Starting on August 31 (10am PDT), the hour-long Indie Houses Direct showcase will be streamed through YouTube, Twitch, and Steam (live Aug 31) and will feature major news beats from each of the publishers involved for PC, console, and mobile games, including multiple new game reveals.
The broadcast will be available afterwards on-demand via YouTube. Kicking off at the same time as the Direct will be a week-long Indie Houses Steam event where gamers will be able to pick from over 100 discounted games from the labels' catalogues, check out live broadcasts from dev teams, and enjoy over 40 playable demos.
The Indie Houses is a collective of indie games labels who have come together to collaborate on initiatives where their combined size will help them cut through the noise and compete with bigger publishers. Together they can also collaborate to support the wider community of small independent developers. The founding members are Akupara Games (Grime), Fellow Traveller (Paradise Killer), Neon Doctrine (Vigil), Raw Fury (Call of the Sea), Those Awesome Guys (Move or Die), Toge Productions (Coffee Talk), and Whitethorn Games (Calico).
Below are some of the highlights that will be coming from each label:
Akupara Games:
- Announcing a new game as publisher
- Surprise game launch during the event
Fellow Traveller:
- Revealing a brand new game in partnership with Silverstring media
- What's next for Suzerain and No Longer Home
- Announcing a new signing to the label
Neon Doctrine:
- Release date for Legend of Tianding
- New title Devilated announcement
Raw Fury:
- What’s next for Kingdom Two Crowns
- Townscaper mobile news
Toge Productions:
- Unveiling a new game published by Toge Productions
- Dropping news on the sequel to one of their biggest titles
Whitethorn Games:
- New trailers and demos showing off more upcoming games
- Exciting news for Teacup
- Launch day for Lake
This August 31 Direct event aims to demonstrate the ways in which The Indie Houses endeavors to help indies elevate one another while simultaneously giving indie fans more of what they love. A Steam page will also go live on that date with all the available sales and bundles.