PAX West 2026 was a Huge Success!
Updated: 3 days ago
PAX West 26 was most excellent!
I managed to catch a nasty flu there though, so it’s taken a bit to write this retrospective. This was our first PAX, so there was a level of about the spectacle of the whole thing. I have heard it was a lesser incarnation of past PAX’s, with major players like Nintendo absent, but from our perspective it was immense for a fledgling indie studio.
Our area was flooded consistently with just wonderful show goers willing to support indies. We met so many amazing people, from game fans, to media personalities, to other game devs, studios, and publishers, all willing to spend their precious time in our queue to play our game. It was humbling, inspiring, and educational at once. We can’t thank those enough who braved the crush of bodies in the cramped indie incubator to play our demo, chat with us, interview us, and wishlist us over the 4 days. We even managed to make a few best in show lists! (Links below). All in all, just a wonderful time in the city that inspired our game’s very own setting, Seattle. See you next year Emerald City!
PAX media coverage of Take That Mainstage!
The best games played at PAX West 2026 — MP3s & NPCs: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__mp3sandnpcs.com_home_the-2Dbest-2Dgames-2Dplayed-2Dat-2Dpax-2Dwest-2D2026&d=DwMFaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=mLYolggbop5dL5AqQJFkJidRDO9j_EEzz3UgEXxxZj0&m=MY0HiWQFhVaa1oNPhcPN924EKyQaYiBE6EnC6ocDSLQtPg9BRvGDCtxjUbKX41WE&s=c7MUo-pIFRaiWabvqaVJbUDbiqEgy038kBzmNhc1glI&e=
So Many Games Podcast : https://pocketcasts.com/podcast/the-so-many-games-podcast/5f182670-c23e-013d-3e8e-0affe25954e5/pax-west-2026-extravagansa/74cb0017-65d0-4c09-a4b5-de68a108e8c0
So Many Games Article: PAX West 2026 – The Best Games from the Show Floor https://somanygames.co.uk/articles/pax-west-2026/
katybentzofficial from "Life is Strange" plays Take That Mainstage!: https://www.instagram.com/katybentzofficial/reel/DdCZM2_hUa7/
FIX Gaming does a write up of Take That Mainstage!: https://www.fixgamingchannel.com/pax-west-2026-final-day/
Lance Icarus interviews Mark: https://bsky.app/profile/lanceicarus.bsky.social
And more coming!
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