It’s not E3 week — it’s better. It’s fake E3. Although the Electronic Entertainment Experience (what E3 stands for, as of 2021) didn’t formally happen this year, indie games still found their way to shine this week. There were so many we could have done of enough of repeating that joke; cue the boilerplate language for this week.
We have lots of Es and more in Cool WIP, Polygon’s weekly roundup of eye-catching clips and screenshots of works in progress. Each week, the Polygon staff scours the internet for the most interesting games still under construction to give you a sampler of the coolest up-and-coming projects.
This week, we’re doing something a little fun. We picked five indie streams from the past week — Wholesome Games, Day of the Devs, Future of Play, Guerrilla Collective, and the PC Gaming Show — and pulled a few games from each to highlight. I did the math and there’s, like, over 200 games included between the five. So let’s get to it.
Wholesome Games traces its not-so-humble origins to a mega-popular Twitter account that highlights cute, cozy, and beautiful games. Since then, it’s grown into a bona fide brand within the gaming sphere. The showcase shared over 90 games, and while what “wholesome” means can be hard to pin down — it’s one of those terms that — it’s become a vehicle to show off some of the most dazzling work in the game development pipeline. Polygon already rounded up some of the biggest announcements, which include the lo-fi puzzle game Spirit Swap and a dating sim called
Somehow, the best thing about Future of Play isn’t the fact that it’s hosted by The direct, put on by called Glitch, puts on In addition to showing indie games, this stream featured an original performance by funk composer extraordinaire Alex and had a developer of Unpacking read funny reviews. Some highlights include the rhythm game Infinite Guitars, the -taming game Creature Keeper, and the queer and visual novel Pen Pal Princess.
Guerrilla Collective is a regular games showcase that shares work coming down the pike, and this year the showcase included plenty of promising titles. From what “strand” e from the makers of Space Warlord Organ Trading Simulator. There’s also a snowboarding game called where you play as a cast of wily animals, and the 3D frog platformer
PC Gamer showed dozens of titles as part of the PC Gaming Show livestream. The event had plenty of dazzling games from smaller teams and even one game by a group of Polygon rounded up some of the coolest looking games, which included Games’ tactics game, the business management game, and more. You can check out the full for a closer look at each game.
There’s also a snowboarding game called where you play as a cast of wily animals, and the 3D frog platformer
There’s also a snowboarding game called where you play as a cast of wily animals, and the 3D frog platformer
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