Indie Arena Booth unveils line-up for gamescom 2024

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Once again this year, the Indie Arena Booth (IAB) at gamescom offers the largest selection of the best indie titles of the year, where everyone is guaranteed to find what they are looking for. Over 160 titles from 37 countries have made it into the curated line-up and can be played by all visitors in hall 10.2, booth F010g - E019. 

The Indie Arena Booth trailer with the full bundle of games: https://youtu.be/k1nKYm5WzPA

From action to contemplation, everything is offered: Those who like an adrenaline rush can turn the hordes of hell into kindling in the best Diablo style in Jötunnslayer: Hordes of Hel or escape from the Bastille in the bullet time platforming shooter Sacre Bleu. Or perhaps it could be Somber Echoes, a Metroidvania in a Greco-Roman spaceship?

Those who like it cozy, on the other hand, will also find what they are looking for, with very different approaches to the theme of comfort. Running a fantasy pub in Tavern Talk and looking for true love at the same time? That's possible. Or how about making as much mess as possible as a chunky little pomeranian in Doronko Wanko? In Winter Burrow, on the other hand, you have to build a home as a small rodent and give your life meaning.

There are games that are worth a look for their art style alone: Keylocker mixes anime design with cyberpunk pixel optics, 30 Birds is inspired by Persian art and the historical-surreal fantasy world of Hieronymus is based on the work of the great master, Hieronymus Bosch himself.

But story-writting is not neglected either, and from Moses and Plato - Last Train to Clawville, a detective adventure with unsuspecting fox detectives, to the historical courtroom drama The Darkest Files and a melancholy journey through post-apocalyptic Seoul in Goodbye Seoul, fans of narrative games will get their money's worth.

This year's “Games that defy categorization” category includes Henry Halfhead, a game about the life story of half a head, or the wild adventures of a jellyfish who is abandoned by his wife and led astray by a drug-addicted magician (Netherworlds), as well as the rhythm puzzle platformer ANTRO, in which a nihilistic parcel delivery man runs parkour to the sound of hip hop and electro.

And there's also a game about the suffering of game designers, in which players can finally experience for themselves what it's like to fix bugs, add features and get one step closer to the release date…

As befits a world-class showcase, there are of course also some world premieres to marvel at. Playable for the first time ever are ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard, Morriton Manor Stories: Nordic Whispers, The Merlies and Usual June, as well as long-awaited fan favorites such as Slay the Princess - The Pristine Cut or Yes your Grace: Snowfall and many more. More highlights to be announced.  

You can find the whole lineup here.

Visitors can try out all the titles at the Indie Arena Booth in hall 10.2 from August 21 to 25 or take a closer look at the demos at the accompanying Steam event.

Presskit can be found here.