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To be so real with you, there are more demos in this month’s festival than anyone could ever get through. And with such an overwhelming offering, there is a very real chance of missing out on something you would love. I’m right there with you. So, I hope this list of great indie demos will help you and me both catch as much as possible.
At Fate’s End is an action-adventure game where you fight the ones you love and your skill tree is your family tree. Explore a lush fantasy world, defeat the foul creatures of the realm, and face your estranged siblings in intense, emotional duels to decide your family’s fate.
The Littlelands region is brimming with strange characters and magical landscapes to discover if you know where to look, for a big-headed little youngster like you every moment exploring, growing berries, searching for buried treasures or walking through these lands can be an epic adventure.
Action mining game with retro aesthetics and roguelike elements. Collect minerals from procedurally generated asteroids, improve your ship and survive The Anomaly, an unknown entity threatening The Galaxy. Can a simple miner stop The Anomaly and save everyone?
Get your gears in motion for a captivating monochromatic adventure where you play as Lelu, a small but determined clockwork toy who has gained consciousness and found a taste for freedom!
Awaken as a doll and seek your beloved. In this nostalgic souls-like set in a painted afterlife, explore dense, interconnected levels full of secrets and shortcuts. From parries to pistols, tune your build to overcome adversity. Battle lovelorn bosses and seek your lost love.
Congratulations on your inheritance: one tearoom, one murdered aunt, 22 regulars who know where the ahem bodies are buried. Brew tea, bake treats and try to solve the mystery of your aunt’s murder before Halloween – or end up on the menu yourself.
Set off on an adventure set in a sprawling world that blends satisfying, mechanical puzzles with a rich narrative. Explore a stunning pixel-art world, repair intricate machines & meet unforgettable characters in a story about connection, resilience, and life that clings on in a world left to ruin.
You’d think that after 20+ cases, there’d be no crime left in Twin Lakes – but that’s not how crime works, rookie. Six new mind-melting mysteries await Detective McQueen and Officer Dooley – just as soon as they get the mustard out of Dooley’s gun.
Momentum-based platforming built around expressive movement and tight gunplay. Master your elastic grappling hook to explore a vast, cyber-gothic megastructure, where robots piloted by the souls of the dead do penance for their sins.
A time-looping puzzle ballad of Ozark folk superstition. Reorder events in time to unravel the legend of a weather-making rooster.
Join Tom, the village’s new postgirl, and get to know the locals, perhaps a little too well. Her method, although controversial, is highly effective: intense, obsessive stalking.
“Do you know anything about Cabin 909?” In Quiet Express: Cabin 909, you spend seven days on the titular train, journeying from one side of the continent to the other.
Meet George, an old dreamer with an extraordinary gift that lets him transcend through music. After a lifetime of standing still, he breaks free from routine and opens the store he always wished for.
Dash and slash through an innovative kinetic metroidvania. The Tower of Time awaits – a rich, handcrafted world fractured by the collapse of time. Slice through foes in tough-as-talons bite-sized battles, and master the way of the bird warrior.
In a world that has forgotten how to jump, one Lad must rise. Climb, wobble, and bounce your way to new heights in this challenging, 100% ladder-themed precision platformer.
A pixel-powered, combo-packed character action game starring Jane (a retired boxer) and her sidekick, Cocotte (a warrior… chicken?). Fight everybody. Learn combos from a pirate seagull. Fight harder. Level up your chicken. Find your kidnappers. Teach them a lesson.
Horses of Hoofprint Bay is a lovingly hand-drawn 2D barn buildup and simulation game. Take care of your horses, train them to build up their strength and confidence and compete for prize money! Breed adorable foals, explore beautiful trails, hire and manage staff and build the stable of your dreams!
A disappearance in a secluded community. A mountain hiding its secrets. A detective running out of time. Welcome to Hillthorn, a dark investigation game that invites you to uncover the mystery without a single word spoken, using your skills of logic and intuition through cards.
Explore a mysterious hot springs in the dead of night and meet the other lost souls who are drawn to this place.
Tetris-style puzzles meet horror and dark medieval fantasy in T É T R I C. Battle enemy blocks with magic, logic, and tactical cards. Buy, grade, and sell cards to fund your quest, unravel sinister mysteries, and help Don Femur save the kingdom of Calaberia.
Explore the scenes, find clues, and sort out people, pets, and belongings in this cozy slice-of-life detective puzzle game. Fans of Duck Detective, Little Problems, and The Case of the Worst Day Ever will enjoy this new deduction game for all ages.
Awaken with no memories inside the Vitromotus, a vast underground world created as a magical dungeon where death no longer lasts. Explore its depths, battle dangerous creatures, rescue survivors, and rebuild the ruined town of Emberville while uncovering the truth behind this prison.
Sloppy Forgeries is a fast-paced competitive painting game. Practice your skills by butchering iconic masterpieces in one of the few drawing games that measures accuracy pixel-by-pixel in real-time.
Leap, slash, and soar through gothic ruins in Midnight Horde, a high-mobility auto shooter where parkour meets reverse bullet hell. Battle through swarms of monstrosities, upgrade deadly weapons, and build strongholds to push back the creeping dark.
MORE STAKES. MORE GUNS. MORE SLOW-MO. James Savage returns in this sequel to the hit third-person shooter. Escape the Void. Fight creatures pulled from myth, history, and imagination. Save yourself.
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