PAX West 2026 Final Day: PAX Ends With a Long, Relieved Sigh
Jake Boyette wraps up PAX West 2026 with final-day demos, developer conversations, and indie highlights from the show floor.
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PAX West 2026 Coverage Hub: Indie Games and Hands-On Reports
Follow Fix Gaming Channel’s complete PAX West 2026 coverage, with Jake Boyette’s Day 1–3 reports, indie discoveries, developer conversations, and Fugue Shot’s Game of the Week feature.
PAX West 2026 Day 3: PAX Rising and Seattle Indies Expo
PAX West 2026 Day 3 takes Jake Boyette through PAX Rising, the Indie Incubator, Brigador Killers, and the Seattle Indies Expo for another packed day of indie games.
Fugue Shot at PAX West | Game of the Week #70
After playing Fugue Shot at the PAX Rising Showcase during PAX West 2026, Jake Boyette came away wanting more. It is our Game of the Week #70.
PAX West 2026 Day 2: Indie Incubator Delivers More Surprises.
Day 2 of PAX West 2026 took Jake Boyette through the Indie Incubator and PAX Rising for hands-on time with Ascent: Rivals, God Save Birmingham, T.W.I.R.L., Fugue Shot and more.
PAX West 2026 Day 1: Indie Games Take the Spotlight
Jake Boyette returns to PAX West for the first time since 2017, finding a show floor packed with indie games before heading to The MIX Fall Showcase.
FIX-ing To Go To PAX: Fix Gaming Channel Heads to PAX West 2026
Jake Boyette heads to PAX West 2026 for Fix Gaming Channel, looking for indie games, PAX Rising standouts and developer stories from the show floor.
CICADAMATA Review: The Best Bang for Your Buck
CICADAMATA combines blistering movement, clever level design, score chasing, and a mysterious sci-fi world. Jake Boyette calls it one of the best movement shooters he has played in years and scores it 9/10.
Agent 64: Spies Never Die: A Throwback Shooter That’s Rough Around the Edges
Agent 64: Spies Never Die is a fun and fast N64-style spy shooter with enjoyable combat, par-time challenges, multiplayer, and several rough edges.
SAND: Raiders of Sophie Review: A Great Foundation, but Still Too Rough
SAND: Raiders of Sophie offers excellent Trampler building and exciting battles, but cheaters, punishing progression, repetitive loot, and technical problems leave this Early Access extraction shooter difficult to recommend.
Why Enshrouded Earned Our Game of the Week #62 Pick
Jake Boyette explains why Enshrouded’s mix of combat, exploration, detailed base building, quests, loot, and RPG progression makes it our Game of the Week #62.
5 Best Steam Next Fest Demos From June 2026
Five standout Steam Next Fest demos from June 2026, covering chaotic shooters, brutal survival, immersive sim horror, and supernatural fishing.
Alruna: End of History Review: A Metroidvania That Keeps Unfolding
Jake reviews Alruna: End of History, a compact post-apocalyptic Metroidvania from Neckbolt that hides clever puzzles, versatile movement, and surprising depth inside a small package.
SULFUR Is Our Game of the Week #56 Because It Remembers Games Should Be Fun
SULFUR earns our Game of the Week #56 spotlight because it remembers the most important thing: games should be fun. Perfect Random’s roguelite FPS mixes sharp gunplay, chaotic upgrades, cooking, loot, and risky experimentation into a loop that keeps pulling you back.
Fail Fail Succeed Review: A Clever Indie Platformer Built on Mistakes
Fail Fail Succeed turns repeated failure into the path forward, using clever puzzle design, compact worlds, and strange dreamlike platforming to make every solved room feel earned.