oneira Games

Echo of the Waves is a poetic and atmospheric watercolor-painted exploration game where you play music to interact with nature.

AdventureCasualIndie
Arco

Arco

Franek, Max Cahill, Bibiki, Fáyer, Panic

A Mesoamerican fantasy RPG that blends turn-based and real-time combat. Explore the world through three handcrafted stories forged in bloodshed, laced with magic, and united by revenge.

ActionAdventureIndieRole-playing (RPG)StrategyTacticalTurn-based strategy (TBS)
Horses

Horses

Andrea Lucco Borlera, Santa Ragione

In Horses, you will take on the role of a summer worker taking a break from his college studies. You will be responsible for taking care of the farm and its animals for a fortnight. Each day, as you explore the farm, you'll encounter many "surprises," peeling back the layers of the farm's unsettling mysteries.

AdventureIndie
Crow Country

Crow Country

SFB Games

The year is 1990. It’s been two years since the mysterious disappearance of Edward Crow and the abrupt closure of his theme park, Crow Country. But your arrival has broken the silence, Mara Forest. If you want answers, you’ll have to venture deep into the darkness of Crow Country to find them…

ActionAdventureIndiePuzzleShooter
Loose Leaf

Loose Leaf

Kitfox Games

Manage a tea room between worlds with the most in-depth tea brewing simulation ever. Experiment with ingredients and tools to find the best recipes for serving your haunted guests. Then read their fortune in the cards to help ease their worries. Will you become a true Tea Master?

AdventureRole-playing (RPG)Simulator
Kind Words 2 (lofi city pop)

Kind Words 2 (lofi city pop)

Popcannibal

A game about being kind to real people. 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. Join a community of real people with their hearts on their sleeves.

CasualIndieMassively Multiplayer
Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story

Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story

Digital Eclipse, Atari

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.

ActionArcadeIndiePlatformShooter
The Mermaid Mask

The Mermaid Mask

SFB Games

An impossible locked-room murder: Captain Mortuga lies dead beside an ancient cauldron aboard the world’s strangest submarine, crewed by sketchy suspects. A handcrafted point-and-click with sharp humour and tricky puzzles. Dive into the next mystery from the creators of Tangle Tower & Crow Country.

AdventureCasualIndiePuzzle
Nirvana Noir

Nirvana Noir

Feral Cat Den, Fellow Traveller

A noir adventure beyond time and space. 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.

AdventureIndie
Combo Devils

Combo Devils

Punkzilla

Combo Devils is an evolution of the platform-fighting genre. Stylish combat, and a cooperative extraction roguelite mode offers content for all player skill levels. An experience that balances accessibility with a high execution ceiling for a dedicated core player base to grow around.

ActionAdventureCasualFightingIndiePlatform
Vampire Survivors: Emergency Meeting

Vampire Survivors: Emergency Meeting

Poncle

The Survivors are desperate to hunt vampires, but are running out of places to look. Only one option remains: Be the bullet hell... in space! Gather your most trusted Crewmates, prepare to eject the Impostors, and try to survive while mowing down thousands of extra-terrestrial foes in this expansion for Vampire Survivors. Turn classic Among Us tasks into outrageous weapons, upgrading your abilities after every roguelite run to overcome impossible odds with ease. Be alert to subterfuge as you explore the vast weirdness of the Polus Replica and keep your wits about you, as suspicious eyes are always watching.

Hack and slash/Beat 'em upIndie