Summer Game Fest — 2024
Geoff Keighley's kickoff ran its usual marathon of trailers. Star Wars Outlaws, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 and Phantom Blade Zero led the charge, with Wanderstop and Neva offering gentler company. Here's everything worth flagging.
Lineup
CUFFBUST
CUFFBUST is an upcoming indie multiplayer co-op prison escape game, set to launch in 2025. Developed by Gavin Eisenbeisz (Two Star Games), known for Choo-Choo Charles and My Beautiful Paper Smile.
Star Wars Outlaws
New Star Wars Outlaws trailer. This new open-world is set between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi releases August 30.
Tears of Metal
Get a first look at Tears of Metal, a co-op roguelike hack'n'slash "coming soon". Looks cool.
Wanderstop
Here's a first look at Wanderstop, the new one from the creator of The Stanley Parable and The Beginner's Guide. Run a tea shop, serve customers, go about your chores, and more. Coming 2024.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
Watch the new Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 trailer. This action RPG sequel returns to 15th Century Bohemia, continuing Henry’s quest to avenge his parents. Releases 2024.
The First Descendant
The First Descendant is a third-person looter shooter playable solo or in 4-player co-op launching on July 2.
Hyper Light Breaker
The latest trailer for Hyper Light Breaker shows off co-op gameplay in the sci-fi world of this upcoming rogue-lite adventure set in the Hyper Light Drifter universe. Coming to early access in 'late summer 2024'.
Alan Wake 2: Night Springs DLC
Watch the reveal trailer for Alan Wake 2: Night Springs DLC, coming on June 8, 2024. Return to the Dark Place and play as fan-favourite characters across three episodes: ‘The Actor’, ‘The Sibling’, and ‘The Waitress’. There's some gameplay here, here and here. (Also... Sam did the dance.)
Neva
Watch the first Neva gameplay trailer from the creators of Gris. Follow Alba and her wolf companion through an emotional and perilous journey in a dying world. Releases 2024.
Phantom Blade Zero
Watch the trailer for Phantom Blade Zero, the upcoming action RPG from S-Game. Don't know heaps about it, but looks like one to keep an eye on.
Outersloth
From Innersloth, creators of Among Us, comes Outersloth: a fund for indie developers to make the games they want sustainably and freely. Outersloth aims to support indies with friendly terms to help them create "fun, clever, and original" games. Legends.
Deer & Boy
Deer & Boy is an intriguing new platformer where a boy escapes his reality with the help of a deer companion. Coming soon.