Another Glorious Day of Demos. New ones continue to be released, while there are countless ones already available to try.https://store.steampowered.com/sale/nextfest_oct25_press/Previous Thread: >>722782184And I'd like to extend a special thanks to ADGD, without whom, Next Fest would not even be possible.
Yunyun demo out is boys.
Joker's Game was really fun. The fact that you start the game waking up in bed next to your super hot girlfriend helps. But it would have been good even if your girlfriend was ugly! I mean, you know what you mean.
>>722924982>Ignore her
Where the sexy/erotic games at?
can't wait for next week
So, the Deer Creek demo is out, I've been anticipating this one for a while. To be honest, I barely played it. I turned it on for a cursory check, to make sure it could actually run but I turned it off very quickly. The atmosphere was excellent, everything worked properly, and I didn't want to spoil the mystery at all. There's no point playing a demo for a game when I am already assured of it's quality.My game rating system is just me stating how much I would be willing to pay for a video game, which I consider a superior method than arbitrary 5 or ten point scales. This one is pretty high up there, I think it's worth $30. Though I wouldn't recommend a developer set that price point no one will fucking pay that. Bye Sweet Carole has amazing animation that was obviously expensive and they only charged $26.
>>722925801There are at least 3 demos on your table that aren't part of the festival, I give up with this shit
>>722926285I looked up new demos. couldn't dumpster dive through thousands of AI and chink games in the list
>>722924618To be honest, how many of the demos there come from ADGD? 0.01%?I estimate they have no influence at all, just in these threads
'83 servers are up
>>722925624Next year.
I shan't ruin my fest virginity by prefest demoing.bye~
I felt obligated to try for some reason. The woolies are back. The opening cutscene took forever. The platforming mechanics seemed solid. Bubsy is a single father with little twerps running around his house. Was Bubsy a dude? Probably.I'm not a big platformer fan overall. But if I did bother to get one, I suppose Bubsy would be the best choice.
>>722924618How many demos do you have in your libraries from previous Next Fest editions?How many of you are compulsive hoarders?
>>722927234What an extremely strange post
You have to pick a language to start the game and I clicked on English a whole bunch but nothing happened. I have better things to do than troubleshoot demos. Deleted.
>>722927285This one still hangs around. I think it would take too long to get a feel for the game by playing the demo because it's obviously a slow burn. Demos are supposed to be short. And farming sims are oversaturated. There's also Shinehill which I haven't gotten around to yet either.Enh. I guess it's time to get rid of it. I'll put it on my wishlist and buy it if it's ever $2 and maybe play it then.
>>722924618Chink interpretation of Plants vs. Zombieshttps://store.steampowered.com/app/3395010/_Demo/
>>722927982Moron.The signs are all there you are just a blind retard wasting your time:
alice gamuhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/3682970/HABROMANIA_Demo/
So this one was pretty funny. The lead actress has that weird voice you hear foreigners use sometimes and they didn't use multiple takes so they left parts where she stumbled over her words in the game or maybe they did use multiple takes and that was the best one. They also have stilted dialogue like:>hello, my brother, the night prosecutor. How are you?Night prosecutors aren't even a thing. Court occurs in daytime. Anyway the plot is that she gets a sponsorship deal but a unity exploit let people hack her computer and steal her nudes to blackmail her. I wish there was a fastforward button. Someone accused her of getting in a pissing contest which I don't think women can do because they just shoot straight down. I chose any dialogue option that moved things along quicker so I was shutting people up a lot. Deliberately losing the game on stream was funny too. I couldn't recognize what "game" was being played but I have my doubts they programmed a game just for that sequence so it might have been a real one.$50,000 dollars to keep my nudes from being released? this is dumb. Oh no, if I turn off the stream he releases the nudes immediately. This is like that movie where you were stuck on the bus but way lamer. The store page said only twenty minutes how is this demo still going? oh it's over now thank god.
All demos posted in this thread are a shitUr a shit
Pretty good Golden Idollike here
>wear visible clothesas opposed to what? my invisibility cloak? If I wear visible clothes people can see me! Seems like something I wouldn't want if ghosts are after me.
>>722930536may be you can be nekkid
That ghost doesn't look hot at all. No point even playing this demo. Dating sims need hot girls.
>>722929103Is it possible to get the crow to move without taking the ring? I couldn't seem to combine the necklace with the basket and it just went unused when I finished the demo.
not bad I guess but I liked Psycho Dead better
>>722930678I tried the demo for that some time ago, IIRC she does turn into the more anime one after you collect some stuff and solve a few puzzles.But I think you end up moving on to find your friend, and I assume you meet more ghost girls along the way.
>>722930678it's AI rentard
>>722931606I already said I wasn't going to play it, what do you want? Do you even have a brain in your head?
this sidekick looks lame and for that reason i will not try your demo
Sometimes these demos crack me up. You'd think the developer would realize that "being able to fucking draw" is a basic requirement of jigsaw puzzles. How am I supposed to identify what your scribbles are in order to put the puzzle together?
Dead Weight put it's demo back up, if anyone cares.
neon chalkpunk
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3487320/Menherarium_Demo/urgent correction needed
When the festival begins, be afraid of games who waited until the very start to enable their demo, those are the ones who usually shut down at the end of the week.
>>722932401Tempting, but I hate deckbuilders, in all their shapes and sizes
>>722932401This is a deckbuilder?Installing right now
I wish they kept the 3d models to a minimum in Dark Auction but it seems it will not be the case.Fuck those walking and running animations look bad.
Is Steam being attacked again or something? My friendlist and my own status keeps jumping between online and offline.
>>722932401>similar to LobCorpkek
>>722926519Evidence and Logic has never been a strong suit of those autists. I've personally been accused of developing several hundred games because every time I post a game I get accused of being the developer as part of a scheme to advertise my game for free.As much as I wish I created hundreds of games, it's just not the case.
Any cool co op game or a good demo i can sink hours in?
bump
This one was pretty good. They gave all the women square shaped breasts which is good commitment to voxelity, most games just pretend women are androgynous freaks. Further research required to determine if NPCs will have varying box/cup sizes.
well that's probably enough demos I should get back to playing real games
>>722933483well is it good? I bet it's not.
Girl here, any horror demo and otome demos?
>>722924618Has a genuinely good game ever come out of this event?
>>722938101
>>722938302Was Reverse Collapse Codename Bakery Girl a Next Fest demo?That demo was fucking hours long.
>>722938302what is the point of these posts
>>722937739The demo is like 30 minutes long so i really can't tell if a adventure game is bad or good from that little writing.Idk i feel like they should've went the 2.5 route or something, keep the 3d location and just plopped the characters' sprites in. Or just make it a point n click game. Or a straight up VN.
>>722938645sounds bad. when people can't say for sure that means bad. If it was good I would know. if I don't know? Then it's not good.
Some people are so used to never having fun that they don't even know how to react when they see people enjoying dumpster diving through weird and silly games.
>>722938302has a genuinely good thought ever come out of your head?
How is Sangra?
>>722941163Hard. Those Brazilians are good at making difficult games.
>>722938302not that I know of
>>722924982This game is like some Russian-Chinese person, who's probably the writer for the game playing as himself for the protag, saw Squid Game one time and decided to make a game about it. It'd probably be better in his own native language because the English script is ESL as fuck despite the actors being able to speak English just fine.
How shit what is he doing?
>>722932401absolute fucking CUNT of a game
They out the pixel game in anime and the anime game in pixel…
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1154960/Ardenfall/Ardenfall got a new demo, the tutorial area looks more interesting but more "on-rails"
>>722944218Iassume this is """""inspired""""" by morrowind?
>>722938302I bought Pipistrello because of how good its Next Fest demo was, and liked it
>>722943565He's defending himself.
>>722930047>Court occurs in daytime.
This is excellently made, surprisingly full of character despite the somewhat unpleasant art style. Fairly deep systems, good variation in the biomes and challengesI recommend giving it a tryhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/436780/Tavern_Keeper/
>showdown mahjongWhoever said it needs a BGM is right. It feels strange.The UI is incredibly busy too. Despite all the buttons being there, it feels clunky to use, probably because it's two clicks to discard.
>>722924716Im so fucking shit at rhythm games
>>722947012no bro. You have it backwards. Rhythm games are what's garbage. Only weirdos and freaks can engage in the metronomical nonsensicality.
This game will annihilate the average streamerbrain.
>>722944040>>722943906Msgk...
Highly recommend Final Sentence for anyone who likes typing games. It's a simple battle royale where you out-type everyone else in the match but the presentation top-notch. The dark room, the enforcer loading his gun as you make mistakes, seeing other players get shot in your peripheral vision, the consecutive shots ringing out as one player wins and everyone else gets executed. It's great. The demo does seem to mostly match you against bots but it's a demo so I don't mind it. It's a shame the game will probably be very dead unless they make this ludicrously cheap or free.https://store.steampowered.com/app/4021860/Final_Sentence_Demo/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4063300/INDUSTRIA_2_Demo/This one has potential. Huge step up from the first game.
Any good puzzle games?
I played this demo for a bit, it's basically your average UE asset flip with a hot protag, but actually well put together, which is nice I guess. Reminds me of She Will Punish Them minus the nudity.
It's up.https://store.steampowered.com/app/3367820/My_Femboy_Roommate_Special_Weekend/
>>722948375You think so? 2 felt just as janky to me, if not more because it's an unpolished early build.
>>722947012Just play more and you'll get better. Timing presses to a metric fuckton of onscreen prompts isn't a talent someone gets born with. Unless you're Asian, I guess.
>>722948723That has to be one of the most generic and pointless descriptions of a game.The one in the pic, not the one you wrote, anon.
>>722948779I wonder if it'll be recommended to everyone again.
What are some tranny coded games? got more of that?
More games should be upfront about the price
>>722951351This probably beats anything else that has ever come out.https://store.steampowered.com/app/2610650/Dont_Stop_Girlypop/
Loved motorslice but they need sluttier costumes for me to shell out the big bux
>>722932401what the fuck is wrong with her foot
>>722938302Too many actually, I think in several that I have in my library:Crow CountryHeavenly BodiesYellow Taxi Goes VroomFUMESDreamcoreSpunkStock: Music FestivalStellar BladeButtKnightADENAlisaThe Heroes Around MeAnger FootCavern of DreamsHappy GameNeon WhitePlanet of LanaThe Coffin of Andy and LeyleyUnMetal
>indie pixel roguelike card deck builderor>DAZ3D kusoge sex gameor>AI generated slopor>fake le cozy comfy puzzle/platformer/idle/nothing gameso much slop
>>722952080>MC blushes and waves goodbye when I quit from the titleI will now buy your game
>>722950848I wonder if it'll be nuke by Valve again.
>>722952938Swap to Slop. Teenage Cop.
>>722952950If you pester her too much she'll push the quit button for you it's really cute
>>722948779Imagine hiring artists to do the exact same AIslop rubbish style in a way that is unmistakable with AIslop again
>>722930536If you're the caretaker of some foggy remote bumfuck nowhere hot springs, the least you can do is wear something high vis so dumbass lost tourists can see you and know they're in the right place. Though, this likely has some spiritual meaning and helps spirits recognize you as part of the place probably.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1783560/The_Last_Caretaker/why do people forget that no one checks their demo out if it's significantly above one gig>>722930256I think it was in a previous event, the demo then had nice vibes but the interface felt clunky
>>722952080For some reason some people are very upset about the fact that this game has fanservice and a cute MC, I just hope the dev doesn't listen to them
>>722952080Performance was pretty bad for me, despite the fps counter having a constant 60. I also got filtered by the motion blur and postprocessing, even on low graphical settings. I'd give the game a better chance if I wasn't going to puke from the camera swaying and blurring.
>>722953639What tarsh> GPU 80> CPU 72and its UE of course
>>722925801>Alabaster Dawnisn't that from the Crosscode shills
>>722938302I like Enshrouded
>>722953639>early access survival craftingRUMAO
>>722954664Yes, it's basically CrossCode but more polished. I'm personally apprehensive since the writer is a troon though there's nothing too obvious in the demo besides taking place in some vaguely pacific island setting with mainly brown people.
>>722930536>no women heregay. but also, I can clearly see a woman in the screenshot
>>722953639I downloaded a 25 gig demo
>>722931946>cozyinto the trash it goes
>>722948779>cutewwwww
>>722933483Agreed. The 2d art looks very good. The music was great too, but that scene of the guy trying to leave only to get teleported back into the building was ZTD tier of comedic. I also had trouble relating to the protagonist's plight when he was discussing with the bird host because of his dad's corpse in the background. I don't know if it was intentional dark humor, but I think it didn't fit.I liked the recap segment near the end, you can tell Dark Auction was indeed made by cing/Hotel Dusk people, for the better and for the worse. Maybe the 3d exploration could help with the atmosphere like in the very first danganronpa game, but I somehow doubt it. I'm also not sure what the plot of the game will be about or rather what was the point. Will the other auction participants also have their lives at risk? It kind of felt low energy, just like hotel dusk and the last window were.Oh and "Dictator X" instead of Hitler was silly as hell.
>>722938302Trials of InnocenceHouse Of NecrosisPastel Parade Of The DevilUrban Myth Dissolution CenterAll In Abyss: Judge The FakeMirage FeathersThe Chef's ShiftNanoApostleIs This Seat Taken?Ninja Gaiden: RageboundKaizen: A factory StoryÖooNitro Express Nine Sols Pipistrello and The cursed yoyo
>>722924618Does anyone remember what the AI sloppa Ace Attorney clone from a couple of Next Fests ago was called?
>>722958384hmmm. A real mystery, that one is.Anyway you don't deserve to know.
>>722958438I switched tabs while waiting for captcha timer and forgot about it and then when I remembered I posted without checking new posts please unserstando
>>722954175It barely has any are they high?
>>722952080There's no way they'll not have them with how much they waifu bait P. It'll probably even be tied to the number of orbs you collect. I just hope they tone down on the x-ray vision or give it some other purpose
i ackchutally am liking homm the olden age. the art is nice
>>722938302Against the Storm
I really hate these disclaimer screensI can't think of any more anti-horror thing than a spooky game having to pretend to care about the mental well-being of its players. It's beyond stupidRather, it completely ruins the atmosphere and any surprises the experience might have had, no one in this world would hasten their suicide simply because they saw a digital and fictional character do it in a game
>>722961195Suicidal people are just too stupid to know how to use a phonebook. That's why it's super useful to show them the phone number.
>>722961195someone should make an honest version for your edgy game>you are alone>as you grow older it's only going to get worse>no one gives a shit about how you feel
Time to go to bed and dream about demos.
This game was not what I expected at all
>>722961195I give it a pass when they put it in the credits roll, but as a disclaimer screen it's tacky as fuck.
>>722961717The problem is then the dev gets all kinds of retards who feign concern for their mental health
>>722938302Some barely ok ones but mostly shit.
>>722957550>All In Abyss: Judge The FakeI still haven't forgiven the devs for the ending.
>>722963549Grow a Brainrot
>>722964102Qrd?
Bros, I don't know how to aim myself in this one
>>722964910What kind of lose asks for help on the internet? You should get back to the game.
>>722964910It's always in the direction of the duck's ass.
>>722964910What a loser, you can't even clear the tutorial?
>>722964910Loooooser.
>>722963975And if someone actually kills themselves and cites your game you can be in deep shit
>>722964910We know you play badly on purpose, you like being teased
>>722963549Play the superior Mushroom girl game
>>722966217>Once we've squashed most of the bugs and have those two updates out, we'll begin working on our 'final' update; the main goal of this update will be Steam Workshop integration. We want players to be able to easily mod the game to their mushy heart's content! Mushroom Musume was designed to be pretty easy for people to work with, so it should just take some polish and documentation to open the gates for others to add their own stories or favorite fungal gals.Holy based
>>722938302Not many remember, but some fuck ass indies that ended up becoming insufferably popular and mainstream first had their discovery phase and early renown thanks to Steam Next Fest's visibilityBalatro which was shilled for at least 3 fests and during the previous one where it formally participated before its launch and exploded into what it's today. And Mouthwashing which was discussed around here as a notable demo before the tranny community took it over the game and completely ruined its subtext.
Well anon, anything to ask before the demo in 3 days?
What are your top 5 demos so far?
>>722967447Is this a schmup? It looks like a schmup
>>722967560Too early for that
>>722967576VSlike, but it has a whole 2 games before it so that's bigger than most indies.
>>722967750Sigh
>>722929103Fantastic style. My only wish is she looked more like a loli.
>>722968254alice is 19 years old in that game
>>722968618Too old
This is the most malebrained game of the Fest so far.> what is movement shooter but movement was dogshitAlso, Gianni Matragano is there and he still only does the Gianni Matragano voice. Avoid.
>>722964910
>>722968880>OH MY GOD GIRLPOP MOVEMENT SHOOTERA troon made it, I'm afraid.
>>722963549mfw the Narrator shifts POV
Threadly reminder to discard all opinions and recommendations in these threads until the actual next fest starts.
>>722952080>mfw motorslice mentionedHonestly it was just alright.I tasted a lot of influnces from various games. Mirror's edge clearly a big one. Momentum gain to go fast, no sprint button, props like fences are placed and interacted with in the same way.The hyped giant vehicle bossfight was underwhelming.I'l eventully buy it but I hope it gets some more work in all aspects.
>>722969179Or what?
trannies jannies tried to ban me for cp when I didn't post anything in the thread today KEK fuck your agdg trannies threads die you ruined the steam next festdie die die die die retards your games will all flop kekkkk
>>722969531The Nier Automata influence stood out the most to me personally, although I've never played Mirror's Edge. The bosses have clear SOTC vibes, but they could use some work to feel more epic like in that game. The MC could also use something else besides her chainsaw, maybe like a taser gun for ranged options
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3090810/Truckful/Truck control is a little touchy, the isometric camera angle can make it really fucky to tell your precise heading.Little bit of character interaction was brief and cute.I love death stranding and piloting vehicles in general so this will be a nice comfy buy.Demo super short.
>>722967576>schmup>cwhy are you doing thatstop it
>>722969104Oh its a brat watching you play vidya
>>722971734a rougelike schmup
any shooters coming up?will den of wolves get a demo?
Skate Story is uhhh...well it was something.
>>722924716well, the lingo is actively giving me brainrot. This sure is something. It's fun though. will probably buy it if it's not too overpriced. Though mostly for the story and not for the music since i already have shit like DJMAX.
>>722925801>20gbIm not installing unreal slop demos
Wtf?, is Yunyun that popular?
>>722973506Tasty moon.
>>722977152Who's out there playing Euro Track Simulator 2 demo?
>>722978529>Who's out there playing Euro Track Simulator 2 demo?eastern germans
>>722978529Germans
>>722924618Very funny
>>722924618nice, more free games to download soon
>>722978584>>722978608Can't they buy the full version?
>>722978954they run the same route over and over, day in and day out
>>722978709Go inside.
>>722968880I thought the movement was fine and that it was pretty fun overall gameplay wise, but yeah the game otherwise oozes tranny AIDS more than I've ever seen in anything else. I'll probably pirate it and just mute the dialogue and autoskip every cutscene.
>>722980053https://store.steampowered.com/app/3784410/Tui_Shou_Sokoban_Demo/this one is alright
>>722980338Thanks, will try the demo.
>>722977152People have been waiting for that game for ages. And Needy Streamer Overloard sold 2M+.
>>722977152>HoMMLet me guess all slavs?
>>722927234gave it a try, i liked itsolid gameplay and pc settings
>>722964910You can't even beat the game without looking at guides or asking for help on gaming forums? You are such a pathetic wimp, anon~
>>722980817I saw Sneedy Girl Overchucked on Indie Live showcases before but I don't think I've seen Yunyun until this fest
>>722982453Yunyun has been a thing for a while now. First got shown in an indie live too.
Motorslice is overhyped.>platforming game feel is mediocre>sluggish movement, particularly turning>jump chaining is faster than running but requires no particular skill or timing like movement techs in other platformers>doesn't wallrun if you aim slightly away by accident>zero programming to help you avoid sliding off edges>no coyote time>enemies are simple and animated simple(and bad) with next to none startup frames on the attack because you're supposed to kill them before they can start their attack(unless you miss)>cheap collectibles that you lose on a single death to make you replay levels/the game after you beat it entirely and know it throughI have no doubt movie game fans, AESTHETICS and streamers will be all over it, but it is not a game for fans of gameplay.
Kotama is an very interesting metroidvania.The main character looks like straight from Elin School of Design
>the sheetghost has massive titsheh
>>722983139I didn't feel the game that bad at all, I mean, the flaws you mention are true in part, but overall it was a lot of fun to play for me, it brought back nostalgia for games like Mirror's Edge and SotC, and the early speedrunning is crazy.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2622820/Dobbel_Dungeon/This one is pretty good turn-based strategy. Basically your character roll dices at the start of their turn and then you associate them to whatever character's abilities you want. It kinda has the typical roguelite branching missions paths but not quite since at any time you can just go back and do mission from a different branch.
>>722983258The combat animations look and feel kinda weird, and the parry window is a bit too generous, also the character designs rub me off the wrong way in the gachaslop/vtumorslop aesthetic
>oh boy sate story finally got a demo>download and press play>game needs a controller to launch>uninstall
>>722983258Is her entire midriff bare?
>>722967560#1 The Tragedy of Deer Creek#2 Cutting Edge: Roots of Mutation#3 Philna Fantasy#4 Cyan Heart#5 MotorSliceHonourable Mention: Odd Town
>>722983340It's not that I feel like it's bad, I'm just much more tuned to gameplay(maybe since starting gamedev?) I suppose.It wouldn't be this popular on social media if it didn't have artstyle and music going for it. it's very solid in that department.
i don't think I like monkey aesthetics. use cats or something.
>>722984295Another "not Advance Wars but with our spin (bad)"?
found another dozen demos to try out
>>722984968Will you play them?
>>722985231yeah I'm getting started pretty quick here. I'm surprised I am still amassing them after playing 75 demos already. don't believe people who say there's nothing to be found.
>>722985325Good for you. I'm struggling to find time and will to play all the demos I want.
Really? This is the first thing I see after launching the game?
>never played homm before, it looks interesting>tried songs of conquest>christ what is all this pixel shit>dropped after half an hour>try the new olden era demo>much better to look at, more intrigued
>>722985592It's you!
I thought this would be a top down stealth game like Metal Gear 2. it's not, it's turn based tactics.For what it's worth, it's half-decent turnbased tactics but I'm not very interested in that.
Alabaster Dawn, the Crosscode successor, is the best game of the fest so far
Maybe they'll have a deck verified section this time>one really good looking zombie game in chinese only>neearly nothing I downloaded has built in controller support
>next festWhen are they gonna permanently rename this to "almost nothing but fucking trash"?
>>722985675I never played them. Cool coin sound effects tho.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgRc6OCttyE
>>722985808Crosscode was terrible though.
>>722985934Great argument fagtron, you really convinced e with those hot opinions!
>>722985992people with terrible taste can't be reasoned with
Tentative wishlist on this one. I'm not sure but it might prove to be enthralling. You need to immerse yourself into it, really, and I'm not going to bother doing that when I'm rampaging through demos quickly.Immersion is for full games, demos are for quality checks.
>>722985808Not even part of the Fest lmao
Thought there might have been some actual gameplay in this one but it looks like it's just a visual novel.
>>722986814How spooky?
>>722987347If there is fear to be had at all in this game, it will be the "dawning realization" sort of fear, when you figure out who the serial killer was and that he may be closer than you think...Like I said, it's an immersive game.
gave wonder of blue a try because fair is fair, but it's pretty much what you expect. If this game didn't have anime girls, no one would pay it any attention whatsoever.
>>722983258overdesigned anime trash
>>722985592Hey Jeff
>>722957550>Trials of InnocenceCan anyone shill me this, any really fun case later on? I realized I didn't care much for the first trial in AA either.
didn't really capture my imagination or interest. I'm not sure isometrics games can even be scary. and the guy was named Baron fetuccini? that's spaghetti
>>722987953Uh yeah it's banned from Steam
>>722988091It's there for me.
>>722988205Oh you're right. Looks like the ban wave from Visa is over. Or taking a break or something.
>>722988267it actually got dmca'd for something so steam banned it. Just happen to coincide with the visa ban wave
blah blah blah blah blah shut up and get to the gameplay, first she talks to her boyfriend about how she's not banging him and then her mom calls and they talk about even more boring stuff like get on with it. Finally, it's revealed when she has been jabbering in the backseat of the car she's been getting kidnapped this whole time. Stupid dumb bitch. maybe watch where you are going so the car doesn't take you to evil sex dungeons? Howbout that?Anyway it's pretty good. Wishlisted. It's an SRPG game, or maybe more. Your character is kind of like the King/Queen. Powerful and keep it safe. It was interesting how they explained why the movement rules don't apply to you. It's because your robots in holographic battles can be controlled by the computer so they can have turn limits, but you are a human with agency. So no computer can stop you from freely walking around the room all you want.
ugh. pass! next demo
>>7229879532nd and 3rd case are lighthearted with weirdo witnesses but it jumps into full drama case 4 onward. All the cases are interconnected in some way (including the first one) and the overall theme is letter vs spirit of the law
Another talk-teh-talk-talk-talk game. It's less annoying in this instance because talking is supposed to be a core component of the game. It's pretty decent. Wishlisted.You were also kidnapped and sedated in this one. Maybe if women spent less time talking they could spend more time not getting kidnapped.
Im surprised we already got a ton of songs for the demo
>>722987620Shoo ShooYou have Ghost of Yotei
>>722989057Transistor at home
lost interest before I even got to grandmas house. character moves too slow. guess she is stuck as being a wolf forever.
enh if I wanted to play advance wars I'd play advance wars. even that monkey game looked better than this
>>722990494I wonder what nu-Relic was smoking to decide they should make an Advance Wars clone, mix it with Impossible Creatures then make it look like a cheap babbys first Unity project.
Well, it looks poorly designed, probably because it is, but it did make me laugh. You warned the mailwoman not to get stung by bees and she didn't listen. that was so stupid but it was funny.I estimate I would pay up to $5 for this game.
Strategy games are always so long-winded and take forever to get into I don't even know why they bother with demos.
>infecting the world with YunyunYeah im thinking kinoShe gets beat up by her mother too
This one is supposed to be getting a demo.
Well, that's probably enough demos for now. I'll go have a bath/play a real video game.
Only issue with Yunyun is that the slang is too zoomer. Shit localization.
>>722992139what should they do? keep the jp zoomerspeak instead?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsDnuLdqvZIhe's live bros
I'm too tired. Do you guys wanna play these 2000s flash ARPGs for mehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/3952480/Heart_of_Gaia_Demo/https://store.steampowered.com/app/3764490/Witch_Play_House/
>>722991135The screenshots look so fucking bad.
>>722983258trash
>>722992758What jp zoomerspeak?
>>722992758there's gotta be a better way to translate japanese hikikomori speech than "skibidi rizz"Though maybe normal japanese people cringe at the japanese text as much as I do at the english one.
>>722924618>One of the first 3 games steam showed me literally has stolen stardew valley animal spritesIt's just not worth going through these
>>722993350worthless poster
>>722986814I found it to be annoying to play where you have to figure out what sweet spot you need to look at to add something to evidence, and what angle and level of focus you need for a picture, on top of figuring out if the game considers that thing important at all. Took three "unimportant" pictures of the bloody bathtub and just closed the game. Feels like it'll be a game where I spend more time trying to figure out the developer's intentions than the killer's.
>>722987014nooooooo
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3222710/_/grrrr damn chinks making whatever this isit's pissing me off
>>722992758Bro listen to what they say and look at what's written.
>>722925801thank you for this list anon, your design of it is impeccable
>>722938302Crystal Project and Savage: Ultimate Boss Fight were the best games I discovered through one of these next fests. Both have since released and are still being actively supported/updated by the devs. Also happen to be fantastic hidden gems
please tell me there's another game like https://store.steampowered.com/app/2551500/__KANNAGI_USAGI/ out there, I'm getting desperate
Playing Menace, what the fuck is that second mission with the 10 or so groups of 7 guys in camo with dragunov-like rifles?? I simply don't have the ammo to kill them
Truckful is reminding me too much of Deliver At All Costs, I hope it wont turn into the same pile of garbage.
weird dungeon crawler with real time movement and traditional roguelike elementsit's not bad
>>722989057>blah blah blah blah blah shut up and get to the gameplayIt's mind-blowing how many demos will start off with lengthy cutscenes and dialogue. You want to entice your audience, not bore them.
I am too lazy to write reviews or describe games so I will only port o short list>Greathttps://store.steampowered.com/app/2879980/ZAKO_NO_AHIRU/https://store.steampowered.com/app/4074930/_Demo/https://store.steampowered.com/app/3389100/ARCADEA/https://store.steampowered.com/app/3931170/MONUMENTUM/>Goodhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/3846250/Kotama_and_Academy_Citadel_Demo/https://store.steampowered.com/app/2830030/MOTORSLICE/https://store.steampowered.com/app/3450100/Gretels_Honesty/>Decenthttps://store.steampowered.com/app/3712860/Wonder_of_Blue/https://store.steampowered.com/app/3394770/Menherarium/https://store.steampowered.com/app/2652640/SealChain_Call_of_Blood_Demo/https://store.steampowered.com/app/3795730/Until_the_End_Demo/https://store.steampowered.com/app/3921000/Tale_of_android_after_the_Apocalypse_Demo/>Don't likehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/4032450/Second_Stellar_Demo/https://store.steampowered.com/app/3480790/Reverie_in_the_Moonlight/https://store.steampowered.com/app/3444230/Abulia/https://store.steampowered.com/app/3845600/Living_with_a_Little_Fox_Girl/https://store.steampowered.com/app/3648290/SunbreakWar_demo/If you want me to explain why I liked/disliked any demo then ask me.
>>722997914>If you want me to explain why I liked/disliked any demo then ask me.you liked the ones that were anime. almost exclusively. it's obvious
These threads don't feel fun, I hope when nextfest starts for real they get a bit better
These are the funnest threads on /v/. I also hope they get better, because that would be amazing. I like it when fun gets better.
>welcome to the cyber rats facility>you were selected because... you are a ratgreat start honestly
>>722998136they usually do, the press preview threads are just one autist self-bumping
>>722997914>port o short listI forgot to check my spelling before posting>>722998014Eh, it's more like most of demos I tried so far were ANIME but I am trying to base my opinion on entire game instead of anime aesthetic only. For example I would still say MOTORSLICE and Kotama are good even if they weren't ANIME or hadn't have a cute girl as a protag.Also all games that I consider decent/good I wouldn't even buy and maybe pirate some few of them.
>>722998479Here's hoping!
>>722987501>Similar to Undermine 2Thankfully Alice game barely has -Lite mechanics. Least that’s what the Steam page suggests.
>yunyun filled with mutt humorJesus fuck imagine having to play this in English.
>>722998479cope for a dope
>>722997914> ZAKO NO AHIRU> Menherarium> Yunyun SyndromeIs it me losing my edge or is shit out there genuinely becoming too mentally ill?
>>722954175the gay fan service only runs me the wrong way because the rest of the game sucks ass to play and is both extremely boring and extremely easyso when I see dickless retards pretending otherwise, I have to assume it's because the main character is a girl and she blushes at the camera sometimes.
Was playing Jackal and noticed that for some reason every time there's a firearm in an indie game nowadays it sounds like total shit. Melee is fine, feedback is great, but even if you replaced it all with, like, sounds of plastic bags exploding or whatever, it would still be better. Maybe it's the same library, but Hotline Miami didn't have this problem. The game itself is nice, BTW, a Hotline Miami successor that doesn't feel like total shit to play.
>>722999316No, you are just not mentally ill enough!
>>722999540based Jackal enjoyer. yeah the gun sounds are pretty weak. I'm very excited to have a game like Hotline but in 3d and procedural levels so I can just mindlessly paint endless rooms in blood
>>722998479This guy is just throwing a tantrum because his game sold poorly. He tries to take it out on everyone else but it doesn't work because the only thing that people care about less than his game is his opinion.
>>722948329>all you need is 85wpm to winthis shit really needs better players, no way I should even be in the top 10
>>722995341im scared
>>722999540Cultic has satisfying guns
>>722999531Yeah, that's the ideaFanservice drive the world and sex appeal sells a product, the game It wouldn't be even a tenth as interesting if the protagonist were a fat bastard with belly physiscs. It's common senseIn the same way, Pragmata wouldn't have even a millionth of its fandom if it weren't for Diana and her adorable, ultra-realistic appearance of a child and had instead been a generic robot with neutral features and pack of human face. Splatoon wouldn't have been the hit it was if its characters had been the concept rabbits or whatever the paint-throwing placeholders were supposed to be in pre-production.I want MOTORSLICE for the MC and her fit butt by and ONLY, the fun platforming and nice graphics/ambientation are good aditions.
bump. gotta keep making that one guy mad
>>722992758I read on the steamboards the game is actually supposed to take place roughly 20 years ago, when Nicovideo was way hotter and meme'd out than it is now. Maybe complete bullshit, but if true, it'd actually be jp millennialspeak. Regardless, my answer is "yes" either way. Just convert it to romaji like "dokidoki" or "denpa" that's already in the game. I think the vast majority of the western audience (weebs that don't speak Japanese) would love learning about a handful of nip memes they never knew about.
Game Boy games in 2025?
>95% of the demos are asset flip ue5 slopgreat fest lads
>>722983534it's a skateboarding game nigga what did you expect
Nothing to say for Constance? This is Hornet's doing!
>>723004484I played it before next fest but something about it feels off which make me dislike it.
>>722978709A Jap RPG Maker game with good comedy and that isn't translated like shit, you don't see it every dayhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/3644610/My_Summer_Vacation/It's fun like this without the patch that heavily censors everything related to schoolgirls and lolis, but it's recommended, one of the best of this Fest in terms of NSFWhttps://saikeystudios.com/patches/
>>723004608least obvious tranny gamne
Oh shit what the hell is he doing.
>>723006714me on the left
will vindictus come back this fest?
>>722983258That's very pretty live2D.
>>723008323Live 2D is so fucking aesthetic, especially when done well like this.
>>723006714>WMBFthey can't keep getting away with this
>>723006657It not about it being tranny game, considering I enjoyed UNSIGHTED. It's about gameplay, there is something weird that makes it unenjoyable for me and I can't really put a finger on it.
>>723009531Still a tranny game.Wouldnt recommend putting your finger on it, it would smell weird afterwards
>>723009531Blind guess is that it has movement intertia like most modern games do whereas HK knows that intertia sucks and didn't put it in.
For people who liked S4 League, the game Foobar zero will have a demo up when the next fest begins proper.https://store.steampowered.com/app/2841320/Foobar_ZeroIt looks worse than s4 but maybe it's going to be fun for one day. Code Zin esper arena became a ghost town, so I don't have much hopes for that game
>>723009908Wrong file. Well at least you can compare how s4 league looks compared to foobar zero to see the downgrade in visuals, I guess. I will still try itfunny, I just got ST2N8X as captcha
any kino pixel art games that dont use ai?
>>723010115That Alice game
>>723003961Gameboy games are an eternal vibe
Any good FPS?
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3440260/Alruna_End_of_History/This one is kinda weird. Picked it up for cute plant girl, got dialogs that try to be deep or are straight up quotes from songs. The game even start with quote from Post Malone. This said the platforming isn't bad.
>>723013176That's a sequel, in case you're not aware.https://store.steampowered.com/app/2655470/Alruna_and_the_NecroIndustrialists/
>>723012949If you're ok with retro FPS, I can recommend Ctesiphon. There's also Klostyn. Personal it didn't hook me but I've seen other anons liked it. Maybe also Wanted 3D: Dead or Alive, but only because it's Doom wad and it just feels great to play Doom. I've seen better wads tho.https://store.steampowered.com/app/3808730/Ctesiphon/https://store.steampowered.com/app/3610210/Klostynhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/3495980/Wanted_3D_Dead_or_Alive/
>>723013769Huh, didn't know that. Did you play it?
>>723013891No. Not my thing. I've just seen it before.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3772390/Monsters_and_Me_Demo/It's like if CoD zombie mode and Vampire Survivor had a child. Is it fun? Eh, maybe once you get past the slower start but I couldn't bother.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3741860/Vital_Shell/Decently fun Survivors-like. Has both auto and manual targeting. You get to pick your powerups after each wave, including weapons upgrades: once you get 4 upgrades for a weapon you unlock a special effect (possibly depending on the type of upgrades chosen, but haven't checked that far yet).IMO it nails the PSX style more than other faux-PSX games, down to the menus UI: if that's actually a good thing it's up to you to judge.https://store.steampowered.com/app/3610210/Klostyn/Wannabe Half-Life clone/goldsrc game so retro that I played it on a CRT for the full experience. Game was alright, gameplay ok but level design was lacking. Got bored before actually finishing the demo. As above, up to you if being too authentic to the retro aspect is actually a good thing. Starting pistol also works as a shotgun, so that's a plus.https://store.steampowered.com/app/3738890/Frontline_Logistics_Isarian_Warfare/Not actually in the NextFest as far as I'm aware, but I wanted to shill for it anyway. Rimworld/Dwarf Fortress but you're managing a combat group on the frontlines of a war: you handle both the logistics (which are effectively the focus of the game) and the fighting. Pretty good if you have autism, simulates down to the individual bullets carried by infantry squads.
Puzzle games? Anything at the level of poke all toads?
Godbreakers is a pretty fun time with friends. Reminds me of Rotwood. I wonder what other coop stuff is good this fest. Misery certainly wasn't.
>>723015454I was surprised to find out that Klostyn was made by a Korean dev. First gook game I've ever thought wasn't shit.
all these threads and none of you fuckers told me that Road To Vostok updated it's demo new
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4057540/Earth_Must_Die_Demo/Adventure game where you play as incompetent galactic tyrant. I dig the artstyle and devs are really proud to have a bunch of British comedians as voice actors, but it's the kind of adventurer game more about talking than doing puzzles and the humor is typical for "adult cartoon". Also why do I have to use wsad in point'n'click game. I know they're making it for pads as well, but come on.
>>723009295Pretty peak.
>>723021268>and stealing their shoesdamn that's so random and funny
>>723021087If you want more stalkerlikes check out project silverfish, I didn't play the full version but the reviews are surprisingly excellent
votv-like is a thing now?https://store.steampowered.com/app/2714150/Beyond_the_Doors/
>>723021752You haven't seen the best of the game.
>>723021972>furryNo thanks.
>>723021752I guess if a japanese schoolgirl was saying it, you'd think it was funny then, right?
>>723018692Tried Misery months ago with two others and it was pretty bad. Also nothing like I thought it'd actually be: expected low poly ass coop STALKER and got coal. At least we managed to get a good laugh out of it doing random backflips and whistling like retards
>>723021268Love that artsyle too. Nice find, anon.
>>723021989Votv wasn't even the first game of this kind. Everyone forgot Signal Simulator?
>>723022213Nope, but I was talking more about the UI than anything else.
>>723022002>>723021268> all that violet everywheretranny coded game
Mato Fragments demo is out. I might play it. Probably has something to do with Mato Anomalies which I should also really get around to playing.
>>723022965Violet just got a massive update.
>>722924618Any co-op/friendslop games to try? I see godbreakers mentioned which looks good.
>>723022965You wants some violet?https://store.steampowered.com/app/3203440/Tales_of_the_Moon/
>>723023183https://store.steampowered.com/app/3834090/YAPYAP/ this one has a demo up its like mage arena + peak
Did they outsource the new HOMM to China or something? The designs are actually attractive.
>>723025128too much ass
>>723025128I think they actually want to sell copies now that the infinite money party is over.
>>723025128>Unfrozen Studio is a remote development team of about 50 guys across Cyprus, Uzbekistan and SerbiaSeems like a bunch of dudes who aren't held back by any bullshit.
>>723025128Russia actually. Worked with Homm5 I guess.
>>723025860The devs aren't Russian though
>>723025694>CyprusLemme guess, Russian devs escaping the sanctions?
>>723025930>Unfrozen is a game developer from St. Petersburg, founded in 2016. The founders of the company are Denis Fedorov and Vladimir Zatolokin. The development at the studio is in Cyprus (by August 2021). Unfrozen is known for the role-playing tactical game Iratus: Lord of the Dead.
Ultragirls put like 25% of the full game in their demo or something. I get they wanted to show off a bossfight but I fear that might be too much content.
>>723026315Right ethnicity for the job. HOMM is a religion in every slavic country.
>>723026315I see, I fell for their about page memes
>>723026403If you see Cyprus it usually means russians
>>723021989I tried it this, but the tutorial is a bit ehh and the UI needs work.>type in this had code>journal stayed on screen>do it for the second code>can't get the journal to stay>finally get the recoding>found no way to listen to itIf they don't let you listen to the sounds you record, then it's DOA. That's is part of the fun with VotV, listening to and refining your recordings.
>>723023002Thanks for rec lad, I missed this one.
its up,https://store.steampowered.com/app/3264850/That_Time_I_Got_Reincarnated_as_a_Demon_Hand/
>>723025454no such thingbut the ass is too fat
>>723027154This shit gave me wrist pain after 3 runs or so.
>>723027154I don't get how people can enjoy those grotesque designsdohna dohna, now that's a game with good art
>>723027154>can't even look at it because of this gay uk law and no credit cardGod I hope all the fuckers who voted for this die soon, preferably slow and painfully. I'm going tobe totally fucked until this stupid fucking digital ID shit goes in place and Valve no doubt accept that.Still though, found out you can install the demos anyway via SteamDB.
>>722967750Literally don't know why this genre exists after VS and Holocure. There has been zero innovation since.
>>723027154The game is deceptively hard even on normal difficulty since your mercy invincibility frames are few and there's so much shit going on at a time, though the summon glove and the spell glove are much stronger than the default glove, especially if you get a good spell or summon build going.
>>723028307Can you see https://store.steampowered.com/app/3340680/LoveR_Kiss_Endless_Memories/
>>723028383they're easy to make, same with roguelikes
>>723029460Yep.
>>723029519That's pretty funny
Are these fucking card games even really that unique from each other to have SO MANY OF THEM?
Any fun porn games?
>>723030158this your first next fest?
>>722932401>>722932896is this Balatro but good?
>>723022213Trannies of the Discord is so minimally related to Signal Sim at this point it's almost not worth making the comparison
>>723030819No, I'm just sitting here wondering how many variations of the same rules there are
I've seen a bunch of domino games this fest, was there some game jam theme?
>>723030218The Demon Hand game can be challenging, with animated h-scenes if you beat the boss.Lure of Passion is pretty comfy as a fishing simulator but the porn isn't really good.
>>723030218My Summer Vacation
that quebecker game has a demo now
>>723034659>sinister orphanagezzzzzzz
>>723035715it sucks that orphanages aren't around anymore and we just let our orphans get abused by foster parents on a small scale.
Any stealth game offerings on this one?
