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Steam’s Weird Multiplayer Games Won Out Over Generative AI Slop In Next Fest

Steam Next Fest stats from this October show a huge influx of games made with generative AI, but players are looking elsewhere.

Inverse

"1 week ago we had 3 players": Steam notifies surprised dev their demo was one of the most-played during Steam Next Fest

Desktop Defender was one of the most popular Next Fest demos

GamesRadar

As the Steam Next Fest wraps up, Valve shares some of the seasonal event's most-played demos – and they range from chaotically comedic co-op games to brutal Braveheart-inspired roguelikes

The top 50 is especially diverse this time around

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Pure Pool Pro Devs Discuss What to Expect in Full Game

With the Pool Pro Pro demo hitting Steam earlier this month, the team put together a one-hour special to celebrate at Steam Next Fest.

Operation Sports

Don't Starve but now you're a cute little mouse is the pitch for the hit Steam Next Fest demo that's about to give me another survival game obsession

A perfect escape from the cold

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Help, I fed the black hole in A Game About Feeding A Black Hole and now I can't stop the approaching galactic entropy of its Steam Next Fest demo

Does what it says on the tin

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Steam’s Best Upcoming Games Are Free To Try In These 5 PC Demos

Steam Next Fest has far too many great demos to play all at once, so here's another batch of the upcoming PC games you need to check out while they're free.

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The original Little Nightmares devs basically made their own Little Nightmares 3, and I had more fun playing its Steam Next Fest demo than I did reviewing the actual sequel from Supermassive

It seems the future of Little Nightmares, in all but name, is at original studio Tarsier

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Some Japanese devs played Stardew Valley and loved it, but wanted something more "carefree" – now their anime life sim RPG is tearing up Steam Next Fest, and it's hard to put down

Starsand Island is exactly what it sounds like, and very good so far

GamesRadar

I spent an undisclosed but fireable amount of time playing games at work, and here are my 10 Steam Next Fest demos you shouldn't miss before they're gone

With one weekend left, here are the unmissable Steam Next Fest demos you could be playing for free right now

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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

Rubinite has the absolute juice

GamesRadar

All my boomer brain neurons activated when I played this 18th century RTS’ Steam Next Fest demo

An ideal title for Total War fans.

Destructoid

One of my favorite Steam Next Fest demos is further proof that all games should have a ‘survivors’ spinoff

"Sure, why not?" is my messaging on all games like this one.

Destructoid

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

Dice A Million replaces cards with bizarre dice, challenging me to reach progressively higher rolls

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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

Ambrosia Sky has me fighting a fungal contamination with chemical sprays and a grapple tether, vibrant colors meeting intense melancholy

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Yep, I get why this co-op RPG sandbox that's part Minecraft, part Skyrim, and also has airships, is one of the most played demos on Steam Next Fest

Craft, fight, loot, build, and explore in the demo for sandbox RPG Everwind.

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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

Adventure game fans, our time is now

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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

Motorslice brings a bit of Prince of Persia to a machine war

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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'm shocked my next platformer fave comes from a maligned '90s mascot – this Bubsy 4D Steam Next Fest demo cannot be missed

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The biggest roguelike in Steam Next Fest is a Braveheart-inspired musou fighter with almost perfect reviews

You'll never take our free-demo

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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

Dammit Jim, I'm a doctor

GamesRadar

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

Hell Maiden makes a heck of a first impression

GamesRadar

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

Well, Constance is outstanding

Destructoid

One of Steam Next Fest’s top demos feels like BioShock combined with Resident Evil, and I’m all in

Yeah, this is definitely one to keep your eyes on.

GamesRadar

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

Steam Next Fest | Vampires and griffins and dragons – oh my!

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