Hype Climb

The Secret Sauce Showcase 2025

Recording
Aired
Jul 19, 2025
Games we track
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Welcome to the SECRET SAUCE SHOWCASE! Expect 40+ brand new trailers for some of the coolest, cutest, weirdest, and [redacted] games ever. Plus, tune in to see exclusive behind-the-scenes dev diaries sharing some extra info on the talented devs behind some of the featured games.

Demand rose after the show

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

Line-up 22

  1. Demon Bluff November 2026 · PC 41
  2. Angeline Era December 8, 2025 · Mac, Switch, PC +4 26
  3. Alabaster Dawn TBA · Linux, PC 24
  4. Sledding Game TBA · PC, Xbox Series 23
  5. Shadows of Chroma Tower Q1 2027 · PC, Xbox Series 23
  6. Exark August 18, 2026 · PC 23
  7. DarkwebStreamer TBA · PC 22
  8. Enter the Chronosphere TBA · Mac, PC, Web 21
  9. Demon Tides February 19, 2026 · Switch, PC 20
  10. Truckful October 9, 2026 · Android, Linux, Mac +3 20
  11. Band of Crusaders TBA · PC 20
  12. Painted In Blood 2027 · PC 18
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  1. Rogue Eclipse August 14, 2026 · PC 18
  2. We Grew Up in War 2027 · Android, PC, iOS 16
  3. Arsonate May 7, 2026 · Linux, PC —
  4. Bonnie Bear Saves Frogtime March 16, 2026 · Switch, PC —
  5. Desktop Explorer July 17, 2026 · Mac, PC —
  6. Lost Twins 2 August 14, 2025 · Mac, Switch, PC +4 —
  7. Modulus: Factory Automation April 2, 2026 · PC —
  8. Montabi August 6, 2026 · Mac, Switch, PC +2 —
  9. Scriptorium: Master of Manuscripts April 16, 2026 · PC —
  10. Verho: Curse of Faces November 10, 2025 · Switch, PC, PS5 +1 —

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