PAX East was in Boston this past week, and while there were some heavy hitters at the show like Baldur’s Gate 3 developer Larian Studios and Square Enix showing off Final Fantasy XIV’s Dawntrail expansion, the show didn’t have a ton of big names.
Part of this is likely because the show was held the same week as the Game Developers Conference (a mistake it won’t be making next year as it plans to return in May in 2025), but it does mean that little guys got to steal the spotlight at the Boston Convention Center. Developers with small teams showing smaller games get more time to shine when they’re not sat next to a giant PlayStation or Xbox booth, and that means we saw a handful of really cool projects in the works or in early access. Here are some of the highlights.
