Chicory Dev Announces Pokémon-Inspired Volleyball And More From Day Of The Devs

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Double Fine's annual Day of the Devs events and live streams have become an impressive source of unique indie titles. This year's Summer Games Fest-adjacent live stream was no exception with updates on titles we're already excited about (like Hyper Light Breaker), new game announcements from developers with impressive resumes (like Beastieball), and completely new experiences that we can't wait to get our hands on (like Helskate). You can see everything that was announced and shown below.

Beastieball has a simple premise: what if, instead of battling, Pokémon just wanted to play volleyball? In this turn-based RPG, explore an open world, befriend monsters called Beasties, and recruit them to your Beastieball team. Beasties have relationships with each other as well, gaining access to different abilities if they're besties, rivals, or whatever else. The next game from the makers of Wandersong and Chicory: A Colorful Tale is out next year.

We're fully aware of Hyper Light Breaker (check out our big, four-page feature on the game in the Diablo IV issue of the magazine), but Day of the Devs shared new gameplay footage from the game as well as commentary from creator Alx Preston. The game will be entering early access later this year.

This title comes from a Transylvania-based developer and is a game about leaving your childhood home and the relaxing process of packing up your life for the next stage.

Viewfinder is another title we're already familiar with, but Day of the Devs offered an extended look at its impressive perspective-shifting gameplay.

The Day of the Devs team actually reached out to the developer of Hauntii to feature its game in the show. In the game, you play as a ghost who is able to haunt various objects in