Honestly it's a bit of a travesty that Patty didn't already have one of these

Disco Samurai

The game itself play as a rhythm game with goal of beating of enemies rather than finishing out a song. The core of the game is to parry or block incoming attack set to the beat of the enemies and attack in the timings when they aren't fighting back. I found the timings of the beats a bit challenging (maybe from my own rust at these games) and if you do lose the rhythm then its hard to jump back into the thick of it. Yet even with these minor gripes I keep finding myself wanting to come back. I stuck to the beat of Disco Samurai.

Pipsqueak!

A new indie metroidvania is on the horizon. Unfortunately I don't really know how to feel about this one. One hand I want to reserve judgement until I play (or see as I went in blind) more of the game. Another the other hand want is in the demo felt very uninspired. The only saving grace was the single boss battle in the game, it wasn't anything special but it felt more interesting than anything else in the demo. Side note: there is an audio bug/glitch that makes the sound effect of picking up coins extremely loud and grating which hampered my enjoyment a bit.

Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo

An action based adventure looking to recapture the magic of the gameboy advance. Which I honestly think it nails. I loved every second I put into the demo. The creativity with they way you can bounce your yoyo around a room. The way the music and pixel give me warioware and warioland vibes. The whole concept of the game itself. This is one game I am super excited to play in full.

Victory Heat Rally

One of my favorite demos of this next fest. Its a super fast paced arcade racer with a colorful pixel art style. The music is amazing and the gameplay felt great.

Tiny Glade

A cozy building game with zero resource management. You just go build your cute little castle or house and just chill with the nice atmosphere.

Grunn

The best way to describe this game is a gardening sim with constantly ominous vibes. Everything about it is neat, but I always have this nagging at the back of my head that something is wrong. Which at one point was my suspicion was confirmed when I got a nice jump scare.