I don't want to sift through 3000 demos. I'm making this thread so all of you can do it for me. Which demos have you played? Are any of them fun?
Reanimal demo went up. The actual, not-shit Little Nightmares 3https://store.steampowered.com/app/4019420/REANIMAL_Demo/
>>723190473here you go brohttps://store.steampowered.com/app/3255890/Relooted/
>>723190473All Previous Threads so far:https://arch.b4k.dev/v/thread/722364846https://arch.b4k.dev/v/thread/722379857https://arch.b4k.dev/v/thread/722476376>>722603976>>722782184>>722924618>>723059045>>723166958
>>723190473This is my list so farI wish Eternal palace sakura had half the polish put into it that Homura hime has
>>723190473I made a list just for this situation:Philna FantasyMotorSliceGround ZeroBrownie's AdventureDissimilarEmery HeartsJet Gunner: RefueledPlacid Plastic Deck - A Quiet QuestFAIL.safeWelcome to Doll TownMad King RedemptionIre: A prologueAlways With You: Meow & MysteryKriophobiaDirectorate NovitiateThe Island of Doctor MoroseCutting Edge: Roots Of MutationCyan HeartLady DraculaOddTownEscape from 8 bit highKarma Flow 2: Tears of a ghostThe Jester and the MadmanJoker's GameSword HeroAdvent DawnThe Blue Cut HookThe Machine That BreathesAquametsisBesmirchVampire's VeilKiyo - Bunny TyrannyAegis Force: The scorian warShe's Leaving: Dalton's DemoDetective HindsightSangraSummer Snow DayPsycho SleuthPsycho DeadBianka LovesickEvil OriginTragedy at deer creekConfidential Killings
no bitching lineunder this line you are forbidden from posting>this is the worst next fest ever>AI slop>chink slop_____________________
>>723190473Skip Lady Dracula - it doesn't have any of the design or charm of a classicvania, its all fluff. Over-reliance on auto scrolling levels and you have no control over changing into a bat or ghost, you just have weird "platforming" sections like Donkey Kong Country barrel blasts using them. Music was the highlight but even if is very basic and has extremely short loops.If you want good games like this just play Curse of the Moon 1 & 2 instead (and really, if you were interested in Lady Dracula in the first place you have likely already played these anyway).
>>723190752zazed
>>723190885>AI slop>chink slopbut that's 90% of the demos.....
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>>723190975it's noteven if it were, concentrate on the good ones instead of bitching
gonna shill this one a bit moreA nice R-type clone with good stage theme and generally nice enemy design so far, not much going in stage design so far, but it's just the two first stages in the demo, but you can see more stages in the store page if you're actually interested.Only downsides I have with it is grazing autism giving benefits, and the pilots lore tidbits are cringe, clearly not going to have the same effect as the depressing and doomed world of R-type.
>>723190473Guide to exploring all the demos without going crazy with all the sliders and "sorting tabs".Just go to "CHARTS," disable all filters, and deep dive to the bottom of the barrel. It may take hours, but it's the most efficient way I know
>>723191030One of the best demos periodhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/2302320/Poke_ALL_Toads/
Annyeong! Play Ground Zero - it is a lot like resident evil 3, fixed camera angles and all.
how do I avoid the demos that are just bitcoin miners and RATs?
>>723191256>exploring all 3000 demosI'm not autistic enough for this
>people die if they are killedalso Menace is pretty cool if you like xcom and/or jagged alliance
>get deuterium>get deuterium>fix room>fix room>build to progress storyWOOOOOW, i'll still buy it
I hate how AI art made shitty games harder to spot on sight. Not so long ago you could just ignore all crap that had MSPaint style game covers. Now it's harder to spot dogshit just from the cover.
>>723191485Better than the mental torture of going through Steam sliders one by one, repeated thumbnails all the way
>>723191501>Menace is pretty cool if you like xcom and/or jagged allianceIts literally nothing like either of those lolYou cant even command single guys, its just squad management
Fanservice/porn games with good gameplay or at least not VNs?
>6 gorillion demos>the background color makes it hard to see how far along the list you are in each categorypost your top 5
Resident, but in the north pole?
>Demo looks good in screenshots and videos>Plays like absolute shitAh yes, the Steam Next Fest experience
>>723191302Her getup makes it look like she's wearing a leotard bare-legged. Once again gook fashion is on point
Mina… we’re getting mogged by a no name indie…
>>723192072Going regina as I like to call it.
https://rentry.org/bjsnf2025-3I always have a hard time deciding whether something is a 4/5 or 3/5 so those games will probably fluctuate up and down as I play more demos.
>Hand-me-downsWeird card game with 0% juice and gamefeel. But the concept is kinda fun.>TabuloChess, but Balatro, but autochess. I had to turn the music off. Doesn't feel good to play but might get there with some work.>Solo ChessTabulo but worse.>Slots and DaggersEverything seems to have too much health and you're boned against certain enemies if you don't have healing or shields. But it feels nice and has potential.>Slot or NotSlots and Daggers but with rabbits. Even the tutorial fight takes forever, I hate it.>Black OxBlackjack, but tic tac toe, but Balatro. I didn't like it.>Placid Plastic DeckInscryption but ducks, supposedly. The demo ends before you even get to play with ducks so it's just some tutorial battles and a lot of story.>Cino CrossA nonagram roguelike. Not bad but I'm not into those puzzles.
>>723190473Why are there so many fucking horror games?! Why?! WHY?! IT'S ALL FUCKING HORROR GAMES!
>>723192048dont be shy, name and shame
do NOT bother with painkiller
Man there's a LOT of slop, huh
>>723192251>Slots and DaggersIt doesn't have anywhere to go to from there. It's entirely a skill check on how well you can lock in the right symbols to get past the fights and grind meta progression to get further.
>>723192294It's October, you doof. Halloween season and all.
>>723192456It's gonna get worse with each next fest. More AI slop. More indians making pooware.
>play 83 demo>it sucks>play Carnival Hunt demo>wait a sec, dead by daylight and games like it are fucking miserablewelp. Thats all the demos I saw that were interesting. Why the fuck is gaming my hobby
wow it's refreshing to see a vampire survivors clone that's actually tough and without metaprogression slop
>>723192574Yeah, I don't know, it's time for you to fuck off.
I'm very curious about the Fable game and the "second-person" horror game
>>723192234Based kino reporterIt would be a chef kiss if you accompanied your curated list with a chart, since in the absence of images the short attention span of the /v/ user makes them not pay attention to that effort
Don;t play beneath - runs like shit and looks shockingly blurry. It might be good if they can fix performance but I doubt they will.
>>723192460You're probably right. Still I'd pay something like £4 on sale and get enough out of it.
>>723192668>t. dbd player with 30,000 wasted hours
>>723192528There was fuck loads in June too.
>>723191030The names are Ctesiphon, Poke all Toads, Automon Arena, Wonder of Blue. Sorry Aggy, but no disguises here.
>>723192590which one is that
>>723192893Hell Maiden
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3896110/No_Food/
>>723192137Very primitive pixel work.
God the discovery queue is useless. None of these games are even remotely close to games i purchase.
>>723192951I'll give it a shot
>roguelites>aislop>friendslop
>>723192951>cardsgoddammit
Where is the LoveR Kiss demo?
please check this eurojank inspired by gothic AA made from your fellows russian slav if you like western rpgs https://store.steampowered.com/app/3708420/Of_Ash_and_Steel_Demo/ These russian retards have no money for marketing so i have to unironically shill their game in /v/ for free, is unreal engine 4 so it should run ok even on potato hardware and releases in 3 weeks.
>>723192951>Hell Maiden>Action Roguelike, Bullet Hell, Deckbuilding
>cringy dialog>new rule can't pass on even dates with license plates ending in odd numberswho the fuck made this shitso much potential too
>>723192294Easy to make and doesn't need any real gameplay just a slightly creepy mascot to slowly follow the player and instakill them. Throw in some basic puzzles and allude to deep lore, get a streamer to shill it and bam you have a franchise to sell cheap shit to zoomers.
If there are any Fat Princess fans out there don't forget to check Fat Goblinshttps://store.steampowered.com/app/3379850/Fat_Goblins_Demo/
>>723193465>>723193235eh, there's no actual deckslop, its just cards as modifiers
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3807500/Zortch_2/fun 3d shooter, feels like a solid sequel
vros this game is actually funi also found out theres an english setting after finishing the demohttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1820000/Homura_Hime/
>>723190473>try Nezori>45 minutes worth of intro and picking up sidequests before embarking on total wolfgirl death>combat takes some getting used to with a stamina bar and a mana bar tied to different buttons >very little mercy invincibility so you can easily get stunlocked to death if you don't dodge out>great distance between save zones so you either backtrack after exploring some corner of the map or risk losing progress if you fuck up and die>fuck archersCombat feels decent once you get 'in the zone', but I'd probably not buy this unless on a big discount, or if you really like foxgirls.
>bio goddess has a maximum supported resolution of 1440pwhat the actual fuck
>>723193780>touhou mixed with Nier automataill dl and see whats up
Anything good for co-op (otherwise known as friendslop) ?
>>723193473Indogs, apparently it takes place during some financial crisis George Soros caused.
>>723193465Why aren’t you playing Alice’s game anon?
>>723193859I'm impressed you even gave this a shot if you didn't super like foxgirls to start with. The whole thing seems to hinge on you wanting to see foxgirls bathing together.
>>723192590>>723193593>Actually good but looks like the most generic thing everThey didn’t think this through very well.
nah fuck this
>>723190473My picks from what I've played during prefesthttps://store.steampowered.com/app/3123770/XOL_Space_Mech_Wars/Holy fucking giga jank kinoHad 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 Xeonhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1836560/Aether__Iron/Trigger warning Woman Protag.Writing seems to be acceptable, if a little stiff.I'm interested in learning more about the setting at this point.Not sure if the tactics rpg sections will be any good. Customizing your car is cool though.I was ready to instantly hate this, it's got me hooked now.https://store.steampowered.com/app/2878580/Key_Fairy/I'm a big fan of grappling hook based movement.Responsive controls and quick pace felt good.Can be pretty tough, some of those later multi enemy type encounters are not easy for sure.Visually not my favorite, readability can be rough in some rooms, with foreground obscuring the area.World has a surprising amount of exploration required even in this demo, very interested for release.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 progresseshttps://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.Demo super short.
>>723193780So we're finally getting Nierlikes?
>>723192734I'm too lazy to use a proper image editor so the options are as follows.Left uses the store page images but is cut to squares, right uses the covers but also has titles (and is much easier for me since I just have to use the built in search for the game). If you have a mosaic-making alternative that will let me just copy paste the image links and will keep them properly sized let me know.
>>723191501>xcom and/or jagged alliancenah, they are not similar at allits closer to tabletop games than anything, also devs are dumb inbreed fags
>>723194290I usually use Canva, is basically photoshop for retards
>>723194271kinda? its nowhere near the quality of nier but i guess they are somewhat similar now that i think about it
>>723194242what's wrong with it, death is a pretty bad state after all.
>>723190473Is this cringe kino or not even worth the hard drive space?Has anyone tried it?
Were there any good stealth games or 'immsims' on offer this year? I've already known about Aquametsis for a while.
>>723194557i think theres a higher chance for you to download a crypto miner than the game being tolerable
>>723194557it's your responsibility to try the game
>>723190887Yeah, okay. Your arguments are accepted, I'll remove it.
>>723194120Ultimately I don't think my love for foxgirls bathing together will get me through the final game to see it.
>>723194656It's supposed that i have to trust in you, fellow demo testers
These look interesting. Not playing 2d indies.
>>723193645Have you found any other good boomer shooters? also in my opinion the first Zortch game is in the top tier of this whole genre, next to stuff like Dusk if I'm being honest.
>>723193859I read the dialogue for a while but skipped through it eventually because it's just a demo. Then the gameplay started and it's not particularly fun. It's like playing a budget JRPG that begrudgingly has combat instead of a proper action game. Didn't even bother getting through the first zone. I would have wishlisted it if it said Coming soon or 2027 or something but if it's coming out Q1 2026 then no thanks. They should have just made a VN or something.
>>723195332I haven't really started looking, sorry.
>>723193381Okay developer, I'll check out your game. Do your best to avoid getting drafted to fight in Ukraine
>>723191302No thanks! I don't like Koreans!
>>723191548It was a fire hazard.
This game looks cute https://store.steampowered.com/app/4017410/Cloudheim_Demo/But I can tell ChatGPT wrote the dialogue; "The Min/Maxer (spiritually audible em-dash) Optimized the chaos, somehow made it worse."
Elven jar-based karate?
>>723195505The games I know about:KlostynCtesiphonWanted 3D dead or AliveI've known about all of these for a while. Klotsyn sort of looked promising. Or at least it just looked alright aesthetically.
yeah I wasn't that into this one, seems like a person who's ambitions don't match their talents when it comes to game making.Pass. Time to try another demo with abyss in the title.
Painted in blood looks nice but a 60fps frame limit and forced motion blur is headache inducing.
>>723194259>https://store.steampowered.com/app/2878580/Key_Fairy/>I'm a big fan of grappling hook based movement.>Responsive controls and quick pace felt good.>Can be pretty tough, some of those later multi enemy type encounters are not easy for sure.>Visually not my favorite, readability can be rough in some rooms, with foreground obscuring the area.>World has a surprising amount of exploration required even in this demo, very interested for release.This looks like one of those "Album that has a game attached to it" games, which isn't a bad thingHow is the soundtrack? I liked what was in the steam page video
so, is this peak?https://store.steampowered.com/app/1947910/OPUS_Prism_Peak/
>>723196538Prism Pussy Peak
>>723196421Oh that has a demo? I didn't even know it and I wish listed it a couple of months back. So I guess that's one to add to this list>>723196090I'm gonna try it out soon.
>>723194271it's okish but most of what you do is just walk forward a couple of steps fights couple of mobs, walk forward couple of mobs, repeatsome mobs shooting orbs and you having a magical book spamming paper like bullets is really all that's nier like
>>723196538emotional tour deforces aren't really made for demo. After all, you can't have half of an emotion.
>>723191501Menace had a solid demo but there's a lot of shit that needs to change.
>>723191302this shit is such a blatant rip-off of the RE games that its actually endearing
>>723196752>zoomers don't know what a homage iskek they really are the most retarded generation
>Demo>20+ gigsWhere do devs get the balls to pull this shit?
>>723193780is Homura Hime made by one guy?I know Eternal Palace Sakura is but it's a lot more clunky. then again he also spent most of his time posting sexy pics of his character on xitter
>>723196839>LET IT DIE: INFERNO>41.7 GB
>>723196839What gaem? I'm curious to know how bad they are are at compression. 20gb better have a good excuse.
>downloaded the painkiller demo>realized its an online coop game with a TWO WEAPON limiti was happier knowing this didnt exist
>>723197040Pathologic 3
>>723193225yep this nextfest is a total bust. worst one so far. you forgot chinkslop. I wonder if this is a sign that the indie game market is cratering
>>723196216Yeah, pass on this one too. The monster is obviously Catholic Church Sexual Assault. Must suck being a woman, who is designed to have sex, but gets traumatized any time it actually happens. Seems like a real design flaw. I'll bring this up with god when I die.He might already know actually.
What are some good demos for games that are actually releasing in the near future? I have no interest in demos in games that don't even have release dates.
>>723196874i kinda doubt it considering the polishits got voice actors and apparently was at TGS according to the news hubits not even japanese, the devs are from taiwan lmaoSakura really plays like shit, its a real shame if he doesn't do a major gameplay overhaul before release
House 2 as a demo takes a while to get going so I just shut it off. I've always had a low opinion of demo sequels. Your first game is essentially the demo. If I liked it enough to be interested in a sequel, I already know your style and competence pretty well. Indie developers are less likely to make colossal blunders during sequels than big budget studios.So yeah, I liked House 1, I will get House 2.
>>723197045Are the original Painkiller devs even involved? I thought some of them moved onto to work on the game Witchfire.
Look how they massacred my boy...
>>723197414No, I don't think so. It certainly doesn't seem like it. I appreciate the demo killing my interest instantly at least, but I would have preferred this franchise never return than what they made.
>>723197467glad this happened. painkiler fans always annoyed me
>>723196615Yup. Plays nice even with my complaints.
>>723197526Understandable. That's how I've always felt about Blood and Doom Eternal fans
>>723197276GAMES, THAT HAVE: DEMOS, AND ARE: RELEASING IN: THE MONTH of: OCTOBERhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/2592160/Dispatch/https://store.steampowered.com/app/3007310/Remote_Position/https://store.steampowered.com/app/2825080/Sanguine/https://store.steampowered.com/app/2464280/Tormented_Souls_2/https://store.steampowered.com/app/1395520/The_Sance_of_Blake_Manor/https://store.steampowered.com/app/3316350/Flesh_Made_Fear/I'll do November next. It's what comes next.
>>723197117Pathologic 2 had a 25gb install size. That demo more or less probably equates closely to the actual final finished product size. Not that egregious when put into perspective. Considering the demo of the game likely has most of aspects of the final game assets and map within it.
>>723197413>picMade me think of this.
>>723197606And both of those games are still good. Glad you caused your own suffering.
>>723197610Novembre:https://store.steampowered.com/app/2806120/Bio_Goddess__Doomsday_Begins/https://store.steampowered.com/app/2115490/High_School_Dirty_Secrets/https://store.steampowered.com/app/2604490/I_Hate_This_Place/https://store.steampowered.com/app/3148060/Penelope_Pendrick_and_the_Art_of_Deceit/https://store.steampowered.com/app/2689930/Detective_Instinct_Farewell_My_Beloved/
>>723197276this one comes out in 3 weeks >>723193381
Hell Maiden fucking SUCKShow is it so hard to make a fucking VS clone, so far Holocure is still the only good one>hitstun>lengthy animations each levelup>focus on story for some reason>lengthy cutscenes DURING GAMEPLAY I'll give you that the card system is somewhat interesting, but its still just the same weapons VS had on release (close range slash, piercing fireball, area denial around player)
>>723197467Play Witchfire if you want more from people who made original Painkiller.
>>723197674No they're not lol. They're genuine pieces of shit.
>>723198032ok lilbro, enjoy DEI Painkiller lol
>>723197796Anon… she says November
>>723192234I don't get so granular with demos. I rate mine as instant buy, wishlisted, or dropped
>>723198096>wonder of blueis that an alice
>>723198140Rare mentally healthy Alice
>>723197674They definitely aren't.
>>723190787>namakoriumcan only be played online with other peopleFUCK
I remember this demo from the February or June Festival. How do they manipulate the ID to repeat the event without Valve mods noticing?https://store.steampowered.com/app/3099630/Academy_Love_Saga_Tennis_Angels/
>>723197990Isn't witchfire kinda bad?
>>723198096well I only list games I actually care about
>>723198351It's probably "kinda bad" if all you play is braindead boomer shooters.
>>723197040Blind Descent is like 31 gb
>>723198289yea i saw...why would you release a multiplayer only RTS in current year
>>723198425Given you had to resort to buzzwords I can only assume yes the game is bad and you don't want to admit it. Thanks for saving me some bandwidth.
>>723198535To prove that stop killing games was always wrong.
Very Epic Boat Driving Sim. Very Boaty. Drove the boat for 5 minutes before I got bored because I don't have much interest in boats.Anyway, I suspect this isn't an indie game anyway, and it's in bad taste for companies that actually have advertising budgets to be using these festivals. It's like taking from the food bank when you have a job. Also games with the prefix "RE-" are supposed to be about zombies.thought it was going to be some cool zombie animal game. what a letdown. I've been letdown before, that zombie game at a zoo turned out to just be streamer bait as well.
>>723198351Yes, unfortunately. It's basically first person Remnant.
>>723197606>Doom Eternal specifically and not nuDoom as a whole
>>723198351Who told you that? Witchfire is awesome. But it's not to everyone's tastes and I wouldn't exactly say that if you loved Painkiller then you'll like Witchfire. It has extraction shooter elements, and that might piss off people that don't like those mechanics. Of course everyone has their own opinions and considering it's in early access state the more common complaint you'll hear right now is lack of enemy variety. But for what it does have it's alright. If you're against paying for EA then it's understandable to wait on it.
>>723190473What's so special about Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era, is there something I'm missing?
>>723198808There was just a HoMM event and supposedly that one looks decent. All of eastern Europe loves HoMM.
decent artwork but I'm not that into beatemups. pass
>>723198808It's basically HoMM 3: 2. If you like HoMM3, then it's probably the best game ever. If you don't give a shit about HoMM, then it's nothing special.I will say, it's exactly what I was looking for to play on Steam Deck and is scratching that itch nicely
>2025>stuck in an unskippable cutscenecmon china get with the times already
>>723198762Yes, because 2016 and TDA are both good and play like Doom.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3723530/Paperwork/very short but sweet idler/clicker game, though I am a sucker for 3d and physical props giving adjacency bonuses
I knew I shouldn't have expected much when they described it as a Soulslike but good god what a shitty game where the entire point is killing bosses with a million cuts and dealing with a small stamina bar. And they add onto it by having a very annoying phase two transition for every boss where you have a lengthy chase sequence running away from the boss to get to its next arena, and having the second phases all have a lot of projectile spam. The demo has three bosses plus a pushover tutorial boss so there's a lot here if you like that kind of gameplay but boy not me.
>>723198563Not really. I just familiar with average fps player on /v/. Most people here prefer run and gun power fantasy kind of games to blow off some steam.
>>723199054>and C to crouch instead of control with not rebinding optionscmon, how are games still struggling to do regular keybinds
>>723197990>roguelitefuck off
>>723199080>also likes TDAYou're a weird guy. I hate Eternalfags the most too so whatever.
comically un-scary. try it out to see what I mean.
>>723198808No way people are playing that cube game
>>723198681It's by the creator of Little Nightmares so it's pretty much that kind of gameplay except there's more 3D movement now.
AIIIIEEEEEEEE SAVE ME RHYTHMBROSYUNYUN'S HIKKINEET DIFFICULTIES IS BODYING MEI CANT S RANK ANY OF THE SONGS IM FUCKING WASHED UP
>Forbidden Solitaire only gave their demo to influencersFuck you, assholes.
>>723199345Korean generic slop
>>723191030https://store.steampowered.com/app/3942570/DARKODAI/
Looking for 3D Adventure Puzzle experiences, like Zelda and Outerwilds as opposed to Portal and Talos Shitcle
>>723199432heh. guess it was forbidden for you
This right here is fucking great. Best demo I've played so far easily. Awesome art style/graphics, awesome soundtrack, fun gameplay. Definitely worth trying if you like Tony Hawk and Skate.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3822860/BottomUp_Beatdown_Hostile_Takeover/>+ Single lane beat-em-up with some actual thought put into the combat system>+ no bullshit, straight into the action>+ Two characters with fleshed out unique movesets>- graphics aren't that greatI didn't expect to come into this with a new beat-em-up wishlist, let alone one that isn't just a Final Fight clone, but this might actually be good. Or at least fun for like $10.
>>723198808where do I see this list?
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1947910/OPUS_Prism_Peak/I WILL NOW PLAY YOUR DEMO
They weren't lying. They actually did get Rick Astley to show up for this.Good enough for me. Wishlisted.
>>723190473>top down>base buildilng>base management>resource management>survivalGimme the name!
>>723199760SteamDB
>start intro is AI genned video>could've easily done it with the girls...I thought AI was banned in korea
>play 20 demos>they're all badHOW WAS I SUPPOSED TO KNOW
>>723199683I've yet to see anyone make skating mechanics feel as satisfying as Tony Hawk's Pro Skater games by Neversoft. Even Skate got nowhere near close. THPS rivals the most well designed 3D platformer movement systems. Better than Jet Set Radio in that regard too imo
>>723199856https://store.steampowered.com/app/4083710/Scrap_Bulwark_Guide_Demo/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3975830/ROLLA/It's only got like, 5 minutes of content at absolute most, but it was damn fun. Some kind of weird Katamari+Rampage monster movie mashup
>>723200000nice zeroes
What is Skate Story supposed to be? It's in my queue.Journey but with Skateboards?Surreal Tony Hawk?Or esoteric Jet Set Radio?
>>723199853The fuck
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2618150/BIRDCAGE_Dryad_Ecophene_Module_Object/Shmup kino
>>723200000I personally prefer the Skate series to THPS nowadays, but I think Skate Story is a nice blend of the mechanics and controls of both. While also being totally its own weird thing.>>723200268A little bit of all of the above. Also feels like it was inspired by Devil Daggers and Soulslikes too.
>>723192590It was pretty alright, for a VS game. I give those guys some credit for sticking with the 19xx's anime style drawings even when it's clearly not getting them all that traction.
>>723200221Surreal Tony Hawk. You skateboard and do tricks through challenge gauntlets and boss fights while trippy stuff happens and characters spout profound-sounding dialogue at you.
>>723197913holocure sucks though.>meta progression>insane disbalance between characters>weapon fusions so you literally always have to go for weapon fusionIt only did minibosses better than VS but nowadays most of the VS games realized they should make actual bosses.
>>723200327>coming out next monthWishlisted
I played Shatterland:https://store.steampowered.com/app/4020910/Shatterland_Demo/I checked this out because I'm waiting for Surroundead to add multiplayer (looks like I'll be waiting a while, still...) and holy shit this game is fucking bad. Its Unreal Engine slop from top to bottom and is a "hold E for five seconds to open everything in sight" simulator. Strangely enough the weapons felt ok but the enemies are extremely overpowered in comparison to what you have. There is some sort of leveling system but after I gained five levels for just clicking on some tall grass (harvesting fiber apparently) I gave up. This game makes Valheim look like a 10/10 masterpiece with zero flaws in comparison.The wait for Surroundead to have multiplayer continues...
>>723200575literally none of these are downsides
>>723200657>slopopinion discarded. no one intelligent uses that word
>>723200737good morning sir
>>723200469I'm retarded. Meant for >>723200268Admittedly the start of the game makes it seem like Journey since it's just linear levels for a while but it opens up after the tutorial.
>>723200672Fauna is the ultimate downside. Can’t balance her but unwilling to saw off her legs.
WHERE THE FUCK IS THE LOVER KISS DEMO
>>723200737Actually i'm very intelligent and i use that word all the time
>>723200737Don't take my word for it, play the shitty ass demo and you will see it fits that game to a T.
>>723200758yea but its fine if characters suckjust use someone else or play the game with the handicapVS was great because it had both chars that die in one hit and ones that literally cannot take damage
>>723200842>Don't take my word for itIs that not what I just said? Your opinion is worthless.
>>723200737Finally someone says it.
>>723200191And here's what it looks like in motion. One of the only games that I've played so far that feels like the dev just wanted to make something fun and not a genre template.
>Anti Aliasing>DLSSinto the trash it goes
>>723200737You are not supposed to let them know that.
>>723199793>game tries to look like a Japanese father-surrogate daughterwife anime>check studio>chineseWon't fool me, Chang.
Wasn't sold on Homura Hime at first because the parry being a dodge felt weird but it made a lot more sense when I got to the boss. Flowed pretty well. Group fights were meh though. Wishlisted.
>With enough money you can be in all the recommendation videosWhat a great message for college gamedevs.
>>723200737Based. The third world children trying to fit in calling everything slop have ruined this board.
>>723202098those videos suck anyway, they just go to the charts sort by Popular Demos and choose the ones that dont look like absolute dogshit
>>723202251I'm just surprised at how bad other places are at talking about vidya. Steam community hubs sure aren't saying things about the demos.
Tried Majogami and Homura Hime, both are pretty good so I'll them at launch. I'll try some other demos later.Kinda nice that you can mess with the settings file and make Homura Hime work in ultrawide, but unfortunately the dialogue hud and portraits get stretched. Still playable though.
>>723201302YOOOOOUR LONELY ROLLING STAAAAAAAAR
>>723198110That's fair, but there are plenty of dropped games that other people would definitely enjoy so I don't know that sharing such a list would be useful to anyone.>>723197913>but its still just the same weapons VS had on releaseDid you unlock Virgil's or Horace's sets? It's a lot more interesting. And that's coming from someone who only plays Holocure as far as VS games go.
>Zortch 2 is just as good as Zortch 1 and has more weapons>The female enemies still have huge titsbased Zortch dev
>>723201302it's nice when a dev comes up with something a bit differentstands out in the sea of roguelites
>>723202834>all this weeb chinkshitsince when did /v/ fall for mass-appeal shit this easily? good lord.
>>723196216Play a good game with Abyss in the title:https://store.steampowered.com/app/3508910/Abyss_Kitchen/
>>723202834i did unlock one but not the othermaybe i'm just spoiled by the 200+ weapons that are in VS now that behave differently for the most parti'm just sick of trying out VS clones and they end up being somehow worse than the thing they're (sometimes 1 to 1) copying from
>>723203268I've not played many VS games, but have you tried DEath Must Die? It's big schtick is D2 items:https://store.steampowered.com/app/2334730/Death_Must_Die/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2320010/Rubinite_Demo/The demo is apparently over a year old but i've only played it nowits fun
Any good yuri demos?
>>723203336i haven't really played many after the inital waveit doesn't look bad, but i'll probably wait for it to leave EA
>>723200657Don't get the appeal of zombie survival games that aren't Project Zomboid. None of them ever seem to want to place emphasis on the fact that you're really fighting a zombie outbreak. Then again a lot of zomboid players like to deemphasize it by customising their games to have no biting infection mechanics. But in regards to being hardcore they're all shallow. As many complaints as people have about the game, no one has surpassed it. I really don't know understand the appeal of Surroundead.
>>723203213I don't think there are good games with abyss in the title. Makes sense. They, by definition, are abyss-mal.
Did somebody spread a rumor to all the 3rd rate indie dev game mills that dice were the next roguelike deckbuilder or something? why are there 400 dice mechanic games? Who asked for this? we have slice and dice and it's fine, what the hell is the point in all these they just do the formula worse
So everything now is either Chinese, Taiwanese or "Japanese" (but it is actually by the first two), times sure have changed, at the very least the demos I have tried have been just fine.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3492120/Legion_Was_Here/Dunno if this demo is part of the fest, it was supposed to come out last time around, but it never didA detective game where you study clues and dossiers to impersonate another person Face/Off style Kinda woke and a bit too whacky, but nonetheless has potential
>>723203561Shut the fuck up, Carlos.
>>723203543Surroundead is more like Valheim, which is a solid game (with friends, anyway). Again, I'm waiting for actual multiplayer but the way that the dev is going it is still a million months away.
>>723203632>not including Koreans who also pretend to be JapaneseGook detected.
>someone made a game with the gooner Marika 3d model
Postin
>>723203747Strangely enough I haven't played that many Korean games, are they more into Souls like? I don't like those that much.
you shills must not be getting paid enoughwhere the fuck are the webms?
>>723203627honestly thought backpack games were going to create a deluge of polysi honestly thought about doing one but then i realized it has to be a shitty rogue and found someones itch who made one and its so much effort for to be so shit i feel bad for them
>>723203632I really, really wish I could filter games by country of developer.
>>723203835They weren't allowed to make games aside from MMOs until the last 8 years.
>>723197413yjk
>>723203174The only weeb chinkshit one is the Touhou game though (assuming because he has a bilibili page despite his socials all being in English), Hell Maiden is Portuguese and the rest are Japanese. Either way I've been browsing this site for 20 years now so weebshit is in my blood.>>723203268I haven't played VS since launch so I don't know what's in it.
>>723203835It's a spread of genres. I saw an action platformer during the press preview that had a Japanese title and then looked at the developer and it was Korean.
>>723196752give it a break , re3 was 50 years ago
>>723203942
Anything good in the non-euclidean geometry/strange geometry/interesting ways of thinking game categories? Like Hyperrogue, antichamber, 4D golf, etc.
>>723204132>rougeslop
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1963610/Road_to_Vostok/I get what this game is going for but this is a really poor demo to showcase it with. You get put into a nearly empty area with nothing to really find. The demo is basically just showcasing the looting / simulation aspects of the game - which are pretty deep from the looks of it. This is the kind of simulation game where you have to individually load bullets into magazines, manage ammo types, gun wear and tear, equipment wear and tear, water, food, mental, temperature, etc, etc. Maybe if there was actually something to do once you spend 10 minutes equipping your gear and loading your gun(s) it would be more compelling. The graphics look nice at least.3/10 as far as the demo goes. No idea how indicative of the final product it is as there is nothing to do.
>>723203942On the store pages.I got demos to play.
>>723204213>Turn off the permadeath>Game turns into a regular vidya and not a metaprogression fest
>>723204268I don't understand what's the point when modded Stalker exists.
>>723204447this guy can't figure it out. he doesn't get it! no comprehension. doesn't understand. totally confused. disoriented. dumb, and stupid. He really doesn't see. must be blind. yeesh. how inept can you get?
>>723204432>casual mode
>>723204447Well, that too. It definitely gave off "we have Stalker at home" vibes but Stalker games have infinitely more going on in them. I think the creator just has no idea what a demo is for, you get put into a small settlement with 6~10 houses and if you are lucky you will get a single randomly spawned enemy. I reloaded it four times to see if that was really what was supposed to happen and yes, it is. Baffling.
If all the demos are so bad, why are you still here?
>>723204432Awakeningfags I swear. You can't just take out the defining mechanic of the genre.
>>723203761I assume you're talking about Ryan Reos' model? They're like 50€ commercial license for really nice modelsA small amount of cooker games use them
>>723204268The Path into The Abyss is going for something similar to Road to Vostok (as a singleplayer tarkov) but actually it looks more in the style of a STALKER game, including having a story. But still aims to bring the simulation aspects in to the central experience. No demos as of yet though. I just feel like spreading the word because it looks promising to me, a game coming from Argentina. I have no idea if it will match Vostok's depth, but it looks to have depth in its own right.
I don't understand how you guys can do this every single year, I cap out at like 2 demosThat being said, is there any dungeonkino? Probably the last 20 dungeoncrawlers I have tried have been horrible
>>723204624Seems like they just did, so they obviously can.
I don't get the logic behind the lil red/alice game dev. He shills a lot but makes his games retardedly difficult then wonders why they don't sell.I *want* to like them, but I get filtered by the unforgiving jank, and I'm not that bad at video games.
>Heroes Olden EraI am getting this >Death in AbyssI don't know what just killed me>Directorate Novitiatemassive dump truck ass, jank ass combat>Ball x Pitnot new, but I am getting this
>>723190787heres my final for the night, might do the rest tomorrowI'll probably get Homura, Rubinite and the tohos
>>723204749It's a 3 year old Next Fest game, but Neverlooted Dungeon is the one I'm looking forward to most.
It's so fucking bad. Fuck.
>>723204749yeah man you can have a dungeon crawler.
I like shills, Ctesiphon should be here so he can be super attentive to his baby girl.
>>723204727I'll check it out. Vostok honestly had way too much "depth" in my opinion so that isn't necessarily a bad thing for Abyss. It shouldn't take 5+ minutes to figure out how to load a shotgun.
>>723190565Demo is really short; more proof of concept than anything; that being said it feels a lot like LN, which is good.I did get caught in a chase pretty unfairly from jumping into a ladder instead of bonking into it face first, but I seem to recall stuff like that going back and maybe they'll smooth that over in release. Even if not, performance felt good and it got me back to playing pretty quick.
>>723204902is it actually releasing? I was obsessed with it back then, but the lack of an actual release date made me forget about it. Definitely a day 1 buy for me if it does
>>723204618I have nothing to live for
>>723204998To me it looks more like STALKER than Tarkov but one thing I do know is that they look to emulate Tarkov's gunplay in some sense. All of the bullets are physical projectiles that originate from the weapons chamber rather than where your camera is pointed at. So individual bullets being fired is a thing. The only thing available is videos on their YouTube channel with devlogs. But all of the ones I've watched made it seem very interesting.
>>723204432If only this was written on anywhere except the tiny description blurb. How is a YouTuber gonna see this?
Realistically what could Valve do to improve next-fest?
>>723205718It's fine as it is. Dunno what your issue is.
>>723205718It's good enough as is.
>>723205718Just a country filter would be enough.
>>723205718send assassins to cull the indie gamedev pop
>>723205834this. i dont want to play westoid games
>>723205718Temporary community hub so all the agdg shills can monitor that instead of the threads.
Let's be honest all of these new demos are fucking shit, triple a or indie doesn't matter anymore, stop buying and playing all of this trash.
>>723205718I think a $100 entrance fee (separate from the fee you pay to sell on steam to begin with) could discourage a lot of the bullshit
>>723205718Improve the discovery/recommendation algorithm. Somehow fix developers tagging their games with the wrong tag (when I look at beat 'em ups I want to see beat 'em ups, not other random action/CAG shit).
>>723205943nope. I'm going to buy them even more just to annoy you.
Lads I'm starting to wonder if maybe the problem isn't the next fest, it's me.Maybe I've just tapped out of enthusiasm for games, it feels like the same 400 things over and over and over. Just like how books are the same 400 story arcs over and over and over.Maybe I'm becoming old and boring, BUT the most played demo of the fest is a game from 1999 with a new coat of paint exactly.Are there any GENUINELY NEW ideas this fest? I haven't seen them.
>Dedicated Yunyun thread elsewhereThe one and only winner in this entire Fest.
>>723205151>is it actually releasing?Supposedly. Dev is severely autistic and does a full rework of the game every few months, adds new mechanics, and then releases an updated version of the demo. He recently added DMMM kicking. According to the last dev log, he's actually getting close to a real release.
>>723205718Dunno, this was my most successful Next yet, all the games that were on my wishlist got to stay there after playing their demos.
>>723205718Let me sort by country of origin. And make sure not to let chinks and gooks pretend to be nips.
>>723206005that would just alienate the games that actually need the exposure while doing nothing for the low effort shovelware
>>723206065Opus has its own thread too.
>>723205718Mandatory AIslop disclosure so I can filter all that shit out.
>>723205718badges for trying out a certain number of demos
>>723206362Anything that tortures cheevofags is good by me
Holy shit, steam mommy is so fucking cute as a witch.I would never manage to work there and not make a pass at her every single day, fml.
>>723203946The real meta is probably to go back and redo older trends whose fans aren't getting catered to anymore by any decent devs. Especially flashgame genres that have since died almost completely off like those 2d dirtbike trial type games.
>>723206362They did that once before.
>>723204618faint hope some anon will spot some hidden gem i missed, nothing much else i care to talk about between waiting for somebody to post something interesting on the vst and vr threads i'm watching.
>>723206523Probably fucked statistics because people would just install and uninstall right after launching them
>>723205718Wallet funds for trying out demos and leaving feedback. I should be paid to test out all of this junk.
>>723206523Knowing it would be the last, I regret not having played more on that occasion, they were my first festivals.
>>723200000Tony Hawk and Jet Set Radio is a very weird comparisonTHPS is a score attack game focused on doing tricks in sandbox levelsJSR is a score attack game focused on completing level objectives within a time limit to get a good rank with those objectives being about spraying graffiti on somethingJSRF does the open world thing but it just took out the score attack stuff and just made it a generic complete missions by spraying graffiti on something or racing someone or winning some minigameJSR isn't a trick focused game whatsoever like THPS, SSX is a much better comparison to THPS since both of them are designed purely about doing tricks. The tricks in JSR are an afterthought and not the main focus of either game
>>723190473Scroll through, wishlist everything that looks cool to you. Then find that website that takes your public wishlist and feeds you back the list which all the games highlighted in blue that have demos
>>723205718Country filter or alternatively IP ban china from Steam again.
>>723206647Possibly, but there're really not a lot of people who care about badges. That's probably why they don't do them anymore. The badge only worked in tiers too. I think you got the max XP at just 10 or something. Only other Next Fest fags will really care about the exact count.
Mary probably whined to Gaben
>>723205718give me a proper discovery queue for the duration of the fest only that doesn't omit half the informationthe one right now just plays the trailer and doesn't show dev, screenshots or if its going into Early Access and you can't even check off the demos you're not interested in
I changed recently to linux and I am scared one of these demos will run without fps limit and burn my GPU off.
>>723198096>>723204132>>723204432okay seriously why is this game shilled so hard every next fest threadevery single fest thread I see this game get spammed and there's nothing special about ityea sure its a game by the /vg/ guys thats cool but there's lots of 4chan gamesyes alice haha i get it I did the ritual post now answer the question
>>723205718Give me a tag to filter out anything with an AI content descriptor attached.Other than that, I'm having a good time. Enough decent games to try out this time, and we seem to be past simulator garbage making it impossible to find anything else.
GREAT:>Alabaster Dawnhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/3110760/Alabaster_Dawn/>Poke All Toadshttps://store.steampowered.com/app/2302320/Poke_ALL_Toads/>Reanimalhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/2129530/REANIMAL/>Hell Maidenhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/3372060/Hell_Maiden/SOLID:>Truckfulhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/3090810/Truckful/>Revolgear Zerohttps://store.steampowered.com/app/3941820/Revolgear_Zero/>Anima Gate of Memories: I&II Remasterhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/3592140/Anima_Gate_of_Memories_III_Remaster/>A Heavy Morninghttps://store.steampowered.com/app/3509400/A_Heavy_Morning/>Elements Destinyhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1635500/Elements_Destiny/NEUTRAL>Ground Zerohttps://store.steampowered.com/app/2340130/Ground_Zero/>I Hate This Placehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/2604490/I_Hate_This_Place/>HABROMANIAhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/3677050/HABROMANIA/>NAMAKORIUM (ナマコリウム)https://store.steampowered.com/app/3866920/NAMAKORIUM/>Kriophobiahttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1604630/Kriophobia/
>>723191930wow someone made a ripoff of Cryostasis. so there are other fans out there. thought i was the only one
>>723206938I hated that game it made me feel cold irl
>>723206915It got sent to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8Od_6KnaVM so everyone is in haha Alice mode
>>723206927>Dante's Divine Comedy>Greek Mythologyyou're a pretend-woman, aren't you? its pretty obvious from the way you write
>>723205718I miss the times when genres were separated by 9-10 page tabs because discovery could be segmented in a better way. Unlike the thing what is now. That always seemed like a downgrade to me>>723206005The mere fact of uploading a page game to Steam already implies a fee of $100, charging for participation goes against the philosophy of the festival, communal advertising.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3610210/Klostyn/>Game starts with a faux Windows 98 installer>Classic 90's CGI intro>Decent FPS controls>First level has you murdering space AfricansSoul?
>>723207189not a pretend one. you are right though, I wanted to write how it had some similarites to hades, so I got confused. will correct it, thanks for letting me know :)
>>723207363>Some similaritiesThis is a Hades mad libs and it's not subtle about it. Don't be surprised when you're able to give out Nectar to your not-brother Vergil.
>>723193225>>723197170I've been working on a game for the past year, but didn't make it in time for this next fest. The issue is I'm using some AI generated backgrounds as placeholders and haven't found an artist to commission them at a reasonable rate. I've got about 50 backgrounds, but artists are demanding $600-$1200 per background. I don't have a spare 50k lying around just to commission backgrounds. The rest of the game is hand drawn art, but I really don't want the 'Contains AI content' tag on my steam page. What should I do? Just go fuck it and release with the AI backgrounds or keep hunting for a reasonable artist rate?
best AESTHETIC games so far? anything that even pretends to have art direction and not just an interface for delivering gameplay
I'm sure everyone has already bitched about this to death, but there is an absurd amount of obviously AI everything in here clogging up the al gore tubes, this is ridiculous
>>723207578Using AI art isn't a big deal. never stopped me from buying a game
>>723207578Resort to real photos
>>723202834>there are plenty of dropped games that other people would definitely enjoyTrue, I was just thinking selfishly. Thanks for your big ass list anon
>>723207665SOVL
>>723207578>>723207665>Tell an AI (an algorithm) to use its database of images to bash together the image you want>NOOO THIS IS HORRIBLE POISON YOU'RE KILLING ARTISTS!!>Take real, royalty free photos and kitbash them together, then run it through photoshop filters (also an algorithm) >Totally fine!It doesn't make any sense, but if you want to clear your conscience, just use photos.
>>723207665his only fault was not drawing over the photos, tons of artists have and still do this for bgsits lazy but it works
>>723207123ah okay, thanks for letting me know
>>723206871I feel like it's time for me to add simulation tag to my ban list, tired of this type of slopRIP actual sims
>>723205718filter by genre. or at least SOME sort of filter. every discovery queue had at least one [WAGESLAVE] SIMULATOR in it.No, I don't want to pretend like I'm working after I come home from my day job.
any good boom shoots?I know about Zorch 2 and Klostyn, those are pretty good.
>>723207578>$600-$1200 per backgroundgoddamnAI is heavily stigmatized and it might actually be getting worse and that rep might follow you around, on the other hand spending a fuckton on a game that isn't a guaranteed hit magnum opus might not be the best idea eitherI'm not really in the place to dispense advice but, art isn't all about having immaculately detailed paintings for everything. You can do a lot with very little, if you're stylish, especially with lo-fi being hot right now
>>723206927>Alabaster Dawn>Poke All Toadsbased
>>723199607I too would like one of these
>>723207578I'd say keep hunting down artists. Using filtered photos or AI would clash with what you have now. Have to commit. I personally wouldn't have minded any one of the others too much.
Remember this game from the previous Next Fest?
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4046520/Mad_King_Redemption_Demo/I love beat 'em ups and this is a disappointment. Unresponsive and sluggish combat, the same three enemies copied and pasted over and over again, movement is very slow (even after a few meta progression speed upgrades) and honestly there isn't much strategy. You can die instantly from pretty much anything, most of which will be simply falling into the acid pits everywhere because there is a lot of platforming required for this type of game and all of it is instant death if you miss a jump. I got to the first boss, the necromancer and he has one attack and just summons wave after wave of the same three enemies you have been fighting already. Meta progression is the "Damage +5%, Speed +5%" variety. I've seen enough. The game has a strangely high amount of loading time for a simple game and this is with an i7 14300 / 4070 setup...3/10, it held my attention for a few minutes at least.
>>723208518I remember a ton of nextfest graduates that somewhat succeeded
>CloudheimVery pleasant slop. I'm quite surprised by the quality. But it's UE5 and it's torturing my PC as I type this
>>723207654>>723207931>>723208406Not that devanon but a lot of people get severe ick from AI. Lately I've seen a huge spike in AI hate. Are there any examples of games that openly use AI and did well?
Gotta say, Million Depth has a pretty unique combat system, but it does feel like the game in general is a bit stuffed with features, with the special weapon crafting, weapon bonuses, tetris block weapon builder, barter system, rogue like design, etc. etc.It's a pretty fun game, but I think it might be overwhelming for some people who go in expecting a traditional roguelite or action platformer.
Anyone else play Fatal Claw? I just finished the demoIt is a total ripoff of hollow knight and nine sols, but the art is admittedly fantastic
>>723208681Wizard Cats has the AI blurb and it shelled out the cash to be in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLQ9P2-Zwe4
>>723208772>puppet animation instead of actual animationMeh.
>>723208835>In Wizard Cats, AI is used to write the code that powers spells created from runes. No art is generated using AI - all art is hand-drawn by our talented team of artists.Got another example?
Any xcom like, coom, ecchi, or deck builders worth it here anons?
>>723208706I always get fucked up by "design your own weapons" games. There was another game called Premodialis or something and I played the demo for 6 hours and wasn't able to make any real world understanding of how to build my fish to do anything properly.
What are some games from 2024's Next Fest that still aren't out but "should" be good?
>>723190473Oh shit I thought it's going to start on the 20th not end. Welp guess I've got some work to do.
>>723208952https://store.steampowered.com/app/2732820/The_Great_Rebellion/508 with botshttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1889620/AI_Roguelite/479https://store.steampowered.com/app/2073850/THE_FINALS/Really high. Some of these get Mixed reviews but you can find the well rated thing or two.
>>723209337I played the finals. It was cool, but I also turned off the announcers instantly.
>>723209337Thanks. Seems like it might be more permissible when the game doesn't blatantly look AI or its explicitly leveraging AI generation as its core mechanic.
>>723206053https://store.steampowered.com/app/2830030/MOTORSLICE/https://store.steampowered.com/app/3790860/Placid_Plastic_Deck__A_Quiet_Quest_Demo/
>>723208534Yeah this game sucks. I feel bad when they said they were only like 3 devs and they had all that asset work done, because the core gameplay is ass. It feels like a game made by people that don't know what makes a game good or fun to actually play. If you want something that evokes a beat-em-up but with more of a fighting game slant try Bottom Up Beatdown Hostile Takeover. It's clearly a 1 or 2 man passion project made by someone that actually plays video games. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3822860/BottomUp_Beatdown_Hostile_Takeover/
>>723209809>Get a taste of PPDeck
lumines arise is the best game of this next festhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/2370000/Lumines_Arise/all the other ones suck dick
>>723209932Trust me it's a good original game. It's not even a Roguelike which is interesting. It's kind of like an oldschool card game with some weird tricks. It's apart of the Placcid Plastic Duck Series made by an Italian Team.https://store.steampowered.com/app/1999360/Placid_Plastic_Duck_Simulator/Here is a link to their original game.
>>723207189>you're a pretend-woman, aren't you?Look at all the dogshit faux-weeb shit and yurishit. That's definitely a tranny.
>>723205718Filter out AI Slop, Filter out the Chinese Asset Flips, also allow people to choose by Genre. It's an easy fix.
>>723209282https://store.steampowered.com/app/2267360/Fragmented_City/https://store.steampowered.com/app/3008640/Onikura/https://store.steampowered.com/app/2121510/Tenebris_Somnia/https://store.steampowered.com/app/1553260/Scarlet_Deer_Inn/
>>723209967>wow big flashy lights SO COOL!!!
>>723204202Not from this Fest but there's Lingo II
>>723200327Wishlisted.
>>723210556you will never be a woman
>>723190473The short version. Everything on it is currently shit unless your Indian, like garbage looking games, want to play trashTheres 5 decent looking games from next fest and that's it.One is a bad clone of resident evil 1, another re4, a 2d shooter, a detective game and and a 3d platformersThat's it
NINTENDOOOOO!SUE THIS MAN!
Steam has REALLY fucked with the personalization. 70% of the demos it shows me are tower defense games.
>>723190846>Chad who enjoys a wide variety of games>>723210865>Virgin who can't find a single game he truly likes
I did everything in the lure of passion demo and I don't think I can say I enjoyed it much mostly because stardew valley fishing sucks. Give me some real fishing that leads to me me having sex with women and then I'll buy your game.The flower girl and vampire were hot though
>>723210949Why are you going on about virginity you fucking retard? Are you illiterate? I mention 5 games do I not????
>PainkillerMore like Doom Eternal: Co-op edition, with Marvel writing
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1985300/SIR_ABANDON/Atmosphere is 10/10 in this demo, especially when night falls. Night was genuinely creepy in the same way that Lecarde Chronicles games or Chronicles of the Wolf has that unsettling edge to them (IYKYK). Other than that, the combat, movement and exploration is slow and you can only play the awkward archer class in the demo which I assume gets easier to play as you level up but since the demo is so short you don't get a chance to do this. Based on what you can play this game will be a slow burn, but that isn't always a bad thing. I hope the night ambience actually has a payoff because it was the highlight of the game for aesthetic alone.5/10 - It has some potential, but the demo is very restrictive and short. The base gameplay needs to be sped up a lot as this felt like more of a grinding 2D RPG than a metroidvania and basic enemies were taking 10+ hits to die at level 1 and still taking 7+ at level 2. Each screen was simply too big for the characters slow movement.
Tried out Birdcage. Don't really play shmups much but it's pretty fun from what's there. Swinging a sword around is neat, but I found it pretty tricky to use to defensively while also keeping track of all the projectiles and my own positioning, was pretty easy to get overwhelmed, though I hardly play games in this genre so that's probably just a me problem, maybe someone who plays shmups a lot won't have any trouble picking it up. Pretty fun regardless, will keep an eye on it.
>>723193372>>723200767Delayedhttps://x.com/Dragami_Games/status/1977922553374204351
>>723211021games that you settled for, nothing more.
>>723211496the trailer sounds like a pharma commercial
>>723211516The sword thing is pulling heavily from Radiant Silvergun if you want more of a frame of reference. Another indie shmup from this year that used a similar mechanic is Lilac 0.
>>723200191>>723201302reminds me of that 2d giant worm game, I used to play it all the time
Alright /v/ros I need you to give me the best demos for 3D Platformers RIGHT NOWDon't give me the boring lame ones, I need the GOOD onesOnly the finest scrimblos for me PLEASE
>Grab a controller for Hell MaidenWhy? Does a VSlike really need 4 buttons?
>>723211741So your saying that your happy to consume shit? Not just shit but an abundance of shit.1 single game such as Fight N Rage is worth more time and everyone's attention than the entire list of games from the current next fest
>>723212064bubsy
>NextFest arrives>"Alright I'm just gonna grab 3-5 demos that look really good and call it there">I've already played 20Every fucking time
The only games worth playing Demos for if you have a good PC and hate asset flips and low effort AI Games. Stand-Outs https://store.steampowered.com/app/2830030/MOTORSLICE/Prince Of Persia, Mirrors Edge and Hypertrance. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2464280/Tormented_Souls_2/Resident Evil and Silent Hill oldschool gameplay but more evolved.https://store.steampowered.com/app/3790860/Placid_Plastic_Deck__A_Quiet_Quest_Demo/A fun little Card Game that has 3D Gameplay and odd cutscenes that are not just Pixel only. Very interesting story. Great Shmups. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2618150/BIRDCAGE_Dryad_Ecophene_Module_Object/https://store.steampowered.com/app/3941820/Revolgear_Zero/A Starfox-Death-Revolver Likehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/2984030/Death_In_Abyss_Demo/#app_reviews_hashSolid Action Games https://store.steampowered.com/app/1820000/Homura_Hime/https://store.steampowered.com/app/2991310/Eternal_Palace_Sakura/ I will say with Eternal Sakura even if it is a Rogue but it's interesting in the sense that even if it's rough around the edges it's much better than where it was a year ago. It will definitely improve greatly from here forward.Ecchi Game.https://store.steampowered.com/app/3340680/LoveR_Kiss_Endless_Memories/ Whenever this Demo releases.Also do not forget to leave feedback on forums for these games. Help these games succeed so we can make the industry into what we want it to be.
>>723212142Sounds like you have it all figured out then. You can leave now and go play fight and rage.
>>723212219some people have a real hard time with the concept of subjectivity
I may not be enjoying video games at this point after all.
>>723211863Ah yeah I know about Lilac 0, played that during the previous fest, that wasn't bad either, though not really my cup of tea so I didn't follow it. Don't know if I'd say it's similar though, the sword dash thing was more of a movement ability with a fairly generous width for projectile deleting, compared to Birdcage where you have to hold it out in front of you and swing it to remove blue projectiles.
>>723208184https://store.steampowered.com/app/3989170/Project_Warlock_Lost_Chapters_Demo/https://store.steampowered.com/app/3808730/Ctesiphon/https://store.steampowered.com/app/3495980/Wanted_3D_Dead_or_Alive/https://store.steampowered.com/app/2954080/Painted_In_Blood/And a remake of what technically started it all. Before Dusk popularised the revivalhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/3709080/Wrack_Remake/Wrack may or may not have aged well. But the point here was to try and improve it I guess.
>>723212295I know it's subjective, but come on the amount of shit and AI and crap in this thread and the previous has been awful lol. It's better to help pick out good releases I played first and actually have some polish vs ones that everyone is going to try be tired of and know it was some Pajeet or Chang shilling their game.
>>723212219>Resident Evil and Silent Hill oldschool gameplay but more evolvedI've never gotten into this genre, but what sets a good game from a bad one? I noticed there are a SHITLOAD of these in this nextfest.
Do (You) like Betty?
>>723212502The whole thing about Resident Evil and Silent Hill back in the old days was about solving Puzzles, having less bullets and ammo and surviving, it also had scary atmosphere with Zombies(Resident Evil) or Psychological Terror(Silent Hill) people just miss those aspects of those games because nowadays Zombies do not exist, and there is hardly any real scary games with Spiders or weird creatures based on a persons fears.
Is there like a game you can buy off the unity or unreal shop that people use to make these shop simulators? There's so fucking many of them and outside of models and textures they look exactly the same.
>>723212598Also I forgot to mention, what seperates a good one from a bad is those who understand the puzzle solving aspects and the fear of wandering around and trying to survive very well. Puzzles are not too hard, but just enough to make you think it over a few times before you are like "I got it!"
Death in Abyss is a kind of odd one. Movement is snappy and quick, and the speed the heat metre cools down lets you be pretty mobile in short bursts. Only letdown is that the enemies are kind of bland, can't really tell if the game wants me to endlessly kite them (which is boring) or take advantage of the cooldown rate to engage in close-medium distance with lots of dodging (which works up until enemies spawn behind you). Worth a try, but personally I'm not into it
>>723211725>it's joever..We got too cocky bros.
>>723212079If it's anything like Ember and Blade the extra inputs are for more skills
wishlist my gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaame
>>723206467Tower defense is going to have a resurgence, mark my words
Somebody knows the password in Yunyun?
>>723213062which one is it dumbass
>>723213341say the entire line>Time to skibidi denpa up in this bihhh!
>>723192882>Wonder of Bluethe binding of alicecute
>>723191783>Fanservice/porn games with good gameplaylet me know if one ever releases
>>723204853>more than half are mixed Damn.. also LOL crabs got a deduction
>>723212768Try to give feedback on the forums if you can. Developers do listen especially Indie ones.
>>723213341check the wiki
I've been looking forward to motorslice since a fellow /v/ermin put me on to it, thanks bro. Anyway the demo is even cooler than I expected
>>723192137Game?
The regions of ruin 2 demo is out, and I'm looking forward to trying it because the first game was peak dwarf content.https://store.steampowered.com/app/1375750/Regions_of_Ruin_Runegate/
>>723192251having played slots and daggers, the balance is really fucky with some weapons being downright run killers since late stage boss's have so much hp and can kill you quick, also didn't like how greedy with chips it became, I think a full run you can get like 6-7 per enemy but upgrades jump from 50 to 150
>>723198708I liked remnant 1 although I used the double barrel shotgun the entire game because I never found a gun that felt better than it.
>>723213652The Alice GameWonder of Blue
lol nice balance
>80% of the games again are either deck builders or 'roguelikes'Jesus christ, where are the original games at, or at least a solid VR experience.
>>723203627they're trying to ride balatro's coattails but making another poker game would be too blatant
>>723214106you can pull off some major bs with vergil's weapon. haven't tested horace yet
Wow life as a semi-popular developer sounds miserable. Having to fix 30 things.
I need Golden Idol clone detective games, So far I havehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/3366350/Confidential_Killings_Demo/https://store.steampowered.com/app/3036350/A_Case_of_Fraud/
>>723214223>or at least a solid VR experience.
Was Pathologic 3 announced ahead of time, or did the existence of it shadowdrop with the demo?
>>723197413>Going from indie pixelshit to soulless corporate video artstyle
Wish I could filter out games by engine, so I don't get any UE5slop due to how fucking ass it runs for any indie using it vs. how it already chugs on AAA.
Tried Strategos. It's more a cross between total war and field of glory 2 than merely total war but a bit different. It was a little clunky for me controls wise but I think it has potential depending on the price point. Biggest issue for me is I have no interest in random custom battles, so it's campaign map or bust.
Any games with fun movement? I already tried motorslice and enjoyed it.
>>723214481Ahead of time, but it was only announced last Friday so it's still a bit of surprise. I just finished playing it and I loved it. Can't wait for the full game.
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>>723214481Wasn't it announced months ago? I remember people being pissed because they had convinced themselves it would be a free DLC, and it ended up a separate game only free to KS backers. Or do you mean the demo getting announced?
>>723212318I played a bunch of fucking garbage for 0-5 minutes each and then I saw someone mention Locator and beat the demo after an hour so maybe there is still love for vidya underneath it all
From the top is fun, beyblade but you're being held hostage
>>723209820>dash animation is kazuya crouch dash>KINO
Anything with a kemono aesthetic this time around? Last time around, Ovis Loop caught my eye, which did launch since then, albeit with fuck-all for content.
>expecting a demo for Kingmakers since it was supposed to be out sometime this month>look up the storepage>they announced a week ago that the game was delayed to some point in the futureGod damnit.
>>723213341Honestly I feel horrified when I launched the gamePretty good honestly.
>>723214481Oh, if you meant the existence of 3 itself, then that was announced last October. There was a prototype demo back in March, and there's a new proper demo now.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bcqbg8tW9kUhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXo5_CrY-sM
Has anyone played that crpg published by owlcat?
>>723215087Three more weeks!
>>723192234Yunyun Syndrome was really cute! had a good kek with mommy mode I honestly didn't expect it to be live video
>>723215362I was wondering when this was supposed to come out. A shame this banner confirms my fears that a couple specific characters got removed in this version.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3631290/Slots__Daggers/ADDICTIVE SLOT SLOPPA
>>723215243Shadow of the Road? It was promising. I like how varied your party members were in their abilities. It was pretty fucking surreal seeing glossary tooltips for Japanese stuff like sake and gaijin and whatnot like you get with fantasy RPGs explaining what elves are. I played it months ago when it first came out. Not sure if they've added new since.
>>723215362>fakkuNEVER giving these faggots a single cent
Anything Mega Man X styled of action platformer or 3d action? Preferably not yet-another-Metroidvania, but I guess I can deal with that.
>>723215559well, Fukku
>>723215556Oh, didn't know it's been available for a while. Will probably give it a go tomorrow
>>723214689
>>723205718negative tag search. I dont wanna filter out all roguelikes on the whole fucking store/website but if I'm searching for a demo to play let me do an advanced search to find something other than the 99th roguelike and/or deckbuilder
>>723214689I don't think it's a part of this fest but check out 500 CALIBER CONTRACTZ
>>723214689>>723215740Movement? More like Troonment
i played like 3 metroidvanias in a row (thanks silksong) and now my recommended for you section on the next fest page is 100% metroidvania on every pageWeirdly it included this maid game which looks more like a top down arpg but has the metroidvania tag anyway. But it looks fun so I'll check it out https://store.steampowered.com/app/3721890/Maid_of_Salvation/
>>723212436Thanks anon.
>>723215852Last thread, someone said it was very bland. I still downloaded it, but I'm going in with low expectations.
Anything on the caliber of Void Stranger/Lobotomy Corporation/Troubleshooter:Abandoned Children?
>>723216216I feel like someone would have found it by now.Shitty nextfest, can't win them all
>>723192137Anon, come pick up your rat wife.
>Pathologic 3I'm sorry for ever doubting you, IPL-sama.Certified kino incoming.
Is arc raiders out yet? Also painkiller has shit performance unfortunately
This is a really fun TPS game with cute designs https://store.steampowered.com/app/2841320/Foobar_Zero/multiplayer though
>>723216216Birdcage>bububut it's a shmupThat's right, time to actually git good, scrub
>>723199391have patience rhythmchad...
>>723216685open beta 17th-29threlease 30th
>>72321684319th not 29th
Finally, gaming.
>>723216793Reminds me of S4 from way back in the day. Instantly downloaded, will try tomorrow during active hours
>Tiredtrackmania if it discouraged high speeds and drifting.
>>723217068>not gaming on Distance
>>723215670Is this by the same game as the bunny game that /v/ spams
>>723217183I don't know what it is.
>>723212219>motorslop enjoyer speaks about the quality of gameslol. the gameplay mechanics are so shallow, traversal is boring. it's a literal movie game made for normie npcs wowed by pretty graphics and set pieces.
>>723217274>Movie GameYou did not play it.
>>723216793>>723217023Foobar zero IS a s4 league clone kek. And that's a good thing Graphics could be improved but I see the soul. Looks cuter than code zin esper arena but it will likely flop as well
>>723217274Preach. The combat told me everything I needed to know about this game
>>723204202https://messenger.abeto.co/
>>723217618>Come ON COME ON COME ON
>brno transit>brush burial gutter world>birdcageyou're welcome
>>723213409PhaigeX Confiners
>>723216685Painkiller has shit everything. What a blunder.
I have a moderate urge to do sexually inappropriate things to this spider. Too bad it's an idle game
>try out vostok>start out with pistol>kill one guy>get shot through two windows by some guy with infinite ammo>spend 10 minutes creeping through trailers digging through drawers for meds>find nothing>dieIs there some correct way to play this I'm missing
Any mech or FPS demos?
>>723218282yes
>>723217618Every time the girl got close to a railing I expected her to grind on it but it never happened. It just seems wrong without grinding.
>>723194259anon played a mecha one >>723218282
some people just want to sit here and not have any fun while the rest of us are playing demos I guess
I really enjoyed this demo. It's way better than TMNT: Shredder's Revenge imo. It feels closer to Streets of Rage 4 mixed with some fighting game juggling.
>>723218282There's https://store.steampowered.com/app/3951760/FEED_MY_MECH_Demo/ if you want the slow, plodding sort. Not great, but unique and serviceable I guess.
>>723218282Played one mech themed game called Steel Defence. It's basically just a half-assed Vampire Survivors ripoff and wasn't good. But it's there. All I've seen so far though.
>>723216216I search for that every next fest. Not going so hot. You got good taste, at least.
Any cope posts from reddit or twitter game devs whining about not getting engagement? I live for that shit. Bonus point for games that completely lack soul
>>723219186May need to wait a bit longer. They're still in hopeful delusional denial.
>>723219186Just the usual retards who do it for free defending trash like Painkiller and '83 in the forums with the usual non-arguments ("it's only a beta/demo!", "who cares, it's free!", "it'll get better at release!", etc)
>>723192137It's time... to go to Alice...
>australian game demo>WE WOULD LIKE TO HONOR THE WOOGARJAR TRIBE>instantly uninstall demo
Huh, didn't expect this to ever get its fucking PC release finally after four years, despite the dev lying about making it graphically superior to the formerly-Quest exclusive release.https://store.steampowered.com/app/1601770/RUNNER/
>>723218554This game has the most passive enemies I've ever seen in a beat-em-up. The comboing in Streets of Rage 4 actually serves a mechanical purpose, here it's just dumping on punching bags.
>>723219926True, I did think it was super easy. I don't know if the full game will have difficulty settings or not. It was satisfying to absolutely destroy everything on screen though, and I liked how different each character felt to play.
When in the fuck is Poke All Toads releasing? 2025 is nearly over.
>>723219704Screen Australia doesn't give you grant money unless you bend the knee.t. Australian who fucking hates it here
>play hades 2>steam now recommends nothing but 100000 action roguelikesThanks. I didn't even knew so much slop existed.
>>723220679Disgusting
New Breed>>723221548>>723221548>>723221548
>>723216617How different is it to the previous demo?
>>723221689Very different. It's the beginning of the actual game, as far as I can tell. Though it was probably edited around a bit to still be demo-y.
>>723203543>Don't get the appeal of zombie survival games that aren't Project Zomboidnigga pls
>>723202408steam community is dead, its all on discord now
