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Wishlisted | If you had a plastic toy till as a kid, you need to play Toy Shop Simulator
Store-age wars.
Steam Next Fest has returned, bringing a fresh tasting menu of hundreds of demos to play between October 14th and the 21st. Don't know which upcoming game to sample first? Wishlisted is here to help with a curated selection of delightful must-plays, updated daily.
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Wishlisted | Everything is out to get you in The Axis Unseen, and it's terrifyingly tense
The Eldritch Scrolls.
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Letalis is Pokémon for GameBoy except you're battling with Roman gladiators
My name is Ashimus Ketchumus Palletemus...
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Wishlisted | Void Sols is a pure distillation of what makes Dark Souls special
Praise the triangle!
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Dashing Blow | Windblown is the perfect roguelite for dashing sickos, and the fact it has three-player co-op only sweetens the deal
Gotta go fast and die even faster.
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Got Wood? | The demo for Building Relationships made me horny for a windmill, and you could be next with Steam Next Fest
I could never date a building... unless?
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Tractor High Beams | Keep Driving is in Steam Next Fest, and it reminds me of that time I drove halfway across the country to a lake not that far from my house
It’s a Swedish indie thing about being young, having access to a car, and occasionally fighting tractors. Just like real life.
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11037 | Tribe Nine is what happens if you mix Danganronpa with a HoYoverse RPG, an ideal timewaster for people who share my exact anime brainrot
An open beta of Too Kyo Games' maiden gacha effort has been launched as part of October's Steam Next Fest.
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Wishlisted | Antonblast is the angry, raucous and explosive twin of Wario Land, and this year's Pizza Tower
Seeing red.
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Wishlisted | Cat Clean Ocean is a chilled out cleaning game that reminds us about the state of our seas
Moggy mop up.
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Creepy Crawlers | Heartworm will have you questioning your sanity this Steam Next Fest
Heartworm’s brief demo shows a lot of promise for the survival-horror game, but maybe avoid this one if you don’t like eight-legged beasts.
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Archons doubles the chaos of Vampire Survivors by giving you two characters to control at once
Brainpower Overwhelming!
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Wishlisted | Channelling the spirit of Inscryption, my favourite Steam Next Fest game is a game within a game, and it's brilliant
The Inception of Is This Game Trying to Kill Me? is clear.
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Wishlisted | Everything is out to get you in The Axis Unseen, and it's terrifyingly tense
The Eldritch Scrolls.
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The demo for Streets Of Rogue 2 lets you roleplay as the world's most violent chef
Let him cook
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Knights In Tight Spaces kicks the Tight Fight formula in the direction of fantasy role-playing
New Steam demo introduces clerics and rogues
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Final Destination | Rivals of Aether 2 is a wonderful refuge for Smash Bros and Multiversus Refugees, and it's got a Steam Next Fest demo now
Platform Fighters are a tricky beast, but Rivals of Aether looks to provide for a fanbase in need.
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Keep Driving made me nostalgic for road trips I’ve never been on and places I’ve never seen
(Deftones reference)
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Wishlisted | Sliding Hero asks what would a sokoban puzzler look like if the entire game was one giant ice puzzle, and the results are strangely hypnotic
You can't fool me.
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I am happy to report that Building Relationships has more than one joke, and most of them are pretty good
Solid foundations
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Wishlisted | If Resident Evil and Paradise Killer had a supernatural hellspawn, it would probably look a lot like Sorry We're Closed
And I mean that in the best possible way.
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Letalis is Pokémon for GameBoy except you're battling with Roman gladiators
My name is Ashimus Ketchumus Palletemus...
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Blood-crazed arena FPS Dieseldome takes DOOM Eternal and rams it into Gladiator
ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAAAARGH
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Wishlisted | Listen up Paranormasight fans, this is your next great spooky Japanese detective game
The demo for Urban Myth Dissolution Center is open for business.
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I have embraced the subaquatic dread of not knowing which button to press in Full Fathom
That sinking feeling
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My Arms Are Longer Now is a thievery game where the thief is a stretchy boneless flesh tube
Limb crim
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Commandos Origins looks like a solid and satisfying return for the legendary tactics series
Finally, some action
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Geometry Wars and techno live on in Sektori's demo, but you probably won't for long
Beat the beat
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Buster Keatoncore platformer Silent Sadie harkens back to the roaring, jumping, sliding twenties
Do your own stunts
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Wishlisted | Morgan: Metal Detective is a cosy Steam Next Fest game that I hope can match my favourite BBC dramedy
Hit detectorist.
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Dark Style | Mandragora mixes Metroidvania and Soulslike design with a killer 2.5D aesthetic to great effect
What if No Rest for the Wicked was a side-scroller instead?
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A Moment Of Zen | Create gorgeous miniature Japanese landscapes in soothing Sudoku-like puzzle Nurikabe World, playable at October's Steam Next Fest
This upcoming indie game enhances the pen-and-paper logic puzzle Nurikabe with beautiful visuals, and it could just be your new daily puzzle fixation.
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Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders is a slick ski 'em up, if its demo is any indication
It's a slippy slidey ice world out there
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Trip is a pleasant train journey with normal folk, like this unblinking child who speaks only in dark symbols
That tracks
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Wishlisted | Don't wait to play the Steam Next Fest demo for fun fidget sim While Waiting
Twiddle your thumbs for maximum chaos.
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Wishlisted | Japanese teen drama Last Time I Saw You channels the spirit of Night in the Woods with its killer opening
Yokai watch.
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Wishlisted | Sulfur's adorable but deadly dungeon crawling nails the tense thrill of exploring the unknown
Raise hell in this FPS roguelike.
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Wishlisted | Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo puts a playful spin on Link's Awakening
No strings attached.
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Steam Next Fext 2024's most popular demos include goblin maid sims, horror shooters and a Chinese game about an unmarried no-lifer
Truly, a festival of nextness
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Wishlisted | Sumerian Six's pulpy stealth-tactics almost manages to fill that Mimimi-shaped hole
Don't let this slip under your radar.
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Heart and Horsepower | Golden Lap is a wonderful reminder that motor racing’s about the perfect blend of terrifying thrills and mind-numbing math
You take your life in your own hands, all for a grasp at glory conveyed by tenths and hundredths.
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Wishlisted | Demonschool is Persona meets Buffy and I love its 90s vibes
I've got faith in this one.
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PREHISTORIC CHORES | Amber Isle is exactly the Animal Crossing-like you think it is, and that's not a bad thing
Cute dinos and a cozy village are exactly what we're getting.
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Wishlisted | Neko Odyssey marries cute cat photography with satisfying sleuthing
Meow-grapher.
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Wishlisted | Aero GPX is the F-Zero GX sequel Nintendo won't make
Whoa, you're way out in front!
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Disco Samurai is a brutally difficult and brilliant Sekiro-like rhythm slasher
Disco stu-dent of the blade
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Wishlisted | You may be stuck behind a PC terminal, but The Operator is my dream FBI fantasy
"Hello?"
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Metal Slug Tactics’ demo is pure nostalgia for better and worse
I feel snails have already solved the need for metal slugs actually
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FACEMINER is a dystopian management sim where you'll take great pleasure in harvesting mugshots for money
Welcome to the retro-future
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The Caravan SandWitch demo teases a gorgeous exploration-adventure
Featuring a van and some sand, no witches yet though
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Wishlisted | OutRage: Fight Fest is a back-to-basics beat 'em-up that blends old and new
Making a fist of it.
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Wishlisted | Wax Heads remixes punk rock with cosy vibes to brilliant effect
Tuned to perfection.
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Indict the Future | The Operator reimagines The X Files as a work-from-home saga that may or may not be about little green men
The truth is several mouse clicks away.
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Heal A Community | Life is Strange meets The Sims in deeply moving Steam Next Fest demo for Closer the Distance
Closer the Distance is an emotional simulation game that tells the tale of a beautiful town amidst a terrible tragedy.
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Half Sword's demo is a chivalric edition of Gang Beasts in which people are disemboweled for hats
Rags-to-riches by means of blood-and-guts
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Totemo Suteki Desu | So to Speak gamifies the teaching of basic Japanese, but you shouldn't sleep on this fun retro puzzle game even if you have no aspirations to learn the language
Relax and take in the sights in a pixel-art Japanese town while practising your kanji, in this upcoming indie by solo dev Erik Andersen.
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Playing Bella Wants Blood is satisfying in the same way pulling clogged hair from a shower drain is
I wish I hadn’t touched it but I want to do it again
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Wishlisted | Conscript is a Resident Evil inspired survival horror game set in WWI where the real monster is war
Over and Verdun.
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Wishlisted | Dystopika is a toy for making cyberpunk cities and it's rad
Bring on the Light Brush.
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Wishlisted | Weyrdlets is the virtual desktop companion you didn't know you needed
Take care of your pet and your pet takes care of you.
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Nothing Hollow Here | Forget the Silent Hill 2 remake, this Steam Next Fest demo is my most anticipated survival horror game
Hollowbody borrows from some familiar places, and looks to be doing something special with them.
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Wishlisted | Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus' demo reminded me of the sanctity of tea
Steep calm and carry on.
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Hollywood Animal is a nifty and detailed golden age simulator populated with eminently hireable alcoholics
There's no business like it
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Enotria: The Last Song's demo reveals a sunnier Soulslike with a powerful sense of theatre
Presto start to play
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Circle of Hell | Dark and Deep is a cosmic horror blend of modern and classic art, and you can play the demo during Steam Next Fest
From solo developer Walter Woods, Dark and Deep is exactly what it says on the tin: dark… and deep…
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Silkbulb Test's demo is a fun quiz game as long as you ignore the noises and don't look behind you
Have a seat
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Space-Western Wild Bastards has OK shooty, decent looty, but darn fine rooty and tooty
Information on booty forthcoming
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Wishlisted | Oddada is the best kind of video game toybox as you get to keep downloadable WAVs of all the tunes you make
It's trebley good.
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Phantom Spark is a hover racer of impeccable chill and wistful fantasy worldbuilding
From the creators of... NUTS?
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Making History | Mexico 1921: A Deep Slumber might be worth a go for Pentiment fans craving a fresh stop in the historical gaming time machine
Mácula Interactive’s intriguing creation feels like it might have a crack at delivering a unique history lesson, even if it’s not quite Pentiment
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Deeply unusual gardening game Grunn’s shear snip deserves every award Geoff Keighley has ever invented
Shear genius
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Tactical Breach Wizards is refreshingly unlike XCOM despite wearing the same tactical underwear
Necro-Clancy
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Wishlisted | Tavern Talk is a tasty blend of Coffee Talk and Legends & Lattes
Serves you right.
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Make Friends | City 20 is the dystopian survival game you've been waiting for – and it has a Steam Fest demo
City 20's demo is limited in size, but offers a glimpse of a truly deep experience.
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Here's a demo for Megacopter, a Desert Strike parody with a splash of Mars Attacks
Everything was mega in the 1990s
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Wishlisted - Our 10 Best Steam Next Fest Demos
Another Next Fest kicks off soon, but we've already done the digging for you.
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Wishlisted | 10 Steam Next Fest demos you should play right now
The Steam Wishlist deluge cometh.
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I made the witchy cottage of my dreams in Tiny Glade
I could listen to these clicky clacks all day
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Possess office equipment and batter your coworkers in Office Fight
I’m going to need those TPS reports attached to a haunted monitor
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Kill Knight’s flowing twin stick carnage hides layers of thoughtful complexity
Does a Kill Knight get his meals cooked by a Food Chef?
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Shadow frog? Shadow frog! Shadow frog puzzler Schim has a free demo you can play now
That's one more free shadow frog than you had yesterday
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Kickback is a cross between Doom: Eternal and the bouncing DVD logo
Dude we've been watching this thing for four hours I think it's working