Live: Watch Today's ID@Xbox Indie Showcase Event Here

Reveals, Game Pass news & more

by Fraser Gilbert Tue 10th Aug 2021

Update: The show has now finished, and we've recapped all of it in our roundup here at Pure Xbox!

Original story: Welcome! Today marks the return of the Xbox Indie Showcase event for a second time, set to feature "tons of independent titles" including brand new game announcements, as well as Xbox Game Pass news.

"Fans will also get a chance to see the latest and hear from teams working on The Artful Escape, OlliOlli World, Library of Ruina, and RPG Time to name a few – and of course, an ID@Xbox show wouldn’t be complete without some Xbox Game Pass news and announcements! Oh yeah, did we also mention that there will be some live game demos too?"

The event is set to begin at 9am PT / 12pm ET / 5pm GMT / 6pm CET. It could be a long one!

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19:09

And... we're all done! Thanks for tuning in, folks.

If you missed anything, we'll be recapping all the key reveals on the website.

19:02

Looks like we're finishing the event with another look at The Artful Escape, which is also coming to Xbox Game Pass!

18:54

If you've just tuned in, we're currently looking at an extended demo of sci-fi game Spacelines from the Far Out.

18:37

Stardew Valley announced as coming to Game Pass! No date yet.

18:29

We're moving on to a chat with the creator of Stardew Valley!

18:27

In case you missed those Game Pass titles, they were Aragami 2 (Sep 17), Pathfinder: Wrath & Righteous (March 1, 2022), Pupperazi (Coming Soon) and Evil Genius 2: World Domination (Q4, 2021)

18:18

Now for the Game Pass games!

18:06

Now for a chat with the director of The Vale: Shadow of the Crown, an audio-based adventure heading to Xbox next week!

18:00

Well, just the one trailer for now. But The Big Con looks great!

17:56

Back to the trailers! We're kicking off with a new look at The Big Con.

17:38

Now it's time for a gameplay demo of Aeon Drive.

17:20

Sam & Max Save The World Remastered is available TODAY on Xbox!

17:19

And now it's Sam and Max time!

17:19

We also saw two visually intriguing trailers for The Legend of Wright (also coming this Winter) and Inked: A Tale of Love, arriving August 27.

17:19

OlliOlli World the main focus of the trailers there, getting a character creator feature and 120fps support when it arrives this Winter.

17:10

We just saw three trailers there for Lightyear Frontier, The Wandering Village and Lab Rat. All looking good!

17:06

Rest assured we'll have a roundup of everything at the conclusion of today's event, so if you miss anything, don't worry!

17:04

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16:46

Hello and welcome to today's Xbox Indie Showcase!

The event is set to begin at 9am PT / 12pm ET / 5pm GMT / 6pm CET, and if it's anything like last time, it could last for a few hours!

Sit back, relax and say hello in the chat!

They weren't speaking Japanese in the game though

@splooshdmg thanks!

Yeah hopefully

SplooshDmg said:

Yeah, I think we're out in the rain on those. Might be saving them for Gamescom

I doubt they'll be showing The Gunk or Scorn though

SplooshDmg said:

I'm sure those are hopefully the good stuff

SplooshDmg said:

Nothing major. Still two reveals to go. So I

Have they announced any thing?

TanaD said:

Not sure they even understand the concept of pacing at this point.

Yeah, it started out great with a bunch of trailers but it quickly descended into an onslaught of interviews

just tuned in, seems like they haven't learned from last time regarding the pacing

SplooshDmg said:

All I want is Stardew Valley 2.

Trmn8r said:

Lol dude seriously, heavily applying lotion?

Trmn8r said:

Celeste Gaiden

Haha

Trmn8r said:

Bummer...

She's back now haha

Trmn8r said:

Bummer...

Lol they lost Stawburry

Well they talked a lot in the last showcase so that's probably why

LTSarge lololol Their comments have me wondering if their chat is already filled up with people complaining about all the talking.

Trmn8r said:

Planet of Lana could really be something special. Digging the Ghibli look. Curious to see what the gameplay ends up like.

Well at least they're self-aware

These games look fantastic with a lot of modern art styles and effects. I have not seen much I want to play but they have all been visually compelling,

Trmn8r said:

Lots of pencil pad/papercraft type indies

Trmn8r said:

Strawburry pretending she has even heard of Sam & Max before

Oh wow in two weeks

SplooshDmg said:

Good. I liked games 25 years ago.

Trmn8r said:

I mean, it's indie games @teraflop797 Most are gonna look that way

teraflop797 said:

the games look like they were made 25 years ago

I'm actually looking forward to the Sarah Bond interview. She's steadily becoming the second most prominent icon of Xbox after Phil, at least for me.

Trmn8r said:

Muted until next batch of trailers

Trmn8r said:

Uggh, can't stand streamer personalities. Especially, paid for, promoter ones...

Well that's a huge improvement compared to last showcase. Shorter and there's a schedule, nice!

Yep, only two hours (thankfully)

SplooshDmg said:

Seems that way

Wait it's only 2 hours this time?

I'm glad they put up a schedule early. It is a good reminder that Xbox sometimes puts on these weird boring events and it is best to wait for the recaps.

Trmn8r said:

These polls are incredibly cringeworthy cheesy. It's like it was made by a soccer mom who is trying to be hip with her kids and thinks she knows what they are into...