PAX East 2026 Wrap-Up

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Dave recaps 13 indie games that he played on the PAX East 2026 show floor.

TIMESTAMPS

• 0:00 Intro
• 0:25 The Secret of Weepstone
• 2:05 Throwback! Jai-Alai Heroes
• 2:59 Canvas City
• 3:51 DREADMOOR
• 5:03 Fractured Blooms
• 6:20 GNAW
• 7:31 Valor Mortis
• 8:32 Well Dweller
• 9:39 Never's End
• 11:17 ZWAARD
• 12:15 Project Lexa
• 13:37 Backyard Baseball
• 15:20 Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon
• 16:31 Wrap-Up
• 17:06 More Indie Game Coverage!
• 17:52 Outro and How to Support

Game links:

• The Secret of Weepstone- https://store.steampowered.com/app/3702100/The_Secret_of_Weepstone/
• Throwback! Jai-Alai Heroes- https://www.astrocrow.com/throwback
• Canvas City https://store.steampowered.com/app/3226830/Canvas_City/
• DREADMOOR https://store.steampowered.com/app/3629430/DREADMOOR/
• Fractured Blooms https://store.steampowered.com/app/3730310/Fractured_Blooms/
• GNAW https://store.steampowered.com/app/2306490/GNAW/
• Valor Mortis https://store.steampowered.com/app/2828710/Valor_Mortis/
• Well Dweller https://store.steampowered.com/app/3699590/Well_Dweller/
• Never's End https://store.steampowered.com/app/1999930/Nevers_End/
• ZWAARD https://store.steampowered.com/app/2251170/ZWAARD/
• Project Lexa https://store.steampowered.com/app/3162890/Project_Lexa/
• Backyard Baseball https://store.steampowered.com/app/3935020/Backyard_Baseball/
• Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon https://store.steampowered.com/app/1466060/Tainted_Grail_The_Fall_of_Avalon/

Music used:

• High Above the Land (The Flying Machine)- Jake Kaufman (Shovel Knight)
• Various tracks from The 16-Bit Starter Pack, composed by Bert Cole [bitbybitsound.com](bitbybitsound.com)

For more PAX and indie game coverage, check out:

• https://theindieinformer.com/
• https://www.sixoneindie.com/
• https://nosmallgames.com/
• https://funandgames.libsyn.com/
• https://youtube.com/@crossplayconvos
  
• https://youtube.com/@danomak
  
• https://leftbehindgame.club/
• https://youtube.com@NOLAnerdcast
  
• https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/pixelspectrum/
• https://www.gamesandwich.com/
• https://www.buzzsprout.com/747596
• https://kzum.org/podcasts/underplayed/
• https://youtube.com@CGDannyB
  
• https://youtube.com@Kimchica
  
• https://bossrush.net/
• https://passthecontroller.io/
• https://www.gamerheadspodcast.com/
• https://www.youtube.com/@PSTrophyRoom
  
• https://datewithuspodcast.podbean.com/
• https://epiloguegaming.com/
• https://somanygames.co.uk/
• https://dotzip.online/
• https://skyboxcritics.com/
• https://www.quitthebuild.com/1h1d

Cover art by Jack Allen- find him at https://linktr.ee/JackAllenCaricatures