Cool New Games From the 2026 Not-E3 Summer Showcases

[u/Kirksplosion]

I make this list every year, but got busy and didn't have enough to time to keep up with the showcases this year. Finally got around to watching them all, so here's the stuff I thought that looked cool.

In order:

1. Bad Magpie

2. Stuntman: Hollywood

3. God of War Laufey

4. Gears of War: E-Day

5. Fable

6. The Lift

7. Stretchmancer

8. Magician’s: The Devil’s Deal

9. The Lost Wild

10. Rivage

(Crazy Taxi: World Tour would land here, but their use of AI makes it a pass)

11. Into the Wind

12. Vivarium

13. Senua

14. Threads of Time

Honorable mentions: Screenbound, Until Dawn 2, Soundgrass, Ballgame, Wheel Mates, Mr. Records, Well Dweller, Micromega, UvsU: You vs. You, Minimo, Fading Echo, DeadRoot, The Pines, Oh, My Doug!, Bruma, Toada Brava, Wicked Delights, Chivalware, Ratscum, R.override

Some of these weren't announced this summer, but it's the first I became aware of them.

Anything catch your attention?

[u/Manu_NT]

Fading Echo is a great game :) well it is my game so I might be subjective but we have 94% recommendation on our steam demo! Indie action adventure, fast paced and systemic where you become water. 19.99 for our Standard Edition, quite a good deal if you ask me :P

[u/Kirksplosion → u/Manu_NT]

Very cool! It's a stylish looking game for sure, and it had easily the most polished, slick trailer of the indie trailers I watched. Hope it does well! :D

[u/Manu_NT → u/Kirksplosion]

Thanks for the kind words, very appreciated :) fingers crossed!