The 2024 Wholesome Direct aired on June 8, 2024, featuring over 70 cozy, uplifting games from indie and renown developers worldwide. As it is now a regular staple of the Summer Games Fest , the showcase spotlighted exclusive announcements, release date reveals, demo reveals, and platform announcements for a variety of games. This year also featured four shadowdrops, which included Kamaeru a frog refuge, POOOOL, The Palace on the Hill, and Tracks of Thought. Below is a full list of games shown at the Wholesome Direct 2024. Some games did not receive platforms or release windows, which has been noted in the recap list.
All Games Showcased at 2024 Wholesome Direct:
- Afterlove EP – Q3 2024 | PC, Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X
- Albatroz – 2024 | PC, PS5, Xbox Series X, Consoles
- The August Before – TBD | PC & Itch.io
- Boreas – TBD | PC
- Broken Lens – July 22, 2024 | PC
- Building Relationships – TBD | PC, Itch.io, Consoles, TBD
- Caravan SandWitch – 2024 | PC, Nintendo Switch, PS5
- Catto’s Post Office – TBD | PC
- Crab God – June 20, 2024 | PC
- Critter Cafe – TBD | PC & Nintendo Switch
- Curiosmos – TBDÂ | PC, TBD
- Dawnfolk – TBD | PC, Nintendo Switch, TBD
- Discounty – 2025 | PC, Nintendo Switch, PS5, Xbox Series X
- Dragon Shelter – TBD | PC, Consoles, TBD
- Dungeons of Hinterberg – July 18, 2024 | PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X
- EbiTapes – TBD | PC
- Été – July 23, 2024 | PC
- FantasticHaven – Q3 2024 | PC
- Freeride – TBD | PC & Nintendo Switch
- Fruitbus – 2024 | PC & Consoles
- Garden of the Sea – TBD | PC & Nintendo Switch
- Goodlands – TBD | PC & Itch.io
- Great God Grove – 2024 | PC
- Hello Again – 2025 | PC
- Hermit and Pig – TBD | PC & Consoles
- Hirocato – The Delivery Hero – TBD | PC & Consoles
- ILA: A Frosty Glide – | PC, Itch.io, Consoles
- Into The Emberlands – 2024| PC, TBD
- Kamaeru, a frog refuge – Out Now | PC, Itch.io, Nintendo Switch
- Katsl – TBD | PC
- Kitsune Tails – August 1, 2024 | PC & Itch.io
- Kulebra and the Souls of Limbo – TBD | PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X
- Letter Bunny – TBD | PC
- Littlelands – TBD | PC
- Lost and Found Co. – TBD | PC, Apple Arcade, iOS, Android, Consoles, TBD
- Map Map – A Game About Maps – TBD | PC
- Magical Bakery – 2024 | PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Consoles
- Minami Lane – TBD | PC & Nintendo Switch
- Monterona – TBD | PC
- Moonstone Island – June 19, 2024 | Nintendo Switch
- Music Power Up – Q4 2024 | PC, Apple Arcade, iOS, Android
- Mythmatch – TBD | PC & Consoles
- Nom Nom: Cozy Forest Café – TBD | PC, Apple Arcade, iOS, Android, Consoles
- Omachapon – TBD | Nintendo Switch
- On Your Tail – 2024 | PC & Nintendo Switch
- OPUS: Prism Peak – TBD | PC
- The Palace on the Hill – Out Now | PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Apple Arcade, iOS, Android
- Petit Island – 2024 | PC, Nintendo Switch, PS5, Xbox Series X, Consoles
- Pine: A Story of Loss – TBD | PC, Nintendo Switch, Mobile
- Playdate – Out Now | Playdate
- POOOOL – Out Now | PC
- Pretty coo’ – TBD | Itch.io
- Pup Champs – TBD | PC, TBD
- Ringo’s Roundup – TBD | PC, Nintendo Switch, Apple Arcade, iOS, Android
- Rolling Hills – Out Now | PC
- Rooster – Q1 2025 | PC, Consoles
- Sally – TBD | PC & Nintendo Switch
- Screenbound – TBD | PC, Consoles
- Sopa – The Tale of the Stolen Potato – August 2, 2024 | PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X
- Space Sprouts – TBD | PC
- Spilled! – TBD | PC
- The Star Named EOS – TBD | PC, Nintendo Switch, PS5, Xbox Series X
- Squeakross: Home Squeak Home – TBD | PC
- Tidy Cauldron – 2024 | PC & Itch.io
- Times & Galaxy – June 21, 2024 | PC, Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X
- Tiny Bookshop – TBD | Steam, TBD
- Tiny Lands 2 – TBD | PC & Nintendo Switch
- Tiny Tires – TBD | PC & Itch.io
- Tracks of Thought – Out Now | PC
- Travellers Rest – TBD, Early Access Now | PC
- Tukoni: Forest Keepers – TBD | PC, Consoles
- Umami Grove – 2024 | PC
- Undusted: Ketters from the past – TBD | PC, TBD
- Usagi Shima – Out Now | iOS & Android
- Wax Heads – TBD | PC, TBD
- While Waiting – TBD | PC, Apple Arcade, iOS, Android
Here is the full presentation below:
Fans can also check out the 2023 Wholesome Direct game roundup, which featured over 60 indie games.
Published: Jun 8, 2024 01:01 pm