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

TIMESTAMPS

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

Game links:

<ul>
<li>The Secret of Weepstone- <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/3702100/The_Secret_of_Weepstone/" rel="nofollow">https://store.steampowered.com/app/3702100/The_Secret_of_Weepstone/</a></li>
<li>Throwback! Jai-Alai Heroes- <a href="https://www.astrocrow.com/throwback" rel="nofollow">https://www.astrocrow.com/throwback</a></li>
<li>Canvas City <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/3226830/Canvas_City/" rel="nofollow">https://store.steampowered.com/app/3226830/Canvas_City/</a></li>
<li>DREADMOOR <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/3629430/DREADMOOR/" rel="nofollow">https://store.steampowered.com/app/3629430/DREADMOOR/</a></li>
<li>Fractured Blooms <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/3730310/Fractured_Blooms/" rel="nofollow">https://store.steampowered.com/app/3730310/Fractured_Blooms/</a></li>
<li>GNAW <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/2306490/GNAW/" rel="nofollow">https://store.steampowered.com/app/2306490/GNAW/</a></li>
<li>Valor Mortis <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/2828710/Valor_Mortis/" rel="nofollow">https://store.steampowered.com/app/2828710/Valor_Mortis/</a></li>
<li>Well Dweller <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/3699590/Well_Dweller/" rel="nofollow">https://store.steampowered.com/app/3699590/Well_Dweller/</a></li>
<li>Never&#39;s End <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/1999930/Nevers_End/" rel="nofollow">https://store.steampowered.com/app/1999930/Nevers_End/</a></li>
<li>ZWAARD <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/2251170/ZWAARD/" rel="nofollow">https://store.steampowered.com/app/2251170/ZWAARD/</a></li>
<li>Project Lexa <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/3162890/Project_Lexa/" rel="nofollow">https://store.steampowered.com/app/3162890/Project_Lexa/</a></li>
<li>Backyard Baseball <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/3935020/Backyard_Baseball/" rel="nofollow">https://store.steampowered.com/app/3935020/Backyard_Baseball/</a></li>
<li>Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/1466060/Tainted_Grail_The_Fall_of_Avalon/" rel="nofollow">https://store.steampowered.com/app/1466060/Tainted_Grail_The_Fall_of_Avalon/</a></li>
</ul>

Music used:

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

For more PAX and indie game coverage, check out:

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

Cover art by Jack Allen- find him at <a href="https://linktr.ee/JackAllenCaricatures" rel="nofollow">https://linktr.ee/JackAllenCaricatures</a><a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/realdavejackson">Support Tales from the Backlog</a>

<description>
 &lt;p&gt;Support my work on Patreon- &lt;a href="https://patreon.com/realdavejackson" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://patreon.com/realdavejackson&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Discord, Socials and more- &lt;a href="https://linktr.ee/talesfromthebacklog" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://linktr.ee/talesfromthebacklog&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Dave recaps 13 indie games that he played on the PAX East 2026 show floor.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TIMESTAMPS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Game links:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The Secret of Weepstone- &lt;a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/3702100/The_Secret_of_Weepstone/" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://store.steampowered.com/app/3702100/The_Secret_of_Weepstone/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Throwback! Jai-Alai Heroes- &lt;a href="https://www.astrocrow.com/throwback" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://www.astrocrow.com/throwback&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Canvas City &lt;a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/3226830/Canvas_City/" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://store.steampowered.com/app/3226830/Canvas_City/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;DREADMOOR &lt;a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/3629430/DREADMOOR/" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://store.steampowered.com/app/3629430/DREADMOOR/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Fractured Blooms &lt;a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/3730310/Fractured_Blooms/" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://store.steampowered.com/app/3730310/Fractured_Blooms/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;GNAW &lt;a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/2306490/GNAW/" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://store.steampowered.com/app/2306490/GNAW/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Valor Mortis &lt;a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/2828710/Valor_Mortis/" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://store.steampowered.com/app/2828710/Valor_Mortis/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Well Dweller &lt;a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/3699590/Well_Dweller/" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://store.steampowered.com/app/3699590/Well_Dweller/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Never&amp;#39;s End &lt;a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/1999930/Nevers_End/" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://store.steampowered.com/app/1999930/Nevers_End/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;ZWAARD &lt;a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/2251170/ZWAARD/" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://store.steampowered.com/app/2251170/ZWAARD/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Project Lexa &lt;a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/3162890/Project_Lexa/" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://store.steampowered.com/app/3162890/Project_Lexa/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Backyard Baseball &lt;a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/3935020/Backyard_Baseball/" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://store.steampowered.com/app/3935020/Backyard_Baseball/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon &lt;a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/1466060/Tainted_Grail_The_Fall_of_Avalon/" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://store.steampowered.com/app/1466060/Tainted_Grail_The_Fall_of_Avalon/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Music used:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;High Above the Land (The Flying Machine)- Jake Kaufman (Shovel Knight)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Various tracks from The 16-Bit Starter Pack, composed by Bert Cole [bitbybitsound.com](bitbybitsound.com)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;For more PAX and indie game coverage, check out:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://theindieinformer.com/" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://theindieinformer.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.sixoneindie.com/" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://www.sixoneindie.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://nosmallgames.com/" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://nosmallgames.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://funandgames.libsyn.com/" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://funandgames.libsyn.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://youtube.com/@crossplayconvos" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://youtube.com/@crossplayconvos&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://youtube.com/@danomak" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://youtube.com/@danomak&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://leftbehindgame.club/" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://leftbehindgame.club/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://youtube.com@NOLAnerdcast" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://youtube.com@NOLAnerdcast&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/pixelspectrum/" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/pixelspectrum/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.gamesandwich.com/" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://www.gamesandwich.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/747596" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://www.buzzsprout.com/747596&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://kzum.org/podcasts/underplayed/" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://kzum.org/podcasts/underplayed/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://youtube.com@CGDannyB" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://youtube.com@CGDannyB&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://youtube.com@Kimchica" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://youtube.com@Kimchica&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://bossrush.net/" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://bossrush.net/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://passthecontroller.io/" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://passthecontroller.io/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.gamerheadspodcast.com/" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://www.gamerheadspodcast.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/@PSTrophyRoom" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://www.youtube.com/@PSTrophyRoom&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://datewithuspodcast.podbean.com/" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://datewithuspodcast.podbean.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://epiloguegaming.com/" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://epiloguegaming.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://somanygames.co.uk/" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://somanygames.co.uk/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://dotzip.online/" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://dotzip.online/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://skyboxcritics.com/" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://skyboxcritics.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.quitthebuild.com/1h1d" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://www.quitthebuild.com/1h1d&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cover art&lt;/strong&gt; by Jack Allen- find him at &lt;a href="https://linktr.ee/JackAllenCaricatures" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://linktr.ee/JackAllenCaricatures&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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PAX East 2026 Wrap-Up

PAX East 2026 Wrap-Up

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