"Annapurna Interactive kicked of Tokyo Game Show 2025 with a brief showcase last night that highlighted three new indies joining its impressive list of published games which includes Donut County, Stray, and Lorelei and the Laser Eyes. The upcoming releases hail from a variety of teams and feature unusual genre mashups. Could one or more of them be a 2026 GOTY contender? Here's a brief breakdown of each."
"People of Note is an RPG for theater kids I'll admit, I usually try to stay as far away from theater kids as possible, doubly so if they start singing (which I'm allowed to say as a reformed theater kid myself). But People of Note, a musical RPG, is boasting turn-based battles and some really pretty-looking environments. You travel around to different musically themed cities recruiting new band mates, but the real draw is the rhythm-based combat"
"Okay, we're getting a little warmer to my personal tastes with Demi and the Fractured Dream, a pretty familiar-looking riff on the classic Zelda puzzle action formula. You play as an antlered "voidsent" trying to lift a mysterious curse who travels to a bunch of different biomes to do that, including one that looks very Journey. The draw here is the Devil May Cry sword combos and 3D dungeon exploration."
Annapurna Interactive revealed three upcoming indie games at Tokyo Game Show 2025. People of Note is a musical RPG with turn-based battles and evolving rhythm-based combat as players recruit bandmates across musically themed cities. Demi and the Fractured Dream is a Zelda-like action-adventure featuring an antlered voidsent, 3D dungeon exploration, Devil May Cry-style sword combos, and puzzle-focused biomes. D-topia is described as a cozy puzzle adventure aimed at players anxious about the future. All three titles come from different indie teams and are slated for modern platforms including PC and current consoles, with releases planned next year.
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