Everything Announced At The April 2026 Triple-i Initiative

The Triple-i Initiative has quickly become one of the premier indie game showcases, and today’s edition featured 40 announcements ranging from new reveals to updates on announced projects. If you didn’t watch the presentation, here’s a quick recap of every announcement and trailer in one easy spot. 

 

Alabaster Dawn 

Release: May 7 (Early Access)

Alabaster Dawn is the next action RPG from the developer of CrossCode, and a new trailer gives a fresh look at the title and reveals a May 7 launch for Steam Early Access.

 

Alkahest

Release: TBA

This first gameplay reveal for Alkahest reveals the fantasy adventure’s brutal first-person combat, alchemy abilities, and destructible, physics-driven environments.

 

Away Team 

Release: TBA

The next game by Klei Entertainment is a follow-up to Oxygen Not Included. Like that game, the game is a space colony sim where players must survive a reactive world. Today’s trailer revealed Away Team will feature multiplayer, as well as a single-player playtest.

 

Barotrauma: Home & Harbor Expansion

Release: Fall 2026

The 2023 submarine sim has a big expansion, Home & Harbor, introducing a new faction, outpost ownership, and building and management.

 

Brotato: Primal Dread DLC

Release: Summer 2026

Brotato’s Primal Dread DLC takes players to the jungle to battle its vicious inhabitants.

 

Cairn: On the Trail DLC

Release: Summer 2026

The Game Baker’s well-received narrative climbing game is getting free DLC this summer; the first of several free expansions, in fact. On the Trail introduces new climbing locations, water soloing, and the ability to play as Marco.  

 

Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse 

Release: 2026

The next mainline Castlevania game (a direct sequel to Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse) by the creators of Dead Cells has a new gameplay trailer and developer insights.

 

CloverPit: ‘Unholy Fusion’ DLC & Free Update Shadowdropped

Release: Today

If you managed to walk away from the hit slot machine roguelite CloverPit, its Unholy Fusion DLC may entice you to come back. It introduces 30 new charm fusions, new memory cards, synergies, modifiers, and regular charms. The base game is also getting an update that introduces leaderboards.

 

Crop (World Premiere)

Release: TBA

Crop is a dark farming thriller where players control a man who has been abducted and bound to a dying farm. The only way to survive is to grow and harvest crops while working to solve the mystery behind your captors.

 

Dead As Disco 

Release: May 5 (Early Access)

Dead as Disco is a neon-drenched rhythm-based action game that recently impressed us. Players control Charlie Disco, a fallen icon who must battle his ex-bandmates and music legends to reclaim his spotlight to the beat of licensed songs and even tracks uploaded by the player.

 

Don’t Starve Elsewhere (World Premiere)

Release: TBA

Klei Entertainment is back (again!) with a new Don’t Starve title. Like the previous game, you must survive a hostile environment alone or with friends by building and maintaining a home base, gathering resources, and hunting food so that you…Well, you know.

 

Everwind: The First Ascent Update

Release: May

Everwind launched into Early Access last month, and the first-person survival RPG is getting its first update next month. The First Ascent adds new challenges, enemies, customization options, and gear, all inspired by community feedback.

 

Far Far West

Release: April 28 (Early Access)

Far Far West comes from the creators of Pumpkin Jack and Akimbot, and is a co-op horde shooter with players (up to four) controlling robot cowboy bounty hunters to take on contracts to hunt down dangerous targets. Teamwork is required, but despite being a multiplayer title, the game does not have seasonal passes or microtransactions.

 

Final Sentence 

Release: Today

This Squid Game-esque battle royale sees players trapped in a hangar with only a typewriter in front of them and an armed goon next to them. Surviving means typing quickly and correctly. Make a mistake, and you’ll be shot and eliminated. Up to 40 players can compete together or in private matches with 2-8 friends.

 

Frostrail

Release: 2026

Frostrail is described as a ruthless survival first-person shooter that can be played solo or in co-op. Player must explore the frigid remains of a collapsed empire, scavenging supplies to craft gear and battle threats. You can even manage a train! Curious players can sign up to participate in Frostrail’s first playtest, which begins on April 16.

 

Graveyard Keeper 2 (World Premiere)

Release: TBA

Graveyard Keeper may best be described as “Stardew Valley in a cemetery”, and its sequel builds and expands on that formula. Players craft, trade, optimize supply chains, and manage their graveyard while sending undead expeditions to reclaim and revive the city. To celebrate this reveal, the original Graveyard Keeper will be available for free on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC for a limited time.

 

Long Gone

Release: 2027

Long Gone is a story-driven adventure about surviving a zombie-ridden post-apocalyptic suburban neighborhood. You investigate ruined homes for useful items, solve puzzles, and do everything to avoid becoming a zombie yourself.

 

Lost Castle 2 

Release: June 11

Lost Castle 2 is a 2D roguelite beat ‘em up that first launched in Steam Early Access in 2024. Today, we learned that the game is going 1.0 in June and a new trailer shows off its colorful action.

 

Lost Railway (World Premiere)

Release: TBA

Lost Railway is the first 2D co-op “quota” horror where up to four friends work together to survive a post-apocalyptic world aboard a train that must never stop. This squad of cute animals will explore abandoned stations for supplies and battle enemies while racing against a mutation to fill a quota that keeps the train moving.

 

Machine Party (World Premiere)

Release: Summer 2026

Machine Party is the next game from Buckshot Roulette creator Mike Klubnika and partner GDeavid and is a collection of violent mini-games; think Mario Party for angry sickos. Friends compete in twisted, high-stakes games for survival.

 

Neverway

Release: October 2026

Neverway is a moody adventure starring Fiona, a depressed woman who quits her office job and starts over on a farm, where she then becomes the immortal herald of a dead god. The adventure blends gameplay of top-down Zelda with farming and life-sim mechanics, as you’ll make friends, pay your debt, and battle nightmarish horrors. Read more about today’s news here.

 

Over the Hill

Release: 2026

This follow-up to Art of Rally is a relaxing off-road exploration game that’s less about racing and more about enjoying the quiet thrill of getting lost together. Players hop behind the wheels of vintage 4x4s to traverse various outdoor terrains inspired by real locations. Today’s trailer revealed a closed playtest will run from April 24-26 on Steam.

 

Prove You’re Human (World Premiere)

Release: TBA

The next game from Sunset Traveler, the team behind the critically acclaimed 1000xResist, looks like another fascinating sci-fi narrative adventure. The game centers on an AI that believes it is human, with players controlling a human who uploads her consciousness into the machine to prove the AI wrong. You can read more about this announcement here.

 

Rift of the Necrodancer: Undertale Music Pack

Release: Today

Fans of the Guitar Hero-esque Rift of the Necrodancer can now rock out to one of the best video game soundtracks of all time, Undertale, thanks to a new themed music pack.

 

Risk of Rain 2: Hallowed Concepts DLC (World Premiere)

Release: TBA

This new expansion for Risk of Rain 2 sees survivors fighting through haunting new regions of Petrichor V. They’ll take on new enemies and discover never-before-seen powers.

 

Romestead

Release: May 26 (Early Access)

Romstead is an action-adventure survival town-building game where players must rebuild Rome. They’ll also battle legendary enemies as they expand Rome’s borders, either alone or with the help of friends.

 

Shift At Midnight

Release: May 28

Shift at Midnight is an online co-op detective horror game about managing a gas station in the middle of the night. The kicker is that some of your strange customers are not human, but rather doppelgangers who, if you fail to identify them, will try to kill you. Working alone or with up to two other players, you’ll work to fortify the gas station from these invading creatures when identifying them first fails.

 

Sledding Game

Release: April 30 (Early Access)

Sledding Game is a silly multiplayer hangout game where you race down hills as cute frogs. You can do silly tricks thanks to the ragdoll physics, and proximity chat lets you laugh at your friends when they wipe out.

 

Solarpunk

Release: June 8

Those looking for a chill farming/crafting game with a high-tech edge should give Solarpunk a look. Alone or together with your friends, you can create buildings, grow food, and explore floating islands on an airship. Of course, sunlight is used as a primary energy source for your contraptions.

 

SpaceCraft

Release: May 20 (Early Access)

This online space exploration and building game lets players explore a vast galaxy of solar systems, mine and craft resources, build ships, engage in trading, and more.

 

Starseeker: Astroneer Expeditions

Release: 2026

This spin-off of the Astroneer universe places a larger focus on discovery and co-op exploration. An open Beta coming to PS5, Xbox, and PC in April.

 

Super Battle Golf (Console)

Release: Summer 2026

Super Battle Golf, an online 1-8 player golf game where everyone plays at the same time, is coming to consoles this summer after launching on PC in February. Golfers can sabotage their friend’s plays by hitting them with their ball, running them down using the golf cart, and other golf-related shenanigans.

 

Temtem: Pioneers (World Premiere)

Release: TBA

This new spin-off of the creature-collecting MMO blends survival gameplay with fast-paced action. The game takes place in a new region called Downbelow, where players will encounter wild Temtem and build a home.

 

The Lift 

Release: 2027

The Lift draws inspiration from Soviet science fiction, with players controlling a handyman renovating a giant research facility. Along the way, you’ll encounter reality-distorting phenomena and other supernatural events while performing what would normally be mundane repair work. Today’s trailer confirms The Lift will also come to PlayStation and Xbox as well as PC.

 

Thick as Thieves

Release: May 20

The immersive sim co-op heist game got a new trailer and a May 20 release date. You can read more about the news here.

 

Too Deep to Quit (World Premiere)

Release: 2026

Join a group of friends as you control puppet-like treasure hunters exploring ancient tombs filled with bobby traps. If the traps don’t get you, a backstabbing friend probably will.

 

Valor Mortis

Release: Fall 2026

Valor Mortis is a first-person Soulslike from the creators of Ghostrunner that serves as a reimagining of the Napoleonic Wars with a supernatural twist. Players control a resurrected soldier from Napoleon’s army who commands otherworldly abilities to battle a mysterious plague sweeping Europe.

 

Warhammer Survivors 

Release Date: 2026

Warhammer Survivors is exactly what it sounds like: a Warhammer-themed take on the gameplay of Vampire Survivors. Today’s trailer reveals new playable characters and the reveal that the game is also coming to consoles.

 

We Were Here Tomorrow 

Release: 2026

The next entry in the co-op puzzle-solving series has a new demo that you can play…right now!

 

Windrose 

Release: April 14 (Early Access)

Would-be pirates can sail the high seas in Windrose, a survival adventure set in an alternative Age of Piracy. game. Players, alone or in co-op, can gather resources to build bases and other structures while battling rival pirates in sword, gun, or ship battles.