Chat was disabled during the Women-Led Games showcase on The Game Awards YT stream.

Female dev here.

We surprise-released a major update for our game On-Together during the Women-Led Games showcase at Summer Game Fest 2026, which aired on the Game Awards YT channel was a huge opportunity for us to be part of such a major event of the year.

I noticed the livestream had a significant number of dislikes before the show even started and chat was disabled, so it was hard to tell how people were reacting in real time. But the comments section was active from the start.

I’m not trying to frame this in any specific way, I’m genuinely looking for honest feedback from people who saw the showcase.

If you watched it, I’d appreciate any thoughts, thanks.