Summer Game Fest Unity Games Recap
Summer Game Fest is one of the most exciting weeks in gaming. Across more than a dozen flagship events and partner and community showcases, it delivers a relentless stream of announcements across every genre and platform. This year's edition was no different - and for Unity developers, it was a particularly big week. From world premieres to release date announcements, games built on Unity showed up across nearly every showcase. Here's a roundup of the most notable Unity game announcements from Summer Game Fest 2026
Day of the Devs is one of the longest-running and most respected indie showcases in the industry, shining a spotlight on some of the most exciting and creative indie games on the horizon. We were proud to be a sponsor of this year's showcase and to have our logo featured alongside so many incredible Unity games: from zombie-infested waterparks to road-trip RPGs, co-op roguelikes, and deeply personal narrative adventures, Unity developers once again proved they're making some of the most inventive games in the industry. Check out every Unity game from the show below, and add them all to your wishlist from our Steam Curator page.
Lazy River by Mike, Kevan, Jake, Joel, Karlee
World Premiere
A co-op adventure at the galaxy's most unregulated waterpark. Some guy peed in the pool, and the pee mixed with the space water and turned everybody into zombies… Except you and your friends. Build a raft, ride down the Lazy River, and escape before you run out of hot dogs! Coming to early access 2027.
Super Yooka-Laylee Kart by Playtonic Games
World Premiere
The most skilful, expressive and explosive racer built around mastery, rivalry, and revenge-fuelled comebacks. Race through a solo campaign, compete against rivals online, or create your own custom race setups and challenge your friends.
Slap Out Of It! by Turbo Button
World Premiere
A slap-and-solve adventure that stretches your wits and your noodly arms in all directions. Explore impossible towers where every floor is a comedy sandbox of secrets. Meet strange characters and solve (or add to) their problems with a personal touch. The power to change everything is in your hands.
Apple Crumble by Happy Broccoli Games
World Premiere
It’s your grandma’s 84th birthday party and nobody is trying to murder her. Stop suspecting your family members, and don’t worry about the strange man in your bedroom. A new creepy-cozy mystery thriller from the creators of Duck Detective.
Screenbound by Crescent Moon Games, Radical Forge
Releasing September 10, demo available now
Screenbound lets you discover a dual reality through the Qboy! Navigate challenging puzzles and battle through multiple levels in a blend of 2D and 3D platforming that creates the world’s first '5D' platformer.
33 Immortals by Thunder Lotus
Available June 10
33 Immortals is a co-op action-roguelike for 33 players. Jump straight into runs, solo or with friends. Battle hordes of monsters, defeat massive bosses, and grow stronger each run. Use in-game emotes to coordinate and combine powers with your fellow rebels, and face the Wrath of God, together.
SHOT ONE FIGHTERS by Red Moon Workshop
New gameplay footage and kickstarter
SHOT ONE FIGHTERS is a roguelite 2.5D fighting game. Pick your fighter. Build your moveset and grow more powerful. Discover powerful and cursed artifacts. Fight your way out of a universe Paradox is eating alive.
Bub by Paperfrog
World Premiere
A narrative adventure game about turning your memories into art while you still can. Made with slashes of ink and paint and thousands of cut paper pieces, Bub is a deeply personal, living, breathing game world.
Ithaca by The Pixel Hunt
World Premiere and Kickstarter
Ithaca is a narrative road-trip with RPG elements about environmental resistance. You play as Penelope, a young environmental rights lawyer, as she drives towards the most important decision she'll ever have to make.
Prove you’re Human by sunset visitor 斜陽過客
Behind the scenes video
An AI dares to dream she is human. You've been hired to put her in her place.
Join narrative designer Pinki Li and artist Daniel Beaulieu at developer Sunset Visitor as they discuss the creation of Mesa, the A.I. at the center of Prove You're Human, in this new video for the upcoming first-person narrative adventure game. What served as their inspiration? How did they animate the distinctive look of her face? How did they integrate the writing, animation, and programming to bring Mesa to life…all to task players with dispelling her of these illusions? Check out the video to find out.
A Big Week for Game Announcements
Day of the Devs wasn't the only place to find exciting Unity game news at Summer Game Fest 2026. Throughout the week, studios shared announcements and updates across a range of showcases. Here's a roundup of more Unity games we're looking forward to:
Bad Magpie (Milktooth Games) was announced at the Xbox Games Showcase and is coming in 2027.
lily's world XD (SonderingEmily) announced that a playable demo is available now, featured in the Women-Led Games Showcase.
Am I Nima (HO! Games) was featured in the Story-Rich Showcase and announced a release date of October 8, 2026.
Shroom and Gloom (Team Lazerbeam) was featured at the PC Gaming Show, where a new demo was announced alongside confirmation that the game is coming to Early Access in 2026.
Big Walk (House House) was featured in the June 2026 Nintendo Direct and announced a release date of August 4, 2026.
To stay up to date on the latest Unity-made games, follow our Official Steam Curator or keep up with us on Instagram. Wishlist your favorites and stay tuned for more.