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I dropped dogs onto other dogs to create even bigger dogs in Dogpile's hefty Steam Next Fest demo
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Hands-on Dogpile is a roguelike deck builder merger that's far from ruff around the edges

Donkey Kong: King of Swing's spirit returns in Turnip Mountain's arcadey cliff-clambering Steam Next Fest demo
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Hands-on Turnip Mountain tasks you to ascend tricky climbing paths as a root vegetable with grabby hands

A player before me destroyed a bridge in this Steam Next Fest demo, so I had to build it again in this narrative adventure where your choices have consequences for others
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Hands-on Tides of Tomorrow comes from the Road 96 studio, and has your narrative choices create impact for other players in this storytelling relay race to survive plastic death

I've been grappling with the AI future of humanity through playing D-topia, a cozy narrative mystery that asks us to consider just how much friction we need to thrive
By Alessandro Fillari published
Hands-on Hands-on | D-topia is a narrative puzzle-adventure from Annapurna Interactive that aims to deliver some cozy vibes while keeping you busy with running a utopia

Zelda, Okami, and Jak & Daxter inspired Demi and the Fractured Dream, its devs tell me, and I can feel it after playing only one dungeon
By Alessandro Fillari published
Hands-on Hands-on | Demi and the Fractured Dream draws from the legacy of classic 3D action games for its dark fantasy adventure

The "JRPG renaissance" has empowered this musical game about using sick beats in battle: "I love musicals, and I'm a massive fan of Hamilton"
By Alessandro Fillari published
Hands-on Hands-on | People of Note is JRPG-inspired musical adventure: "You just can't beat having a catchy song, and we wanted to bring that into video games"

Capcom's committed to returning to JRPGs in a big way with Monster Hunter Stories 3: "As Capcom developers, we're able to add our interpretation of what a JRPG is today"
By Alessandro Fillari published
Hands-on Hands-on | We played Capcom's next turn-based Monster Hunter RPG, and learned some insights from the devs about what the growing popularity of JRPGs means for the series

Serial World is Pokemon meets Slay the Spire, meaning another roguelike deckbuilder JRPG is already vying for my heart
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Hands-on Hands-on | Cute critter collecting makes Serial World a roguelike deckbuilder JRPG worth opening your heart to

I played Black Ops 7 multiplayer for 4 hours, and here's my 10 takeaways you need to know
By Josh West published
Hands-on Hands-on | Call of Duty Black Ops 7 multiplayer builds on the foundations of its predecessor, tempering pace of play while adding more mobility and tactical options than ever to create an online mode that feels truly different

Ananta isn't just a free anime take on GTA, but folds in Spider-Man style swinging and Uncharted levels of action that I've enjoyed playing
By Alessandro Fillari published
Hands-on Hands-on | Along with exploring Ananta's GTA-style open world, lead producer Ash Qi discusses the dev team's core inspirations, which includes Marvel's Avengers
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