Indie game devs band together to show off hidden RPG, FPS, and roguelike games all because a “Gamescom trailer is more than $100k”

My favorite games showcase of the summer hasn’t come from Gamescom or the Summer Game Fest – it’s come courtesy of a new Twitter trend that has indie developers showing off the games that they can’t afford to platform at these big events. 

The text is always the same: “Gamescom trailer is more than 100k dollars, so here is a [gif/video/trailer].” But the occasional joy of trends like these is that the games getting swept alongside the viral trend couldn’t be more different to one another – paranormal horrors sit next to cute cat games in the algorithm – so here’s a rundown of a few highlights.