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Steam Next Fest has started once again. What good demos have you found? (store.steampowered.com)
submitted 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) by silverchase@sh.itjust.works to c/games@lemmy.world
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Let's share our lists and opinions on the demos. We'll help each other find promising games.

This Next Fest runs until Monday, June 16, 10 am PDT.

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[โ€“] silverchase@sh.itjust.works 19 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

I spent a good long time browsing through the piles of thumbnails to make myself a tall list. It's a mix of games I'm excited for, games that look interesting to me, and weird games. Since I spent so much time today browsing for games, I haven't actually played much today on day 1.

Some thoughts on my list

  • Bits & Bops has already had a demo for months now, but for Next Fest, there's a new minigame to play. Also, I backed this game on Kickstarter, so I'm obviously interested in seeing this game be good. And I think it is.
  • SourceWorld is a Half-Life 2 mod participating in Next Fest! It's an FPS dungeon crawler! The Source engine isn't dying anytime soon.
  • Oddcore has a really flashy trailer. I actually first heard of it from seeing it get front page attention on Newgrounds. It could be the first game set in "liminal spaces" that isn't utterly boring or crap.
  • Funi Raccoon Game is on this list because the trailer is stupid and I want to see more of it. I have high hopes.
  • Why, yes, those are three games featuring a black cat as playable character.
[โ€“] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago

I showed my kid the trailer for bits & bops and he literally did a gasp of delight. Thanks for that :)