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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

Nate Hermanson

Jul 46 min read

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?)

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SGF 2024 x Steam Next Fest: Breaking our minds with these puzzling Steam Next Fest demos

Nate & Glory

Jun 246 min read

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.

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SGF 2024 x Steam Next Fest Mini-Preview: Uncle Chop's Rocket Shop makes a nine-to-five feel fun

Nate Hermanson

Jun 194 min read

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. 👊😔

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SGF 2024 x Steam Next Fest: Breaching the best tactical demos

Nate Hermanson

Jun 178 min read

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.

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SGF 2024 x Steam Next Fest Mini-Preview: Show kindness to all critters in Creatures of Ava

Julie Cooper

Jun 165 min read

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.

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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

Nate Hermanson

Jun 165 min read

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.

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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

Julie Cooper

Jun 154 min read

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?

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SGF 2024 x Steam Next Fest Mini-Preview: Kitsune Tails brings queer joy to hardcore platforming

Nate Hermanson

Jun 156 min read

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.

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Summer Game Fest 2024: June's showcase schedule

Nate Hermanson

Jun 32 min read

Summer Game Fest 2024: June's showcase schedule

We're co-streaming these 13 Summer Game Fest-adjacent events from June 6-10!

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Steam Next Fest Mini-Preview: Cabernet’s intriguing vampire society sinks its fangs in

Julie Cooper

Feb 115 min read

Steam Next Fest Mini-Preview: Cabernet’s intriguing vampire society sinks its fangs in

Heard y'all like vampires.

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Steam Next Fest 2024 Mini-Preview: Embrace open world simplicity and absurdity with Tiny Terry's Turbo Trip

Nate Hermanson

Feb 85 min read

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.

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Steam Next Fest 2024 Mini-Preview: Destroy religious trauma with stylish character action combat in Death of a Wish

Nate Hermanson

Feb 75 min read

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.

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Steam Next Fest 2024 Mini-Preview: Arco accelerates tactical combat and decolonization

Nate Hermanson

Feb 64 min read

Steam Next Fest 2024 Mini-Preview: Arco accelerates tactical combat and decolonization

With Arco's Steam Next Fest demo, what you see is what you get. And WHEW, I like what I see.

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Cozy games, cozy life: Four wholesome titles from Steam Next Fest February 2024

Julie Cooper

Feb 58 min read

Cozy games, cozy life: Four wholesome titles from Steam Next Fest February 2024

Frog care, detective ducks, floppy farmers, and serene architectural design — the future of cozy gaming is looking fine.

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The four most irresistible co-op game demos coming to Steam Next Fest February 2024

Nate Hermanson

Feb 49 min read

The four most irresistible co-op game demos coming to Steam Next Fest February 2024

Being a site run by a couple, co-op games are a must. Here are four must-try multiplayer demos to check out during Steam Next Fest!

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Not-E3 2023: 11 games you need to wishlist after Steam Next Fest

Nate and Julie

Jun 26, 202314 min read

Not-E3 2023: 11 games you need to wishlist after Steam Next Fest

Our team lists 11 games from Steam Next Fest in June that you need to get on your wishlist. Like, right now.

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Not-E3 2023 Mini-Preview: Farming fans thrive - Sugar Shack and One Lonely Outpost

Nate Hermanson

Jun 8, 20235 min read

Not-E3 2023 Mini-Preview: Farming fans thrive - Sugar Shack and One Lonely Outpost

Early demo impressions with Freedom Games' Sugar Shack and One Lonely Outpost.

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Steam Next Fest February 2023: Seedlings and IDEA offer a new angle on FMV games

Julie Cooper

Feb 10, 20235 min read

Steam Next Fest February 2023: Seedlings and IDEA offer a new angle on FMV games

See the world from a new perspective with game worlds built on a unique blend of photos and video.

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Steam Next Fest February 2023: Pokémon Snap goes cryptid in Project Anomaly

Nate Hermanson

Feb 9, 20236 min read

Steam Next Fest February 2023: Pokémon Snap goes cryptid in Project Anomaly

Snap a photo, discover a cryptid, persist until it is a friend. UwU

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Steam Next Fest February 2023: Amarantus is a "next-gen" visual novel

Nate Hermanson

Feb 7, 20236 min read

Steam Next Fest February 2023: Amarantus is a "next-gen" visual novel

From art to dialogue to characters' messy affections and tensions, Amarantus is more alive than most visual novels we've played.

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