Watch: Gamescom Awesome Indies Show 2021 & Future Games Show - Live! Nintendo Life

Over 40 games on the way! by Share: Gamescom's online expo is now well and truly into the swing of things and its second major showcase stream is the Awesome Indies Show, which is being run in partnership with . It'll feature over 40 games, and with the enthusiasm that Indie developers and publishers have for the eShop we'd bet a decent number will be heading to Switch. The show kicks off at 11:30am PT / 2:30pm ET / 7:30pm BST / 8:30pm CEST, so find a comfy seat for 90 minutes of Indie goodness. on Live Blog 21:06 Hello all, I forced a refresh and dropped the Future Games Show stream in, but the live blog is finished. Enjoy! 21:09 I'm off now, it's hot as an oven over here and I need to go outside and cool off! Thanks for joining me (and Tom, who was here the whole time making sure I didn't burn the site down) and we'll see you around! 21:08 Gamescom Awesome Indies' "One Last Thing" was Oaken, a gorgeous game coming to Switch! ...That will have to do 21:06 We won't be live blogging the Future Games Show as we're all either finished work or sleeping, but we'll be covering the news as it comes up 21:05 In the meantime, look at this nice shot of Oaken 21:04 I need to tweet about it but I guess that was the first-ever announcement so there is zeeeero info on the internet 21:03 Oaken was the "one more thing" thing, then! 21:01 Does it have beavers, though? 21:01 Ooooooh, pretty 21:01 Diluvian Winds is about beavers building houses in a world where it never stops raining, coming to Switch! Beavers, huh 21:00 I don't mind, I like Spiritfarer 21:00 ...It's a lot like Spiritfarer 20:59 Oooooh it's a bit like Spiritfarer 20:59 beaver? ...Red panda? 20:59 Anyway now it's a lol walrus guy! 20:59 Er, my stream crashed, sorry 20:58 I do like the style of the trailer though, they've definitely got a style 20:58 this is giving me a headache 20:57 Argh this ad is entirely in my right headphone 20:56 Kinda... Divinity OS2 vibes? Maybe? 20:56 brothels 20:56 hey at least PlayStation and Xbox aren't getting them either 20:55 Time to throw away my Switch I guess 20:55 The Waylanders is an RPG that's almost definitely not coming to Switch, right? 20:54 PC only, because that's where the 4X type people are, mostly 20:53 Baby beavers!!! 20:53 Timberborn is stinkin' adorable. 20:53 BEAVER CITY MANAGEMENT? 20:52 Beavers? 20:52 I can think of several people I know that would loooove the intricate space strategy of this game -- it's a niche market but it's a dedicated one 20:51 This game is VERY pretty. 20:50 Holy beans look at all those character portraits 20:50 and then you can become SMASHY DINOSAUR oh no wrong game 20:49 That's good greeble. 20:49 Mmmmmm, look at all that greeble. 20:49 The difference between the onscreen trailer and the VO is a little odd but Falling Frontier looks pretty cool! 20:48 I love that we got two city builders and a city destroyer. 20:47 Terror of Hemasaurus is a city... DESTROYING game, coming to Nintendo Switch eShop! 20:47 Finally, I get to be the bad guy 20:47 Terror of Hemasaurus is a game about being the naughty Godzilla-type creature and squishing people (they deserve it) 20:45 That flag is at half mast 20:45 Oooh, an Epic Games exclusive! 20:45 Big! Angry! Moles! 20:45 Lotta roguelikes today, huh! 20:44 "Roguelite cities builder" 20:44 Helps me write the headlines faster 20:44 Against the Storm with an early title card there, I like it 20:43 Right ok that was a good placeholder text joke! It's not actually Latin though 20:43 Dice Legacy is a dice-rolling, dice-throwing, dice-loving city builder coming to Nintendo Switch! dice 20:42 Set the dice on fire! 20:42 Okay dice games with in-world dice? GO ON 20:41 Uhhh that's a Halo 20:41 seriously how is he not too hot 20:38 Ad break again. And all my cheese is gone 20:38 Eville is Steam only also 20:38 This is quite the ambitious take on the social deduction genre 20:37 But wait there's more... an afterlife! You get to be a ghost! You can do lil quests when you're dead, and learn new abilities 20:37 I didn't want to say ye olde Among Us but yeah 20:36 And then you accuse people... 20:36 So... you have to protect your house/the town, and then bad things happen! 20:35 oop a little janky but that's ok 20:35 c'mooooon 20:35 I mean, it'll probably come to Switch, right 20:34 Arcadian Atlas... a game that is coming to PC in 2022 20:34 Big JRPG vibes. 12+ classes! 150+ skills! Tactical battles! Throwing a guy in a fountain to death! 20:33 Ohoooo what's this now? 20:33 gimme more switch game 20:33 The Serpent Rogue, demo on Steam now! 20:33 Large bird FRIEND 20:32 Dog FRIEND 20:32 Anyway! This looks fantastic. Love a good plague doctor mask. 20:32 getting hit with balls and getting pooped on? I wish these types of shows had more respect for their audience's humour 20:31 timeloops so hot right now 20:31 First person shooter timeloop "brinepunk" game Abyssus will be on Steam 20:30 a Ricky Gervais simulator? What? 20:30 "A 4X strategy game set in a post-apocalyptic world" and triangle 20:29 Zephon is a game about... triangle 20:29 Isn't RED TRIANGLE a Control thing? 20:29 TRIANGLE 20:29 (sorry I missed Time Loader, but it's Steam-only anyway) 20:28 This next game is a sort of Borderlands-looking deckbuilder, by the looks of it. Shoot a robot! 20:27 30XX is a sequel to 20XX, and both are Mega Man inspired. 20:27 30XX has been in Early Access for a while, which means it's improving all the time -- you can check it out on Steam! 20:25 Oh hey, it's 30XX! 20:25 In other news, Overwatch's McCree is getting renamed after that whole Activision/Blizzard thing 20:24 Anyway, we're back! 20:24 it's so loud. am I... getting old 20:22 But it's just the same ads 20:22 Another ad break? 20:22 Points for Kate. 20:21 Townscaper, the cosy townbuilder with the best sounds, is out on Switch NOW!! KNEW IT YES 20:21 This trailer is really high production value, wow 20:21 Surprise release maybe??? 20:20 Townscaper we already know is coming to Switch, but it's nice to get all the attention anyway 20:20 Roots of Pacha is a cosy farming game set at the dawn of humanity, coming to Switch 2022! niiiice. 20:20 aw come on folks, Eric Barone didn't invent farming games 20:19 Invent jam! 20:19 Llama pets. 20:19 And it's set at the dawn of humanity, which did NOT have cinemas. 20:18 Roots of Pacha looks GOOOOOD. It's a cosy farming game! 20:18 City Block Builder is... a game! Maybe only Steam also. 20:13 Reminds me of gaming in my youth, ah the '90s on an iffy PC 20:17 Oh dear 20:17 Wait hang on is this like The Movies? But you run a cinema? 20:16 chuggy frame rate 20:16 I won't tweet that one because we've talked about it a few times before on NL, though 20:16 You get to beat PT Barnum. That's enough for me. 20:15 It's a resource management tycoon game about running a circus in OLD-TIMEY TIMES (19th century US). 20:14 The Amazing American Circus looks pretty good! 20:14 Now time for a block of games that take place... IRL? 20:13 Steam only, maybe 20:13 Surprisingly zen for a game with so many explosions. 20:13 It's pretty cute, tbh! 20:13 "You Suck At Parking" is a game about sucking at parking. Which, to be fair, I do 20:12 I miss Geoff 20:12 I'm not watching this for IGN, I'm watching it for indies 20:10 I do feel like they've misjudged the vibe of indies pretty... badly. Which is surprising, since IGN know games :/ 20:10 "Nura's Wish is an atmospheric puzzle adventure in which you carry the last light on the earth", say the devs. Hope it comes to Switch? 20:09 Apparently it is a red panda! 20:09 Okay so these ad breaks are more frequent and obnoxious than yesterday 20:09 Nura's Wish! A game about an animal of some kind, and puzzles of many kinds 20:08 Is that a fox? A weasel? I can't see 20:08 It's Talos Principle, except you're a fox 20:08 Sandwalkers is a BEAUTIFUL game from the makers of Legends of Keepers, coming to Nintendo Switch yeeeeeeessssssssssssss 20:07 Cor, what an art style 20:07 Yoku's Island Express meets... er... another game 20:06 Bug friends! Frogs! 20:06 From the creators of Legends of Keepers (a dungeon-management game)... 20:05 I don't think I've seen something like this since Happy Tree Friends 20:04 was that a fart joke 20:04 tERRORbane is a fourth-wall breaking glitchy game where the glitches work in your favour; coming 2022 20:03 Interactive UI, making glitches work in your favour.... could be fun 20:02 Eyyy, a brightly-coloured horror! 20:02 Tandem is a multi-dimensional puzzle-horror game about a girl and her teddy working together, coming 2021 20:02 Gotta be honest, the top-down/side-scrolling stuff makes my head hurt 20:01 Heyyy they took that gun management screen from Resi 4! 20:00 Hm, no Switch plans for Conscript, it seems... 19:59 Is this a WW1 horror game?? Iiiiiinteresting. And we're the French? 19:58 There Is No Light is a gory pixel-art horror coming to Switch! 19:58 "This is the blood and guts indie showcase. The (not so) wholesome direct" - GrailUK

the... hole-some direct? 19:57 I'm guessing roguelike. 19:57 There Is No Light looks rad -- a gorgeously gory pixel art stab-em-up? 19:56 Now it's time for the "spooky block" of indie games. 19:56 Gamescom Indie Arena Booth is pretty cool. It's a virtual booth that you (you! the person reading this!) can visit and walk around 19:54 IT'S STILL GOING 19:54 Maybe I'm grumpy but this is nooooot the vibe for an indies presentation for me 19:54 Also, adverts for IGN... 19:53 Wait sorry Gamescom, the German show, is sponsored by US insurance? What 19:53 No release date on Loopmancer, but it's got timeloops, explosions, and lots of violence in a 2.5D package! 19:51 That was so many explosions!! 19:51 Loopmancer looks pretty graphically intense... 19:50 hey at least he stopped yelling 19:50 Black & white side-scrolling shooter Squadron 51 is old-timey planes meets Cuphead! IT LOOKS LIKE THUNDERBIRDS 19:48 Oh my god, this is like... FMV black and white Cuphead???? 19:48 Steam only for Cantata? 19:47 Into The Breach? Is that you? 19:46 Serial Cleaners is a stealth-noir-crime-scene-cleaning game coming in 2022! 19:46 awwwww, no Switch 19:46 It's like Disco Elysium but you did all the murders. 19:45 I don't think you can vacuum up blood. Then again, I haven't tried. 19:44 Is this a game about cleaning up crime scenes? 19:43 Frame rate is a little janky on this one but it looks good 19:43 Vacuuming blood? Call Lati. 19:43 CRIME NOIR DETECTIVE CRIME 19:42 FAR: Changing Tides will have more reveals "later today" -- release date hasn't changed from "early 2022" 19:42 I'm not looking forward to jumping between the lovely, relaxing indies and the host yelling on a beach 19:41 The furnace is one of the more complex new mechanics, and will be taught to the player through lots of different puzzles. 19:40 The ship will be more complex, with new puzzles! 19:39 Changing Tides was planned for 2021, but was delayed to 2022 19:39 Far: Lone Sails' sequel, Changing Tides, is a game we've already seen -- but cor, doesn't it look NICE 19:38 WAS THAT GEOFFREY KEIGHLEY? ON A GAME PRESENTATION? GASP 19:38 Why is this man wearing so many layers in California 19:37 Oh yeah, I forgot that IGN was presenting from Venice Beach. And apparently interviewing randoms that were NOT ready for this. 19:37 Blasphemous II comes 2023 GASP 19:36 Blasphemous's final chapter comes December 9th to Switch! Nice. 19:35 BIG FACES! 19:35 We've got big snakes and oh dear, people climbing out of children? Sword fights? Skulls? Very Bloodborney! 19:35 Ooooh, an exclusive! This is some nice art so far... 19:34 We're getting an intro about indies being the pioneers of games, and how any of these games could be the "next Among Us" 19:33 Alright, here we goooooo! 19:32 We need a word for "Marvel fatigue" I think 19:32 We're getting Marvel stuff to warm up. Again. 19:30 The new prime announcement spot for showcases is apparently 5 minutes before it starts 19:30 The first Dying Light game just got surprise-announced for Nintendo Switch! More details "soon" Did they say a release date? I wasn't paying attention yet! 19:29 Oh! Dying Light 1 is coming to Switch! We weren't expecting news! 19:28 This guy could 100% beat me up 19:28 something real threatening about three guys with Russian accents sitting in a dark room talking about murdering humans 19:27 Tell us about the cheese YOU'LL be snacking on during the presentation! 19:24 Alright, I have tea, and also, a cheese snack. I'm ready. These indies better be awesome! 19:11 Join us in twenty minutes for a live blog of Gamescom's Awesome Indies stream! I'm going to make a cup of tea. 19:03 Alright, 30 minutes to go! Let's hope this one is a little more exciting for Switch peeps. Live Comments Share: