The Six One Indie Showcase for 2026 premiered today, and it was stuffed with games that showed off a lot of awesome new upcoming games with animal-based characters. We've listed them all below, and here's the full presentation before the list:
Check the list below for all the games we could find with animal/anthro influences and characters.
Six One Indie Showcase Games Featuring Animal Characters:
| Well Keeper |  |
A bullet hell roguelite where you move by flapping. Battle waves of enemies, upgrade unique and unexpected abilities and become immensely powerful! |
| Feather's Edge |  |
Dash and slash through an innovative kinetic metroidvania. The Tower of Time awaits – a rich, handcrafted world fractured by the collapse of time. Slice through foes in tough-as-talons bite-sized battles, and master the way of the bird warrior. |
| The Well's Blessing |  |
Explore the mystical Sanctuary of the Old Well and reconnect with your childhood friends while solving environmental puzzles. Meet quirky animals, unravel forgotten tales and immerse yourself in an interactive soundscape as you piece together your place in the world. |
| KAZ |  |
Dopamine-fueled minimalist grid-based game that pushes the boundaries of psychedelic visuals and fast reaction time. KAZ is an action roguelike arcade game where choice of items, buffs, and maluses allows you to unlock cool visuals and themes while showing everybody your skill on the leaderboards |
| Mouseward |  |
Take up your sword and uncover the secrets of a cursed kingdom in this soulslike collectathon. Awaken as a Royal Mouse Guard, master combat, defeat foes and search for celestial fragments to restore a once great kingdom. |
| Isle of Reveries |  |
Make a pilgrimage skybound to the Isle of Reveries, where any wish can be granted. Conquer mysterious dungeons, solve puzzles, and explore a vast overworld in this retro-inspired adventure. |
| Fraymakers |  |
Fraymakers is the ultimate customizable platform fighting game, featuring a cast of some of indie gaming's biggest icons. Duke it out with up to 4 players and call on assists to help out in the heat of battle. Create and play custom characters, stages, modes, and more for infinite fun! |
| The Marvelous Raincaster of Yell Holler |  |
A time-looping puzzle ballad of Ozark folk superstition. Reorder events in time to unravel the legend of a weather-making rooster. |
| Bad Badger |  |
You're a bad Honey Badger. Smash out of your enclosure and wreak havoc across an Open-Zoo sandbox. Break, escape, sneak, smash, steal, ride, trick & taunt. BE BAD! |
| Muri: Wildwoods |  |
Step into the paws of Pelle, a regular muri out on their first solo mission as a cleaner. With the support of your friends on Teamsqueak, explore a mysterious island, clean up corruption, collect things, befriend critters, and save the island's forest spirit to restore the environment! |
| Walk The Frog |  |
Guide Froggo through a world on sticky notes and relax while solving the puzzle of his journey home to find his best friend Buddy. Meet quirky animal friends, solve satisfying puzzles, help one another and relax in this cozy and heartwarming adventure with an intuitive drag-and-drop puzzle style. |
| b-e-e-t-l-e: be right back! |  |
Ready your keyboards and set out on a typing adventure in b-e-e-t-l-e: be right back! Every keystroke brings the world to life as you search for your lost beetle - encounter a wacky cast of characters, crack puzzles and discover whimsical surprises along the way. |
| Being Food |  |
Being Food is a Knowledge-based puzzle game in the shape of a 3D-Platormer. In this puzzle-platformer, you play as Oolahla in what starts seemingly like a normal bird day. Something is different about today, though... |
