American indie game developer-publisher tinyBuild kicked off 15th anniversary celebrations on Monday with its latest tinyBuild Connect broadcast and an impressive Steam sale. tinyBuild Connect, the brand’s annual event dedicated to indie game debuts, world premieres, and other announcements, brought the heat this year.
During Monday’s tinyBuild Connect 2026 showcase, the label shared new trailers and announcements for more than a dozen titles in its catalog.
“tinyBuild Connect is back!” the broadcast’s YouTube description teased. “The 2026 edition of our annual gameplay-focused publisher showcase offers new game reveals, huge news on some of our biggest titles like Graveyard Keeper 2 & Kingmakers, and plenty of other surprises.”
Kingmakers, the upcoming medieval strategy sandbox game from developer Redemption Road, was the broadcast’s star. More than 10 minutes of the showcase’s roughly 39-minute runtime was dedicated to giving players their “closest look yet” at combat, story, and real-time strategy mechanics.
In Kingmakers, players “[g]o back in time to a war-torn medieval era with a vast arsenal of modern weapons, change the course of history, and save the future.” Kingmakers is launching into Steam Early Access soon, so head to Steam to sign up now.
tinyBuild also teased new horror title Road to Jukai and roguelite autobattler kingdom builder, The Crab is Walking, and dropped a new demo for cemetery sim Graveyard Keeper 2.
tinyBuild’s anniversary fun doesn’t stop at the livestream; the brand is holding a colossal publisher sale on Steam, with deep discounts available across its entire indie game catalog.
Indie game fans, check out the tinyBuild Connect 2026 broadcast highlights:
- The Crab is Walking: Roguelite kingdom builder and autobattler set atop giant crustaceans from the makers of The King is Watching;
- Road to Jukai: tinyBuild announced a new publishing deal for Road to Jukai (previously Silent Road), coming in 2027;
- The King is Watching: New update adding Steam Deck optimization;
- ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs: New accolades trailer teases free content update coming September 21;
- Ferocious: Now on XBOX Series X|S and PlayStation 5;
- The Lift: Studio shared an all-new story trailer for The Lift, a supernatural handyman simulator launching on PC and consoles next year;
- Hozy: Charming home renovation game is coming to XBOX Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch later this year, but PC players can find the free “Hideaways” DLC (and three new stages) now on Steam;
- Trainfort: New trailer reveal and playtest announcement;
- Drill Core: New anniversary update for Drill Core, the strategic planet-mining game, introduces new QoL adjustments for PC and console players;
- SAND: Raiders of Sophie: New accolades trailer for SAND, with a new major content update reveal coming later this month;
- Happy’s Humble Burger Cult: Two new restaurants and Trial by Fryer, a new team-based PvP mode, are now on Steam;
- Hull Rupture: Base management roguelike confirms November 4 launch date;
- Probably Stolen: New trailer revealed an October 28 launch date and brand-new Steam demo;
- Of Ash and Steel: Coming to XBOX Series X|S and PlayStation 5 “soon,” with a new “Shattered Faith” expansion currently in development;
- Graveyard Keeper 2: Brand-new demo released before the game’s PC and console launch on September 22.
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