Top Hat Studios is a indie publisher, known for publishing some fantastic titles such as Crypt Custiodian, Alisa and Frogun. Today they held a brand new showcase showing off a whole host of upcoming Indie titles for you to add to your Steam Wishlists!

Alisa: The Parting

Developer: Casper Croes

Platform(s): PC, console TBA

Release Date: To be announced

A sequel to the 2021 hit horror title Alisa, Alisa: The Parting follows Alisa after she is engulfed and has to work her way through the crazy Dollhouse. Jean-François, her partner is left behind with his own mystery and set of questions to answer.

Labyrinth Of The Demon King

Developer: J. R. Hudepohl

Platform(s): PC; Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and Series X|S, PlayStation 4|5

Release Date: May 13, 2025

Embark on a perilous journey through the Labyrinth of the Demon King, where cunning puzzles and terrifying monsters await at every turn. Uncover the demon’s treachery, avenge your betrayed lord, and seal its fate in this thrilling quest of bravery and vengeance.

Bombshell Blitz

Developer: Art of Sully

Platform(s): PC, console TBA

Release Date: To be announced

BOMBSHELL BLITZ is a newly announced twin-stick tank shooter with minor roguelite elements. Upgrade your tank and try and impress your supervisors with your combat scores in this retro/low-poly anime styled game.

Motorslice

Developer: Regular Studio

Platform(s): PC

Release Date: TBD Late ’25 – ’26

Previously announced by Regular Studio, Top Hat Studios are now publishing Motorslice and celebrating with a brand new trailer. You play as “P” in this parkour/slice of life game, that will see you scaling huge bosses and delving through ruined megastructures.

Silly Polly Beast

Developer: Andrei Chernyshov

Platform(s): PC, consoles TBA

Release Date: Late 2025

Another title confirmed to be being published by Top Hat Studios with a new trailer. Silly Polly Beast is a story driven shooter where you play as a girl who faced the beast, and had to study it in order to overcome the terrifying world around her.

Crypt Custodian: Physical Edition + New Game Teaser from developer Kyle Thompson

Developer: Kyle Thompson

Platform(s): Unannounced (New Game)

Release Date: To be announced

Crypt Custodian was one of the highest-rated indie games of last year (we gave it an 8.5). And developer Kyle Thompson is back, showing off the physical release of the game and teasing a brand new one!

Curios Program

Developers: Mr Rolling Circle, Arkanya Games, hirogame, BaconFish Games, DoricDream

Platform(s): Unannounced

Release Dates: TBA ’25 – ’26

Curios is a new program from Top Hat Studios intended to help smaller indie teams develop and publisher their dream games. The first 5 titles that debuted include puzzle-adventure Thief's Roulette, retro dungeon-delving platformer Dungeon Gals, treasure hunting Latin-inspired Zelda-like The Girl From Arknya, cartoon adventure Witchfall, and anime-inspired 3D adventure platformer Hyper Team Recon.

New Game Teaser from Molegato: Developer of Frogun

Developer: Molegato

Platform(s): To be announced

Release Date: To be announced

From the developer of Frogun & Frogun Encore comes a brand new game teaser, with a full reveal expected this summer.

Tales of Tuscany

Developer: Nico Papalia

Platform(s): Unannounced

Release Date: TBA ’26

Following from last year’s Athenian Rhapsody; Tales of Tuscany is an open-world RPG with a WarioWare twist. You play as Lambypoo, as you venture through Tuscany, recruiting friends and defeating enemies.

The Backworld

Developer: Numor Games

Platform(s): PC, consoles TBA

Release Date: Q1’26

Another publisher announcement. Inspired by The Backrooms’ liminal space aesthetics, The Backworld is a indie RPG with horror elements that twists traditional RPG mechanics on their head. “Forge your own path "” every choice matters.”

EbiTapes

Developer: Marton Kiss, Lilla Turi

Platform(s): PC

Release Date: 2025

EbiTapes is an adventure game where you play as the titular Ebi trying to save the Annual City Festival from the threats of the Shushinator. Meet friends, collect sounds, and hold your own live concerts & remixes!

Elementallis

Developer: Iván Ruiz Lozano

Platform(s): PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and Series X|S, PlayStation 4|5 

Release Date: TBA ’25

Elementallis is a top-down action adventure with puzzles and combat. Journey across a pre-apocalyptic world and restore the elements before using and combining your elemental powers to fight and solve puzzles across the temples.

HERO.EXE

Developer: Mystery Egg Games

Platform(s): PC (Early Access); Consoles Later

Release Date: To be announced

Hero.EXE combines RPG focused grid-based combat, visual novel-style decisions, and deck building. Explore the vast digital landscape of another world’s internet. Battle glitches and other pilots to become even stronger.

Ova Magica

Developers: Skinny Frog, ClaudiaTheDev

Platform(s): PC (Early Access); Consoles Later

Release Date: Out now in EA, 1.0 TBA

Inspired by games like Harvest Moon and Story of Seasons, Ova Magica is a JRPG style farming game where you can train cute creatures, take care of your farm, and make friends with the people of Clover Town.

Paper Animal Adventure

Developer: Cuddling Raccoons Studio

Platform(s): PC (Early Access); Consoles Later

Release Date: EA in Summer ’25

Paper Animal Adventure is a new roguelike game taking inspiration from Paper Mario and the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon games. Explore a colorful world, fight scary enemies, and relax with your friends at the campfire

Rogue Mansion

Developer: Almenara Games

Platform(s): PC, consoles TBA

Release Date: To be announced

Rogue Mansion is a classic survival horror game combined with roguelike mechanics where you find yourself trapped in a twisting house of horrors alongside other survivors. What on earth could be going on?

SONZAI

Developer: 2 Odd Diodies

Platform(s): PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and Series X|S, PlayStation 4|5

Release Date: To be announced

SONZAI is a story-rich, social link-based RPG with combo character action & JRPG elements. Fully hand-drawn, explore the town of Kumotoshi to uncover is secrets, magic and what binds everyone together.

SteamDolls

Developer: The Shady Gentlemen

Platform(s): PC (Early Access); Consoles Later

Release Date: Out now in EA, 1.0 TBA

One for the stealth fans among us. David Hayter voices The Whisper, as he explores a maze like city gone mad.

Under The Island

Developer: Slime King Games

Platform(s): PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and Series X|S, PlayStation 4|5

Release Date: To be announced

Previously announced for PC, Under the Island is an 2D action RPG set in a fantasy version of the 90’s and is now confirmed to be releasing on consoles too!

Windswept

Developer: WeatherFell

Platform(s): PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and Series X|S, PlayStation 4|5

Release Date: Late Summer ’25

Help Marbles and Checkers find their way home in this platforming adventure. With side quests, collectables and more.

ZWAARD

Developer: Beleef Studios

Platform(s): PC

Release Date: To be announced

Explore the post-apocalyptic open world of ZWAARD, finding parts to upgrade and customise your blade as you try and figure out the mystery of what’s infecting the monsters of the world.

And that’s everything shown today at the Top Hat Studios Showcase! What are you looking forward to? Let us know in the comments!