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Secret Sauce Showcase Provides Various Trailers

by Alex Fuller · July 20, 2025

The Open Sauce convention and publisher offbrand games held a Secret Sauce indie digital showcase, during which numerous titles revealed new trailers. The showcase, viewable in full here, featured the following titles deemed of interest to RPGamers:

Aethermancer — Aethermancer is a monster-taming roguelite from developer moi rai games set in a world whose monsters are trapped in a cycle of death and rebirth. Players control a character who can harness four elements to unleash powerful spells while commanding their monsters. If a monster dies in combat, it is lost but players can rebirth their soul to give it a new form, stronger from its past lives. The game is coming soon to Steam Early Access.

Battle Suit Aces — A new title from Battle Chef Brigade developer Trinket Studios, Battle Suit Aces is said to be inspired by classic mecha anime series. The game is a card-battling RPG following mech pilots on a hunt for alien superweapons. Turn-based combat sees players send out pilots to attack monsters and defend their ship. Between missions, players court different factions, befriend pilots and crew, and make various dialogue choices. It is currently available to wishlist on Steam.

Angeline Era — The latest game from Anodyne series developer Analgesic Productions, Angeline Era is a 3D action RPG with a “Bumpslash System” where players will automatically attack when they bump into enemies. The game sees players hunt down Sinners in a world of Angels and Fae in a non-linear open world, going through dungeons and dealing with a variety of hazards and enemies. The game is planned to release later this year for PC and Mac and is available to wishlist on Steam.

Gigasword — Studio Hybrid and Akupara Games’ Gigasword is a Metroidvania where a hero named Ezra attempts to scale the ancient tower Nestrium to prevent a calamity. Players use the titular giant sword for combat and to solve puzzles, where it can unlock doors, weigh down pressure plates, and push blocks. The game will release on PC via Steam on October 2, 2025.

MycoRelic — MyroRelic is a third-person co-op action RPG from Sandy Dingo Games. Players control a sentient fungus that reanimates a scrapped robot body. Players explore an island while solving puzzles and clearing dungeons. The game features a classless character system where players scavenge parts to enhance their bodies. It is planned to release on Steam Early Access in Q3 2025.

The Royal Writ — Developed by Save Sloth Studios, The Royal Writ is a medieval roguelike deckbuilder. The game sees players leading an army of battle-hardened animal warriors through two separate campaigns with their own cards, bosses, and challenges. It is set to release for PC on Steam on August 7, 2025.

Voyagers of Nera — Treehouse Games’s Voyagers of Nera is a cooperative crafting survival game. Up to ten players can join together to explore an ocean with ancient ruins and different biomes. Players are descendants of the long-extinct protectors of the world, seeking to awaken its spirits before they disappear. The game will release on Steam Early Access on September 16, 2025.

Adventure Forge — Endless Adventures Incorporated’s Adventure Forge is the latest project from game designer Jordan Weisman (Shadowrun and BattleTech). It is a creation toolkit designed to allow users to create games without needing to code. It is planned to release on Steam Early Access.

Montabi — Akupara Games and Mankibo’s Montabi is a creature-collector roguelike deckbuilder. Players control a character who tames the creatures known as Montabi, choosing from a selection of characters with their own distinct play styles. Combat sees players joining their Montabi on a three-by-three grid where they aim to make strategic use their card-based abilities. It is available to wishlist now on Steam.

Shadows of Chroma Tower — Shadows of Chroma Tower is a dungeon-crawling action RPG from Double Dash Studios. The game sees players venturing through the titular tower, looking to defeat the Archmage’s minions while uncovering the treasure and secrets within. It features co-op PvE as well as an asynchronous PvP multiplayer mode. It is available to wishlist on Steam and is currently planned to release in 2026.

Alabaster Dawn — Alabaster Dawn is the latest title from CrossCode developer Radical Fish Games. Alabaster Dawn is set on Tiran Sol, a world in ruin. The game follows Juno, the Outcast Chosen, after the shadow of Nyx turns the world into a wasteland and causes the gods and people to vanish. It features a fast-paced combat system with Devil May Cry, Kingdom Hearts, and CrossCode cited as inspirations. A demo for the game, which is available to wishlist on Steam, is planned to release in September 2025.

Band of Crusaders — A real-time strategy RPG set in a corrupted version of Europe, Band of Crusaders is developed by Virtual Alchemy. It puts players in the role of the Grandmaster of a knightly order tasked with defeating the demonic amalgamations that have risen and are consuming the entire realm. The game’s combat is real-time and involves slow-motion mechanics as players make use of character synergies, abilities, and positioning to try and emerge victorious. It is available to wishlist now on Steam.

Enter the Chronosphere — Joystick Ventures and Effort Star’s Enter the Chronosphere is billed as a turn-based bullet hell roguelike. The game sees players assemble a crew of misfit alien action heroes that dive into uncharted chronospheres, structures that consume time and distort reality. Players can mix and match a wide variety of different weapons from different worlds while unlocking unlock new characters, abilities, game modes, threats, and secrets. Enter the Chronosphere is available to wishlist on Steam.

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