Welcome to the Press Preview! https://store.steampowered.com/sale/nextfest_oct25_press/This sneak peek at the Steam Next Fest October 2025 lineup of participants and events is designed to help you discover new upcoming games that you're excited to share with your audience.What you see here is the list of expected participating games*; each plan to have a free demo available for players starting October 13th to October 20th, 2025 @ 10:00AM Pacific. Some of the games already have a playable demo for you to check out if you so wish (you can search for those available now by clicking on the 'playable demos' tab). Then access the demo by clicking the 'install demo' button that appears when hovering over any game in this Fest.This preview is not subject to any embargo and you may share your impressions with your audience any time. However, PLEASE DO NOT SHARE THIS PREVIEW URL. THIS PAGE IS FOR PRESS ONLY.>Official event pageHere is the URL for the official event page: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/nextfestPlease let us know if you have any questions.#SteamNextFest*Full list of participating games is subject to change up until launch of Next FestPrevious thread:>>722476376
>>722603976>Autumn sale already over
>>722603976>However, PLEASE DO NOT SHARE THIS PREVIEW URL. THIS PAGE IS FOR PRESS ONLY.Is this intended for game journalists exclusively?
>>722604395>autumn sale ends on the 7th>go to buy some cheap games I really want because I got a refund>autumn sale ended on the 6th
STOP MAKING THREADS BEFORE THE EVENT STARTS. YOU ARE BLOWING OFF YOUR LOAD TOO EARLY, NO ONE WILL CARE WHEN THE GOOD DEMOS ACTUALLY ROLL OUT.WHY DO YOU INSIST ON BEING RETARDED?
>>722604478Correct, if you're not a game journalist (or a twitch/youtube influencer type) you should leave this thread right now.
>>722604478But I've been playing demos and sharing them already...? I'm not a game journalist..
>>722604478yes, do not download any of the demos if you aren't press or else your steam account will be banned
>the previous thread died at 400 replies because there aren't any good games yet>let's make another one, quick!>>722604572/thread
>>722604572>>7226055304chan is not that serious.If the thread dies it dies.
Any good survival horror games this time around?
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2138410/Turnip_Mountain/I enjoyed the demo of Turnip Mountain, it's short but a really fun game. I initially believed it was a weird clone of those DK king of swing games on the GBA, but it's actually its own weird physics puzzle climber/platformer. The music is very vocaloid/fnf like which I enjoyed as well.The controls take a little while to get used to, it's the kind of game where learning to move around is the fun first and foremost. I hope to see crazy boss battles or scenarios that ask of you perfect mastery of the movement, there's potential for a lot of fun. You can even play this in multiplayer.
>>722606213This is the tutorial of turnip mountain, in comparison. The controls might be intuitive for some but it too some time for me. Speedrunning this might be fun when it comes out. You need to extend your left or right arm using the stick, grab the wall using L or R, then pull down to climb. Rinse and repeat
>>722605928Ground Zero in a few dayshttps://store.steampowered.com/app/2340130/Ground_Zero/
>>722604572We are running out of demos...And memes........
>>722605928Not really the atmospheric kind of survival horror and not a demo as well, but House of Necrosis came out today. I remember enjoying the demo in a previous next festhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/2005870/House_of_Necrosis/
>>722605530The previous thread died because I usually put in a lot of effort to play demos around the clock and post about them but I'm not trying that hard this time. Also I have school and work. There's not that many power players like me, I would estimate there's only ten or so people going for hundreds of demos.
>>722605928Try Sangra. Or pinnacle point.
>>722607072Stumbling on elite enemies or bosses while not being prepared is scary though. I remember this demo, didn't know this came out today. Thanks
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2446760/YASUKE_A_Lost_Descendant/If you enjoy character action games try the demo of Yasuke A Lost Descendant, I had more fun with it than when trying the demo of Genokids, Morbid Metal etc. It has stance switching, fun movement options but it's really jank at the moment. The music, protagonist and overall vibe of the game might not please anons who have nigger fatigue but the artstyle and potential this game have made me look past those "issues", I unironically see the Niggers May Cry vision behind this so to speak.
>>722607818I spotted this just now and thought the animation looked nice but wasn't that enthused by the gameplay trailer just being juggling. Saw a fucking Izuna Drop there too. I'll give it a try though.
>>722604572this, nothing kills the hype more than the failed e-celebs attention whores who need to play demos before everyone elseworse is the agdg trannies devs trying to sneak in their shovelware slop game and pretend they're anons who just happened to find it teehee
>>722604572Well I'm a chronic masturbator and I can blow my load many times without ever getting bored.
Sword Hero already made the fest for me. It's exactly the kind of action adventure game I like.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2325920/Forestrike/I only decided to try the demo of Forestrike because the concept of a martial artist planning out the entire battle in his mind before it actually takes place reminded me of Kengan Omega. (foresight, pre-initiative, Lolong's premonition memes)That and it's loosely similar to Katana Zero, I suppose so if you like that game you should try Forestrike. Unfortunately it's a roguelite but I enjoyed the puzzle aspect of having to beat enemies without taking damage, careful positioning, managing your dodge/block resources and making foes damage each other. I don't know how they plan to balance the game considering you have unlimited foresight uses before actually going into the battles proper, but the trailer showed rooms/levels full of enemies that may be difficult to defeat based on your loadout.I have to experiment more to find out. Also I like the setting and story so far even if it's not groundbreaking. The trailer was funny and reminded me of game ads in the 2000s.
>>722604572It's one retarded autist that INSISTS on doing shit earlyjust report this shit for generals outside of /vg/
>>722605928Kriophobia is pretty fun.https://store.steampowered.com/app/1604630/Kriophobia/
>>722609229Thanks this looks kino
>>722609156This looks like it'd me up my alley but the >roguelite filters me.
>>722604572You can't reason with these people. They don't play videogames. They want to signal that they do. It's the same mental illness driving farmers on twitter and other social media sites. They pride themselves of being dumpster divers and gem chasers.
>>722605928https://store.steampowered.com/app/1848610/Rogue_Mansion/I had fun with this one, ended up dying to the boss because I had a brain fart and forgot the game has a dodge. My only big complaint so far is how fucking slow you move. There's also the fact that this seems like one of those roguelikes that you only finish once. Seems like one of those games you forget exists but then get on a deep sale. I still recommend the demo
>>722609676I thought the same at first but the game was fun despite that, the replay value I think comes more from being a perfectionist anyway.
>>722604395October is gonna be a comfy month.
>>722607072This is a Mystery Dungeon game and not really a survival horror
>>722609203Actually I didn't start the thread this time. Looks like your enemies are multiplying. Have fun seething. You are a doozie of a loser.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3124230/Jackal/Jackal is basically Hotline Miami 3D which I don't mind since it's really fun. The presentation and cutscenes are also pretty stellar.
Posters above and below me are game journalists. Losers!
>>722607367I only played the demo but you could just use the escape token to get out when you're getting fucked.You can buy them for cheap too, so there's not much tension.
>>722610046I just play demos for their own sake. I enjoy it and they are so short there is no big time investment like with full games.The fact that it makes people like you mad is a pleasant bonus.
>>722607367It's a mystery dungeon. You are supposed to bail out when things get dicey and not risk your loot.
>>722606515yea fuck that, controls seem like complete ass
>>722607818
>>722613314Wait I think that's the opposite of what you are supposed to do. Only cowards bail when going gets tough.
>>722611774>>722613218buy an ad.
>>722611668It's a scary game where you have to survive. Don't see why it isn't. I do see your stupidity though. That is obvious. Should call your genre of game Survival Stupidity. How do you make it through a day being this dumb?
>>722614114For demos? They're not for sale you can have them for free. No advertisement needed.
>>722609156>>722610864"we" thank "you" for posting this "game"
>>722614239you keep shilling your sloppily made shovelware and bumping this thread with your agdg troon buddies>it's le free so it doesn't countyou are still advertising
>>722610094Yeah I really liked Rogue Mansion too.
PWEASE DO NOT SHAAW THIS PWEVIEW U-AH-L. DIS PAGE FOE PWESS ONLY ^^.
>>722612212
>>722614365Is that sloppily made shovelware with us in the thread right now, nonny?
>>722606213>>722606515I love experimental demos like this. Thanks
>>>/vg/
I should be able to do a deep dive in an hour or so. Ridiculous to think that you could somehow run out of demos.Hidden gems are out there, waiting to be found.
Good start before more demos release.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1620820/SLiMECORE/SPLATOON AT HOME
>>722616603just found my first hidden gemhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/3914200/Even20_The_Interference_of_Parallels/chink RPGMaker game. Yes, I know it's a hard sell right off the bat, but it's got really good production value and the gameplay is actually fun. You only get a snippet of the combat, but it's real time and one of the MCs has 3 tools for combat right at the beginning, and that's a major plus for me.the attached video shows what happens when you fail a puzzle as the second MC of the demo. I was laughing my ass off for a solid minute because of the fact that a clapping sound effect plays for a few seconds right after you die this way (the dialogue, or rather monologues, are also very cheesy almost poorly written)Also, looking over the dev's facebook page shows that they've been trying to get this one released since 2022. I wonder what happened for them to only get a "release date" of Q4 2025, after so long
>>722618723here's one of the screenshots in their store page, in case you're too lazy to click that link.
Bump
>>722617196>Million DepthI wish the game was a VN instead
I'm at work so I can't play demos but I can browse steam. I'll just post the ones I think look cool. Since I'm not actually playing them, this is beneficial anyway. It will save the demos from running out before the festival starts. Very limited quantity. Only play necessary demos.https://store.steampowered.com/app/3777220/Desert_Race_Adventures_Demo/
>>722620845>I NEED to post in the thread I need it so I can get replies in my lonely life see guys I'm thinking of videogames even at work I'm a gamer you guys please notice me and my thread agdg bros
>>722620747Alright well have this yuri bait vn that has the artstyle of a gachahttps://store.steampowered.com/app/2648900/The_World_Well_Blood_of_Caro/
>>722621245Well I may not do this under normal circumstances, I think irritating you is important so I can go out of my way to engage in behaviors you find offensive. Plus it's not like I work hard at my job anyway so no one will care if I spend my 12 hour shift on steam.
Bittersweet Birthday looks fun, I liked the chuuni boss. Can definitely recommend this for shota bros. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1581100/Bittersweet_Birthday/
Sometimes it's hard to think of a thing to say for every demo I play.https://store.steampowered.com/app/2506100/Shadows_of_the_Afterland/
I feel like they really missed an opportunity to refer to their game as a "duckbuilder". https://store.steampowered.com/app/3790860/Placid_Plastic_Deck__A_Quiet_Quest_Demo/
Can you tell from this image that this game is about martians attacking earth with 70's sci-fi setting?Can you tell it started production in FUCKING RELIC (Labs) at the tail end of Biden Era?
Operator Unknown demo was a solid maybe from me. That means I'd buy it on sale for.. less than $5.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3749530/SCHROTT_Demo/Yeah this is certainly a roguelite, and I can't recommend. Steering response felt like ass, with a massive joystick deadzone. There is no throttle or brake.Proc gen putting large blocks together was noticeable within 5 minutes.
I liked this one. Plenty of big breasted women was a bonus.https://store.steampowered.com/app/3820260/Advent_Dawn/
>>722604395This ended up being my little halloween haul from it. Thought about getting NMS, Dredge, and Outer Wilds but the discounts weren't great and I'm willing to wait for the other end of the year sales.
>>722604395I actually stopped buying games from the sale because of how many games on launch day I will get this month. I already bought House of Necrosis.Still to come:Little Rocket LabShrine's LegacyDeathgroundOneway.exeBye Sweet CaroleCrime DetectiveRemote PositionTormented Souls 2Hate YouSanguineMost of them have demos because demos are a big part of how I decide which games to get.
>>722604478I publish my opinions on this slop when I finish it on anonymous social media for informational purposes, I'm pretty sure that makes me press. Probably.
>>722612212>getting over it but you have a msgk making fun of you every time you take a spillI mean, I'm not gonna say no.
>>722604395>>722604508nbd. Winter sales are only 2 months away.
>>722609203>>722614114>>722621245you are the most mentally ill anon on this site
>>722612173You shilled this game last thread too, your game looks like shit dev
>>722604395I mostly skipped it. I already bought some AoE stuff that was on sale before the sale actually began and I bought BF6
Tears of Metal works pretty alright as a musou style roguelike. There's a lot of little and a few medium things that definitely need some tuning, but the skeleton that's there is good.
>post has no image or linkI will not care about your game. Shill it better
Do you think Kyora will get a demo? That's the only game I have to look forward to.
Chinese century of gaming dominance incoming, GOTYAYhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/3553700/CongWei_Your_Electric_Hubby/
>>722605928If you couldn't tell by the replies, the answer is no
>less than 100 posts in 6 hours>all trash gamescongrats for already killing the hype and ruining steam next fest threads kill yourself, you know who you are
this is genuinely one of the weirdest and most specific schizos I've ever seen on 4chan
people caught on what you and your agdg troon buddies have been doing
I saw a game in the next fest demos that reminded me a lot of 428 Shibuya scramble. It was a visual novel but with korean actors instead and I didn't have enough time to open it. If anyone sees something like that let me know please
>>722628473But if next fest is good exposure for game developers, wouldn't it be counterintuitive for adgd trannies to go out of their way to ruin next fest?
>frog poster opinionsDisregarded. Nor will I play poke all toads. Toads are frogs, after all.
>>722627601I actually do think all the games are Chinese now. At least 75% of them.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3216340/Tearscape/Basically Bloodborne but made in a 2D top down Zelda style, not amazing but if you want to scratch that itch this game might do it for you
Why does Next Fest even need a press release? Were there press pages like this on previous ones?
This implies the existence of paid demos
>>722629297This one might be a tough concept for those of us who aren't adgdtrannies to understand but gameplay takes time. There are thousands of demos. Links are provided in advance so they have time to read and report on the games.
>>722629237https://store.steampowered.com/app/3712860/Wonder_of_Blue/Why does everyone want to LARP as LADX?
>>722629431Yeah. You don't know about the paid demos? I have one or two. Not many though since paying for demos is generally dumb.
>>722629459>gameplay takes time.The demos are dropping when the fest starts though. And if the demos are already available then they don't need the fest to report on them.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3914200/Even20_The_Interference_of_Parallels/This guy said "Uchikoshi, step aside"
>>722629563The demos are on a secrosophic schedule. This is journalism 102. If you don't understand, maybe a press preview thread isn't for you, hmm?
>>722612212The game certainly knows its target audience, I'm surprised that Steam allowed it knowing how bitchy some Valve reviewers are with this content
>>722604572When all of you will understand that a week-long FEST isn't enough to play barely nothing?These threads don't blow anything. Stop complaining, and if you don't like it, leave the thread
>>722630309I get all my recommendations from youtubers that got to play the games in the fest, I have work to do and I'm not doing a pump and dump / blueballing game weekend.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MY STEAM GAMES
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3772390/Monsters_and_Me_Demo/This would have gone hard in 2009
If you're shilling shit I wanna shill shit toohttps://store.steampowered.com/app/2062430/BALL_x_PIT/Go play it, releases right before the fest starts.
>>722630742this demo was really good. I would be surprised if this wouldn't end up being a hit
>>722630742I'm looking forward to it yeah. If you want recs of games that release this month, Touhou Dystopian is also coming out, and Mina the Hollower (maybe)
>>722618723>>722619185>>722629834This is not even remotely similar to ZE outside of the locked building situation
>>722630850And the title
>>722611774>>722630309Just do the press preview threads once every two or three days, don't spam it and that's it, reserve that for the main event>>722608163>>722610046I play very few games because of work stress, in fact, playing demos is the rush of emotion that I have only 3 times a year, I open myself to genres and styles that I normally wouldn't playIt has nothing to do with the pride of being a "gem chaser", that only falls on those anons who publish their tierlist images and there are not many of themYou are the autists who don't play anything and it seeing how other talk how they enjoying demos makes your life miserable.
>>722631086Oh right maybe it's like ever17 okay
>>722609156>That and it's loosely similar to Katana Zero, I suppose so if you like that game you should try Forestrike.It's a Shogun Showdown clone
>>722631295and never7 and remember11 and now even20
I'm thinking one next fest thread at a time is insufficient. Maybe 2 or 3 would be better?
>>722631489You can just read the catalogs. Unless you like my company that much.
>>722631292What a tragedy. You are so noble but no one can see it. He doesn't do it for pride, or glory. He'll never get famous playing demos. Your story about having nothing in your life besides next fest only to see it ruined by press preview threads was moving.I'm on your side, because press preview threads ruined my marriage. There are other people out there who understand the struggle.
>>722630742Looks interesting, will try tomorrow
>>722629431>Ground Zeroes>Multiple Squeenix games
>>722631292>in fact, playing demos is the rush of emotion that I have only 3 times a year, I open myself to genres and styles that I normally wouldn't playSame. I would've never bothered with games like mirage feathers without these threads
>>722632117Ground Zeroes is the last Big Boss game.
>>722629459>nonny has trannies on the brainYou dont play vidya, you just want to derail actual gameplay discussion threads
>>722632216stop with that troon agp talk agdg troon
>>722631369Shogun Showdown is turn based slop thoughbeit
Team Sneed releasing more kino to redpill the masseshttps://store.steampowered.com/app/3361540/TYRONE_vs_COPS_2/
>>722630742Ooh ooh I wanna shill too then!https://store.steampowered.com/app/1904480/Absolum/This was my favorite demo from the last fest and is coming out in 2-3 days.
>>722630742>agdg slople golf but it's le scary impresses no one, gameplay was shitI know you can do better
Does anyone actually buy these shitpost games?
I hope to see competent MH clones this time around
The schizo has officially lost it. What the fuck is he talking about?
Friendly reminder if you're going to post about a game to provide a link to the steam page instead of just a screenshot or the name. It's way easier for those of us who peruse these threads to grab whatever looks interesting.
>>722632762He mixed up ballxpit with putt down, which is the actual "scary golf game".https://store.steampowered.com/app/3715340/Putt_Down_Demo/
>>722607072GOLEM GET YE GONE
>>722632960This. It's basic courtesyhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/3444230/Abulia/
>Layton but it's Frenchhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/2016820/MAELSTROM_LEGACY_The_Tesla_Mystery/Give the demo of Maelstrom Legacy a try, it got all the Layton vibes correctly for me. With that said I hope to find more ace attorney or danganronpa clones other than cyber-sleuth. Some good and thrilling death came mystery VN demo has to be around
>>722632960I don't have any screenshots on my list https://rentry.org/bjsnf2025-3 because I felt like uploading them offsite and then embedding them in the document would be too much work. I could just try embedding steam store screenshots; would that be good?
>>722633678I don't care what you do as long as I can easily click a link and get to the steam page.
>>722633678Don't cave to their demands
>hehe here's a gem I found I totally didn't develop it teeheewake me up in a few days when the event starts without agdg trannies trying to monopolize attention for their slop games nobody cares about
>>722633628A broke it but this is retarded because why the fuck would C be lying, are they both bullying B?
>>722634016Shut your tall poppy syndrome ass up already. No one gives a fuck if you hate 4chan devs.
>>722634016God I wish he was actually leaving
>>722633628>With that said I hope to find more ace attorney or danganronpa clones other than cyber-sleuth.You mean psycho-sleuth
>>722634760Psycho dread better
>>722633424>Burros Aburridos
idk anons this next fest looks worse than the previous one
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3791380/Magical_Girl_Fist_Fight/>TUMBLR: THE GAME
>>722635347yeah.. when you see the games posted here it doesn't bode well. bro dropped a literal femcel game
>>722635347>>722635506it's because it hasn't actually started, this is the press previewwait for the actual next fest to start, right now there's no quality control cuz of impatient dumb anons.
>>722635624Steam bootlicker
>>722635347As AIslop becomes more and more common, that perception will always be progressively bigger. It has nothing to do with overall quality, but with how diluted and spread out the good ones areBy sheer statistics, there will always be a plenty dozen of demos that connect with your tastes, but the problem is finding them.It's not the same digging through hundreds of demos like 3 years ago as digging among the thousands that there are now.
>>722612212>>722630076>>722606980What games?
>>722636971Zako no Ahiru
>>722603976Heroine Conquest looks neat, but I get the belief that the full game will just be a lackluster slider with 3 frame animations per characterThese devs have no ambition at allhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/3823290/Heroine_Conquest/
>>722614147What are you talking about man, it's literally a mystery dungeon game and would appeal to anyone who likes that subgenre of roguelikes. It's styled after RE1 and ps1 games in general but it doesn't have much of the hallmarks of a horror game.
>>722629431That's called Early Access
>>722636864This guy certainly has a high opinion of his own intelligence, but it's easy to break their self esteem. Just ask them what they are doing on 4chan.org if they are truly so intelligent.
>don't look too closely at game before downloading the demo, assume it's a cruelty squad style shitpost>the ""girl"" who made the game shows upi am vomit the worst part is how much of an emphasis they put on the movement, but the movement controller isn't even serviceable, they just slapped a grappling hook, double jump and two dashes on it
>>722628376trying to ruin one of the few times that this shithole gets good threads
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3888920/Pulse/Thats some good time trial antigrav SPEED shit.Fantastic sense of speed.The warp mechanic being integral to a good time might be my one complaint. Too much emphasis on plotting straight lines, nailing the deceleration and hard turn points compared to other flying/piloting actions.I'll definitely keep an eye on it as development progresses
>>722606213Looks pretty dumb alright
>>722607818Pass. Not even a racist thing, it just doesn't look fun
>>722607818>We wuz samuraiSeriously, I can't stand that excessive use of "impact frames" and the anime-tier dubbing, you brought to me bad memories from when this game appeared on a "The MIX summer showcase"
Thought those chart people would have shown up by now.
Finch and Archie sucked, I don't think that game is going anywhere. They put a lot of effort into that game, too.
>>722639084What game?
>>722642859Grill God Adventure
>>722604478AAAIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEE A STEAM DECK CONTROLLED DRONE JUST FLEW OVER MY HOUSE IM SORRY GABENSAMA
Philna Fantasy is apparently getting a demo update for the festival, it was already pretty good already.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3910830/Ricochet_Abyss_Demo/Needs another pass of the translation.It's basically a pool roguelite and I love balls.I'm not a "backpack"like experienced gamer but It seems fairly straightforward.Potentially lacking in level content.End and direction of projected line can be unclear when overlapping.It's alright.
Well I made it to the bottom of the endless scrolling list. Though I have a feeling I still didn't see all the demos. Umm
>>722644470More games get added to the list each day during the preview and even during the event. Best to save the scrolling towards the end.
>>722644470all the demos worth playing are added 2 days before it actually starts.
was steam down for anyone?
STEAM IS FUCKING DOWN
AIIIIE MY GAMES ARE GONEI SWEAR I'M A JOURNALIST GABE SAMA
STEAM IS DOWNWHAT DO I FUCKING DO NOW
>>722642390I started working on mine but it's mostly just little notes atm right rather than reviews
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA MY GAMES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I CAN'T EVEN LOG IN TO PLAY OFFLINE
HOLY SHIT I DON'T OWN MY GAMES
AIEEEEE I SHOULDN'T HAVE PRETENDED TO BE A GAME JOURNALIST I'M SORRYYYY
AIIIEEEEEEEEEEE IT'S OVER IT'S OVER IT'S OVER!
shut the fuck up and go masturbate for an houryour games are fine
russia must be having a melty again
GO TO THE LOCAL FILES AND ASK YOUR GAMES TO BE DEPOSITED TO YOUR SSD ACCOUNT NOW, THEY CAN'T REFUSE YOUDO IT NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>>722645632WTF MAN I LITERALLY CANNOT PLAY THE GAMES
>>722645292navicula meatus is OUT out, idk why you encountered it on the next fest thing
>>722645632>your games are fine
it's over
>>722645747>>722645808Is there some reason you cannot read a book, hit the gym, go hang out with your family, etc for a few hours in the meantime while Steam is taking time to get fixed?
>>722645872books are for women, gym is expensive, family is asleepstop making excuses and fix your fucking servers gabe
>>722645872BECAUSE IT'S GAMING TIME NOT GYM TIME OR READ A BOOK TIME
gabe banned me for impersonating press..... no.....................................
>>722645872it's 7am nigger i woke up to play video games>gym already been>readI'm between books that's why I want to PLAY SOME FUCKING GAMES retard
>>722632524The demo is fun but I don't really like the characters. The setting also seems very 2018 for lack of a better term. I wish it was Dragon's Crown instead.
>>722646050Who the fuck wakes up at 7am to play vidya
>>722646067I wake up at 6am to play vidya. I was trying to find a torrent for Daimon Blades and I was in the middle of reinstalling a game when steam died
Piracy is king
>>722645632The games... are gone
The game... are backSteam is king
>>722608304Caspere knew this
>>722646067real gamers
>>722645872Buy an ad
GEIMUS ARE SAFU
>>722646067Who the fuck do you think you are
I have severe roguelike fatigue.
I guess someone had Iryna Zarutska fatigue.
>>722646054>The demo is fun but I don't really like the charactersThis ruins it for me. Atleast 1 cool character wouldve been enough
Maybe one character could have a ponytail or something.
>>722621982I don't care for shota but I liked it too. My boy knows how to throw a punch.
Any good colony sim?
>>722642390Is it finally coming out? It's been in development for years apparentlyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ET4U1-TcYRM
>>722648615I like this one.https://store.steampowered.com/app/2489330/Whiskerwood/
>>722646054>>722647625I do like the dark elf chick. What's beyond ridiculous to me is the pregnant negress as Zordon of the team.
>>722632524the mechanics are too simple for it to be a roguelite
>>722617396>available on pcalready better than it's competitor
>>722649275Yeah that shit looks weird af. I get the whole mother gaia theme they ripped off but this and the rest of the characters look like rejected concept art
>>722649275Yeah. I think the playable dudes are just the frog wizard and the dwarf, both of which are just kind of inherently comic relief. it's a turn off for me and considering what other games are coming out I'll probably be passing until there's a deep steam sale.
Been craving more CoD zombie like games. Been having fun with this: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2691620/Milo_Demo/Any others you guys found?
>>722651268I saw one but forgot the name because I don't care.
>>722648659i fucking despise this channels naming conventions
>>722617396Um, Foamstraz-sisters, our response?
I played some demos:>Kingdom of NightPersona but more action-y RPG and set in US highschool. Also pixelshit.Chose the WITS, necromancer cuz I like to bone if you catch my drift. You get one skeleton summon and gameplay consisted of managing my skeleton bar and the other bar. Could be decent. Except for dogshit looks. >Crisol: Theater of Idols RE7 clone, but spanish. Blood-powered weapons kino and your health is your ammo, looks "opulent", sorta art-deco. Enemies are wooden dolls and shooting the head off does nothing, shooting the body leaves a pair of leg to kick you. There's a Nemesis right away and it's poorly implemented. And of course, yellow fucking paint.>Goblin NestSimpler Fallout Shelter, but you send goblins to kidnap women for breeding. Very simple. Primitive even. Got nothing going for it except this shitty trope.>KlostynN64 FPS. Fast, tight, good shotgun. And unalerted enemies crack jokes. 10/10. >Directorate NovitiateDamn, dat ass was fat. Third person shootan with numbers. There's a skill tree with active abilities like basic heal and magic missiles. There are choices (one in demo) and there are skills that influence dialog options so it will have light RPG elements. MiteB cool.>I Hate This Place "Spoopy" isometric shooter with crafting. There are spider-like flesh creatures that can revive corpses, so I imagine resource management will be a major part of it. And female protagonist that talks a lot.>Fracturefront RoR2 but a lot worse. Not good.>Rogue MansionRE but rogue. Neat idea. But I'm not sure about the difficulty.
>>722652969Vaccine rebirth exists if you want resident evil roguelike to be harder difficulty
>>722604572you retards spam this shit every next fest and then disappear once the next fest hits and the threads speed upyou have no idea how this works
>>722653648He went to bed, man. He'll be back before too long though.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3712860/Wonder_of_Blue/Can someone tell me what the difference is between Casual and Wanderlust mode? I don't get it
>>722654109I don't get why people play that generic game but we all have our own mysteries to solve I suppose.
>>722654334Alice
>>722629431
>>722654334Alice in Wonderland setting + Cute cover illustration + nostalgic 8-bit music i guess
>>722636971Also Ultra Girls Alters!https://store.steampowered.com/app/3732180/UltraGirl_Alters_Demo/
>>722655114>Chinese game>translation is rife with errorsName a more iconic duo
>>722655179At one point I stopped caring
The sequel to "Let It Die" and "Deathverse Let It Die" will be getting a demo for Next Fest as announced on their YouTube channel. It will be a deluxe version of their Tokyo Game Show demo which was said to be stellar.https://store.steampowered.com/app/2576150/LET_IT_DIE_INFERNO/
>>722655941It looks like shit though. Barely even resembles LiD.
>>722656217To my understanding, it takes more inspiration from Deathverse as far as aesthetics. Which was more "game show"y
>83 already has demo playtest servers up, if time limitedhell yeahhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1059220/83/a sequel to red orchestra and rising storm, you and your squad run around in a forest only to die to a machine gun nest that spotted you from a hundred meters away, great fun
Living on a prayer
>>722646054>>722649275I love frogs so I like the frog dude; I did have to do a double take when the pregnant negress showed up but the fact that she looks and speaks like a caricature feels unintentionally racist which makes it funny. I do also wish it was Dragon's Crown though.>>722649393How so?>>722650541What other games are coming out? FMW and Onirism?
>>722656818it's shit
>>722654334I feel the same way about Binding of Isaac. People really like Zelda 1 dungeon crawling for some reason.
>>722658806Binding of Isaac has ugly artwork. That's why I never touched it.
>>722660131That game's theme has always repulsed me too.
Any 4chan dev demos?
>>722661449all of the ones posted in this thread
In case anyone was wondering how to progress welcome to dolls town demo. You have to steal 100 yen from a doll infront of the temple then use the gacha machine near the convenience store to get a piece of lego to be able to enter the code. It ends like 5 mins after entering the code lol. For a "horror" game it's pretty funny.
>>722661473I thought you were going to sleep for a few days?
>>722662174That's pretty bullshit. I hope the full game isn't just "puzzles" that are like that.
name 3 games you have bought from the past next fests or should I say, previous fests
>>722663434i forgot
>>722663434Visions of Mana from last year's summer Next FestMoros Protocol from the Fest earlier this yearAnd from this Fest, I'll be getting Sword HeroAlso a handful of games that had a demo in previous Fests but they aren't out yet, so they're just sitting on my wishlist.
>>722663434BalatroMirage FeatherCloverpitBlue Prince
>>722663434Dolls NestAI LimitRobot Girl's Dream
If anyone finds some cool puzzle games, please share. So far I've only got Code of Corruption.
>>722642859Don't Stop, Girlypop!
>>722663434i bought little witch inna woods that an earlier demofest had been hyping. but i bought it when it was Early Access for five bucks or sothe koreans even finished it! cute little game, will end up being in those "cozy game" steam sales later if some youtuberfag ever stumbles over it.
>>722663434Alisa, a Game by Casper Croesand RogerButt Knight
>>722663434Of the DevilGarden of WitchesSlay the Princess
>>722663434Of the devilRobot Girl's DreamLittle Goody Two Shoes
>>722663434Most recently:The DrifterMystery of the Malignand RogerBut I'm not exaggerating when I say I must have bought 50+ Next Fest games at this point.
>>722663434https://store.steampowered.com/app/3263480/Divine_Orders/https://store.steampowered.com/app/3758120/hololive_Holos_Hanafuda_Demo/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1274700/You_Alone_Can_Defeat_Evil/And soon https://store.steampowered.com/app/1904480/Absolum/
>>722663434I'm going to buy Poke All Toads and Rainchaser when they come out
>>722663434Against The StormCurse of the Golden IdolNews Tower
>>722663434Lorn's LureDoll's NestVersion Three: Invisible RaidCleanfallHasteSuper 10 PinDeadeye Deepfake SimulacrumReentry (soon)
>>722666568Me 39, and they would be games that I would never have bought if I hadn't tried them by their demos.
are demos safe? with all the unity vulnerability stuff going around right now
god there's so much slop is any of this shit actually vetted?
>>722669924Steam is working on ithttps://steamcommunity.com/groups/SteamClientBeta/announcements/detail/545621427784516905>Added mitigations for Unity CVE-2025-59489, blocking a game launch through the Steam Client when an exploit attempt is detected.It'll probably be out by the time the Next Fest rolls around. Until then you'll have to trust but verify or just stick to games not using Unity.>>722670098The only vetting Steam does is checking if the game runs and isn't running a cryptominer, the only other requirement is paying $99 to get your game on the store.
>>722670304thanks, gonna wait then. I only played 2 older demos which already had updates
>>722669924>>722670304>>722670479Nevermind the patch already went out to the stable branchhttps://store.steampowered.com/news/app/593110/view/507340830949770870You should be safe
>>722670497even better, thanks
>>722603976I dont get excited for this things, even if i liked a game, its years away from coming out.
I'll be away during the whole Next Fest, but I would play the Skate Story, Homura Hime, Reanimal, and Spongebob demos if they're actually part of the event and not just accidentally listed
>>722672768There is no such thing as a game accidentally listed, what can happen is that they cancel at the last minute
Virus Brainhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/4059830/Virus_Brainit's my game, it won't make it to next fest but I'll release it during halloweenplz wishlist it if you are interested T_T
>>722663434Keep DrivingRomancing Saga 2: Revenge of the SevenBerserk Boybonus 3Metal Slug TacticsAgainst the StormShadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew
>>722663434OooHasteNinja Gaiden RageboundEasy Delivery Co. RoadCraftAlso this just released today so gonna buy it as well but steam is shitting itself againhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/2451100/Little_Rocket_Lab/
>>722675059Make a demo
Speaking of previous fests, project silverfish came out and got great reviews
Any cunnycore games?
>>722677312if I make a demo and release it on itch in like 1 hour, will you check it out?
>>722677809>>722630076
>>722677993Not that anon but yeah, Steam is down anyways so I'm willing to try anything
>>722678094I already played this one and so far I consider it my GOTY.
>>722677020Too pozzed for me to buy it but I'll definitely play it (after a few updates)
>>722678181okay, I'll ping you when I got the build readyit will still be a bit rough around the edges but I appreciate if you decide to play it
>>722663434Drill CoreBlade ChimeraCard En CielTrials of InnocenceRules and RodentsDolls NestMonster Train 2Kemono TeatimeTrepang2
>>722663434Mirage FeathersJourney of Realm: Dawn DewRobot Girl's Dream
>>722678205Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy but you want to plap the commenter the way she escalates with the teasing
>>722677993Yea I'll check it out when I'm free later.
>>722677809https://store.steampowered.com/app/3444230/Abulia/https://store.steampowered.com/app/3712860/Wonder_of_Blue/https://store.steampowered.com/app/3909220/Yuki/
>>722680052Did Yuki's demo get an update? I remember playing it some time ago.>>722680052>>722678094Thanks for recommendations!
>mixels>vector text over pixel art>hi-res character portraits against lo-res sprites>jank physicsThe quintessential indie game
Anything that's extremely moe?
>>722677312>>722678181>>722679547https://vianite.itch.io/virus-brainpassword is 4chanthe music is not yet ready
>>722682559Well well well, we have a dev shilling here, I hope more of them come
>>722663434I'm buying three next fest games today alone.
I really wanted to like Welcome To Doll Town but getting around the town was confusing and stupid and when I finally got to the big mansion the keypad was missing the 8. What, am I supposed to just search the entire empty town for it at a snail's pace? Come the fuck on.
whats the signalis of this steamfest?
>>722663434>haste>nocturalsNeither of them really added much from their demos.
>>722684270look up one post
>>722684270It'll show up soon
>>722683794Well it is a festival to show off your games. It's really weird how some people are staunchly against developers showing off their games when that is the whole point?
>>722682559Sorry anon but I'm not gonna risk this
I hope I will be able to shill my game here next year. H-hope you guys like sokobans.
>>722682559Neat, I'll give my thoughts either later in this thread or the next one if it's made
>>722686362I get iteven the name is a bit ominousstill, I want to assure you there’s no real virus in there>>722686640thank you anon!
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Mixed feelings about Identifile. It sorta plays like Pokemon Ranger but you kill viruses. It hurt my wrist though (more than the demo of cutting edge did or replaying utk 2 on DS and in a lesser amount of time) so I don't recommend it to older people. It can get very hectic because it's a bullet hell. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3054210/Identifile_Desktop_Dungeon/I thought it was funny how exploration meant getting into folders and more sub-folders. I don't know if the concept can work well for a full game, but it was a fun demo. Only downside other than the repetitive circle gameplay was the roguelite structure. I understand why they exist from a developer perspective but I do miss action games being designed as pure arcades.
>>722666636>he thinks rainchaser is coming out
>>722688308>I understand why they exist from a developer perspective but I do miss action games being designed as pure arcades.I know how you feel, and yet I still feel ripped paying 20 bucks for an arcade style game that lasts 1-2 hours when I could get a 50 hour roguelite for cheaper.
>Skate StoryEww, looks like a haste ripoff with dated downhill skateboarding mechanics (and none of the speed of haste or aesthetics of skateboarding)
Games that have made it on my wishlist so far:Philna FantasyWelcome to Doll TownScholar Adventure: Mystery of SilenceMad King RedemptionIre: A prologueCutting Edge: Roots of MutationThe Island of Doctor MoroseKriophobiaDirectorate NovitiateAlways with you: Meow and Mystery
>Constancehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/2313700/Constance/Silksong but made by trannies. Gameplay is fun enough but I cannot stand the tranny protag and shitty music. >Iron Frontierhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/2131290/Iron_Frontier/Idk I like Age of War but this one's not clicking for me. I can't put my finger on as to why. >Guns of Salvationhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/3973660/Guns_of_Salvation/Play it. It's not good but you should play it. It's an experience. >Lessariahttps://store.steampowered.com/app/3976470/Lessaria_The_Fantasy_Kingdom_Sim_Demo/Very fun Majesty clone.>Sector Zerohttps://store.steampowered.com/app/2352050/SECTOR_ZERO/I'm all for playing as the monster but this shit is boring beyond belief. Super simplistic physics puzzles with an optic that starts to strain your eyes after a while.>Crisol: Theater of Idolshttps://store.steampowered.com/app/3989380/Crisol_Theater_of_Idols_Demo/Very pretty art direction, ass everything else. >Poak all Toadshttps://store.steampowered.com/app/2302320/Poke_ALL_Toads/Release fucking when??? This is like the third time this is part of the Next Fest.>Marvel Cosmic Invasionhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/4013980/MARVEL_Cosmic_Invasion_Demo/Not perfect but I'm starved for beat 'em ups so that's a day 1 from me.>Soul Redemptionhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/4009930/Soul_Redemption_Demo/Very pretty art style but I can't stand roguelike deckbuilders anymore>Winnie's Holehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/2715010/Winnies_Hole_Demo/The mutations are a cool concept but at the end of the day the game it's just yet another deckbuilder.
I keep the games I expect to get a demo during this festival a secret so I get to be the first one to post about them in the thread.
>>722663434>name 3 games you have bought from the past steam next festsNot in any particular order, but here goes:-House Of Necrosis (currently playing) -NanoApostle (finished) -and Roger (finished) -Mirage Feathers (finished) -Is This Seat Taken? (finished) -Ooo (finished) -Outrider Mako (I refunded it) -Trials Of Innocence (finished, absolute kino for Ace Attorney fans) -Of The Devil episode 1 (also absolute kino for Ace Attorney fans) -Urban Myth Dissolution Center (easy, a bit slow paced but soulful mystery game, funny twists) -One Btn Bosses (finished) -Pastel Parade (finished, very charming rhythm heaven clone but very short) -Rift Of The Necrodancer ("finished") -Dolls Nest (finished) Demos with games not out yet that I will definitely buy:-Bits&Bops-Constance-Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved-Ghostwriter Workshop-Grooveyard-Gurei-Into The Inferno: A Knight's Journey-Mahou Shojo Escape-MIGHTREYA (not in the next fest but the beta was fun) -Neon Inferno-Onikura-Poke ALL Toads-Project Turboblast-Rainchaser-Risimon-Rubinite-Schrodinger's Call-Sinker Sound-SSR Wives The Murder of My Winter Crush-5omeday-Theta and Paralldox on Worldlines-ZakonI probably forgot some games
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2827750/Fatal_Claw/I really liked this one, Fatal Claw. The controls feel great, responsive and thigh. Good amount of jumping and fighting. I see potential. It tempts me to call it Korean Nine Sols since it's metroidvania with cat protagonist, but truth be told I haven't yet play Nine Sols.
>>722689993>This is like the third time this is part of the Next Festgames can only be in next fest once
>>722690335Well yes but actually no.
Hard to keep up with all the new releases. This is just from this week/today.
>>722690003Are you not confident in your own tastes? I share anything I find interesting with others as soon as I possibly can.
>>722686892Pretty neat little experience, like what is there currently with a few things to improve on1.) For both the kanji word select and picking up items, something to fill in the black background would be appreciated. Maybe little snowman lines of code to fit with the theme in the brain center, or a simple screen with a computer outline2.) For the first kanji lock, with how the 1 was angled on the wall, I spent a while thinking it was a 7 instead.3.) The 8 you get in your kanji menu has a line on the slanted right side going across the top to the left, but this isn't shown in the puzzles4.) The kanji word select feels a bit too easy, but I imagine you plan on adding more kanji words to the menu for the player to figure out later by referencing 5.) An indicator of something being interactable, perhaps even using a little brain in the shape of a question mark, when you get close enough to it would be nice.6.) The notes having a background as well when you read them would be good, maybe ripped pages from a kanji book?7.) Didn't notice a good indicator for the player to jump onto the box after meeting the winged girl to go around to the side. Could have the kanji for "up" on the box that the player finds the kanji for earlier in the levels 8.) I liked the platforming, but it is on the easier side of things. Maybe having it be more difficult or incorporating more puzzle platforming like you did with the kanji 1-9 section would be more fun for others Overall enjoyed it, anon. The snowman puns and stories were pretty good. Added to my wishlist and looking forward to seeing how it ends up
>>722690003>>722690651Actually I just realized I might be too busy to play the demos. Whatever. Here's the list of anticipated demos:Ground ZeroesCook or Be CookedSafeguard SagaCode of CorruptionThe Veil of DeathDeep SixMycopsychosys: Project JupiterCyan HeartNowhere to RunPsycho Partisans: Project NirvanaLess Likely to get demo but might still happen:EchographThe BagmanAlgatrazSirensPrimevil GenesisGod I wish this game got a demo:Great Harvester
Clawed updated it's demo.
>>722690901Thanks for sharing. Ground Zeroes and Cook or be Cooked look interesting. I'll give you Gunny Ascend in return:https://store.steampowered.com/app/2886300/Gunny_Ascend/Reminded me of Meteos/Tetris. No demo yet but it will have one when the next fest starts.
>>722663434QuantumPulse 2A - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3175190/QuantumPulse_2A/The Alters - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1601570/The_Alters/Skin Deep (the best one) - https://store.steampowered.com/app/301280/Skin_Deep/White Knuckle - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3195790/White_Knuckle/Haste - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1796470/Haste/Also Blue Prince, but everyone bought that
any wizard games?
>>722690901I don't hoard them so much as I just wait until I have a personal verdict on them via demo before I mention them in the threads because they might just be an instant Alt+F4 anyway. But if we're sharing random "might be cool" ones:https://store.steampowered.com/app/3668110/Silent_Fangs_Stealthy_Vampires_Tale/https://store.steampowered.com/app/3184420/Bullet_Ballet/https://store.steampowered.com/app/2888220/FAILsafe/https://store.steampowered.com/app/2603850/Shadow_mate/https://store.steampowered.com/app/2947700/The_Fading_of_Nicole_Wilson/https://store.steampowered.com/app/3897630/RUST_MOON/https://store.steampowered.com/app/3919530/It_Takes_a_War/https://store.steampowered.com/app/1977200/Rebel_Engine/https://store.steampowered.com/app/2771220/The_Tragedy_at_Deer_Creek/https://store.steampowered.com/app/3689990/H9/https://store.steampowered.com/app/3946090/HINO/https://store.steampowered.com/app/3882510/NonetBeat/
>>722690901>>722690003>he actually had a list of probable hidden gems and wasn't just making things upHeh
>>722690139Yeah I knew I had forgotten something, slip in Am I Nima in there as well.
>>722691759Deer Creek, right, that's on my list too. Here's even MORE:What awaits, Aleksey?House 2Hacked: The streamerRomesteadBarkour
>>722690689>1.) & 6.) Yeah, the UI art is a bit rough. I’ll try to come up with something neater, good suggestions>2.) & 3.)Thanks, this is good info>4.)Yeah, it’s the first kanji themed puzzle, so I made it easy on purpose>5.) & 7.)Personally, I’m a big fan of old games that have no indicators whatsoever, but I understand there’s a risk that some players might get stuck and become frustrated. I’ll look into this more>8.)The platforming never gets that hard, even later in the game, but I personally like the flow.>Overall enjoyed it, anon. The snowman puns and stories were pretty good. Added to my wishlist and looking forward to seeing how it ends upthank you!Thank you for playing and for your comments anon!
>>722690901>Cook or Be CookedCoffin is getting clones now, cool.
I fucking love these threads and I love videogames. I wish next fest was every day
>>722686459Just look at the popular sokobans that /v/ likes, those usually do pretty well here
>>722691759Not bad. You were able to name more than one game, that I hadn't heard of, that could be good.Most people can't even do that once.
>>722686459Sokobans are great, I have some of them on my wishlist like Theta and Paralldox on Worldlines and Treasure 'n Trio
>>722686459Sokobans are my favorite, but I basically play any puzzle game no matter how basic. It helps that they're usually cheap, so they're like daily crosswords to me. So just mention it in the threads and I'll grab it.
I need a demo that will make me waste time as a perfectionist like project turboblast did
>>722684270The Machine That Breathes.
>https://store.steampowered.com/app/3204320/Welcome_to_Doll_Town/Unironically better than Silent Hill F
give me more!
Free to Play games are such a weird niche. Hardly anyone ever goes for those. You're not a demo, and you're not a full game. What are you?!?!?
>>722691495How good is Skin Deep? I used to be a fan of blendo 20 years ago but haven't really kept up since Gravity Bone.Do you know if there is any procedural generation? I like immersive sims but not having hand-designed levels seems like it would be really awful.
>>722691731https://store.steampowered.com/app/3833670/Wizard_Cats_Demo/
>>722691731Sword Hero is fun although I think it's an older demo.
>>722693589Not him but I loved Skin Deep. I always enjoy the hell out of immersive sims. The levels are hand-made and not procedural.
>>722693540>blocked in germanyfuck
>>722612212I'm actually surprised something like this took this long to be made.
>>722694078Me. I took it, and ruined it. bwahaha
>>722693710>
>>722693710>>722694184oopsie wrong file
So many games to play.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3583530/Vampires_Best_Friend/it's out
>>722694237Good Morning.
>>722694237Weren't you supposed to be asleep?
>>722694482shill to thrill
>>722694482hey check out my low effort mediocre underfunded overbudgeted garbage slop, I am here to shill.
>>722694482SplitTown is out of early access, or as my fellows in the industry call it in high level meetings, SlopTown
>>722694752Hope it's better than that PoS Mina the Hollower.
>>722694815Anon, those screenshots made me far more horny than scared
>>722694482Oneway.exe is delayed, unfortunately. The reason?: Wasn't Sloppy enough.
>>722691759>I don't hoard them so much as I just wait until I have a personal verdictThis this this. I generally don't post until I have gotten my hands on the game and formed an opinion.
>>722694752Tearscape sucked. Played like Mina The Hollower if it was even slower and more boring
>deletedbased
This one is cool. Basically turn based volleyball game.https://store.steampowered.com/app/2432240/Smash_it_Wild/
>>722688464It is coming out, just not soon™https://twitter.com/kornod1/status/1961929210903015867
>>722696225I can't fucking wait
>>722696301That title screen music is just...!! This game is peak and it's only a demo. I will in fact replay it right now
Anything good in the puzzle game department? Hot girls as always a bonus but not required.
Chased him off pretty quick this time when he dared to stick his head up again
>>722626527I only buy during the winter and summer sales so I can make a little money on the trading cards
>>722629506>>722654109Oh the Lil' red guy made another game (and is presumably shilling it). His last game was very jank but cute so I'll probably try this.>>722690139I wanted to like Outrider Mako so much it was such a shame.>>722693540The problem I have with free games is they don't show up in your library? Like when I sort my library by ratings they just don't show up at all unless I search for them, I wish steam would fix this.
>>722633193oh no, is that supposed to be spherehunter?
>>722698216I think they have sue lightning as the voice actor
You think Steam is making it to next week?
>>722690139House of Necrosis. I can't remember if Heartworm was ever in a Next Fest, but I bought that one too.
>>722677993I will always check out other anons games
>>722696672Does a take on Into The Breach counts?https://store.steampowered.com/app/2881620/Paraside_Duality_Unbound/It takes the roguelike component out (i wonder about that because I liked that in ITB) and replaces it with exploration, story and planned city construction. Played it until the end.The music in overworld is also hypnotic.
>>722699115And I forgot the image
>>722663434I've bought dozens of games from having tried them during fests.NitroExpressShinobi non grataConjurer
>>722699201>>722699115That looks really cool, I love into the breach
>>722699115>ParasideI wonder how many dyslexics are going to get filtered by the name when trying to look it up.
>>722696672I guess this >>722695990 is puzzle-ish.
Are mods actually doing their job? I kneel.
>>722695713What was this again? I remember it looking cool but i always forget to follow it on steam
>>722701352NIGHTMARE OPERATOR. Doesn't have a demo and got flagged as a tranny game kek
>>722701543Oh damn i though it looked coolMight still try it outMotor slice looks dope as fuck too
>>722682559I'd play it and give you my thoughts but godot games are entirely broken on current mainline linux for some reason
Any mech games?Dolls nest was a nice surprise last time
>>722603976Why are journalists so bad at talking about games?
>>722701543Wasn't that a slip-up by a stupid CM who wanted to push their ideology and doesn't really represent the Japanese developers behind it?
>>722663434Gravity CircuitCandy RangersMetal Slug TacticsNG RageboundSlave Zero X (this one ended up pretty mediocre but the presentation rules)
>>722663434https://store.steampowered.com/app/2691900/The_Little_Witch_and_The_Lost_Memories/The sad feeling of supporting the release of a game whose demo seemed promising to you at a SNF but ended up fucking crashing in sales and possibly traumatizing its devs
>>722703583The devs aren't Japanese. But the new main character design was done by the Gravity Rush guy IIRC.
>>722704302Looks japanese to me
>>722654109You keep your items after you die for that first one. The mode doesn’t make much sense if there’s only 1 area in the demo.
>>722704030Cute cunny game
>>722686282Some people hate with a passion that anons devs exist, even more so if they dare to talk about their games because it's automatically spotted as advertising and they want them to be segregated exclusively in agdg thread
>>722705091Featuring classic Japanese names such as "Nolan Joseph" and "Kathy Diaz"
>>722703558Didn't they get replaced by AI that just says each AAA game is a "return to form"? Might be hard to review new indie games.
>>722705975Oh my badFuck this game then
>>722694276That's no good
>>722705987This one talks about niche games and… their only NextFest coverage is rogueslop.
>>722706402What about Rock Paper Shotgun. They're the niche indie guys.
>>722706481They have deemed this as more important than telling people about 5 new games. At least there’s an article about Girlypop.
Rubinite finally got a release date, which is nice. But their announcement on twitter seems to indicate that they will actually participate in the steam next fest for the first time? I thought for sure the demo was part of the next fest last year or during this one
>>722707343No, you're right; It was part of the next fest about this time.
>>722707460this time *last year
>>722707343Steam sets the rule of one Fest per game but there are always those demos who bypass itI would like to know what exactly they do to do trick the selection grill and don't upset Valve reviewersOr maybe since there are thousands of games signing up these exceptions happen and they simply don't care.
>>722708430You'd think it would be a 1/0 in a field in some database to tell whether it participated in a Next Fest or not.I know the "only once per fest" rule was a pretty recent thing so maybe it didn't count.
>>722708546Well, it's not a "pretty recent" measure if it's been going on for more than 3 years, there's no justification on Steam's part for not enforcing it.https://store.steampowered.com/news/group/4145017/view/3133948628984125312
Holy fucking giga jank kinohttps://store.steampowered.com/app/3123770/XOL_Space_Mech_Wars/Had to push through the first few minutes of getting used to the crunchy graphics. Turning on Hard mode (drift) as well mainly because it felt more like I expected it too.Can tell the dev was also a fan of the ps2/ps3 various gundam titles, even feel some Another Century's Episode influence in there. This is MY kind of jank, this was made for me.Xieg Xeon
>>722706402>>722706834>>722703558I'm not one to defend journos, but technically this period of time before the next fest starts is for journos to play demos, and then start posting articles when the event begins.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3127750/Pain_Pain_Go_Away/Pain pain go away could have been a fun demo if it actually worked? I am stuck on the first instance where you need to type because no letters show up. My pc locale is japanese. Even changing the language from English to JP didn't work. Based on the trailer it seemed to have been a decent typing game
>>722706834Not sure why it's getting delayed but the demo of Mina The Hollower ended up being really disappointing for me, especially compared to Shovel Knight. I don't know how they could degrade so much in terms of visual clarity. Void Stranger which is also another game apeing the GBC look did it much better
>>722709969>it's been 3 years since 2022Oh man do I feel old now.
>>722710273So it's not really translated or adapted to English?
>>722712741No it has an english version and all it's just that the game doesn't work
>>722633628Just played it. Yeah, it is a clone of Layton. I feel the demo is a bit long
>>722654334Wonder of You is a good title so I try it
>>722663434-Metal BringerPretty fun mech roguelite, beating the true final boss gauntlet without OP stuff was actually pretty challenging and enjoyable-AI LimitProbably the best souls clone I've played.-Lost Castle 2The best couch co-op game I've played in years. A warning it's still in early access, but there's a lot of content to go for multiple playthroughs even as is.
I played a roguelike and I enjoyed it. What now?
The Seance at Blake Manor is pretty good if you like mystery games. I'm not sure how I feel about the time limits but once you know that they're there it's pretty easy to not fail
>>722705975Wait I know PriichuShe did the models for Sushi Ben among others
>>722715567Honestly, roguelikes are fine. The problem is roguelites. Which roguelike game did you end up enjoying?
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2555950/Million_Depth/Cute girl descends millions of meters just to see You. Combats only moves when you move and you have to juggle moving your weapon and your body separately
>>722715983The twist is beyond cringe and nonsensical, genuinely made me decide not to buy it even though I found the combat neat, but It also felt pretty easy to break, I didn't take damage through the whole demo run.
>>722715728Oh I recognize those vtuber models. Kanauru animated stuff with them.
>>722607072It was alright, but it has a decent amount of content without overstaying its welcome so that's nice. It really just made me wanna play a Shiren game since it's been awhile since I have.
>>722716043I've never seen a good twist involving time travel, so I honestly wasn't expecting much there. Unless there's something interesting in the other two routes I don't see myself buying it unless it's really cheap or on sale. The combat only really clicked for me my last run. I'm not good at dodging but I got a nice synergy with reduced damage while recharging and recharge after each hit. With all the other bonuses the last boss went down in like 4 hits.
>>7227159832D pixel sci-fi and a white-haired loli. I'm in.
>>722716043What's the twist? I got far enough to meet the guy and then got bored.
>>722715728Did she do Abyss X Zero too? These look really similar to that game.
>>722720554I don't think so, Never saw her talking about it at least
>>722719873The twist is the person responsible for the world going to shit is MC from the future who invents time travel and keeps sending her consciousness back in time to try and change an event but keeps failing
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1657740/Mr_Sleepy_Man/>A Mario clone with zelda SFX. Plays like a SM64 romhack. Music is done by the dev and there's a wario-ware like bonus stage you can play from the menu where you can see the dev playing the guitar and singing to the minigames. 6/10 but has potential. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3196270/Fishing_Shop_Simulator/>A post-apocalyptic fishing shop sim. Note that this isn't a "fishing sim" but a "fishing shop sim". The fishing in the game is really simple and almost impossible to mess up but the setting is nice. 6/10 since it plays like an alpha but also has potential. Environment has rusted mechs which is cool.
>>722694338based Kaname Date enjoyer
>>722701352Since that guy was too gay to reply to you it's https://store.steampowered.com/app/2957360/NIGHTMARE_OPERATOR/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3824170/Master_of_the_House_DX/What a waste of time
>>722726465How so?
games for this feel
>>722663434My favorite 3 were dolls nest, ai limit and reverse collapse, i think it was in a fest but its been a whileIncredible games
Spooky.
>>722603976The fact that this thread is almost two days old and hasn't reached bump limit pretty much tells us that it's being bumped exclusively by agdg trannies
>>722729993And you post here with the trannies...why?
>>722730229Maybe he was talking about himself in that post
>>722663434peaks of yorelabyrinth of the demon kingblue princegrunnhome safety hotlinealisawildwood down & vampire's best friend (just released)
>>722729993This is the first I am hearing of this.
The Cyan Heart demo is out
>>722690494maybe start having a modicum of standards?
>>722732805>A horror exploration puzzle adventure where you relive events through a selfie viewpoint.lmaoSure. I'll try it.
The fact that this thread is almost two days old and hasn't reached bump limit pretty much tells us that 48 hours have passed and there have been 456 posts made.
>>722730452>posts Miko>didn't buy any of the Hololive gamesFake fan.
>>722733817wtf thats craaaaazy
The grinding, the fishing and the quest progression in Lure of Passion is pretty fun, but man, the scenes are barely acceptable, I hate when a porn game is decent as a game but as porn it sucks, absolute mediocrehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/3851570/Lure_Of_Passion/
>>722729993The fact that this thread is almost two days old and hasn't reached bump limit pretty much tells us that power demo tasters take their time trying out the demos.
>>722733817no point in interacting with the thread until nextfest starts or new demos come out
>>722663434I discovered of the Devil through the fest and it's one of the best VNs I've played in years
>>722707343>RubiniteIt was supposed to be released this year, how did it get delayed to Spring 2026?
>>722734758Well it pisses that one guy off. That's reason enough.
>>722735214>tranny game
>>722734758Do you think anyone else on this site in any other thread puts any thought into whether or not it's morally correct to post in a thread before they post in it?I could post a picture of a lump of shit with no text attached on any thread in this board and it would be par for the course with whatever else is going on
Some of these disclaimers are so silly
>>722736006If you aren't going to put the link, I willhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/3939390/_Demo/
>>722736256>English, Japanese, Chinese, ItalianWhat a random ass language to support
>>722603976Oooohhh >Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown is featured in Steam Next Fest.I am looking forward to playing it.
>>722736378Maybe it's a Chinese-Italian who likes anime.
>>722728953>Games for this feelLast Ninja 2
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3811040/Femboy_StreamerI just found THE GAME of this fest kek
>>722737558>A visual novel where you play as a moderator in your son's stream and help protect him from bullies in chat.>son'soh dear
>>722737558I was wondering where the Femboy demo was. Shame it's not AI like in the previous fests.
>>722737631>no tagscowards
>thought it's some obscure japanese rpg I don't know>it's actually spanish game based on spanish tabletop systemWhat the hell.
>>722737729Well, the game is clearly based on ps3 castlevania.
>>722603976>However, PLEASE DO NOT SHARE THIS PREVIEW URL. THIS PAGE IS FOR PRESS ONLY.
>>722737558>trying to save what's little left of a fag son's mental healthThe idea sounds interesting honestly, but I know with those tags it's just going to be gay shit
>>722737558>>722737665There's also an expansion to that one game everyone got on their recommended section during the last year Next Fast. Oddly I can't find the base game on Steam. Did they purged it?
>>722737986It got banned on Steam before it came out, but it looks like the dev released it on Itch. Not sure what they're doing to avoid getting banned for the sequel.
>>722736006Don't try it. It's horrible, a total chink slop, i waste 40 minutes of my life
>>722737986>>722738217A Valve reviewer reviewed it extensively due to its popularity and arbitrarily decided that the femboy looks like an infant, which is why it was wrecked at its time.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3364830/Brave_x_Junction/this is one of the few games from the last Next Fest that's actually releasing (today). I'll be getting it, might give a quick review in another thread
>>722737986Femboy Futa House It's a magnum opus compared to this
>>722738481Really? That sounds stupid.
>>722738376Really? Why is it so bad. Was gonna try it today.
>>722738930It’s like that Granny game about escaping from a house using key items, but it’s programmed like a piece o shit, full of visual glitches, and the loop where the crazy wife doesn’t chase you is pointless, it has a bar that drains over time and is refilled by kisses, but if is emptied by 25%, the crazy wife will chase you with no chance to do anything to revert it, killing you over and over, basically a game over…In the end, I didn’t know what other key items there were to get for progress and I gave up. If Granny is cheap horror garbage, this is a half-baked and horrible looking ripoffIt left me mad and frustrated.
>>722739295Well, thanks for the 40 mins then.
>>722737729Alright I finished the demo and it's pretty "meh" in all regards. I can't say so much worse was the original.
>>722739295the store page mentions you can't win on this demo to be fair.
>>722715775>The problem is roguelites.There never was and never will be.You just do not like them. This can be fixed by not playing roguelites.
I will create the first co-op open world survival crafting mascot horror roguelike deckbuilder
>>722740747I usually don't give a damn about the page description when i download a demoI guess i'm sorry for blindly expecting a minimum of quality and enjoyment in a demostration and a proper end screen of it.. If the final game is much more worthy, of course the demo is horrible and doesn't leave it in a good place
Next fest threads are some of the best threads on /v/ desu
>>722741483co-op is a good tag though
>>722734538To be fair I played at least 100 already. It's not my fault that only a few people do all the heavy lifting.
>>722738554I'll await your report, I want to know what it has going on outside of the combat system since the demo didn't cover any of it.
>>722741579Disclaimer warned you that you would get licked.
>>722741483>co-op open world survival crafting mascot horror roguelike deckbuilderthis is ALMOST that spooky train monster game
>>722742524Its the only bad one in the bunch though
