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These devs basically made their own Danganronpa, and I already feel at home in its mysterious Steam Next Fest demo
Hands-on Kumitantei: Old-School Slaughter is a riff on Danganronpa set in the 1980s with its own colorful cast of talented characters to meet (before they get murdered)
From Zelda-likes to Batman-style action, here's the 20 Steam Next Fest demos you have to play this June before they disappear
List List | There's heaps of great Steam Next Fest demos to play, and one weekend before it's all over – here's what you can't afford to miss
This Steam Next Fest demo mixes Journey with The Last Guardian, having me run through gorgeous fields with my fluffy herd
Hands-on Herdling is all about pushing forward, but still asks you to take the time to care for the wellbeing of your fuzzy friends
My dream The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time successor is finally playable in Steam Next Fest, and I'm pleased to report it nails the Nintendo 64 vibes
Hands-on Within minutes I had that classic Zelda N64 feeling when playing the Azaran: Islands of the Jinn demo – this 90s homage feels like a homecoming
Batman Arkham combat is reimagined as a disco nightmare in this Steam Next Fest demo – and yes, you can already import your own songs
Hands-on Dead as Disco has an extremely generous demo that allows you to get lost in its super satisfying combat combos
Date Everything review: "A masterclass in character design full of wonderful faces I love meeting, but juggling so many means sacrificing depth"
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I struggle to learn board game rules, but this RPG tactics Steam Next Fest demo has shown me the power of digital versions to teach
Hands-on Frosthaven's video game will take the tabletop RPG digital, welcoming you to its unique and deep battle system with approachable ways to learn how to play
You can play the RPG that inspired Undertale during Steam Next Fest and it even features the work of Toby Fox himself
Hands-on OFF is a strange but very special RPG that changed the indie scene entirely when it first released, and this new release is shaping up to bring it to a whole new audience
What if Spot the Difference was evil? This bizarre Steam Next Fest demo has cursed me to keep replaying it, and I'm getting Five Nights at Freddy's vibes
Hands-on With creepy MS Paint-style visuals and plenty of subtle alterations to rooms, You've Changed is a seriously creepy and unique take on horror that feels like a cursed Spot the Difference
I thought only needing two buttons would make this Steam Next Fest rhythm demo easier... I couldn't have been more wrong
Hands-on Unbeatable's punk and rebellious story has hooked me, but its incredibly replayable two-button rhythm action is what's really reeling me in
Upcoming PC games: New PC games for 2025 and beyond
Upcoming Ready up for these upcoming PC games set to put your rig to the test in 2025, from Borderlands 4 to Killing Floor 3
Nioh 3 completely changes the formula, allowing me to transform from samurai to ninja with a single button press as I take on its 'masocore' world
Hands-on Hands-on | Nioh 3 is a seriously ambitious followup that adds ninja abilities to the tried-and-true samurai, and combines a new open world with tightly designed Crucible levels
Upcoming Xbox Series X games for 2025 and beyond
Upcoming From Borderlands 4 to Gears of War: Reloaded, here are all the new and upcoming Xbox Series X games heading our way in 2025
Everything we know about the Indiana Jones and the Great Circle Order of Giants DLC
Guide The Order of Giants DLC for Indiana Jones and the Great Circle releases on September 4, and here's all we know about it so far
007 First Light: Everything we know so far about IO Interactive's new Bond game
Guide Project 007 is now called 007 First Light, and its explosive full reveal shows car chases, stealth, crocs, and more as it heads for a 2026 release date
You win, Switch 2 – I guess I paid over $400 to play The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker again
Opinion Opinion | The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker makes anything worth it, even if I'm terrible at budgeting my rupees
Mario Kart World's intermissions are a fun novelty, but I'm already sick of them detracting from more time in the circuits
Opinion Opinion | Please, Sir – may I have three laps?
Predicting the games of Summer Game Fest 2025: What we expect to see from each of the 20 major publishers in attendance
Feature With Summer Game Fest 2025 nearly here, let's get expectations in order with a list of all our predictions for the showcases
RoboCop: Rogue City – Unfinished Business finally puts me in control of the series' iconic ED-209 bot, and it's as silly as it is violent: "Realism is not a part of RoboCop at all"
Hands-on Hands-on | One tower, several guns, and an army of mercs for me to use them on in RoboCop: Rogue City – Unfinished Business
With "multi-map spanning secrets" and "phantasmagorical" horrors, Hell is Us wages a brutal civil war that already has me on edge
Hands-on Hands-on | Hell is Us shapes up to be a unique action adventure thanks to its dedication to compass navigation as much as tricky combat
I went hands-on with Nacon's new Revosim gear, and I'm excited by what its customizable ecosystem means for racing games
Feature I got to try Nacon's Revosim Pure steering wheel, wheelbase, pedals, and upcoming range of add-ons
Far from fowl play, Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping is a fresh, standalone mystery that smartly evolves its sleuthing mechanics – even if it's McQuacklin's simplest case yet
Indie Spotlight Indie Spotlight | Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping shows the bill is far from due for gaming's best-dressed bird
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedown review: "Radically slick brawls barely feel turn-based, but I'm left wanting more depth"
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