Wholesome Games teamed up withThe Game Awardstoday for an indie game broadcast showcasing over 20 upcoming titles. Dubbed Wholesome Snack: The Game Awards Edition, the 30-minute show revealed a surprise sequel toToem, an update onWinter Burrow, and a handful of proper “world premieres.”
Wholesome Games is known for running indie game showcases that primarily focus on “cozy” games.Previous Wholesome Directshave featured plenty of reveals and surprise releases. This Game Awards edition was no different, with a few of its games and updates launching today and later this week.
The biggest news of the show isToem 2, a sequel to 2021’s black-and-white photography gameToem: A Photo Adventure. No details were revealed beyond a quick logo reveal, but the project is currently in development. That wasn’t the only sequel reveal. This year’sDuck Detective: The Secret Salamiis also getting a new installment,Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping.
The show featured a few release date reveals.The minimalist river exploration gameNaiadis available nowafter a surprise release during the show.Idle gameRusty’s Retirementalso got a free update released during the show, which adds new crops and a winter biome. Narrative adventurePine: A Story of Loss, a hand-drawn game about a woodworker dealing with grief, is set to launch this Friday.
Over 20 games were highlighted in total, and there were plenty of standouts.Winter Burrow, a game revealed duringXbox’s 2024 summer showcase, got a new trailer during the presentation. The clip showed off more of its winter survival mechanics, including its cooking system. We got a new trailer forDespeloteannouncing that it’ll be coming to Switch as well as previously announced platforms. My personal highlight of the show isPiece by Piece, a game about repairing broken items set to launch in 2025.
You can find the full list of games shown during the broadcast below. You can now wishlist most of them on Steam, and a few games have new demos out now.
