Wholesome Games has announced that the 2025 Wholesome Direct will take place during Summer Game Fest 2025, on Saturday, June 7. Sixty games will be shown off.
Sales for the Wholesome Direct 2025 will go towards the Point of Pride charity. According to Wholesome Games, since the event started in 2020, the Wholesome Direct has showcased 375 titles to worldwide audiences and raised over $200,000 for charities including Save the Children, Palestine Children’s Relief Fund, and more.
In a statement, Wholesome Games said the following about what to expect from the 2025 iteration of the Wholesome Direct: “After receiving nearly 1,500 submissions this year, the Wholesome Direct team has carefully curated a selection of about 60 emotionally resonant titles with news including world premieres, demo announcements, and many more surprises from independent developers of all sizes and beloved indie publishers.”
The Steam page for Is This Seat Taken?, one of many upcoming titles from Wholesome Games, describes it as follows:
Window seat or aisle? Booth or table? Lone wolf or life of the party? In Is This Seat Taken?, your mission is to organize groups of people according to their preferences. It’s a cozy, no-pressure logic puzzle game where you’re in charge of who sits where.
Whether it’s the cinema, a crowded bus, a wedding reception, or a cramped taxi cab, every setting introduces new characters with specific tastes. A party guest with a sensitive nose won’t be happy sitting next to a stranger who’s wearing too much cologne. A sleepy passenger won’t be happy trying to nap on the bus next to someone listening to loud music. It’s all about reading the room to find the perfect placement!
The Wholesome Direct 2025 will take place on June 7 at 9 AM PDT/12 PM EDT.
