TinyBuild has announced that tinyBuild Connect 2026 will take place on September 14, bringing new game reveals, updates, demos and trailers from the publisher’s upcoming lineup. The showcase is scheduled for 8:00 AM PDT / 11:00 AM EDT / 5:00 PM CEST and will stream through tinyBuild’s official channels. The company says the presentation will focus on gameplay rather than extended developer commentary.
Kingmakers will be one of the headline games, with tinyBuild confirming a roughly 10-minute gameplay deep dive during the broadcast. The medieval action-strategy game has attracted attention for mixing large-scale historical battles with modern firearms and vehicles, and the September showcase is set to provide one of its most substantial gameplay looks yet. tinyBuild has specifically promoted the segment as a deeper examination of the game rather than a brief trailer appearance.
Graveyard Keeper 2 will also receive new information during the event. Developed by Lazy Bear Games and published by tinyBuild, the sequel is currently scheduled to launch on September 22, 2026, placing the showcase just over a week before release. The game expands the original cemetery-management formula with town restoration, automation systems and an undead army that players can use as part of the sequel’s broader progression.
The Lift is another confirmed part of the lineup. The supernatural repair game is among tinyBuild’s newer projects and will appear alongside additional updates for Hozy, Of Ash and Steel and SAND: Raiders of Sophie. tinyBuild has also promised new announcements and surprises, meaning the confirmed lineup is not intended to represent everything that will be shown during the presentation.
The publisher describes the 2026 event as part of its 15th anniversary celebrations. Over that period, tinyBuild has expanded from an indie-focused publisher into a company with a broad catalogue that includes franchises such as Hello Neighbor, Graveyard Keeper and SpeedRunners alongside newer releases and externally developed projects. The Connect format has become one of the company’s primary ways of grouping multiple announcements into a single presentation.
This year’s show will include more than updates to games already on the schedule. tinyBuild says viewers can expect new game reveals, demos and fresh trailers, although it has not disclosed how many previously unannounced projects will appear. The decision to keep the presentation focused on gameplay should also make the event more compact than publisher showcases built around extended interviews or stage segments.
The timing places tinyBuild Connect in the middle of a busy September for gaming presentations. Xbox has already scheduled its Tokyo Game Show 2026 broadcast for September 17, while Capcom will hold a 40-minute TGS showcase on September 16. tinyBuild’s September 14 event will therefore arrive just ahead of several larger publisher broadcasts concentrated around Tokyo Game Show week.
For Kingmakers in particular, the presentation could provide the clearest indication yet of how the game is progressing after an extended period of anticipation. tinyBuild has continued listing it among the company’s stronger upcoming projects in corporate updates, while the newly announced deep dive gives the publisher an opportunity to demonstrate more of its large-scale battles and core gameplay loop. Graveyard Keeper 2, by contrast, is much closer to launch and is likely to use the event as one of its final pre-release showcases.
TinyBuild Connect 2026 will stream on September 14 through YouTube, Twitch and Bilibili. With Kingmakers, Graveyard Keeper 2, The Lift, Hozy, Of Ash and Steel and SAND: Raiders of Sophie already confirmed, the showcase has a substantial announced lineup before accounting for any new reveals. Further surprises are being held back for the broadcast itself.
