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The Secret Sauce Showcase 2026

Recording
Aired
Jul 16, 2026
Games we track
49 of 69 shown

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 49 games had a reading from before the show.

Line-up 49

  1. Sprkls.exe 2027 · PC 44
  2. Woodo September 16, 2026 · Switch, PC, PS5 +2 43
  3. Cozy Marbles August 20, 2026 · PC 42
  4. Chained Beasts October 15, 2026 · Mac, Switch, PC +2 41
  5. Altered Alma TBA · Linux, Mac, Switch +4 41
  6. Demon Bluff November 2026 · PC 41
  7. Ultrapool February 25, 2026 · Android, Linux, Mac +2 40
  8. Dreadmoor November 9, 2026 · PC 40
  9. Nomori September 23, 2026 · PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series 40
  10. Worming from Home September 4, 2026 · PC 40
  11. How to Fish August 20, 2026 · PC 39
  12. Appulse November 26, 2026 · PC 39
Show all 49
  1. Vale's Echo March 2027 · Mac, PC 37
  2. Roman Sands RE:Build September 16, 2026 · Switch, PC, PS4 +3 37
  3. SacriFire 2026 · Switch, PC, PS4 +3 34
  4. Kill Your Darlings October 9, 2026 · Linux, Mac, PC 33
  5. Colorbound October 12, 2026 · Switch, PC, PS5 +2 33
  6. Please, Watch the Artwork TBA · Android, Linux, Mac +3 31
  7. The Cave Diver August 12, 2026 · PC 30
  8. The Darkside Detective: Backside of the Moon 2027 · PC 30
  9. A Week in the Life of Asocial Giraffe TBA · PC 30
  10. Remote Control Q4 2026 · PC 29
  11. Dicewood 2027 · Linux, Mac, PC 29
  12. In Hope Voiden TBA · PC 28
  13. Dog in the Machine September 29, 2026 · Mac, PC 28
  14. Shrimp Game: Overkrill August 27, 2026 · PC 27
  15. Artius: Pure Imagination Q1 2027 · PC 27
  16. Deadly Days: Roadtrip October 29, 2026 · PC, PS5, Xbox Series 26
  17. Decklings September 25, 2026 · PC 26
  18. Iron Nest: Heavy Turret Simulator August 6, 2026 · PC 26
  19. Shade Protocol TBA · Switch, PC, PS5 +1 25
  20. Unshine Arcade September 28, 2026 · PC 25
  21. Burn With Me October 12, 2026 · Linux, Mac, PC 25
  22. Light Odyssey 2027 · PC 25
  23. Ant Colony: Wild Forest July 9, 2023 · Android, Linux, PC +1 24
  24. Wanderburg TBA · PC 24
  25. Ghost Vanguard 2026 · PC 24
  26. Memoirium August 13, 2026 · PC 23
  27. Killa 2026 · PC 23
  28. Shadows of Chroma Tower Q1 2027 · PC, Xbox Series 23
  29. Glintseeker Island 2027 · PC 22
  30. Vision Quench 2026 · Linux, Mac, PC 21
  31. Taste of Heaven 2027 · PC 21
  32. Soundgrass TBA · PC 20
  33. Orblins Q4 2026 · PC 20
  34. Deadboot TBA · PC 19
  35. Dung Slinger 2027 · Linux, Mac, PC 18
  36. K-Pop Idol Stories: Road to Debut July 16, 2026 · Switch, PC, PS5 +1 —
  37. Sovereign Tower August 6, 2026 · Linux, PC —

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