Future of Play Direct - Summer Game Fest 2024 Edition

[Selbaek]

Future of Play Direct - Summer Game Fest 2024 Edition
Watch the show | 21+ games shown

ALZARA Radiant Echoes - A Word from Matoi Sakuraba Watch the video | Steam / As many platforms as possible | Release: TBD

The show starts with a forward from Matoi Sakuraba - the compose known to contribute to series such as "Golden Sun," "Baten Kaitos," "Dark Souls" or "Tales of" games - to talk about his direction for the music of ALZARA, a game with a campaign on kickstarter. It is an RPG influenced by Golden Sun, Final Fantasy, and Avatar: The Last Airbender.

ABYSS X ZERO Watch the trailer | Steam / more plaftorms coming soon | Release: Coming Soon

A 3D Metroidvania with carefully crafted dungeons and expressive low poly visuals. Take control of two different characters, both legendary heroes with unique abilities, fated to battle each other.

Zodiac XX: Leo Watch the trailer | Stay tuned for platform info | Release: 2024

Fight for the future. Our arcade piloting sci-fi thriller "Zodiac XX: Leo" releases this year. Stay tuned for details.

Battle Suit Aces Watch the trailer | Steam | Release: TBD

Lead a plucky crew against a star-consuming threat in this charming character-driven, card battling RPG. Brought to you by the creators of the award-winning Battle Chef Brigade, recruit ace pilots, upgrade their mecha Battle Suits, grow meaningful friendships and captain your personalized adventure.

All Systems Dance Watch the trailer | Steam | Release: TBD

Automation is not the answer; DANCE is the key to disruption! Help liberate citizens of a consumption-obsessed, corporate dystopia in All Systems Dance: an expressive dance battle adventure. Connect moves, express yourself, feel the music. The revolution will not be choreographed.

Yooka RePLaylee Watch the trailer | Steam | Release: TBD

Yooka-Replaylee brings a whole host of improvements to make this the definitive way to (re)play(lee), including a new camera, improved controls, ability tweaks, remixed and new challenges, modernised visuals and more!

Nova Hearts Watch the trailer | PC & Consoles | Release: Fall 2024

Luce is coming back to Vermillion after a while. She's meeting with Will and CJ, her long-time friends. As she starts remembering her life there, everything seems to have changed... And there are many new singles in town. TEXT, DATE, FIGHT!

A Date with Death: Beyond the Bet DLC Watch the trailer | Steam / itch.io | Release: December 2024

A Date with Death is a released supernatural romance chat simulator visual novel about the week long bet you enter against the Grim Reaper to attempt to keep your soul. Create your own character, from appearance to pronouns, decorate your apartment, and spend the (possible) last week of your life getting to know the one hunting for your soul.

LOK Digital Watch the trailer | Steam | Release: 2024 (Demo available until June 24th)

Learn world-changing words and master their mind-bending effects. Help the Lok creatures thrive in this charming puzzle adventure.

Croakwood Watch the trailer | Steam | Release: TBD

Design and create structures, plan and decorate towns, and explore an ancient forest to guide the growth of a charming community of tiny amphibians as they settle into their new life in the lush and wild woods.

Cozy Marbles Watch the trailer | Steam | Release: TBD

Cozy Marbles is a relaxing physics sandbox building game about building your own marble runs!

Phoenix Springs Watch the trailer | Steam | Release: 2024-09-16

Lose yourself in the mystery of Phoenix Springs, a modern point-and-click set in a striking neo-noir world. It begins with an investigation: find your brother Leo. You already know where it ends.

REKA Watch the trailer | Steam | Release: August 2024

Start your life as an apprentice witch to the legendary Baba Jaga and venture across a mysterious, natural landscape with your companion, chicken-legged cottage.

Sandara: City of a Thousand Eclipses Watch the trailer | Steam | Release: Coming Soon

A story-driven roleplaying deck-builder set in a desolate desert where survival hinges on strategic card management.

Airborne Empire Watch the trailer | Steam | Release: Q3 2024

Build your sky city while exploring a vast landscape in this Open World RPG City Builder.

Dungeon Clawler Watch the trailer | Steam | Release: Q3 2024

Dungeon Clawler is a Roguelike Claw Machine Deckbuilder. Build your unique deck, fight enemies by grabbing weapons and items from a claw machine and find special artifacts that help you on your quest to reclaim something you lost... Aim carefully to claw your way through this dungeon!

N.O.D.E. Watch the trailer | Steam | Release: 2025

A 2.5D puzzle platformer with Timeline-based navigation set in a Cold War era nuclear complex.

Copycat Watch the trailer | Steam | Release: September 2024

Copycat is a narrative-driven game about rejection, belonging and the true meaning of home.

Light Odyssey Watch the trailer | Steam | Release: Q4 2024

Explore the ruins of an ancient fallen civilization, challenge the Colossus, and fight to restore light to the world.

Psychroma Watch the trailer | Steam | Release: 2024-06-11

A narrative-driven side-scroller where you play as a digital medium.

Slay the Princess: The Pristine Cut Watch the trailer | All platforms | Release: Fall 2024

We're extremely proud of what we've made with Slay the Princess, but now that the dust from launch has started to settle, we think we can make it even better. So we'd like to announce The Pristine Cut edition

Future of Play Hype Reel Watch the segment | All platforms | Release: varies

A sizzle reel of games either coming or already out. We see "Echo Generation: Midnight Edition," "Rooster," "ALZARA Radiant Echoes," "Timberborn," "Bubblegum Galaxy," "Retro Gadgets," "Nomori," "Margin of the Strange," "Rose and Locket," "RA RA BOOM," "Genokids" and "Tiny Terry's Turbo Trip."

[Random Encounter]

I'm going to be candid and say I don't know much about these particular games or devs. Any we should be looking out for in particular?

[Selbaek]

I'm keeping an eye out for Alzara, Abyss X Zero, Yooka-RePLaylee, and Dungeon Clawler myself.

I did my best to have a description for every game that at least conveyed what to expect out of it. They're mostly copy-paste, but some of these trailers didn't have very good descriptions (or descriptions at all) on the YouTube page itself so I had to improvise. The idea here was to have a brief description that may entice you to watch the trailer and talk about it. There's a ton of variety here!

[Althena]

Phoenix Springs sounds intriguing but I've always been a sucker for point and clicks!