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Summer Game Fest 2026: Four indie gems from PC Gaming Show with demos you can try now

Summer Game Fest 2026: Four indie gems from PC Gaming Show with demos you can try now

Summer Game Fest 2026: Four indie gems from PC Gaming Show with demos you can try now

Yeah, you're gonna want to play these.

Nate and Julie

Jun 199 min read

An image from Cairn, with Aava climbing up a steep rock face, is the background. Overlaid are elements from two other games. From Hermit and Pig, there are the titular characters with the word "cringe" over Hermit; a crowd of protestors holding signs that say "right to work" and "our kids are hungry"; and a person with a speech bubble that says "And don't forget, chaos and idiots rule this world. So, always be prepared to fight back." From Perfect Tides: Station to Station, there's a bust of the main character Mara looking dejected and a speech bubble that says "It's fine, let's just go." In the middle of the image, white text says "climbing out of the pit."

An image from Cairn, with Aava climbing up a steep rock face, is the background. Overlaid are elements from two other games. From Hermit and Pig, there are the titular characters with the word "cringe" over Hermit; a crowd of protestors holding signs that say "right to work" and "our kids are hungry"; and a person with a speech bubble that says "And don't forget, chaos and idiots rule this world. So, always be prepared to fight back." From Perfect Tides: Station to Station, there's a bust of the main character Mara looking dejected and a speech bubble that says "It's fine, let's just go." In the middle of the image, white text says "climbing out of the pit."

A Third Life Crisis or . . .

Games that have been my unexpected tethers to hope and persistence lately.

Nate Hermanson

Apr 2416 min read

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