Day of the Devs has increasingly become a platform for small teams to show off unique games, and this year was another nice collection of interesting games, many of which were oddly based around pulling off heists.
You can can see the full round-up of showcased titles below.
Snap & Grab
Developer: No Goblin
A neon soaked heist game where you have to take pictures of various valuable items in order to steal them later
Big Walk
Developer: House House
The creators of Untitled Goose Game showed its next title, which is cooperative multiplayer where strange avatars explore a realistic environment in order to solve puzzles. Voice communication will be a major factor.
Sword of the Sea
Developer: Giant Squid
The next game from the creators of Abzu and The Pathless has been revealed before, and was shown recently at the PlayStation event earlier this week, but Day of the Devs offered an additional look.
Escape Academy 2: Back To School
Developer: Coin Crew Games
The sequel to Escape Academy, a fun co-op game where players work their way through digital escape rooms, will apparently focus more on the lore of the school and attending classes alongside new puzzles. It will also be open world, unlike the original.
Mixtape
Developer: Beethoven and Dinosaur
The next game from the creators of The Artful Escape has been shown before, but Day of the Devs offered a new look at the very stylish coming of age story as well as some insight into more artists that will be on the soundtrack like Joy Division, Smashing Pumpkins, Potishead, Devo, Silverchair, The Cure, and many more.
Blighted
Developer: Drinkbox
The creators of Nobody Saves the World and the Guacamelee series’ next game is an overhead action game that is described as a Metroidvania (a genre the studio is adept at). In a world where memories are passed down generation to generation, you have to overcome the Blight that is overtaking the world. And you do this by exploring and beating up enemies with a skeletal scythe.
Dosa Divas: One Last Meal
Developer: Outer Loop
The next game from the creators of Thirsty Suitors is an apocalyptic RPG and about travelling around in a ramshackle mech and cooking delicious food.
Possessor(s)
Developer: Heart Machine
The creators of Hyper Light Drifter’s next game is a Devolver-published Metroidvania game taking place in a capitalist world overrun by demons. It’s been announced already, but Day of the Devs showed some new gameplay and characters.
Moonlighter 2
Developer: Digital Sun
The original Moonlighter is a pixelated rogue game about managing your shop. The sequel changes the art direction significantly, but focuses on the same core ideas, but with all the improvements a sequel affords.
Please, Watch The Artwork
Developer: Studio Waterzooi
Please, Watch the Artwork is a sequel to the charming puzzle game, Please, Touch the Artwork. In this game, players solve various puzzles surrounding famous artworks.
Marvel Cosmic Invasion
Developer: Tribute Games Inc.
Day of the Devs offered a new look at the upcoming throwback Marvel beat ‘em up, showcasing newcomer She-Hulk and Rocket Racoon.
Neverwake
Developer: Coldblood, Inc.
Neverwake is a horror RPG life sim that has a great, creepy, pixel art style. You can choose to play at your own pace in terms of chasing the action, or just living your life. And it features music from Hyper Light Drifter composer Disasterpiece.
Relooted
Developer: Nyamakop
The studio behind 2018’s Semblance is back with something a little different. You play as a team that must loot artifacts inspired by the real world and return them to their home in South Africa. Gameplay is about pulling off heists and escaping with intense platforming missions when things go awry.
Ratatan
Developer: TVT Co. Ltd., Ratata Arts
Ratatan is a spiritual successor to the rhythm action games, Patapon, and it comes from the team that created Patapon. We’ve seen the game before, but Day of the Devs offered a new look.
Thick as Thieves
Developer: Otherside Entertainment
Warren Spector is known primarily for his work on the Deus Ex series and the Epic Mickey games. His latest game is Thick as Thieves with Otherside Entertainment. It’s a cooperative stealth action game about pulling off heists – a theme for the Day of the Devs showcase – at the same time as other thieves.
Pocket Boss
Developer: Mario von Rickenbach
2019’s Kids is a less a game, and more an entertaining interactive art piece with very memorable visuals. Pocket Boss is the next game from its creators, and it is a short experience all about manipulating data and playing around with the visual language of graphs.
Consume Me
Developers: Jenny Jiao Hsia, AP Thomson, Jie En Lee, Violet W-P, Ken “coda” Snyder
Consume Me is an autobiographical game about co-developer Jenny Jiao Hsia and her relationship with self-image growing up. But it’s also about everyone’s self-image. Day of the Devs afforded a new look at the game.
Off
Developer: Mortis Ghost, Fangamer
Originally released in 2008, Off is an influential RPG that heavily inspired games like Undertale. The Day of the Devs stream featured a quote from Undertale creator Toby Fox talking about how important that game was to Undertale’s creation. This year, Off is getting a re-release with newly added content.
Tire Boy
Developer: GameTeam6
Tire Boy is an action game where you play as the titular Tire Boy as they roll around the world, beat up monsters, and just generally get into trouble. It’s an odd premise that looks fun to play.
Toem 2
Developer: Something We Made
As the number behind the word Toem indicates, Toem 2 is a sequel to the well-regarded 2021 photo-taking game.
