INDIE Live Expo Showcase Games with Demos!

With the INDIE Live Expo officially passing, it's time for us to look at the games that were announced. While we've already done an over-the-top look at the titles and a deep dive at everything shown off, today, we're taking a look at everything that has a demo! 

This article focuses on all the titles that have a demo (at the time of writing) that you can try out, including links to the relevant demo page! Have fun.

Kitten Food Alley

• Developer: NOT IS NOT STUDIO
• Publisher: NOT IS NOT STUDIO
• Genre: Casual, Simulation
• Tags: Life Sim, Cute, Relaxing
• Release date: 10 Mar, 2025
• Demo here!

Time To Live

• Developer: WTFMAN
• Publisher: WTFMAN
• Genre: Casual, Indie, Simulation
• Tags: Simulation, Life Sim, 1990's
• Release date: 25 Jan, 2025
• Demo here!

Muffles' Life Sentence

• Developer: BossyPino
• Publisher: BossyPino
• Genre: Adventure, Indie, RPG
• Tags: RPG, Dark Humor, Indie
• Release date: 7 Mar, 2025
• Free-to-play!

Learning Factory

• Developer: Luden.io
• Publisher: Luden.io
• Genre: Indie, Simulation, Strategy
• Tags: Base Building, Building, Cute
• Release date: 27 Jan, 2025
• Demo here!

Sugardew Island - Your cozy farm shop

• Developer: rokaplay
• Publisher: rokaplay
• Genre: Casual, Indie, Simulation
• Tags: Cozy, Casual, Farming Sim
• Release date: 7 Mar, 2025
• Demo here!

Cluckmech Oasis

• Developer: BlackLight
• Publisher: Mammorize
• Genre: Action, Casual, Indie
• Tags: Strategy, Roguelike, Tower Defense
• Release date: 9 May, 2024
• Demo here!

BrokenLore: DON'T WATCH

• Developer: Serafini Productions
• Publisher: Serafini Productions
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Simulation
• Tags: Horror, Supernatural, Thriller
• Release date: 24 Apr, 2025
• Demo here!

Ruffy and the Riverside

• Developer: Zockrates Laboratories UG
• Publisher: Phiphen Games
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie
• Tags: 3D Platformer, Action, Collectathon
• Release date: Coming soon
• Demo here!

Empyreal

• Developer: Silent Games
• Publisher: Secret Mode
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie
• Tags: Indie, Third Person, Action RPG
• Release date: 8 May, 2025
• Demo here!

Bionic Bay

• Developer: Psychoflow Studio, Mureena Oy
• Publisher: Kepler Interactive
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Casual
• Tags: Puzzle Platformer, Puzzle, Atmospheric
• Release date: 17 Apr, 2025
• https://store.steampowered.com/app/1928690/Bionic_Bay/!

TIC-TAC: Twelve o'clock

• Developer: ARMAG
• Publisher: Two Cakes Studio
• Genre: Action, Indie, Simulation
• Tags: Horror, Singleplayer, Psychological Horror
• Release date: 2025
• Demo here!

Cash Cleaner Simulator

• Developer: Mind Control Games
• Publisher: Forklift Interactive
• Genre: Casual, Indie, Simulation
• Tags: Life Sim, Management, Physics
• Release date: 7 May, 2025
• Demo here!

Yokai Landlord: Monster Mystery!

• Developer: Shadow Glove
• Publisher: FINE Co., Ltd.
• Genre: Adventure, Early Access
• Tags: Adventure, Mystery, Visual Novel
• Release date: 24 Mar, 2025
• Demo here!

Flower in Us

• Developer: Chalkseagull, Team Gypsophila
• Publisher: PsychoFlux Entertainment
• Genre: Adventure, Indie
• Tags: Interactive Fiction, Puzzle, Investigation
• Release date: 2025
• Demo here! 

STARIO: Haven Tower

• Developer: Stargate Games
• Publisher: Stargate Games
• Genre: Simulation, Strategy, Early Access
• Tags: City Builder, Relaxing, Resource Management
• Release date: Q3 2025
• Demo here!

Biped 2

• Developer: META Publishing, NEXT Studios
• Publisher: META Publishing
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Casual
• Tags: Collectathon, Split Screen, Singleplayer
• Release date: Q3 2025
• Demo here! 

Kabuto Park

• Developer: Doot, Zakku
• Publisher: Doot Tiny Games
• Genre: Casual, Indie, RPG
• Tags: Casual, Creature Collector, Card Battler
• Release date: 28 May, 2025
• Demo here!

KILLA

• Developer: Black Tangerine
• Publisher: Black Tangerine
• Genre: Adventure, Indie, RPG
• Tags: Cute, Anime, Story Rich
• Release date: August 2025
• Demo here! 

AFTERBLAST

• Developer: Lumino Games
• Publisher: Lumino Games
• Genre: Action, Indie
• Tags: FPS, Online Co-Op, Action Roguelike
• Release date: Q2 2025
• Demo here!

The Electrifying Incident: A Monster Mini-Expedition

• Developer: Draknek and Friends
• Publisher: Draknek and Friends
• Genre: Indie
• Tags: Puzzle, Sokoban, Sci-fi
• Release date: 15 Apr, 2025
• Demo here!

CleanFall

• Developer: Humanyoyo Studios
• Publisher: Humanyoyo Studios
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie
• Tags: Tower Defense, Open World, Stylized
• Release date: Q2 2025
• Demo here!

Small Spaces

• Developer: Niklas Tomkowitz
• Publisher: Pretty Soon
• Genre: Casual
• Tags: Building, Casual, Design & Illustration
• Release date: Coming soon
• Demo here!

High Times

• Developer: Yangyang Mobile
• Publisher: Yangyang Mobile
• Genre: Casual, Indie, Simulation
• Tags: Dating Sim, Visual Novel, Anime
• Release date: 20 Sep, 2024
• Demo here!

Shrink Rooms

• Developer: Mat-Rix, Pone Games
• Publisher: Pone Games
• Genre: Casual, Indie, Strategy
• Tags: Puzzle, Sokoban, Escape Room
• Release date: Q2 2025
• Demo here!

Ritual Party

• Developer: Hologram Monster
• Publisher: Hologram Monster
• Genre: Action, Casual, Indie
• Tags: Party Game, Local Co-Op, Local Multiplayer
• Release date: 2025
• Demo here!

Eclipsium

• Developer: Housefire
• Publisher: Housefire
• Genre: Adventure, Indie
• Tags: Surreal, Lovecraftian, Retro
• Release date: To be announced
• Demo here!

TurboSquad

• Developer: Bubblebird Studio
• Publisher: Bubblebird Studio
• Genre: Action, Casual, Indie
• Tags: Multiplayer, Online Co-Op, Local Co-Op
• Release date: Coming soon
• Demo here!

To the Grave

• Developer: Flower Shadow Game
• Publisher: Flower Shadow Game
• Genre: Adventure, Indie
• Tags: Puzzle, Horror, 2D
• Release date: Q2 2025
• Demo here!

Cosmolace

• Developer: Cyoltose
• Publisher: Cyoltose
• Genre: Casual, Indie
• Tags: Casual, Puzzle, Space Sim
• Release date: 7 Jul, 2025
• Demo here!

Whirlight - No Time To Trip

• Developer: imaginarylab
• Publisher: imaginarylab
• Genre: Adventure, Casual, Indie
• Tags: Adventure, Casual, Point & Click
• Release date: 2025
• Demo here!

TorchR Runners: Demastered

• Developer: Salvage Cooperation
• Publisher: Salvage Cooperation
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie
• Tags: Co-op, Platformer, Online Co-Op
• Release date: Coming soon
• Demo here!

Goodbye Seoul

• Developer: JINO Games
• Publisher: NEOWIZ
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie
• Tags: Post-apocalyptic, Story Rich, Emotional
• Release date: Coming soon
• Demo here!

Dobbel Dungeon

• Developer: Gamepie
• Publisher: Gamepie
• Genre: Indie, RPG, Strategy
• Tags: Dice, RPG, Strategy
• Release date: Q4 2025
• Demo here!

NITRO GEN OMEGA

• Developer: DESTINYbit
• Publisher: DESTINYbit
• Genre: RPG, Strategy
• Tags: RPG, Open World, Turn-Based Strategy
• Release date: 2025
• Demo here!

Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days

• Developer: PikPok
• Publisher: PikPok
• Genre: Action, Simulation, Strategy
• Tags: Early Access, Survival, Zombies
• Release date: 9 Apr, 2025
• Demo here!

Infinity Sweeper

• Developer: Sova Games
• Publisher: Sova Games
• Genre: Casual, Indie, Strategy
• Tags: Roguelite, Casual, Puzzle
• Release date: Coming soon
• Demo here!

リズフリたん！Rhythmic Flip (Re)Turn

• Developer: 青木とと(ˊᗜˋ*)
• Publisher: 青木とと(ˊᗜˋ*)
• Genre: Casual
• Tags: Casual, Rhythm, 2D
• Release date: 2025
• Demo here!

SKY THE SCRAPER

• Developer: Ryo Kobuchi
• Publisher: HYPER REAL
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie
• Tags: Action RPG, Action-Adventure, Life Sim
• Release date: 2025
• Demo here!

The Amazing Crackpots Club!

• Developer: Astrobard Games, IguanaBee
• Publisher: IguanaBee
• Genre: Action, Indie, Sports
• Tags: Early Access, Local Multiplayer, Arcade
• Release date: 8 Jun, 2024
• Demo here!

Labyrinth of Touhou Tri -The Dreaming Girls & The Mysterious Orbs-

• Developer: Nise-Eikoku Studio
• Publisher: Nise-Eikoku Studio
• Genre: Adventure, Indie, RPG
• Tags: RPG, Party-Based RPG, JRPG
• Release date: Coming soon
• Demo here!

5omeday

• Developer: Indigo Ingots, Starlit Chronicles Studio
• Publisher: Waku Waku Games
• Genre: Adventure, Indie
• Tags: Psychological Horror, Visual Novel, Cute
• Release date: Q2 2025
• Demo here!

gogh: Focus with Your Avatar

• Developer: ambr, Inc.
• Publisher: ambr, Inc.
• Genre: Casual, Indie, Simulation
• Tags: Character Customization, Cozy, Cute
• Release date: 30 Apr, 2025
• Demo here!

BatteryNote

• Developer: 72studio
• Publisher: room6
• Genre: Adventure
• Tags: Adventure, Visual Novel, Choose Your Own Adventure
• Release date: 2025
• Demo here!

Doomed Otaku

• Developer: KiwiSaurus
• Publisher: KiwiSaurus
• Genre: Adventure, Indie, Simulation
• Tags: Adventure, Simulation, Female Protagonist
• Release date: Coming soon
• Demo here!

Let's Build a Dungeon

• Developer: Springloaded
• Publisher: Springloaded
• Genre: Indie, RPG, Simulation
• Tags: Management, Real Time Tactics, Building
• Release date: To be announced
• Demo here!

Dunebound Tactics

• Developer: Terahard ltd.
• Publisher: Terahard ltd.
• Genre: RPG, Strategy
• Tags: Post-apocalyptic, Roguelite, Tactical
• Release date: To be announced
• Demo here!

Ritual of Raven

• Developer: Spellgarden Games
• Publisher: Team17
• Genre: Casual, Simulation
• Tags: Simulation, Cozy, Farming Sim
• Release date: 2025
• Demo here!

Break Siege

• Developer: FojoGames
• Publisher: FojoGames
• Genre: Adventure, Indie, Strategy
• Tags: Card Battler, Real Time Tactics, Roguelite
• Release date: 2025
• Demo here! 

Final Outpost: Definitive Edition

• Developer: Exabyte Games
• Publisher: Exabyte Games
• Genre: Simulation, Strategy
• Tags: Strategy, Survival, Real-Time
• Release date: Coming soon
• Demo here!

POOLS

• Developer: Tensori
• Publisher: Tensori
• Genre: Adventure
• Tags: Psychological Horror, Walking Simulator, Atmospheric
• Release date: 26 Apr, 2024
• Demo here!

 That's it! Have fun gaming!