Triple‑i Showcase Drops Dates

The Triple-i Initiative used its April 9 showcase to put firm release dates on two indie action games: Dead as Disco on May 5 and Lost Castle 2 on June 11. (iii-initiative.com) (store.steampowered.com) Dead as Disco, from Brain Jar Games, is headed to Early Access on May 5, 2026 on personal computer, with its Steam page listing that date and describing a music-synced beat ’em up starring Charlie Disco. (store.steampowered.com) (theouterhaven.net) The game’s trailer says players fight ex-bandmates called the Idols, and its Steam materials say punches, kicks, and combos sync to the soundtrack. (youtube.com) (store.steampowered.com) Lost Castle 2, a cooperative two-dimensional beat ’em up roguelite from Hunter Studio, is leaving Early Access on June 11, 2026, according to a Steam news post published after the showcase. (store.steampowered.com 1) (store.steampowered.com 2) Steam’s Triple-i sale page said the 2026 event paired the trailer showcase with four days of discounts and demos, and Lost Castle 2’s store page showed a 20% discount running from April 9 through April 16. (store.steampowered.com 1) (store.steampowered.com 2) That format is the point of the Triple-i Initiative: the official site describes it as a studio-led show with no host, no ads, and a short run of back-to-back trailers focused on launch dates, demos, and updates. (iii-initiative.com 1) (iii-initiative.com 2) For Dead as Disco, the date turns a fast-rising demo into a scheduled commercial launch. Steam still lists a separate demo page, where the game is pitched as a neon brawler that mixes martial arts and music-video styling. (store.steampowered.com) (store.steampowered.com) For Lost Castle 2, the June date sets an endpoint for its Early Access run and gives Hunter Studio a timed sales push a little more than eight weeks before version 1.0. (store.steampowered.com) (store.steampowered.com) The showcase’s pitch is speed, and these two announcements fit it: one game now has less than a month until Early Access, and the other now has a full-release date on the calendar. (iii-initiative.com) (store.steampowered.com) (store.steampowered.com)