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Dave recaps 13 indie games that he played on the PAX East 2026 show floor.
TIMESTAMPS
- 0:00 Intro
- 0:25 The Secret of Weepstone
- 2:05 Throwback! Jai-Alai Heroes
- 2:59 Canvas City
- 3:51 DREADMOOR
- 5:03 Fractured Blooms
- 6:20 GNAW
- 7:31 Valor Mortis
- 8:32 Well Dweller
- 9:39 Never's End
- 11:17 ZWAARD
- 12:15 Project Lexa
- 13:37 Backyard Baseball
- 15:20 Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon
- 16:31 Wrap-Up
- 17:06 More Indie Game Coverage!
- 17:52 Outro and How to Support
Game links:
- The Secret of Weepstone- https://store.steampowered.com/app/3702100/The_Secret_of_Weepstone/
- Throwback! Jai-Alai Heroes- https://www.astrocrow.com/throwback
- Canvas City https://store.steampowered.com/app/3226830/Canvas_City/
- DREADMOOR https://store.steampowered.com/app/3629430/DREADMOOR/
- Fractured Blooms https://store.steampowered.com/app/3730310/Fractured_Blooms/
- GNAW https://store.steampowered.com/app/2306490/GNAW/
- Valor Mortis https://store.steampowered.com/app/2828710/Valor_Mortis/
- Well Dweller https://store.steampowered.com/app/3699590/Well_Dweller/
- Never's End https://store.steampowered.com/app/1999930/Nevers_End/
- ZWAARD https://store.steampowered.com/app/2251170/ZWAARD/
- Project Lexa https://store.steampowered.com/app/3162890/Project_Lexa/
- Backyard Baseball https://store.steampowered.com/app/3935020/Backyard_Baseball/
- Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon https://store.steampowered.com/app/1466060/Tainted_Grail_The_Fall_of_Avalon/
Music used:
- High Above the Land (The Flying Machine)- Jake Kaufman (Shovel Knight)
- Various tracks from The 16-Bit Starter Pack, composed by Bert Cole [bitbybitsound.com](bitbybitsound.com)
For more PAX and indie game coverage, check out:
- https://theindieinformer.com/
- https://www.sixoneindie.com/
- https://nosmallgames.com/
- https://funandgames.libsyn.com/
- https://youtube.com/@crossplayconvos
- https://youtube.com/@danomak
- https://leftbehindgame.club/
- https://youtube.com@NOLAnerdcast
- https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/pixelspectrum/
- https://www.gamesandwich.com/
- https://www.buzzsprout.com/747596
- https://kzum.org/podcasts/underplayed/
- https://youtube.com@CGDannyB
- https://youtube.com@Kimchica
- https://bossrush.net/
- https://passthecontroller.io/
- https://www.gamerheadspodcast.com/
- https://www.youtube.com/@PSTrophyRoom
- https://datewithuspodcast.podbean.com/
- https://epiloguegaming.com/
- https://somanygames.co.uk/
- https://dotzip.online/
- https://skyboxcritics.com/
- https://www.quitthebuild.com/1h1d
Cover art by Jack Allen- find him at https://linktr.ee/JackAllenCaricatures