From July 18 - 20, expect two days of streamed and in-person game exhibitions, talks and a premier trailer showcase with announcements from over 40 indie developers and publishers.
From July 18-20 in the San Mateo County Event Center, offbrand games and Open Sauce are teaming up to host Secret Sauce, their first annual indie games event! Featuring 150 of the world’s biggest maker creators, 500+ interactive exhibits, 60+ panels, talks and discussions, and new this year, the indie game development zone.
On Saturday July 19th at 11am PT, Secret Sauce will also premier its trailer showcase, airing on Youtube and Twitch for audiences worldwide.
Below you can find an overview of confirmed indie games that will make an appearance, with news from heavy hitters and indie darlings like Rivals of Aether II, Darkweb Streamer, Sledding Game, Aethermancer and more!
You can also find the event presskit here.
Games from offbrand:
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Aethermancer - Developed by moi rai games
Aethermancer is Monster Taming meets Roguelite. Train up your monsters, hone your strategy, and fight death defying 3vs3 turn based battles – then come back stronger and do it all again!
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Bonnie Bear Saves Frogtime - Developed by Bonte Avond
Bonnie Bear Saves Frogtime is a frog-obsessed comedy adventure featuring tactical frog battles, bizarre quests, and the mother of all frogs: the motherfrogger. Grab your toadbag, count those cocoduds, and explore an absurd world where every conflict is settled through Frogtime.
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Rivals of Aether II - Developed by Aether Studios
Rivals of Aether II is the sequel to the hit indie fighting game, Rivals of Aether. Play as both new and returning elemental fighters in the next generation of platform fighters.
Upcoming from Akupara Games:
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Future Vibe Check - Developed by Unwise
Future Vibe Check is a musical automation game where your factories don’t just produce goods—they generate rhythm. Summoned by Infinity to restore a fractured reality, build sound-powered factories, complete rhythm challenges, and tune the metaphysical into music that echoes into the real.
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GIGASWORD - Developed by Studio Hybrid
Balance the weight of the GIGASWORD, battling between brain and brawn. Solve intricate puzzles, discover covert chambers, and slash through foes as Ezra fights to reach the top of the Nestrium and recover the God Crystal within. Can he restore the world's coherency before it's too late?
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Montabi - Developed by Mankibo
A Creature-Collector Roguelike Deckbuilder where you build your deck by taming and assembling a team of Montabi. Engage in thrilling turn-based battles, strategically utilizing their unique abilities. Assemble a synergistic team and you just might save the city from evil!
Release announcements:
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Angeline Era - Developed by Analgesic Productions
An unforgettable and wild Bumpslash Action-Adventure! Explore a world of Fae, Humans and Angels, where hilarious hazards and charming creatures await.
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Desktop Explorer - Developed by Recurring Dream
An interface mystery adventure set in a 90s computer. Rummage through forgotten files, abandoned games and outdated software. Face your fears to find the reason behind a teenager's disappearance.
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Gemporium - Developed by Merge Conflict Studio
Mine, Refine and Sell Gemstones of various rarities to eagerly awaiting customers in Gemporium, a mining simulation management game!
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Lost Twins 2 - Developed by Playdew
A cute puzzle-platformer with a unique mechanic of moving the world itself to create new paths. Play solo or with a friend in local co-op mode to help Ben & Abi navigate this mysterious world.
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Moros Protocol - Developed by Pixel Reign
Face the darkness in Moros Protocol, a pixel-painted sci-fi FPS roguelite where every battle is for survival. Stranded on a decaying warship, stalked by horrors, and guided by a voice you don't recognize, you must adapt, upgrade and push forward.
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My Card Is Better Than Your Card! - Developed by Utu Studios
Become the coolest kid of the playground in this playful roguelike deckbuilder. Craft every card yourself with adorable stickers and wow your rivals in tug-of-war card battles full of wonder!
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MycoRelic - Developed by Sandy Dingo Games
MycoRelic is a cooperative third person action-RPG set on islands inhabited by tribal mushroom robots. Loot derelict foundries to upgrade your robotic body. Explore ancient temples to infuse your fungus with forgotten elemental powers.
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The Art of Reflection - Developed by Hydrozoa
Traverse mirrors as if they were natural extensions of space to solve puzzles and uncover secrets. Reshape your perspective to perform gravity-shifting acrobatics as you jungle-gym through a sprawling environment.
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The Royal Writ - Developed by Save Sloth Studios
Sacrifice creates stories in this medieval roguelike deckbuilder. Watch your cards march to glory or permanent death as they battle toward the enemy. Each fallen hero becomes part of your kingdom's legend.
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Voyagers Of Nera - Developed by Treehouse Games
Voyagers of Nera is a cooperative survival-crafting game where you must survive a magical ocean world brimming with lost spirits and deadly monsters. Sail to distant islands, build beautiful villages and surf across the waves with up to 10 players.
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Whisper Mountain Outbreak - Developed by Toge Productions
Escape room meets co-op survival horror. The year is 1998, and an ancient curse has been unleashed, trapping everyone on Mount Bisik. Alone or with up to 4 players, you must explore, find clues, figure out a way to escape.
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Adventure Forge - Developed by Endless Adventures Incorporated
Craft branching narratives, build isometric RPGs, design puzzles, and publish to the world — all without writing a single line of code.
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Exark - Developed by Robot Cat Limited
Exark is an engine builder about building a city aboard a gigantic ark-ship. Construct buildings, staff them with crew members, and maximise your ark's resource production by exploiting powerful synergies.
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Mars Attracts - Developed by Outlier
Mars Attracts is a park management sim set in the iconic universe of Mars Attacks™. Play as the devious Martians as you construct detailed enclosures, manage staff, and most importantly - abduct and experiment on humans!
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Modulus - Developed by Happy Volcano
Modulus is a creative factory automation game where you design not just the systems, but construct the very building blocks themselves. No enemies, no timers, just you, your machines, and the quiet satisfaction of optimizing beautiful, efficient factories.
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Neon Inferno - Developed by Zenovia Interactive
NYC 2055: a city beyond salvation. Blast your way through this dense cyberpunk jungle in NEON INFERNO, an explosive fusion of 2D run-and-gun and gallery-shooter, and help the Family dominate its streets!
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Painted in Blood - Developed by Madcraft
Trapped in the haunting realm of an artist's twisted nightmare, engage in intense combat with grotesque enemies and monsters. Experience unpredictable horror events that unfold dynamically, seamlessly blending classic retro FPS elements with modern elements.
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Rogue Eclipse - Developed by HUSKRAFTS
Spaceflight action for the new age! Push your piloting skills to the ultimate test, blast and burn your way through swarms of starfighters, merciless armadas and colossal behemoths in an epic roguelike campaign that spans the cosmos.
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Scriptorium: Master of Manuscripts - Developed by Yaza Games
Run your manuscript workshop, receive orders to illustrate medieval books, decorate them any way you like, send them back to clients to get paid, and unlock new jobs, decorations, and items.
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Shadows of Chroma Tower - Developed by Double Dash Studios
Shadows of Chroma Tower mixes together the best features of Dungeon Crawlers and ARPGs. Choose between steel, wit and magic to face hordes of enemies and huge bosses in PvE dungeons while participating in Asynchronous PvP modes.
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The Lacerator - Developed by Games From The Abyss
Lose a limb? You’ll adapt in THE LACERATOR! A titillating mix of survival horror and trashy 80’s film.
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Truckful - Developed by MythicOwl
Drive your pickup truck through seemingly peaceful countryside valleys, deliver much-needed goods to local townsfolk and unravel the small town mystery.
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Verho - Developed by Kasur Games
Verho, a Dark RPG following the tradition of the King’s Field series, takes place after the catastrophic Era of Solitude, where masks have become the only protection against the Curse of Faces. Travel to the land of Yariv, find the source of this scourge and face its dangers.
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Alabaster Dawn - Developed by Radical Fish Games
Break Nyx’s curse and guide humanity's rebirth in this top-down 2.5D Action RPG from the creators of CrossCode. Battle enemies with stylish combos, wield multiple divine weapons, solve intriguing puzzles and explore a changing world.
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Battle Suit Aces - Developed by Trinket Studios
Battle Suit Aces is a charming card-battling RPG. You'll recruit, befriend, and upgrade your mech pilots on a heartfelt hunt for fabled alien superweapons: the Relic Suits.
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Curiosmos - Developed by Céline & the Silly Stars
Curiosmos is a cozy space sim where you build your own solar system by hand, crafting planets, moons, gravity, atmosphere, and even life!
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darkwebSTREAMER - Developed by We Have Always Lived In The Forest
Become an occult streamer on a 90s dark internet in this horror RPG sim. Experience a fully procedurally generated world and endless sinister stories as you grow your stream, surf the web, perform rituals, make hard choices, manage your stats and try to survive your increasingly haunted apartment.
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Demon Bluff - Developed by UmiArt
The cards lie! In this single-player social deduction game, you've gathered all the villagers for a ritual to find out who is Evil. The Demons will lie and try to deceive you.
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ARSONATE - Developed by Nash
Outwit the HOST in a death game where fire spreads with each flip of a card. Be the last to burn. Do you fear death?
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Berserk B.I.T.S - Developed by Berserk Boy Games
Berserk B.I.T.S is an idle-rpg, auto-battler, chip-collecting game that runs on your desktop. Let your B.I.T do battle and collect items. Collect, Customize and Level up to take down intense Virus bosses!
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Bytebond - Developed by DVD Unicorns
Split Fiction meets Portal! Bytebond is an electrifying online & couch co-op puzzle game that challenges you to regain control over an infected CPU. -
Demon Tides - Developed by Fabraz
Explore the open seas and uncover the kingdom's dark secrets as you expressively platform your way across dozens of locales, upgrading your gear every step of the way!
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Sledding Game - Developed by The Sledding Corporation
Sledding Game is a multiplayer snowsports hangout game with proximity chat. Go sledding, relax and see what else there is to do.
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We Grew Up in War - Developed by Charles Games
Follow three interwoven stories of kids growing up in the midst of armed conflicts in Bosnia, Ukraine, and Syria. Based on real testimonies, this emotional narrative adventure reveals the power of child’s imagination.
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White Knuckle - Developed by Dark Machine Games
White Knuckle is a first-person roguelite speed-climbing game. Ascend through the guts of SUB-STRUCTURE 17 using precision movement mechanics.
About offbrand games
Making cool games before we're all dead! offbrand is a creator-led indie publisher doing things differently. Developers are creators too, and offbrand believes everyone should own the value they help create. offbrand distills each game to what makes it truly special and then uses its creative/marketing expertise to share that with the world.
About Open Sauce
A celebration of makers and creators, Open Sauce is an annual convention focused on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) held at the Cow Palace in Daly City.