Backstage Portal
Here you can download press kits and other preview materials for games participating in the Story -Rich Showcase 2026, which will be broadcast on YouTube and Twitch at 10am Pacific Time on Saturday 6 June, 2026.
Please note that coverage of the Story-Rich Showcase content is embargoed until 11am Pacific Time on on Saturday 6 June, 2026.
Important addition: The press kits may include confidential information. Usage of any assets from the press kits are under embargo until June 6th 11am PT.
Story-Rich Showcase Information and Assets
How to Watch
The Story-Rich Showcase is a brand-new video showcase dedicated entirely to story-rich indie games and taking place on Saturday, June 6 at 10am Pacific Time.
Story-rich games center story, storytelling, or deeper narrative design. It’s not just about having a story, but about the importance of story within the overall design and intention. Story-rich games often feature deep, emotional or political themes and can struggle to stand out when placed alongside more bombastic or mechanically-focused titles.
The Story Rich Showcase seeks to give fans of this style of game a showcase that is all killer, no filler and to give story-rich developers a more conducive platform to showcase their games. Through this, Fellow Traveller hopes to shine a spotlight on both the games in the showcase and also the wider story-rich category of indie games in the same way that Wholesome Direct has helped to raise the profile of cozy games.
The debut edition of the showcase is on Saturday, 6 June 2026, and spotlights a lineup of 20-25 games, all chosen on a purely editorial basis with no paid or sponsored slots and no costs for participating developers to take part. Fans and media can expect exclusive announcements, first looks, new trailers, release dates, updates, and a few surprises, all tailored for audiences who care deeply about storytelling in games.
The showcase will be broadcast on the Fellow Traveller YouTube and Twitch channels and on a Steam event page, with the VOD to be available on the Fellow Traveller YouTube channel. Media and content creators will also be invited to broadcast or co-stream the showcase.
About the Organisers
The Story-Rich Showcase is an initiative of Fellow Traveller, an indie label dedicated to supporting developers expanding the boundaries of games as a storytelling medium. Founded in 2011, they are the publisher of many award-winning games including Citizen Sleeper, 1000xRESIST, Hacknet, Paradise Killer, Genesis Noir, and Beacon Pines. Upcoming titles include the four-times IGF-nominated Titanium Court, restaurant-management RPG The Hearth and Harbour, and Nirvana Noir, a detective game set beyond time and space.
As a small, self-funded label, Fellow Traveller is able to release between three and five games a year but has sought to support the wider indie narrative game development community through other initiatives. These include LudoNarraCon, an annual digital festival celebrating narrative games, held on Steam every year since April 2019.
Game Press Kits & Contacts
Developer: Humble Grove
Publisher: Humble Grove
Developer: HO! Games
Publisher: HO! Games, Outersloth
Developer: Soft Rains, Blackbird Interactive
Publisher: Soft Rains
Developer: Happy Broccoli Games
Publisher: Happy Broccoli Games
Developer: Tan Ant Games, Tanat Boozayaangool
Publisher: Tan Ant Games
Developer: Baroque Decay
Publisher: Baroque Decay
Developer: 14 Hours Productions
Publisher: Fellow Traveller
Developer: Jump Over the Age
Publisher: Fellow Traveller
Developer: sandy powder, mogumu, and Melos Han-Tani
Publisher: Analgesic Productions
A Line Held Tight
Far from earth, your only weapons are your work mechs, your only support your fellow miners. When tensions boil over, will you take a stand?
Announcement
The A Line Held Tight demo is now live! Come and check it out before the game releases Q4 2026
Am I Nima
Am I Nima is a psychological-horror game where you must Combine words together in your brain and convince your mom that you are her daughter
Announcement
We are so excited to officially be announcing the Steam release date for Am I Nima.
Ambrosia Sky: Act Two
Ambrosia Sky is a first-person immersive sim about cleaning up after a deadly alien fungi that has killed almost everyone you know.
Announcement
Soft Rains will be announcing the release date for Ambrosia Sky: Act Two, which is the story conclusion to the game.
Apple Crumble
It’s your grandma’s 84th birthday party and nobody is trying to murder her. A new creepy-cozy mystery thriller inspired by the likes of MOUTHWASHING and Knives Out.
Announcement
A new game from Happy Broccoli Games, the creators of Duck Detective.
Building Relationships
Navigate life as a house in this silly adventure game! Pick between two structures to pursue romantically! Or go fishing instead (though we replaced fish with cars).
Announcement
Building Relationships will be launching on PlayStation & Xbox later this year!
Catechesis
An altar boy from a fringe religion is possessed by a mosquito demon. Now every good deed opens a portal to hell.
Announcement
Baroque Decay, the creators of Yuppie Psycho, have premieres a brand new demo for their game Catechesis alongside a brand-new trailer.
Burn-9
14 Hours Productions reveals Burn-9, a spy thriller where you’re not the spy. Safe behind your screen, guide the last survivor of an elite black-ops team in a desperate attempt to salvage a mission gone horribly wrong. Burn-9’s demo is available to play now.
Announcement
The debut game announcement from 14 Hours Productions, with team members who have worked on properties like Robocop, Streets of Rage, The Walking Dead, and many more.
Citizen Sleeper series
Dice-driven RPGs in a human and heartfelt sci-fi world
Announcement
Jump Over the Age announces Citizen Sleeper and Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector are coming to Nintendo Switch 2. Both games will be available from June 25th.
A new Jump Over the Age game will be revealed in the PC Gaming Show on June 7.
Danchi Days
Bring your hometown back together in a story-driven slice-of-life adventure set in 2000s Japan
Announcement
Danchi Days is planned to release in October 2026 for PC and Mac on Steam!
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Developer: Necrosoft Games
Publisher: Ysbryd Games
Developer: Recurring Dream
Publisher: Recurring Dream, Outersloth
Developer: ALL DAY ALL NIGHT
Publisher: ALL DAY ALL NIGHT
Developer: Spritewrench Studios
Publisher: Spritewrench Studios
Developer: Perfect Garbage
Publisher: Blumhouse Games
Developer: Fuzzy Ghost
Publisher: Fuzzy Ghost
Developer: Trioskaz
Publisher: Trioskaz
Demonschool
An unusual tactics game with spooky vibes and relationship building, set in the worst college on earth.
Announcement
Demonschool, our odd RPG with tactical battles, is getting DLC! The focus is on puzzle battles, in which the player must "solve" a board by clearing it of enemies using the characters given, within one turn. It's deceptively difficult!
Desktop Explorer
Desktop Explorer is an eerie point-n-click mystery game through the abandoned profiles of an old PC.
Announcement
Desktop Explorer is sharing never before seen gameplay footage and narrative details alongside the game’s release date announcement of July 17, 2026
Detective Turner: If Looks Could Kill
If Looks Could Kill is a text-driven murder mystery where players photograph evidence, interrogate suspects, and uncover who killed Margot Voss.
Announcement
The debut game announcement from studio ALL DAY ALL NIGHT.
Duppy Detective Tashia
Help Tashia unravel the case of a heinous murder and find her cell phone in this point & click, mystery adventure based on Caribbean folklore!
Announcement
Sprintwrench Studios have announced that players will be able to solve the mystery of Duppy Detective Tasha very soon, with the game launching on June 8, 2026!
Grave Seasons
Grave Seasons is a narrative farming sim with a terrifying twist – someone in the town is a supernatural serial killer. Farm, romance, and investigate your way through the unsettling town of Ashenridge
Announcement
Perfect Garbage releases a new trailer for Grave Seasons.
Janet DeMornay Is A Slumlord (and a witch)
Your landlord wants more than just rent. Puzzle your way through a maze of depraved magical appliances in this escape room, comedy-horror.
Announcement
Fuzzy Ghost announces the game’s release and platforms: Escape room comedy-horror Janet DeMornay Is A Slumlord (and a witch) is coming in 2026, to PC, Mac, and PlayStation 5!
Lost in the Roots
A 2D adventure with psychological thriller elements exploring guilt and fear. A young girl wakes in a stranger's attic, lost in the middle of nowhere. Who took her, and why? With no way out and something lurking in the shadows, escape may be just an illusion.
Announcement
Trioskaz have announced that Lost in the Roots will have full voice acting!
Nirvana Noir
A noir adventure beyond time and space. The city of cosmic beings is under threat in two parallel realities - one where the Big Bang was never fired, the other exploding in color and sin. It’s up to you to solve the mysteries of the Bigger Bang in this follow up to the award-winning Genesis Noir.
Announcement
Take a peek behind the game development curtain with Feral Cat Den's most recent Steam news posts that explore their inspirations, design and more.
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Developer: Feral Cat Den
Publisher: Fellow Traveller Games
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Penguin Colony
Cosmic horror, through the eyes of a penguin. Rival human factions have come to your home in the Antarctic, seeking an ancient and inconceivable being. Observe their descent into insanity in this faithful re-imagining of H.P. Lovecraft’s At the Mountains of Madness, and other stories.
Announcement
ORIGAME DIGITAL released a new story trailer that dives into the two rival groups that are answering a call in the Antarctic ice.
Developer: ORIGAME DIGITAL
Publisher: Fellow Traveller Games
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Servant of the Lake
Begin your job as a servant at the mysterious Vanderboom estate. Solve puzzles, serve the family and uncover their dark alchemical secrets.
Announcement
Servant of the Lake, a new point-and-click adventure in the Rusty Lake series, launches August 2026.
Developer: Rusty Lake
Publisher: Rusty Lake
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SHE (Seraphim Helix Experiment)
SHE is a retro survival horror game visually inspired by Akira, and blends classic third-person survival horror gameplay with the sleek presentation and inventory system of Metal Gear Solid 2.
Announcement
Rocket Adrift premiers their new game announcement for Seraphim Helix Experiment (SHE).
Developer: Rocket Adrift Games
Publisher: Rocket Adrift Games
ShelfLife: Art School Detective
A Mystery Adventure at a paranormal art school. Find clues, Investi-DATE 7 suspects, & explore psychic Art Worlds to unmask the ART KILLER!
Announcement
As part of Fellow Traveller's Story-Rich Showcase, ShelfLife: Art School Detective is releasing an official Steam Demo!
Developer: Fnife Games
Publisher: Fnife Games
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The Hearth & Harbour
Transform a run-down restaurant and build a new life for yourself in this management RPG. Decide what kind of restaurant you want to create and what kind of person you want to be. As a storm brews outside, every choice you make has consequences.
Announcement
Salstone Studios, the developers of The Pale Beyond, have released a new trailer and deeper look at the gameplay of The Hearth & Harbour.
Developer: Saltstone Studios
Publisher: Fellow Traveller
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The Mermaid Mask
Welcome aboard the Mortuga Submarine in The Mermaid Mask, a fully voiced murder mystery adventure from the makers of Tangle Tower.
Announcement
SFB Games have announced that The Mermaid Mask will be launching July 26, 2026 onto PC, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, and Nintendo Switch 2.
Developer: SFB Games
Publisher: SFB Games
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The Telwynium
Your home, the village of Willows Dene, burns at the hands of the shadowfell. Only the power of the Autumn-Aldor Dwinn stopped it from being overrun completely. Now, led by the Aldor, you flee to the west for the White City, Aldarris. With you are your childhood friends Tani and Witt, the irritable Uplander Otarr Stronghorn, and a colossal gohl'en of mud and stone, summoned by the Aldor as the shadowfell attacked.
It is your first night away from Willows Dene, and you have first watch.
Announcement
Powerhoof's fantasy adventure epic The Telwynium is coming to Steam! A demo is available now!
Developer: Powerhoof
Publisher: Powerhoof
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Thousand Hells: The Underworld Heists
Recruit your team, choose your path, and descend into hell. Four heroes must overcome the trials of the underworlds in tactical narrative encounters. A new systemic storybook experience blending mythology and surrealism. From the designers of King of Dragon Pass and Six Ages.
Announcement
Thousand Hells: The Underworld Heists is releasing in Fall 2026.
Developer: A Sharp
Publisher: Kitfox Games
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Truth Scrapper
A romantic mystery visual novel from the creator of In Stars and Time, where you have a case to solve, but your memories reset each day.
Announcement
insertdisk5 has announced a new demo for Truth Scrapper, available on Steam now.
Developer: insertdisk5
Publisher: insertdisk5
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Wicked Delights
Rhythm your way through a frightening and mysterious visual novel in Wicked Delights.
It’s the early 2010’s, and Ander and her dad Marcel run a struggling video shop. To make matters worse, characters from the old re-used VHS tapes are breaking out into their world. What unfolds is a supernatural mystery that can only be solved through epic rhyth games.
Announcement
Hiding Spot Games, the creators of Beacon Pines, announces their new rhythm-horror game Wicked Delights.
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Developer: Hiding Spot Games
Publisher: Hiding Spot Games