Day of the Devs returned for its twelfth annual summer time occasion with one other Summer time Sport Fest post-show that gave the not-E3 microphone to the creators behind a few of the most promising-looking upcoming video games. Whether or not you want noir-influenced point-and-click adventures or nostalgia-fueled retro RPGs, the occasion as soon as once more proved indie gaming has one thing for everybody.
Day of the Devs’ 2024 showcase marks the group’s first summer time occasion since turning into a full-fledged non-profit. Born of a collaboration between DoubleFine and iam8bit, Day of the Devs combs the world looking for uncommon, bespoke, and imaginative ardour initiatives to place in entrance of a bigger viewers. Not like Summer time Sport Fest and different showcases, it doesn’t cost creators for the inclusion of their video games, and is as a substitute self-funded by charitable contributions from others.
Mainly, it’s PBS for video games, and is just doable with the help of viewers such as you and the largess of a few of the online game trade’s greatest firms. On the finish of in the present day’s livestream, Day of the Devs revealed its sponsors this 12 months, which embody Microsoft and Sony, amongst many others like Geoff Keighley’s personal Summer time Sport Fest. Curiously, Nintendo was absent.
The Day of the Devs hosts wrapped up the occasion by asking individuals in management positions at studios, publishers, and platform holders with “budgets to faucet into” to assist the group keep afloat. Listed here are all the video games that cash went towards showcasing on this 12 months’s summer time Day of the Dev’s livestream:
