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Multiplayer focus aside, the Steam Next Fest demo charts reveal the weird unpredictability of PC gaming

From camo-clad throwbacks to dimension-flipping anime teens to killer elevators.

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Dune and Ghibli collide in Steam Next Fest's strangest strategy game, where you drive steampunk war-crabs across an interplanetary Austro-Hungarian empire

Frank Herbert and Howl meet in a steampunk take on Sea of Thieves

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Steam Just Released Sci-Fi RPGs and Chill Puzzles in These 10 Must-Play Free Demos

From sci-fi RPGs to road trip simulators, Steam Next Fest is full of excellent demos for upcoming games. Here are 10 of the best in the October 2024 edition.

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Upcoming PvP games of several genres have stacked the most-played Next Fest demos list.

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A battle royale hero shooter MOBA from ex-League of Legends devs is smashing the Steam Next Fest charts

Supervive is making it big

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Horror game devs team up to create the most ridiculous spiritual successor to PS1 Harry Potter games, and Steam Next Fest players are loving it

Welcome to the world of Secret Agent Wizard Boy and the International Crime Syndicate

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25-year-old FPS Delta Force is back with an extraction shooter revival that's already tearing up the Steam Next Fest charts

It's spooky good

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The single-player breakout of Steam Next Fest so far is an open-world crime-fighting game that looks like the exact opposite of GTA

The Precinct is already dominating Steam Next Fest's charts

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Just in time for Steam Next Fest, one of the storefront's most wishlisted FPS games gets a new demo, and it's already surpassed over 20,000 concurrent players

Delta Force has a demo available for the next week on Steam

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From horror gardening sims to RPG puzzlers, here's 15 Steam Next Fest demos you have to play this June

List | With a torrent of Steam Next Fest demos released this week, here’s a handy list of which ones you have to play

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This Clever Persona-Inspired Horror RPG Just Got Its First Public Demo At Steam Next Fest

'Demonschool' is a spooky (but not too scary) tactical RPG that blends social sim with clever combat, and both are on display in its new Steam Next Fest demo.

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'The baddest motherf***er in the room' is, unexpectedly, the cozy building game Tiny Glade—which is already ruling Steam Next Fest with over 800,000 wishlists

Talk about making an impact.

PC Gamer

Inside the best horror demos of Steam Next Fest: "Gaining traction for your game is tough, no matter how strange and f*cked up we make them"

Interview | The best horror demos I found across Steam Next Fest are living (dead) proof that the genre is thriving in 2024

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This Steam Next Fest was dominated by two massive strategy games, and that feels weird for an event all about discoverability

Opinion| Homeworld 3 and Stormgate were huge hits in the latest festival

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From Metroidvanias to roguelikes, survival games to strategy games, here are the best things we played during Steam Next Fest

Here are the indie games to keep an eye on

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A giant snake monster ruined my apple-fueled medieval utopia in the Steam Next Fest demo for this settlement sim

It's all fun and games until an apocalyptic fog makes a mess of your orchards.

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Kill someone every 10 seconds or die in this must-play Steam Next Fest FPS that's set inside a classic anime style

With roguelike influences to boot

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I played 50 Steam Next Fest demos this week, and these are my top 5

From deckbuilders to city builders, these are the demos you shouldn't miss.

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We're in a golden era of game demos

We're spoiled for choice in an unending tide of free game trials.

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Plus a "PvP inventory management auto battler" and a deckbuilder "where you play illegal poker hands."

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Indie devs say Steam Next Fest is a massive win for finding early success: "Wishlists go brrrr"

Everyone wins in Steam Next Fest

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My winning tactic in this certified hit Steam Next Fest strategy game is eating as many bananas as possible for Skyrim-style healing

I'm already locked in to Backpack Battles

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7 best Steam Next Fest demos you don't want to miss

Download the 7 best Steam Next Fest demos while you still can! Here's a sneak peek at our top picks.

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The dark horse of Steam Next Fest is this open-world zombie survival game that feels like an homage to the best game in the genre, but you'll have to be patient with it

Dread Dawn even boasts a touch of Shaun of the Dead

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Synergy has shot straight to the top of my most anticipated survival city builders list thanks to its Next Fest demo

A dash of Caesar, a pinch of survival, and a big dollop of Moebius.

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