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The Latest Breaking News from Steam Next Fest

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

PC Gamer

Just when I think I've hit the peak of Steam Next Fest, I find this cozy cafe management sim with cute critters and strong Animal Crossing energy which is also hitting Switch

Critter Cafe is my new obsession

GamesRadar

There's always one Steam Next Fest demo that inexplicably takes over my life, and this time it's this bizarre roguelike that mashes up Balatro with pachinko

You can try Ballionaire for free now.

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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

GamesRadar

This multiplayer life sim is like Animal Crossing in outer space with Mario Party minigames, and it's just what I needed this Steam Next Fest

Galactic Getaway is a cozy mashup of some brilliant games

GamesRadar

Steam Next Fest serves up a brutal FPS with no live service nonsense, just pure 1v1 arena shooting with Call of Duty's sweaty slides

I love Straftat. I suck at Straftat

GamesRadar

This nuke-parrying open-world soulslike got a new update just in time for Steam Next Fest, and now players are pulling off moves its solo dev "can't even begin to understand"

V.A Proxy's solo dev is clearly impressed by players' latest efforts

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I don't say this lightly, but this Silent Hill-inspired Steam Next Fest survival horror is giving Bloober Team's remake a serious run for its money

Heartworm lives up the hype

GamesRadar

It's no Lies of P, but the most popular Soulslike in Steam Next Fest is just the anime action RPG I was hoping it would be – and it's coming to PS5 too

AI Limit is a sci-fi Soulslike with uncannily familiar vibes

GamesRadar

This co-op farm sim is a whimsical blend of games like Minecraft and Stardew Valley, and I'm obsessed after playing the Steam Next Fest demo

Luma Island is downright delightful

GamesRadar

Flashy MOBA battle royale Supervive is opening its doors during Steam Next Fest—and it's already got that Blizzard/Riot polish from its expat devs in spades

Complex, frenetic MOBA brawling for the MLG hounds.

PC Gamer

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

GamesRadar

This Steam Next Fest's second-biggest demo so far is like Valorant meets Paper Mario, complete with anime girls

Strinova is already proving super popular

GamesRadar

The Most Fascinating RPG of 2022 Has a Must-Play Demo Live This Week Only

Steam Next Fest brings an avalanche of PC demos to life this week, including a sneak peek at 'Citizen Sleeper 2.'

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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

Evening Standard

When is Steam Next Fest and what are the best free game demos?

There are cosy games, roguelikes and hero shooters galore in the week-long indie gaming showcase

GamesRadar

Steam Next Fest's most-popular early demo is an open-world PvP FPS about building badass giant walking mech-bases

Performance might be a major problem, but SAND is one to keep an eye on based on its concept alone

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Steam Next Fest countdown – here's when Valve's October 2024 free demo event kicks off

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Steam Next Fest dev describes the "weird arms race" required to stand out from the hundreds of other demos in the seasonal event

Tactical Breach Wizards dev Tom Francis tells GamesRadar+ what it's like vying for your attention in Steam Next Fest

GamesRadar

Steam Next Fest's big strategy hit was made because its dev loves XCOM and played it for "hundreds of hours" - but also has "so many problems with it"

Tactical Breach Wizards is the child of a love/hate relationship

GamesRadar

I'm starting to think people like cozy games a little: Steam Next Fest darling about "doodling castles" whose devs thought was "very niche" hits 1 million Wishlists

Other Steam Next Fest devs are right to fear Tiny Glade

GamesRadar

One of Steam Next Fest's biggest survival games makes a compelling promise: "Imagine DayZ or Rust but you're a duck"

10 million ducks are hunted every single year... it's time to change that

PC Gamer

Steam Next Fest's 10 most played demos of June 2024 include an adorable building game, a surprising turn-based strategy spin-off, and a survival shooter where everyone's a duck

How many have you tried?

PC Gamer

Heart of the Machine is the most exciting thing happening in the 4X genre, and you can try it now

Take over a dystopian megacity as a sentient AI in this Steam Next Fest demo.

GamesRadar

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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