The Secret Sauce Showcase 2026

Slagford. Some call it The Backbone of the North, most call it proper sh*te. This silly misadventure will take you up monolithic megatowers, down dingy dung pits and beyond. Puzzle your way across the unravelling city by picking up pieces of the world and sticking them where they don't belong.

“A Week in the Life of Asocial Giraffe” is a point-and-click stealth game where the goal is to make sure nobody talks to you so that your head does not explode. You'll get to experience an average week of Giraffe's life as he does exciting things on his to-do list, such as going to the laundromat, peruses antique stores, purchasing groceries, and working out at the gym, all while making sure the incredibly sociable citizens of Friendly City never have a chance to speak with him for fear of losing your head.

Altered Alma combines the beloved classic Metroidvania formula with RPG elements, dating sim features, a slick pixel-art presentation, and a gripping story. Whether you want to beat up bad guys, find love, or just explore the beautiful cityscape, Neo-Barcelona awaits!

You play as the queen of ants, managing an anthill. Ants cannot be controlled directly, but you can create the necessary types of ants; improve them; organize raids, build a dungeon! The goal of each level is to destroy all enemy bases.

Discover pinball like never before with Appulse! The game is a roguelite shooter, where you protect a Galactic Federation ship! Upgrade your ball, your weapons and your ship to pushback waves of unwavering robots.

Artius is a fast-paced, momentum-based 2D platformer where you play as four unique artists fighting to preserve creativity in a world on the verge of artistic extinction. Dash, swing, and smash your way through vibrant, hand-drawn worlds inspired by art!

Beat, Heart, Beat is an autoscrolling rhythm-platformer centered around slashing through enemies to the music to maintain your momentum and traverse your way towards your own heart. There are three directions to slash - up, down and right in front of you. Slash in the correct direction to aim your attacks at enemies and dash into them. Performing a series of slashes to the correct rhythmic pattern is the key to reaching the end of the stage and advancing onwards to your heart.

Ascend from the depths of hell in Black Well Devil, the stylish high-stakes platformer. Flick yourself into the air to reach higher heights, fall again and again, fight challenging bosses, and mayhaps fall in love.

RUN FAST. Faster than any other. Take control of a Vector Master and sprint in uncompromising pure parkour racing. Hone your style with responsive, flowing controls and break limits in the Premier Vector World Cup. The race, your friends, and victory beckon your arrival... Did I mention it was fast?

Explore a hand-painted dynamic open world in this immersive ARPG. Create custom spells and trigger countless reactions. Plunder treasure and secrets with your party of adventurers. Upgrade your party with magic loot. Fight what lurks in the depths of dungeons. Discover mysteries of the Fadelands.

Burn With Me is a story-centric deckbuilder filled with cozy dread and occultic mysteries. In order to summon a Personal Demon you'll master inventive gameplay with position-based synergies, and permanently burn your cards and your soul.

Chained Beasts is a 1-4 player co-op gladiator roguelite. Fight chaotic battles in the Colosseum while chained to your friends. Brave physical and mental injuries that change how you play. Entertain the blood-thirsty crowd by unleashing your inner beast.

Accompany a soul seeking its origins through an uncanny atmosphere. Uncover the lost memories of your past, meet bizarrely endearing characters, and rise from the three circles of hell, all part of a bittersweet enigmatic journey.

In Colorbound, color is more than just hue. As Anku, an Aymara boy with a unique gift, you’ll harness the power of color to shape the environment itself, uncovering hidden paths to navigate challenging and complex puzzles.

Cozy Marbles is a comfy game about building marble runs on a sunny afternoon. Using a huge range of bits and pieces, fit together the marble course you’ve always wanted to build and play with. Unwind to a lo-fi ASMR soundscape and roll with the nostalgia.

DEADBOOT is a fast-paced retro roguelike FPS. Blast through randomized levels, scavenge weapons and upgrades along the way, and see how far you can make it in this neon death zone.

Deadly Days: Roadtrip is an exciting action roguelite, that combines reverse bullet hell gameplay with strategic inventory management. Start your road trip through the zombie apocalypse! Fight your way through, gain experience and collect items to assemble an epic inventory. Craft more effective weapons and find out what items you can combine to withstand the ever-increasing waves of zombies.

Tame magical creatures called Decklings and lead them into challenging battles in this resource management, deckbuilding card game. Explore wild biomes, gather resources, and craft items to build your base and raise your Decklings as you shape your path to become the Deckling Champion.

The cards lie! In this single-player social deduction game, demons have infiltrated your village and disguised themselves as allies. Every card you turn over is either a friend or a foe. Can you see through their bluff?

Dicewood is a fantasy horror turn-based roguelike deck-builder where adorable forest animals band together to escape the relentless hunter. Fleeing into a dark, twisted forest filled with ancient horrors, creepy monsters, and cannibal tribes, player must strategically combine different animals, overcome nightmarish foes, and make their way to the river to start a new life.