Day of the Devs notes:

• Snap & Grab Game aobut taking photos and planning heists.
• Big Walk Walking simulator game with puzzles and many ways of communicating
• Sword of the Sea Atmospheric adventure game where you surf on a sword. This was also at State of Play.
• Escape Academy: Back 2 School Escape room game, sequel to Escape Academy. Open world, roleplaying.
• Mixtape They were just in the main show!
• Blighted Psychedelic metroidvania with co-op. This was also in the main show.
• Dosa Divas: One Last Meal Sci-fi indian culture rpg game about making food for people and fighting a fast food empire.
• Possessors 2d sidescroller fighting adventure game
• Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault 3d dungeon/shopkeeping roguelike game
• Please Watch the Artwork Psychological spot the difference game
• Marvel Cosmic Invasion Pixel side-scroller beat-em up. They showed a trailer for this in the main show, i think.
• Neverway Horror farming life sim
• Relooted World premiere. Side-scrolling heist game. Tackles the problem of returning african artifacts in western collections. The items featured in the game are artifacts that are still in western museums.
• Ratatan Little guys rhythm fighting game.
• Thick as Thieves Immersive stealth heist game where you try to outwit not only the AI but also other players
• Pocket Boss Short game about satisfying your boss through playing with charts
• Consume me Game about food, exercising, and growing up.
• OFF Japanese-inspired RPG that inspired Oneshot and Undertale. It’s been remade, new soundtrack, new bosses, and revamped combat.
• Tire Boy Playful action adventure game about controlling a tire.
• Toem 2 Photography adventure game where you try to take a picture of a phenomenon called Toem.
• Unbeatable Rhythm game. They played some music, Worn out Tapes, from their new soundtrack.

Most interested in Big Walk, Please Watch the Artwork, and Relooted.

Devolver Digital did a long showcase for a game called Ball Pit after Day of the Devs, which seems like an iteration of the breakout genre.

Apparently, Day of the Devs is a non-profit event. I also liked Day of the Devs much more than the main show, as it had a much wider variety of games and the games on showcase were generally much more interesting. I also liked the genuine awkwardness and earnestness from the developer commentary.