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Balatro but with dice has me hooked, Dice A Million keeps me rolling in this Steam Next Fest demo
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Hands-on Dice A Million replaces cards with bizarre dice, challenging me to reach progressively higher rolls

System Shock and PowerWash Simulator combine in Ambrosia Sky, an exploration sci-fi FPS with immaculate vibes and a Steam Next Fest demo you can play now
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Hands-on Ambrosia Sky has me fighting a fungal contamination with chemical sprays and a grapple tether, vibrant colors meeting intense melancholy

Eat fur, Super Mario Odyssey – my heart has been stolen by the '90s flavored Bubsy 4D thanks to a generous Steam Next Fest demo
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Hands-on I'm shocked my next platformer fave comes from a maligned '90s mascot – this Bubsy 4D Steam Next Fest demo cannot be missed

Blumhouse first-person horror game is a Silent Hill dystopia where nobody sleeps, and you need to stealth around like it's Alien: Isolation – which I might be better at if I weren't so scared
By Ashley Bardhan published
Hands-on Hands-on | Sleep Awake is straight out of a bad daydream, and that's a good thing

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"
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