Steam Next Fest

Indie dev hatches the ultimate can't-fail game, combining Minecraft mechanics and Skyrim combat in a co-op RPG that's topping charts at Steam Next Fest for good reason

I played the top-rated Soulslike in Steam Next Fest to see what the fuss is about – turns out it's not a Soulslike but a boss rush with amazing combat, and I see what the fuss is about

The last time I was this obsessed with a Balatro-like, it sold 750,000 copies in 2 weeks – and this one has a D&D twist so it's easily my favorite roguelike in Steam Next Fest

Balatro but with dice has me hooked, Dice A Million keeps me rolling in this Steam Next Fest demo

I endured physical pain to keep playing this Shadow of the Colossus meets Mirror's Edge action-platformer in Steam Next Fest, which is about the highest praise I can give

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

Game of Thrones actor leads a lovingly vulgar tribute to "those old point and click adventure games that people gave a sh*t about in the 1990s" with a Steam Next Fest demo custom-built for Monkey Island fanatics

Eat fur, Super Mario Odyssey – my heart has been stolen by the '90s flavored Bubsy 4D thanks to a generous Steam Next Fest demo

I never really vibed with XCOM 2, but this Steam Next Fest demo is a turn-based strategy RPG I can finally get behind

A zombie apocalypse sim that puts you on the front lines of a The Last of Us-style outbreak is tearing up Steam Next Fest

This cosmic horror action RPG basically turns my home state of Arizona into the Upside Down from Stranger Things, and it's my first must-play Steam Next Fest demo

Dante's Inferno with '90s Sailor Moon aesthetics got me to play this Vampire Survivors-like demo in Steam Next Fest, and the second I realized it was a deckbuilding roguelike with Hades storytelling I couldn't smash the wishlist button fast enough

Better hurry and finish your 100% Silksong playthrough, because I've found another must-play Metroidvania coming next month, and it has one of the best demos in Steam Next Fest

I've been playing Heroes of Might and Magic since I was 6, and after putting 10 hours into Olden Era's huge Steam demo, the strategy series has never felt better

I dropped dogs onto other dogs to create even bigger dogs in Dogpile's hefty Steam Next Fest demo

Donkey Kong: King of Swing's spirit returns in Turnip Mountain's arcadey cliff-clambering Steam Next Fest demo

I've been a professional writer for 8 years, but that didn't stop Steam Next Fest's weirdest battle royale - a terrifying typing game - from completely humbling me