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Thinky Direct 2026

Recording
Aired
May 28, 2026
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Join our hosts Rachel and Joe for the second ever Thinky Direct, featuring over 40 exclusive trailers and announcements for the most exciting upcoming thinky games.

Demand rose after the show

Not measured: none of the 36 games had a reading from before the show.

Line-up 36

  1. Escape Academy 2: Back 2 School November 5, 2026 · PC, PS5, Xbox Series 38
  2. Colorbound October 12, 2026 · Switch, PC, PS5 +2 33
  3. He Who Watches September 2, 2026 · Mac, PC 31
  4. Monomoon November 11, 2026 · PC 31
  5. Trifolium: The Adventures of Gary Pretzelneck December 4, 2026 · Linux, Mac, PC 29
  6. Servant of the Lake August 13, 2026 · Android, Mac, PC +1 28
  7. Echo Weaver October 8, 2026 · Mac, Switch 2, PC +2 27
  8. Lock In 2027 · PC 25
  9. Burn With Me October 12, 2026 · Linux, Mac, PC 25
  10. Light of Atlantis November 24, 2026 · Linux, Mac, PC 24
  11. Prophet Margin October 29, 2026 · Mac, PC 24
  12. Funeral for the Sun November 9, 2026 · Mac, PC 23
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  1. Compress(Space) 2026 · PC 23
  2. Bulbo's Belief System February 17, 2025 · Switch, PC, Web 22
  3. Backpack Boy August 10, 2026 · PC 21
  4. Pikku Adventure Q2 2027 · Mac, PC 21
  5. From Ruins 2027 · PC 20
  6. The Granny Detective Society Q1 2027 · PC 20
  7. Trifoil 2026 · PC 19
  8. Deg Q4 2026 · PC 19
  9. Hello Again TBA · PC 19
  10. 868-Back May 28, 2026 · Android, Linux, Mac +2 —
  11. Cat Squeeze July 1, 2026 · Linux, Mac, PC —
  12. Clover's Quadrants June 26, 2026 · Linux, PC —
  13. Emuurom May 25, 2026 · Linux, Mac, PC —
  14. Frogblock September 25, 2025 · Android, Linux, Mac +2 —
  15. Looking For Fael July 16, 2026 · Mac, Switch, PC +2 —
  16. Lost in Cheese May 21, 2026 · PC —
  17. Map Map: A Game About Maps May 28, 2026 · PC —
  18. One Move Away May 28, 2026 · Switch, PC, PS5 +2 —
  19. Phonopolis May 20, 2026 · Mac, PC —
  20. Rita July 30, 2026 · Linux, Mac, PC —
  21. Schrodinger's Cat Burglar May 21, 2026 · Linux, PC —
  22. Secrets of Velendar Castle: Escape Room May 28, 2026 · Switch, PC, PS4 +3 —
  23. Trackastrophe! May 28, 2026 · PC —
  24. What's the Password? May 28, 2026 · Android, Linux, Mac +2 —

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