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Steam Next Fest '25 Mini-Preview: Seeking the next Balatro amidst four unique roguelikes
Four Steam Next Fest roguelike demos that'll hook anyone who loves to survive enemy hordes or make number go up.
Nate Hermanson
Mar 27 min read
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Steam Next Fest '25 Mini-Preview: These two demos prove Strange Scaffold both never stops working and never misses
They have cooked once again — twice again, actually. Demo impressions from Strange Scaffold's Steam Next Fest offerings.
Nate Hermanson
Mar 16 min read
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Steam Next Fest '25 Mini-Preview: 40 minutes with Wanderstop had me doing too much self-reflecting
Uh oh. It's my face reflected back to me in that cup of tea, isn't it?
Nate Hermanson
Feb 284 min read
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Steam Next Fest '25 Mini-Preview: Promise Mascot Agency is nutty in all the right ways
Ain't we all just a thick block of tofu caught in the narrow door of life?
Nate Hermanson
Feb 275 min read
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VIDEO PREVIEW: Splitgate 2 embraces modernity to go bigger and better
Now you're thinking with portals. And guns. Again.
Nate Hermanson
Aug 17, 20247 min read
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SGF 2024 x Steam Next Fest Mini-Preview: A lucid dreaming horror gem awaits in Deep Sleep: Labyrinth of the Forsaken
Deep Sleep: Labyrinth of the Forsaken is the point-and-click psychological horror game of your dreams. (Or nightmares?)
Nate Hermanson
Jul 4, 20246 min read
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SGF 2024 x Steam Next Fest: Breaking our minds with these puzzling Steam Next Fest demos
For those eternally chasing the enigmatic: our four most-loved puzzle games of Steam Next Fest 2024.
Nate & Glory
Jun 24, 20246 min read
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SGF 2024 x Steam Next Fest Mini-Preview: Uncle Chop's Rocket Shop makes a nine-to-five feel fun
Can't even pay the R.E.N.T. in my video games, smh. 👊😔
Nate Hermanson
Jun 19, 20244 min read
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SGF 2024 x Steam Next Fest: Breaching the best tactical demos
Three of the best tactical games to show demos during Steam Next Fest: Tactical Breach Wizards, Kriegsfront Tactics, and Metal Slug Tactics.
Nate Hermanson
Jun 17, 20248 min read
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SGF 2024 x Steam Next Fest Mini-Preview: Show kindness to all critters in Creatures of Ava
An action adventure game for those who want to pet all the animals and save them, too.
Julie Cooper
Jun 16, 20245 min read
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SGF 2024 x Steam Next Fest Mini-Preview: I Am Your Beast had me clapping my hands together like a seal
I Am Your Beast is Neon White meets Superhot if it never slowed down meets Strange Scaffold's entire bangers-only library.
Nate Hermanson
Jun 16, 20245 min read
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SGF 2024 x Steam Next Fest Mini-Preview: Preteen angst has a name and it's Tabitha Bones - This Magical Girl is a B☆tch
Tabbie is definitely listening to Simple Plan in the hallways. Sulky kids get access to magic. What can go wrong?
Julie Cooper
Jun 16, 20244 min read
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SGF 2024 x Steam Next Fest Mini-Preview: Kitsune Tails brings queer joy to hardcore platforming
A sapphic Super Mario Bros 3-like hero's adventure coming this August has a demo you can try on Steam.
Nate Hermanson
Jun 15, 20246 min read
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LudoNarraCon Mini-Preview: Last Time I Saw You strikes the nostalgia bone with a tale of first love and folklore in the forest
Last Time I Saw You shows off one of the most aesthetically captivating demos at LudoNarraCon with its retro anime-inspired look.
Julie Cooper
May 13, 20246 min read
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LudoNarraCon Mini-Preview: Fishbowl looks to be an emotional story of loss, loneliness and finding the joy of life through it all
Fishbowl's LudoNarraCon demo gives a look at a heartfelt slice of life, centering connections across distance, coming of age, and loss.
Rincs
May 12, 20244 min read
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LudoNarraCon Mini-Preview: Yoink the words straight out of mouths in Great God Grove
Great Googly Moogly, Great God Grove has a demo out for LudoNarraCon and it's all we could've hoped from the creators of Smile for Me.
Nate Hermanson
May 10, 20245 min read
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LudoNarraCon Mini-Preview: Angeline Era's bumpslashing adventure fills an unexpected need
Angeline Era is a standout demo from LudoNarraCon 2024, leveraging a nostalgic spin but a fresh and unique voice.
Nate Hermanson
May 9, 20246 min read
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Steam Next Fest Mini-Preview: Cabernet’s intriguing vampire society sinks its fangs in
Heard y'all like vampires.
Julie Cooper
Feb 11, 20245 min read
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Steam Next Fest 2024 Mini-Preview: Embrace open world simplicity and absurdity with Tiny Terry's Turbo Trip
Some dreams are worth anything — especially if that dream is a shoe-shaped car that'll catapult you into space someday.
Nate Hermanson
Feb 8, 20245 min read
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Steam Next Fest 2024 Mini-Preview: Destroy religious trauma with stylish character action combat in Death of a Wish
Fans of character action games, queer narratives outside of visual novels, and incredibly cohesive art projects... this one's for you.
Nate Hermanson
Feb 7, 20245 min read
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