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Splash banner for video games are good, features the colors white, yellow, and red. The V in video is in the shape of a thumbs up. The white in the top portion of the banner floats upward and away, like a lava lamp.

A collage of vertical slice shaped images from the six games mentioned in the article: Ornament Tower, Taste of Heaven, Lazy River, Jigrift, Fourleaf Fields, and Tempus Vitae. There's a colorful Day of the Devs branded patterned background behind them.

A collage of vertical slice shaped images from the six games mentioned in the article: Ornament Tower, Taste of Heaven, Lazy River, Jigrift, Fourleaf Fields, and Tempus Vitae. There's a colorful Day of the Devs branded patterned background behind them.

Summer Game Fest 2026: Six standout indies from the summer of gaming digital showcases

Six newly announced indie games with extra sauce.

Nate Hermanson

Jun 66 min read

An in-game screenshot of the game Henry Halfhead. A paper airplane with eyes flies over a messy classroom. Paint marks are all around the floor, a piece of homework with an incorrect answer scribbled in lays next to the mess, and a chalkboard at the front reads: MATH!

An in-game screenshot of the game Henry Halfhead. A paper airplane with eyes flies over a messy classroom. Paint marks are all around the floor, a piece of homework with an incorrect answer scribbled in lays next to the mess, and a chalkboard at the front reads: MATH!

REVIEW: Henry Halfhead joyfully brings to halfmind the simpler things in life

A game for those with whimsy in their hearts — and anyone looking for a gateway to finding more of it.

Nate Hermanson

Sep 16, 20256 min read

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