This is maybe my favorite showcase of the season, in part because it’s not a billion trailers crammed into two hours and in part because it features developers actually taking the time to explain their games. Without jumping on the ol’ soapbox, a thing I really hate about the trailer-dumps that all the summer press conferences have become is that they’re often just minute-long sizzle reels of gameplay that require a high game literacy to comprehend. Occasionally I’ll find myself wondering what the fuck kind of game I’m even looking at. Not a problem here!
Below are all the trailers featured in the Access-Ability Summer Showcase. Click here for the Summer of Games schedule, and click here for coverage of the Guerrilla Collective Livestream.
Elsie
Click here for an audio-described version of the trailer.
Developer: Knight Shift Games
Publisher: Playtonic Friends
Release Date: TBA
Website: https://twitter.com/knightshiftteam
Fishbowl
Click here for an audio-described version of the trailer.
Developer: imissmyfriends.studio
Publisher: imissmyfriends.studio
Release Date: TBA
Website: https://imissmyfriends.studio/fishbowl/
Wéko: The Mask Gatherer
Developer: SIRO GAMES
Publisher: SIRO GAMES, Hawthorn Games
Release Date: July 26, 2024
Website: https://www.sirogamessarl.com
The Shadow Over Cyberspace
Developer: Fiction Factory Games
Publisher: Fiction Factory Games
Release Date: Soon?
Website: https://twitter.com/FicFactoryGames/status/1761788080342646853
Videoverse
Developer: Kinmoku
Publisher: Kinmoku
Release Date: August 7, 2023
Website: https://www.gamesbykinmoku.com/videoverse.html
Cellular City
Developer: Callum Deery
Publisher: Callum Deery
Release Date: January 30, 2024
Website: https://cfdj.itch.io/cellular-city
Upheaval
Developer: Alex Leone
Publisher: Alex Leone
Release Date: TBA
Website: https://upheavalgame.com
Periphery Synthetic
Click here for an audio-described version of the trailer.
Developer: shiftBacktick
Publisher: shiftBacktick
Release Date: Q3 2024
Website: https://shiftbacktick.io
Trash Goblin
Click here for an audio-described version of the trailer.
Developer: Spilt Milk Studios
Publisher: Spilt Milk Studios
Release Date: 2024
Website: https://www.trashgoblingame.com
Slime Heroes
Click here for an audio-described version of the trailer.
Developer: Pancake Games
Publisher: Whitethorn Games
Release Date: TBA
Website: https://pancakegamesstudio.com
Magical Delicacy
Click here for an audio-described version of the trailer.
Developer: Skaule
Publisher: Whitethorn Games
Release Date: July 16, 2024
Website: https://www.stevenkaule.com
Rainbow Billy: The Curse of the Leviathan
Click here for an audio-described version of the trailer.
Developer: ManaVoid Entertainment
Publisher: Skybound Games
Release Date: October 5, 2021
Website: https://www.rainbowbilly.com
The Darkest Files
Click here for an audio-described version of the trailer.
Developer: Paintbucket Games
Publisher: Paintbucket Games
Release Date: Soon?
Website: https://paintbucket.de/en/game/the-darkest-files
Dawnfolk
Developer: Darenn Keller
Publisher: Darenn Keller, Astra Logical
Release Date: Soon?
Website: https://darenn.github.io/linktree/
There was also a great feature where Zoey Reyes, the Usability and Accessibility Specialist at Whitethorn Games, broke down some of the tools that devs and studios can use to make their games more accessible. Check it out below!
Day 2 of the Summer of Games isn’t over! In just over an hour, we’ll be front-row (not really I live in Oklahoma and travel is expensive) at the YouTube Theater to watch the Summer Game Fest presentation! And then soon after that, it’s Day of the Devs! And finally, we’ll be observing whatever it is that Devolver Digital has to offer! Check back here for updates after these presentations are over.