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How to watch the Triple-i Initiative showcase on April 9

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April 9, 2026, 1:33 AM 3 min read 2 views

Summary

The latest Triple-i Initiative Showcase is nearly upon us, as the indie-focused event returns for its third consecutive year on Thursday, April 9 at 12PM ET / 9AM PT. The showcase will run for 45 minutes, and nine featured studios will also have post-show deep dives on their games if you want to know more. Confirmed featured games so far include Risk of Rain 2 , the open-world survival game Windrose and Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse . Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement It sounds like a typically eclectic lineup, then, and given last year’s showcase gave us release dates for 2025 indie hits like The Alters and Rematch , you can be confident that plenty of notable news should come out of this one too.

## Summary
The latest Triple-i Initiative Showcase is nearly upon us, as the indie-focused event returns for its third consecutive year on Thursday, April 9 at 12PM ET / 9AM PT. The showcase will run for 45 minutes, and nine featured studios will also have post-show deep dives on their games if you want to know more. Confirmed featured games so far include Risk of Rain 2 , the open-world survival game Windrose and Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse . Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement It sounds like a typically eclectic lineup, then, and given last year’s showcase gave us release dates for 2025 indie hits like The Alters and Rematch , you can be confident that plenty of notable news should come out of this one too.

## Article Content
The latest Triple-i Initiative Showcase is nearly upon us, as the indie-focused event returns for its third consecutive year on Thursday, April 9 at 12PM ET / 9AM PT. We’re being promised announcements for 40 games, including eight world premieres, so it’s well worth tuning in if you like your indies.
You’ll be able to watch the stream on The Triple-i Initiative
YouTube
channel, as well as
Twitch
,
bilibili
,
niconico
and on
Steam
. Co-streaming partners IGN and Gamespot will also host their own streams. The showcase will run for 45 minutes, and nine featured studios will also have post-show deep dives on their games if you want to know more. As previously, the mantra here is "no hosts, no ads, just games," so rest assured your attention will be rewarded.
Confirmed featured games so far include
Risk of Rain 2
, the open-world survival game
Windrose
and
Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse
. We also know that the studio behind the excellent sci-fi narrative adventure
1000xResist
will be showing off what it’s been working on, and we can also expect news from
Cairn
developer The Game Bakers.
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It sounds like a typically eclectic lineup, then, and given last year’s showcase gave us release dates for 2025 indie hits like
The Alters
and
Rematch
, you can be confident that plenty of notable news should come out of this one too.
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## Expert Analysis

### Merits
- We also know that the studio behind the excellent sci-fi narrative adventure 1000xResist will be showing off what it’s been working on, and we can also expect news from Cairn developer The Game Bakers.
- Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement It sounds like a typically eclectic lineup, then, and given last year’s showcase gave us release dates for 2025 indie hits like The Alters and Rematch , you can be confident that plenty of notable news should come out of this one too.

### Areas for Consideration
- Confirmed featured games so far include Risk of Rain 2 , the open-world survival game Windrose and Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse .

### Implications
- Co-streaming partners IGN and Gamespot will also host their own streams.
- The showcase will run for 45 minutes, and nine featured studios will also have post-show deep dives on their games if you want to know more.
- As previously, the mantra here is "no hosts, no ads, just games," so rest assured your attention will be rewarded.
- We also know that the studio behind the excellent sci-fi narrative adventure 1000xResist will be showing off what it’s been working on, and we can also expect news from Cairn developer The Game Bakers.

### Expert Commentary
This article covers games, showcase, advertisement topics. Notable strengths include discussion of games. Areas of concern are also raised. Readability: Flesch-Kincaid grade 0.0. Word count: 237.
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