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5 min read“I think they made this game for me,” Asmongold said partway through the 2025 OTK Games Expo, watching a trailer for Unemployment Simulator 2018—a game about a guy with no money, no life, and a sofa mattress on the floor. It was one of over 60 indie games showcased during the four-hour live broadcast on Twitch, and it captured the expo’s peculiar tone: a mix of genuine discovery, self-deprecating humor, and a clear throughline about what kinds of games actually resonate with the streaming audience that OTK has built.
The structure of the expo and what it rewards
The OTK Games Expo, hosted by Aubrey and Bruce Greene, positions itself as the biggest indie game showcase on Twitch. This year, 33 of the featured games competed for two prizes: the Chat’s Choice Developer Grant (five winners, each receiving a $5,000 grant) and the Starforge Art Star Award (a custom PC decorated with the winning game’s art). The audience voted at vote.otkgamesexpo.com during and after the show. The expo also featured an extension that let viewers wishlist games directly on Steam from the stream, a practical mechanism designed to convert attention into measurable support for developers.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (01:28) **Show Opens & Host Introductions** - Auboli and Bruce Green kick off the 2025 OTK Games Expo and explain the structure of the show.
- 2 (03:40) **How to Use the Extension & Mad Mushroom's "To Kill a God"** - A tutorial on wishlisting games is followed by the world premiere of a new ARPG from a returning publisher.
- 3 (09:01) **"Ad Mortem" & "Critteraptors"** - A brutal medieval slasher is revealed, followed by a game that Asmongold immediately flags as a potential legal issue.
- 4 (11:15) **"Moros Protocol" & "The Backworld"** - A sci-fi FPS roguelite and a turn-based backrooms-inspired game are shown.
- 5 (14:28) **"Undermeyer" & "Broken Lore: Unfollowed"** - A magic school game and a horror game about a streamer losing viewers are showcased.
- 6 (19:53) **"Pigeon's Mission" - Interview with a 7-Year-Old Dev** - The youngest developer in the show, Logan, and his father are interviewed about their game.
- 7 (28:31) **"Fellbound" & "Beyond the Board"** - A Hades-like game and a chess variant with laser beams are shown.
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2025 OTK Games Expo | Asmongold Reacts Asmongold show for all of his stream highlights, competitions, reactions & more.
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