
Games [4Diversity] Showcase 2026
Meet the showcasers of Games [4Diversity] Showcase 2026.
Bandocracy
Welcome to the Bandocracy! Manage a rock band from jam sessions to heartbreak to saving the world.
Why we feel our game should be included in a showcase on diversity and inclusion.
Bandocracy shows a potential future where creativity offers inclusive political citizenship.

Canada
Lofty Sky Games
Toronto indie studio creating culturally specific, globally resonant games and stories.
Hope in the City
A teen artist uncovers her parents’ disappearance in a mystery set in Northeast China.
Why we feel our game should be included in a showcase on diversity and inclusion.
A rare Northeast China setting told through diverse voices and lived experience.

Canada
Mistik Studios
Mistik Studios creates cozy narrative games rooted in kinship, care, and the land.
Kitch Witch
Kitch Witch is a cozy cooking life-sim about grief, healing, magic, and community care.
Why we feel our game should be included in a showcase on diversity and inclusion.
Cree & Métis-led cozy game uplifting Indigenous language, care, and accessibility.

Germany
Soulven GmbH
Soulven creates heartfelt indie games with emotional stories and atmospheric worlds.
My Dear Emma
A calm narrative adventure about grief, memory, family secrets, and self-discovery.
Why we feel our game should be included in a showcase on diversity and inclusion.
We invite players to reflect on personal identity, family history, emotional healing.

Netherlands
Extra Nice
Extra Nice is a small studio from Leeuwarden in the Netherlands. Previously released SCHiM.
Noble
Grow your family tree with generations of diverse nobles.
Why we feel our game should be included in a showcase on diversity and inclusion.
We are working hard to represent a diverse range of characters in the game.

Italy
Red Hog Studio
Red Hog Studio: Full-cycle indie dev with Epic/Ubisoft vets. Not just gamers, but game changers!
Project ReMind
1st-person puzzle: Your AGI vanished. Find it. Manipulate machinery to unlock your altered memories.
Why we feel our game should be included in a showcase on diversity and inclusion.
Our key art is made by an incredible genderfluid artist, we’d love to give him/they more visibility!

Germany
Playing Mantis
Playing Mantis is a bite sized indie studio creating wholesome games with a pinch of quirkiness!
Tiny Capsule Collector
Tiny Capsule Collector is a cute desktop idler where you manage your own capsule toy machine store!
Why we feel our game should be included in a showcase on diversity and inclusion.
We are a diverse team of 3 creative people at its core, with a nonbinary person, a woman and a man.

