Death Stranding 2 director Hideo Kojima came away from Summer Game Fest with praise for this handcrafted co-op platformer: "It's the kind of game we need in an age where we've lost the true meaning of 'words' on social media"

Out of words screenshot showing a little creature on a persons head.

Hideo Kojima is at Summer Game Fest 2025 to promote Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, but from the looks of things, he's been checking out a good few games while at the show this year – and the handcrafted co-op title Out of Words from Kong Orange, WiredFly, with a concept from poet Morten Søndergaard, seems like the acclaimed director's highlight of the show.

Out of Words has you play as the duo of Kurt and Karla, whose mouths have suddenly disappeared (making them… out of words). The game had a new trailer debut during the Summer Game Fest stream, which showed off some of the world of Vokabulantis, as well as the supporting cast of the game (who can still speak) and what appears to be a companion character in the form of an adorable stingray-looking thing. Everything in the game is handcrafted, with the trailer highlighting some of the creation process in between gameplay clips.