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The Game Devs of Color Expo Direct 2025

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Aired
Sep 16, 2025
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The sixth annual GDoCExpo Direct is packed with new announcements from dozens of amazing games by creators of color. Tune in for exclusive reveals, the latest launches, and more updates. We're so excited for you to see what our community has been working on!

Demand rose after the show

Not measured: none of the 22 games had a reading from before the show.

Line-up 22

  1. Lily's World XD September 17, 2026 · PC 40
  2. Danchi Days October 29, 2026 · Mac, PC 35
  3. Mira and the Legend of the Djinns 2026 · PC 29
  4. HeartLinks: A Puzzle Called Love 2026 · PC 27
  5. Portabellows January 20, 2027 · PC 27
  6. Kidbash: Super Legend 2027 · PC, PS5, Xbox Series 23
  7. Compress(Space) 2026 · PC 23
  8. Killa 2026 · PC 23
  9. Spaceman Memories 2026 · Linux, PC 21
  10. Heaven Crawler Q1 2027 · PC 20
  11. The War in Chiapas 2026 · PC 20
  12. Codex: Eternal Eclipse TBA · PC 20
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  1. Opus: Prism Peak April 16, 2026 · Mac, Switch, PC +2 17
  2. Sol Mates TBA · PC 17
  3. A Heavy Morning TBA · PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series 17
  4. Chromadi TBA · PC 16
  5. Pip Pepper Park Planner TBA · PC 14
  6. Ascend to Zero July 13, 2026 · PC, Xbox Series —
  7. CloserLook VR: Oldways April 7, 2025 · Meta Quest 2, SteamVR —
  8. Go North July 28, 2026 · Mac, Switch, PC +1 —
  9. Nomia May 31, 2026 · Linux, Mac, PC —
  10. RoadOut May 14, 2026 · Switch, PC, PS5 +1 —

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