Triple‑i showcase: indie dates announced

The Triple-i Initiative’s April 9 showcase put dates on two indie releases: *Dead as Disco* enters Early Access on May 5, and *Lost Castle 2* reaches version 1.0 on June 11. (store.steampowered.com 1) (store.steampowered.com 2) Triple-i billed this year’s event as a 45-minute stream with “world premieres,” gameplay reveals, launch dates and demo drops, and it ran on April 9 at 9 a.m. Pacific Time, noon Eastern Time and 6 p.m. Central European Summer Time. (iii-initiative.com 1) (iii-initiative.com 2) *Dead as Disco* is a beat-’em-up from Brain Jar Games that pitches “martial arts meets music video,” with combat synced to music and an existing demo on Steam. Its store page says the Early Access version already includes story levels and that community feedback will shape the full release. (store.steampowered.com 1) (store.steampowered.com 2) *Lost Castle 2* has been in Early Access since 2025, and developer Hunter Studio used the showcase to set June 11, 2026 as the date for its full launch. The studio told players in a Steam post that the game’s path to 1.0 had been built through player reports and feedback during Early Access. (store.steampowered.com) (store.steampowered.com) That format helps explain why the date announcements landed together. Triple-i describes itself as a showcase “made by studios, for players,” with no host and no ads, and its FAQ says the pitch is a short block of back-to-back trailers from independent studios. (iii-initiative.com) (iii-initiative.com) Valve tied the stream to a Steam sale page that promised four days of discounts and exclusive demos after the showcase. On April 14, the event page was still advertising that post-show sale structure, and *Lost Castle 2*’s Steam listing showed a 20 percent discount. (store.steampowered.com) (store.steampowered.com) The date pair also shows how studios are using showcase slots for two different stages of release. Brain Jar Games is moving *Dead as Disco* into paid public testing on May 5, while Hunter Studio is using the same spotlight to mark the end of *Lost Castle 2*’s Early Access run on June 11. (store.steampowered.com) (store.steampowered.com) For players, the next dates are now straightforward: May 5 for *Dead as Disco*’s Early Access debut, and June 11 for *Lost Castle 2* version 1.0. (store.steampowered.com) (store.steampowered.com)