Day of the Devs: Summer Game Fest Edition is BACK ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨
Tune in June 7th directly after the
@summergamefest
showcase for sneak peeks, w-w-w-world premieres, hot news, and some of the BEST and BRIGHTEST indie games around!
✨DAY OF THE DEVS IS NOW A 100% INDEPENDENT, NON-PROFIT PROPERTY! ✨
Our mission has always been to help independent developers connect with their communities.
Going nonprofit will help us do that, but to make it work...we're gonna need your help. 👇
WELCOME to the Day of the Devs: Summer Game Fest Edition 2023 megathread!
Grab your popcorn, settle in, and follow along as we show you a crop of super special upcoming indie games.
But first: Tim!!
Beastieball is a turn-based RPG where you coach a team of Beasties to play the volleyball-esque titular sport! 🏐
Explore a rich open-world & recruit all sort of Beasties, friendly cute creatures with their own thoughts, feelings, and LOVE of Beastieball!
oh we are SO back
Day of the Devs: Summer Game Fest Edition returns June 8th!
Tune in right after the
@summergamefest
showcase to see some of the best & brightest upcoming indie games around! 💀✨🤘
Day of the Devs is BACK!
@DoubleFine
&
@iam8bit
are partnering with
@thegameawards
to host a livestream showcase on 12/6 , plus a FREE in-person event in Downtown Los Angeles on 12/8.
Join us! Submit your indie game now until 9/20:
HELLO and WELCOME to the *deep breath* Day of the Devs: The Game Awards Edition 2023 Digital Showcase Megathread!!!
We have a TON of first looks, deep dives, previews, and big, big surprises to show you, and we just can’t wait!
You ready for some games?
HELLO and WELCOME to our
#DayoftheDevs
megathread! We’ll be tweeting along with each segment here.
If you want another look at any of the games here, no worries: There’ll be a wrap-up with each segment tomorrow morning. For now: Games!
Submissions are now LIVE for Day of the Devs: Summer Game Fest Edition 2024!!! 🔥
Are you working on a cool new video game that will be ready to highlight this June? Let's see it!
The deadline for submissions is April 12th, 2024.
Learn more:
More news!!!
Submissions are NOW OPEN for Day of the Devs: Summer Game Fest Edition 2023!
We're looking for the most unique & innovative unreleased games/projects of ALL types and genres. Developers from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
💀WE JUST ANNOUNCED THE LINE-UP FOR DAY OF THE DEVS 💀
We've got some truly amazing games to show you, including exclusive WORLD PREMIERES!
Join us, LIVE AND IN-PERSON, at The Midway in San Francisco. RSVP at ✨
Next up: Enter the Overgrowth in Hyper Light Breaker, the next title from
@HeartMachineHQ
.
Explore dense & diverse open environments PACKED with secrets to uncover & enemies to defeat, where no two worlds are the same🤘
Your support and generosity will help us pay for future events—staff, food, video production, & more.
We have BIG plans for 2024 and beyond, and we want to keep DOTD FREE for EVERYONE.
Please consider donating! (And yeah: There are REWARDS! 😍)
…And that’s a wrap!
A big huge THANK YOU to everyone who came out to the show today!
But the Day of the Devs ain’t done 🔥
If you’re at GDC this week, stop by our location in Moscone West and play some sweet indie games ✨
xoxo ❤️ DOTD
We're excited to team with
@BitSummit
/
@BitSummitJP
to bring these upcoming titles to Japan from July 14 to 16:
🐰Animal Well
🦀Another Crab's Treasure
🏐Beastieball
💣Bomb Rush Cyberfunk
🐛COCOON
🐭Mina the Hollower
✨Sea of Stars
🍃Simpler Times
This next one from
@CarlsenGames
&
@jakobschmid
at
@GeometricInt
defies explanation.
It’s Cocoon, an adventure game with multiple worlds, each one contained within an orb.
Bounce between realities as you solve puzzles and explore unexpected possibilities.
The Day of the Devs: San Francisco Edition 2024 Steam Page is now LIVE!!
Come wishlist all the amazing games from Sunday’s event and support the incredible devs making these experiences happen ✨✨✨✨
Day of the Devs: The Game Awards Edition 2023 is coming to LA, LIVE on December 8th!
Join us for games, music and FREE ATTENDANCE for people of all ages.
RSVP here:
Who’s ready to reshape reality?
@sadowlstudios
and
@Thunderfulgames
are –
This is Viewfinder, a mind-bending first-person adventure where you can manipulate your surroundings through the power of perspective.
SURPRISE! Day of the Devs is back...again!
On November 5th,
@DoubleFine
&
@iam8bit
are teaming up to bring back the best day in indie gaming for a LIVE event in San Francisco. Plus: An online showcase! WOAH!!!
Submissions are now OPEN until 9/13:
WELCOME to the Day of the Devs 10th Anniversary Digital Showcase!!!!
We have a metric butt-ton of amazing indie games to show you today. Follow along with us as we Tweet through the showcase and tune in at !
Come join us at The Midway on Sunday, March 17th for Day of the Devs 2024: San Francisco Edition — In-Person Celebration!
Games, music, drinks, fun + more....all for FREE FREE FREE!
RSVP for your free ticket here:
the stage is set.
the stations are ready.
the games are good.
Day of the Devs: The Game Awards Edition is TODAY!
There's still time to RSVP and join us at 2 PM PT in Downtown LA:
Now,
@realZigzagLeo
& Moonloop Games have something very special to show you. Here’s Hauntii!
Haunt a wide variety of objects to gain new abilities and explore a beautiful hand-drawn world.
@HauntiiGame
TOMORROW!
The Day of the Devs Digital Showcase...returns!
@DoubleFine
&
@iam8bit
have TONS of hot hot hot new indie games to show you.
Join us live tomorrow morning on
@thegameawards
channels. Don't miss a minute!
10 AM PT | |
Introducing Simpler Times, a cozy, interactive meditation where you’ll engage with poignant memories that can be replayed like a favorite song:
A place from the past where you can be present.
TODAY'S THE DAY!!! 🔥
Join us LIVE after
@summergamefest
for Day of the Devs: Summer Game Fest Edition 2023!
@iam8bit
and
@DoubleFine
are so proud to present the latest class of rad upcoming indie games.
Watch live at or 💀
Feelin’ crafty? Let’s build something fancy ‘n’ fun in RETRO GADGETS!
@retro_gadgets
demystifies the process of electronic engineering through clean, easy-to-parse gameplay, and allows you to share your creations with the world.
Surveying the weather on a distant planet is easy, but delivering a hot and fresh pizza? Now THAT takes some serious engineering.
Say hello to Mars First Logistics from
@ianmaclarty
!
Help to establish a colony on Mars by designing and building vehicles of all shapes and sizes.
Join us THIS SUNDAY, March 17th at The Midway Center from 3 PM-8 PM for DAY OF THE DEVS 2024: SAN FRANCISCO EDITION!
Games, friends, food, fun and more -- all for FREE🔥
RSVP here for your free ticket:
@scntfc
@nightschoolers
@TimOfLegend
It’s time for some GAMES!
First up, from developer
@mytallboys
comes a Kafkaesque first-person immersive sim about escaping from the literal long arm of the law.
This is MILITSIONER.
Day of the Devs is returning on November 5th!
Join
@DoubleFine
&
@iam8bit
at The Midway in San Francisco for a day packed with playable indie games, music, food, & fun.
Attendance is free. RSVP at
A Little to the Left is a game about the sublime little puzzles we find in our everyday lives. You’ll sort, stack, and tidy up the house to see things from a whole new perspective.
And finally: THANK YOU FOR WATCHING! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Truly, we could NOT make Day of the Devs happen again & again without your support.
Please; go follow the devs on display and remember to Wishlist, Wishlist, Wishlist–it really does help!
See you next time 💋
Introducing Summerhill, a story-driven puzzle game where you play as a young shepherd and their dog.
It tells a timeless coming-of-age folktale inspired by the rich history and cultural impact of sheep herding around the world.
I’d like to introduce you all to my new friend and the title star of our next game…Henry Halfhead from
@LululuGames
!
They’re half a head, sure, but that doesn’t stop them from tackling everyday tasks like making the bed and cooking breakfast in their own unique way ☺️
Step into the shoes of a ship’s entire crew in SALTSEA CHRONICLES!
The captain’s gone missing, and it’s up to your ragtag group of misfits to visit the varied islands in the Saltsea archipelago and search for clues!
@DigitalEclipse
LLAMASOFT: THE JEFF MINTER STORY is an interactive documentary, exploring design docs, all-new interviews, vintage photos, playable games and more to peer inside the creative, incomparable mind of Jeff Minter.
We're at the 3rd Floor in the West Hall of the Moscone Center ALLLLL WEEK with playable demos!
If you're at
@Official_GDC
, stop by and check 'em out ✨
Day of the Devs is coming to GDC 2023!
Join us March 20-24 at the Moscone Center to demo INCREDIBLE upcoming indie games live & in-person!
More news soon ✨
💀 💀
This next game’s a blast from the past.
We are so excited to share that the beloved, award-winning slice-of-life sim game Cart Life is finally, finally back, thanks to
@theAdHocStudio
and creator Richard Hofmeier!
…and that’s a wrap!!
Thank you to EVERYONE who made Day of the Devs happen—all the incredible devs, all the guests, and of course, our amazing sponsors!!
See you next year 👋👋👋👋
Summer Game Fest Live! kicks off JUNE 9, streaming LIVE from LA at 11 AM PT!
And right after that: Day of the Devs: Summer Game Fest Edition begins 😎
We're celebrating 10 years of DOTD by showcasing some of the BEST upcoming indie games.
👇👇👇
Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth in ANIMAL WELL. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways.
Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark.
There is more than what you see.
Donate $100 or more and get a HUGE bundle of Steam codes featuring stellar alumni from past Day of the Devs including:
☀️
@SabotageQc
's Sea of Stars
🪲
@YoungHorses
' Bugsnax
📻
@nightschoolers
's Oxenfree II...
...And more!
Donate:
🗣️SUNDAY FUN DAY!
Join us THIS SUNDAY, March 17th at the Midway for Day of the Devs 2024: San Francisco Edition!
Tickets are free, but ya gotta RSVP! That rhymes to help you remember. You're welcome. Get your ticket here:
hey all! two bits of news!
1) We're extending the submission deadline for DOTD 2024: SGF Edition to MONDAY! There's still time to submit your game and be a part of the show!
Indie devs: Join us for Day of the Devs: The Game Awards Edition!
@iam8bit
,
@DoubleFine
, and
@thegameawards
are bringing you the best 'n' brightest upcoming indie games.
Working on something cool? We wanna see it!
Submissions open now through 9/20:
SAVE THE DATE!
The Day of the Devs Digital Showcase is streaming on
@thegameawards
Twitch and YouTube!
November 3 at 10 AM PT 💀
Tune in for world premieres, unexpected originals, surprising sequels, and so much more.
Tomorrow's the day!!!
Day of the Devs: The Game Awards Edition 2023 Digital Showcase starts TOMORROW MORNING at 8 AM PT!
Grab your coffee and join us at for world premieres, incredible games, and a ton of fun surprises.
Indie games are good ✨☺️
REMINDER: Today's the LAST DAY to submit your game for Day of the Devs: Summer Game Fest Edition 2023!
Don't miss out on your chance to join some of the finest upcoming indie games at
@summergamefest
.
Keep up with all the games featured in the digital showcase & today's in-person event over on our Steam Event page✨
Don't forget to Wishlist — it REALLY does help the devs!
LOOSE LEAF is a Tea Witch simulator from the talented team
@KitfoxGames
!
Manage a tearoom and control all the details of your brewing from the temperature to the timing to the ingredients and even the serving to present the perfect cup of tea to your troubled guests 🫖🥹
Folks, truly, from the bottom of our hearts: Thank you for tuning in.
We love indie games and the people who make them.
Check back here tomorrow morning for a thread with each game’s segment and links to ALLLL their pages so you can wishlist and follow the devs!
In a vibrant undersea kingdom on the verge of collapse, a hermit crab embarks on a treasure hunt to buy back his repossessed shell.
It’s ANOTHER CRAB’S TREASURE, the second game from
@AggroCrabGames
🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀
@coalsupper
@panic
@popcannibal
Get ready to soar with this next title from
@hllwpnds
and Richard Hogg.
Explore a vibrant, living landscape from the back of a giant bird in FLOCK, discovering and charming wild creatures either solo or in multiplayer!
Interested in seeing more about how games are MADE?
Check out the compelling, surprising, and endlessly entertaining making-of doc PSYCHODYSSEY, a series-length deep dive into
@DoubleFine
's passion, humor, and heartbreak of game development:
NEWS: We’ve extended the game submission deadline for Day of the Devs: Summer Game Fest Edition to ✨April 13✨
Submit your cool indie game to be considered for this year’s show, presented by
@doublefine
and
@iam8bit
! 💜
Submission info here:
@holstingame
@SvenAhlgrimm
@MathildeSound
Maybe we’re biased, but here at Day of the Devs, we love a good floating skull.
Meet
@thecryptmaster
in this word-based, dungeon-crawling nostalgic puzzle RPG (or WBDCNPRPG) that’ll have you typing your way through dark, forgotten spaces.
Spell it out in💀CRYPTMASTER💀
Today’s the day!
There’s still time to RSVP and join us at The Midway from 3-8 PM for Day of the Devs 2024: San Francisco Edition!
Games!
Friends!
Fun!
We’ve got it all! ✨
We’ve all heard of city building, but what about….
City unbuilding? 🤔
Restore a world’s ecosystem with Terra Nil: Reclaim the Wasteland!
It’s a reverse city-builder about rejuvenating a barren landscape.
@coalsupper
@panic
@popcannibal
For 4 years, every day, people have been writing thousands and thousands of letters in KIND WORDS.
Now,
@popcannibal
is expanding that game’s core concept with all-new ways to meaningfully connect with people around the world.
It’s KIND WORDS 2 (LO-FI CITY POP) 🎶📨
@LongWayHome_EN
@SFBTom
@SFBDim
@Ungapants
The fine folks
@feralcatden
are here with the follow-up to Genesis Noir: It’s NIRVANA NOIR!
It’s a psychedelic jazzy journey through a cosmic city packed with smokey mysteries, dense crowds, bustling storefronts, and mysterious alleyways that end in spectacular cosmic voids.