Summer Showcase Follow-UP: Wholesome Direct + Latin American Games and More!
Catch all the highlights from Summer Game Fest, Wholsesome Direct and more! Watch curated trailers, join the conversation, and discover new indie games worth getting excited about.
Welcome to this week’s Follow-UP from the weekend’s showcases!
Huge thanks to everyone in the community who stopped by for the co-streams, watched me fumble the live stream 😅, and supported the whole experience.
It was such an honor to be recognized by Wholesome Direct and The Future Games Show: Summer Showcase and to co-stream both events.
I won’t go into too much detail about the games myself—there’s a lot to share—so sit back and enjoy all the trailers curated just for you!
I’d love to know which games piqued your interest, so be sure to share your thoughts in the comments below. I am going to be playing many demos for Steam Next Fest so make sure to subscribe for the recap later this week.
Everdeep Aurora by Nautilus Games
An ongoing apocalyptic meteor shower has forced the world’s population to settle underground. As Shell, a feline child who awakens to find her mother missing, drill downward from the surface layer through a tile-based underground and discover the Everdeep.
🎮 Everdeep Aurora | Steam
🗓️ Release Date | July 10th, 2025 | Demo Available Now
The Guardian of Nature by Inlusio Interactive
«The Guardian of Nature» is a hand-drawn, size-changing adventure. Embark on a magical journey with botanist Henry, use your size-changing ability to explore nature in big and small and solve solarpunk puzzles to put nature back in order.
🎮 The Guardian of Nature | Steam
🗓️ Release Date | Out Now | Early Access Episode 1
The Great Coffee Caper by Everyday Magic
The Great Coffee Caper is a cute and cozy RPG where it's up to Detective Hootsworth to figure out who stole the town's coffee beans! Uncover clues in fast-paced clue battles, question the charming townsfolk, and figure out hoooo dunnit!
🎮 The Great Coffee Caper | Steam
🗓️ Release Date | Coming Soon
Big Walk by House House
Hang out and get lost with close friends in a big world. A cooperative online walker-talker from the creators of Untitled Goose Game.
🎮 Big Walk | Steam
🗓️ Release Date | 2026
Dosa Divas by Outerloop Games
Battle an evil fast food empire in this spicy narrative turn-based RPG. Two sisters and their upgradable spirit-mech cook delicious meals, fight corpos, build up your reputation with local communities, and reconcile with loved ones.
🎮 Dosa Divas | Steam
🗓️ Release Date | 2026
Snap & Grab by No Goblin
Do crimes using only your camera and your crew! In Snap & Grab, explore a puzzle adventure world where any photo you take could be the key to cool crime success. Travel to exotic locations, photograph treasures and reveal threats, then combine your photos in unique ways to create a rad heist plan.
🎮 Snap & Grab | Steam
🗓️ Release Date | 2026
Colorbound by Panpipe Studio
In Colorbound, color is more than just hue. As Anku, an Aymara boy with a unique gift, you’ll harness the power of color to shape the environment itself, uncovering hidden paths to navigate challenging and complex puzzles.
🎮 Colorbound | Steam
🗓️ Release Date | TBA
Corebreaker by aQuadium
Corebreaker is a fast-paced action-platformer game with rogue-like elements. Play as Nova, a robot designed to awaken when humanity is extinct by the machines. Unlock abilities, upgrades and powerful weapons as you fight your way through supreme robots to find out your purpose!
🎮 Corebreaker | Steam
🗓️ Release Date | Coming Soon
Wander Stars by Paper Castle Games
Unleash custom attacks by combining words in this Super! Anime! Turn-Based! RPG! Collect all 200 words, earn Pep Ups from honorable victories and become a Kiai master. Befriend your rivals, uncover dark mysteries, and seek out the pieces of the Wanderstar map in a wild race across the universe.
🎮 Wander Stars | Steam
🗓️ Release Date | August 1st, 2025 | Demo out now!
Planet of Lana II by Wishfully
After saving their planet from an invading Robot army, Lana and Mui continue to uncover its mysterious past. Pass through icy mountains, deep oceans and forgotten ruins in this cinematic puzzle adventure. Unravel a deeper, longer story, tougher challenges, and an unbreakable bond.🐈⬛
🎮 Planet of Lana II | Steam
🗓️ Release Date | Coming Soon
Keeper by Double Fine
From Lee Petty and Double Fine Productions, Keeper is a story told without words, in which a long-forgotten lighthouse is awakened and, joined by a spirited seabird, it embarks upon a heartening tale of unlikely companionship, and an unexpected journey into realms beyond understanding.
🎮 Keeper | Steam
🗓️ Release Date | October 17th, 2025
LEGO Voyagers by Light Brick Studios
Play as android MIO in this mesmerizing metroidvania where you explore the Vessel, an enormous technological ark overgrown with machines gone rogue. Uncover its secrets, enhance MIO's abilities, and save the spaceship and its residents from oblivion.
🎮 Lego Voyagers | Steam
🗓️ Release Date | TBA
Mio by Douze Dixièmes
Play as android MIO in this mesmerizing metroidvania where you explore the Vessel, an enormous technological ark overgrown with machines gone rogue. Uncover its secrets, enhance MIO's abilities, and save the spaceship and its residents from oblivion.
🎮 MIO: Memories in Orbit | Steam
🗓️ Release Date | 2025
MIO looks very good. I like this style of hand-drawn graphics.