Day of the Devs is this event mostly for indie games, hosted by Double Fine and iam8bit, who now run it as a nonprofit since last year. It happens just after the Summer Game Fest main show, and this year on June 6, 2025, it brought a bunch of trailers and announcements for new and upcoming indie titles.
Seven New Indie Games Revealed
This year, they showed seven brand new games nobody had seen before. Each one is pretty different from the others:
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Snap & Grab by No Goblin is set in a neon 1980s vibe with time heists where you snap photos to plan and then grab loot in missions.
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Blighted from Drinkbox Studios is a psychedelic metroidvania with story themes about memory and legacy.
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Escape Academy 2: Back to School is the sequel with bigger RPG elements, a 3D campus to explore, and more lore.
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Please, Watch This Artwork is a tense puzzle game where paintings come alive and create psychological tension.
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Pocket Boss by Langfilm is a chat-driven data puzzle game with a quirky twist on code and conversations.
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Relooted from Nyamakop is an Afrofuturist heist platformer about reclaiming African artifacts with parkour and stealth.
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Tire Boy by GameTeam6 is a surreal platformer about a sentient tire trying to learn where it came from.
Updates on Known Indies
Besides the new games, they showed more from already announced titles with new gameplay or info:
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Big Walk is a co-op walking sim with proximity voice chat and puzzles.
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Sword of the Sea is a magical hover-surf adventure launching August 19, 2025, featuring music by Austin Wintory.
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Mixtape is a coming-of-age story game with a music soundtrack.
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Moonlighter 2 brings back shopkeeping and dungeon crawling in full 3D this summer.
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Possessor(s) is a dark metroidvania from the creators of Hyper Light Drifter.
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Other titles like Ratatan, Neverwake, Thick as Thieves, OFF (remake), TOEM 2, and Consume Me also had moments in the show.
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Why This Matters
Day of the Devs gives indie developers a platform to shine, away from the big AAA shows. The new games showed creativity and cultural stories that often don’t get seen in bigger events. This makes it a unique spot for gamers who like something different, something fresh.
What’s Coming Soon?
Some games got release windows or dates, like Snap & Grab in early 2026 on Epic Games Store, Sword of the Sea in August 2025, and Big Walk sometime in 2026. Others had demos or just trailers without firm dates yet.
Final Thoughts
The Day of the Devs: Summer Game Fest Edition 2025 had a nice mix of strange, beautiful, and interesting indie games. From neon heists to surreal platforming and cultural stories, it showed the diversity in the indie scene. Not a big-budget showcase but still very important for the community and indie fans.