Indie dev ‘devastated’ after BAFTA pulls trailer at last minute, citing ‘wellbeing of our guests’

An indie game developer says they were left “devastated” after being informed that a trailer for their game had been pulled from the BAFTA Games Awards, 24 hours before the event. The Quiet Things is described as an “autobiographical narrative adventure” inspired by developer Alex Jones’s real childhood memories. The game deals with themes around childhood abuse, self-harm, and suicide, and, according to its developer, aims to tackle shame around these issues and open conversations. Jones told VGC that a trailer for The Quiet Things was due to be aired during Friday’s BAFTA Games Awards ceremony, but it was pulled the evening before the event, a decision she said was “difficult” for development team Silver Script Games. Read More...

Apr 19, 2026 - 12:00
Indie dev ‘devastated’ after BAFTA pulls trailer at last minute, citing ‘wellbeing of our guests’
An indie game developer says they were left “devastated” after being informed that a trailer for their game had been pulled from the BAFTA Games Awards, 24 hours before the event.

The Quiet Things is described as an “autobiographical narrative adventure” inspired by developer Alex Jones’s real childhood memories. The game deals with themes around childhood abuse, self-harm, and suicide, and, according to its developer, aims to tackle shame around these issues and open conversations.

Jones told VGC that a trailer for The Quiet Things was due to be aired during Friday’s BAFTA Games Awards ceremony, but it was pulled the evening before the event, a decision she said was “difficult” for development team Silver Script Games.

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