Tales from the Backlog

PAX East 2026 Wrap-Up

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Dave recaps 13 indie games that he played on the PAX East 2026 show floor.

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  • 0:00 Intro
  • 0:25 The Secret of Weepstone
  • 2:05 Throwback! Jai-Alai Heroes
  • 2:59 Canvas City
  • 3:51 DREADMOOR
  • 5:03 Fractured Blooms
  • 6:20 GNAW
  • 7:31 Valor Mortis
  • 8:32 Well Dweller
  • 9:39 Never's End
  • 11:17 ZWAARD
  • 12:15 Project Lexa
  • 13:37 Backyard Baseball
  • 15:20 Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon
  • 16:31 Wrap-Up
  • 17:06 More Indie Game Coverage!
  • 17:52 Outro and How to Support

    • Game links:

    • The Secret of Weepstone- https://store.steampowered.com/app/3702100/The_Secret_of_Weepstone/
    • Throwback! Jai-Alai Heroes- https://www.astrocrow.com/throwback
    • Canvas City https://store.steampowered.com/app/3226830/Canvas_City/
    • DREADMOOR https://store.steampowered.com/app/3629430/DREADMOOR/
    • Fractured Blooms https://store.steampowered.com/app/3730310/Fractured_Blooms/
    • GNAW https://store.steampowered.com/app/2306490/GNAW/
    • Valor Mortis https://store.steampowered.com/app/2828710/Valor_Mortis/
    • Well Dweller https://store.steampowered.com/app/3699590/Well_Dweller/
    • Never's End https://store.steampowered.com/app/1999930/Nevers_End/
    • ZWAARD https://store.steampowered.com/app/2251170/ZWAARD/
    • Project Lexa https://store.steampowered.com/app/3162890/Project_Lexa/
    • Backyard Baseball https://store.steampowered.com/app/3935020/Backyard_Baseball/
    • Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon https://store.steampowered.com/app/1466060/Tainted_Grail_The_Fall_of_Avalon/

      • Music used:

      • High Above the Land (The Flying Machine)- Jake Kaufman (Shovel Knight)
      • Various tracks from The 16-Bit Starter Pack, composed by Bert Cole [bitbybitsound.com](bitbybitsound.com)

        • For more PAX and indie game coverage, check out:

        • https://theindieinformer.com/
        • https://www.sixoneindie.com/
        • https://nosmallgames.com/
        • https://funandgames.libsyn.com/
        • https://youtube.com/@crossplayconvos
        • https://youtube.com/@danomak
        • https://leftbehindgame.club/
        • https://youtube.com@NOLAnerdcast
        • https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/pixelspectrum/
        • https://www.gamesandwich.com/
        • https://www.buzzsprout.com/747596
        • https://kzum.org/podcasts/underplayed/
        • https://youtube.com@CGDannyB
        • https://youtube.com@Kimchica
        • https://bossrush.net/
        • https://passthecontroller.io/
        • https://www.gamerheadspodcast.com/
        • https://www.youtube.com/@PSTrophyRoom
        • https://datewithuspodcast.podbean.com/
        • https://epiloguegaming.com/
        • https://somanygames.co.uk/
        • https://dotzip.online/
        • https://skyboxcritics.com/
        • https://www.quitthebuild.com/1h1d

          • Cover art by Jack Allen- find him at https://linktr.ee/JackAllenCaricatures

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