So this seemed like a good idea at first… watch a few Not E3 trailers and shows, pick out the ones that look interesting, post them to the blog. But. They. Did. Not. Stop. So, SO many trailers. (and this isn’t even including Sony and Microsoft!) To be totally honest, there was simply too much for a Not E3 event. I watched it all because I’m an idiot and said I would. But for the average person? It is the literal definition of overkill. For next years Not E3, there needs to be far fewer games shown. The purpose of Not E3 is to replace old E3. This not only replaced E3 it created several more E3 like events, replaced those, then replaced the replacements with more Not E3 content. That said, there are just a ridiculous amount of cool looking games coming out in the next 18 months or so, many of which are highlighted below. I’m sure I missed a few this Not E3 season so feel free to jump on our socials and let me know. With that out of the way, here are my selections from all of the Not E3 week 2 shows broken down as best as I can remember. And if you want to play these Not E3 games, we have a ton of nice ways to do so. No you're not crazy, this is the same opening as part 1. Not E3 has broken me.

Cozy Direct

Is This Seat Taken? - Is This Seat Taken? is a logic puzzle game where you play matchmaker for groups of hilariously particular people. Each character has pet peeves that make seating them a delightful challenge. Find the perfect spot for each person to unlock new levels in this cozy, silly, and relatable experience.

MakeRoom - Decorate miniature dioramas, create your own furniture pieces, and fulfill design requests like a cozy room for cats, a moody hideaway for a vampire, and more!

Ambrose Niflette and the Gleaned Bell - In this stop-motion inspired adventure, play as detective Ambroise Niflette in the thrilling investigation of the search for the stolen bell in a mysterious village.

Winter Burrow - Winter Burrow is a cozy woodland survival game about a mouse returning home to restore their childhood burrow. Explore, gather resources, craft, knit warm sweaters, bake pies and meet the locals.

Haunted Paws - Haunted Paws is a Cozy Coop Horror game where you will play as two Puppies trying to rescue their human friend in a haunted mansion. Create your puppy, explore spooky environments and defeat evil creatures in an action packed adventure!

Everdeep Aurora - An ongoing apocalyptic meteor shower has forced the world’s population to settle underground. As Shell, a feline child who awakens to find her mother missing, drill downward from the surface layer through a tile-based underground and discover the Everdeep.

All Will Rise - The river is a god, and they killed it. It’s time for ordinary people to hold them to account. Manage your team. Mix with ecoterrorists and godmen. Build your deck, follow leads and find allies. Make your case, and win the battle for the future.

Out and About - A cozy foraging adventure about the magic of real-life plants! Identify and gather wild plants and fungi, cook tasty recipes, master herbal remedies, and rebuild your community after a devastating storm.

Women Led Games Showcase 2025

Will: Follow the Light - Dive into a realistic, single-player, first-person journey through the harsh northern latitudes as you sail endless waters, searching for a way back to your loved ones. Will you follow the light?

Fallen Tear: Tue Ascension - Fallen Tear is a combat and exploration driven 2D animated metroidvania. Find Fated Bonds to help you on your journey as you fight and free beasts and gods alike. Discover hidden paths, secrets, and challenges as the world dynamically transforms in response to player actions.

Crescent County - Crash headfirst into this witch-tech open world, drifting and driving on the back of your new motorbroom. Make deliveries, trick out your broom, and race your new friends (and crushes) as the sun sets. Get into gossip, sort your life out, and discover what it means to find home.

Unbeatable - UNBEATABLE is a rhythm adventure where music is illegal and you do crimes. Follow the story of Beat and her band on the run, in a narrative experience full of big emotions powered by arcade-flawless rhythm gameplay.

Roots Devour - Extend your roots, imbibe fresh blood, and embrace demise. A new god graced the inhabitants of the forest on that fateful day. Roots Devour is a management strategy game. Drink blood to sustain your existence and seize dominion over the mysterious forest for greater power.

Wander Stars - Unleash custom attacks by combining words in this Super! Anime! Turn-Based! RPG! Collect all 200 words, earn Pep Ups from honorable victories and become a Kiai master. Befriend your rivals, uncover dark mysteries, and seek out the pieces of the Wanderstar map in a wild race across the universe.

Latin American/SE Asian/Green Games Showcase

Code Bunny - Axel and Hazel are members of the VY Space Program. When the new enemy dubbed Mad Bunny threatens the project, they must fight, as they uncover a hidden conspiracy... CODE Bunny is a 2D-Action Platformer where combat mechanics and high-speed movement merge together!

Iron Hive - Ironhive is a deckbuilding strategy game about surviving in a dying world. Build your colony, ensure the survival of your people, create a legacy that will be passed on to the next generations. As the Ironlord, you are their only remaining hope.

Lurks Within Walls - LURKS WITHIN WALLS is a tense survival horror game that combines modern dungeon-crawling RPG with fast-paced turn-based combat. Explore cursed environments infested with creatures born from the haunted art of Trevor Henderson.

Corebreaker - Corebreaker is a fast-paced action-platformer game with rogue-like elements. Play as Nova, a robot designed to awaken when humanity is extinct by the machines. Unlock abilities, upgrades and powerful weapons as you fight your way through supreme robots to find out your purpose!

Oscuro Blossoms Glow - Join Selene in a charming platforming and puzzle adventure, where her ability to absorb and emit light from various flowers is key to activating mechanisms, overcoming obstacles, and navigating through environments that adjust depending on how you wield the light.

Shadow Sacrament: The Roots of Evil - Immerse yourself in a grim survival horror game where you investigate the secrets of an ancient monastery, solve intricate puzzles, and face terrifying nightmares that haunt its shadowy halls. Hunt the Haunt.

Teios’ Journey - Embark on a thrilling adventure through a vibrant world teeming with challenges and mysteries. Traverse diverse landscapes, solve intricate puzzles, and engage in epic battles as you unravel the secrets hidden within the land.

Chunky JUMP! - Chunky JUMP! is a short horror platformer where you must survive through the night on your BIRD BOY. But beware... the Ghabbit is hunting.

Donos Tale - Relive the glory days of the 16 and 32-bit era in Dono's Tale. A super cute and colorful platformer about a hungry little dragon! Jump, dash, climb, and shoot your way through detailed and colorful worlds in order to get back your precious fruit!

Eagle Knight Paradox - Eagle knight paradox takes you (the player) into a double experience, one of them is the role of a powerful mecha trying to protect a space city from space fanatics. On the other hand, the game sets you as the role of Ian (the pilot) building relationships around the city or what's left of it.

Montabi - A Creature-Collector Roguelike Deckbuilder where you build your deck by taming and assembling a team of Montabi. Engage in thrilling turn-based battles, strategically utilizing their unique abilities. Assemble a synergistic team and you just might save the city from evil!

I Need Space - The story of a Space Traveler and a Cosmic Cat, on their journey across the sea of stars to find their home and save a dying universe from a Galactical Pandemic.

Kill the Music - Kill The Music is a Rhythm Action Roguelite about defeating hordes of enemies with musical instruments.

NSR 2 - Metronomik and Shueisha Games are thrilled to announce NSR2 – the explosive sequel to the hit action-music adventure NO STRAIGHT ROADS – coming to Steam in 2026.

Bahamut and the WaqWaq Tree - Discover a once-thriving ocean, now tainted by enigmatic dark entities. Your quest: decipher the mystery and rekindle the ocean's radiant light.

Capy Castaway - Embark on a whimsical adventure with a capybara pup and a clever crow as they set off to find their way home! Sniff, dig, and explore a vibrant world brimming with wonder, challenges, and heartwarming friendships at every turn.

Future Games Show

Whispers in the Fog - Whispers in the fog is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious forest with haunted locations that will give you a terrifying experience. With realistic atmosphere, scary encounters and only a flashlight to light your way, unravel the mystery that is beyond the forest.

Herdling - Guide a herd of mysterious creatures on a stirring and beautiful journey into the mountains… and beyond.

Constance - Constance is a 2D hand-drawn action adventure featuring a paintbrush-wielding artist, striving to escape from a colorful but decaying inner-world, created by her declining mental health.

Call of the Elder Gods - Journey to the far corners of the Earth and unearth ancient horrors in this Lovecraftian narrative puzzle adventure and sequel to 2020’s critically acclaimed Call of the Sea.

Fading Echo - Unleash water, harness elements, and trigger chain reactions in a fast-paced desert punk action-adventure. Shift and slide through the surreal realities of a reactive world that rewards creativity. Play as One, a young Legend on a quest to discover her past and secure her future.

Hela - See the world through the eyes of a brave mouse in this enchanting 3D adventure. Explore breathtaking Scandinavian-inspired landscapes, solve puzzles, and be a force for good in a land where heartwarming storytelling and the beauty of nature intertwine.

Terrifier the Artcade Game - Terrifier: The ARTcade Game, a bloody retro fighting beat em up with frenetic action and a lot of fun and references to the Terrifier franchise.

Holstin - A psychological survival horror game set in an eerie, isolated 90’s Polish town consumed by an ominous presence. You’ve come looking for answers, but everyone seems possessed by something foul. Explore the festering town, interrogate locals and fight ungodly manifestations to get to the truth.

Worship - Incite the end of the world as a devout zealot of an eldritch god in this multiplayer Pikmin-inspired roguelite. Don the robes of a cultist, perform bloody rituals and expand your influence over an army of followers in this cute yet grim world. Is your devotion strong enough to please the Old Ones?

Frosty Games Fest

My Arms Are Longer Now - You are a yucky long-armed thief. Snake through levels, retract like a vacuum cord, or put on a sock to seduce a lonely guard - whatever it takes to pull off the perfect heist!

Junklands - Junklands is a 3D action-platformer that thrusts Rahr, a brave paper fledgling, into a polluted world ruled by its toxic overlords. Forced from home, Rahr must navigate smog-filled lands and sludge-choked rivers on a perilous quest to cleanse the Junklands and restore life.

Bones: Wandering Soul - Sneak past the living. Speak for the dead. Solve your way through a strange city, limb by limb, as a skeleton with no memory in a story-rich puzzle adventure full of mystery and meaning.

Foodomina - In the Galaxy Foodomina... Play as two cute Food Girls! And fight... MOLD?! In space! Explore Foodian Planets & make friends to save the universe from Mold Infection! But the Mold People... use to be Food People! Maybe there's another way... and maybe that way is... Food Puns?

PC Games Showcase

Wheel World - Dive into Wheel World as Kat, a rider chosen by ancient cycling spirits. Race elite teams, trick out your bike, and perform the long overdue Great Shift ritual to save a universe on the brink! Your bike is your destiny.

Mewgenics - An endless Cat Breeding RPG from the creator of The Binding of Isaac and Super Meat Boy!

Baby Steps - Play as Nate, an unemployed failson with nothing going for him, until one day he discovers a power he never knew he had… putting one foot in front of the other.

Berserk or DIE! - This is an action game in which players attempt to survive by defeating a number of enemies which appear from the left and right sides of the screen. Use a unique keyboard-banging control scheme for maximum dopamine! Go Berserk, or Die!

Railborn - Railborn is a survival game where you build your train piece by piece. Navigate a world entangled by branching tracks. Find rare plants to cultivate on your farms. Upgrade your train - manage its power systems, direct resource flow, and distribute water. Designed for 1 to 4 players.

Dispatch - Dispatch is a superhero workplace comedy where choices matter. Manage a dysfunctional team of misfit heroes and strategize who to send to emergencies around the city, all while balancing office politics, personal relationships, and your own quest to become a hero.

Pizza Bandit - Pizza Bandit is a unique blend of "cooking" and "shooting," adding extra spice to the third-person shooter. In this mission-based 4-player co-op third-person shooter, you embody a wannabe chef utilizing his ex-mercenary skills to fund his dream pizza restaurant.

And that, finally lol, is it... again... (minus the playstation and xbox showcases which will get their own Not E3 post at some point...) The sheer amount of content this Not E3 season is frankly absurd. I was and am completely overwhelmed by it but also, in all honesty, super stoked. There have been more trailers that legitimately got me excited this Not E3 season than any before, Not E3 or regular E3. I hope you've found a few in these lists that get your jimmies ruslin'. But I want to know what you think. What made your Not E3 list? Join the Stone Age Gamer discord, or you can find me on Bluesky to let me know your thoughts.