Steam Next Fest
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With backing from Slay the Spire and Among Us devs, this Steam Next Fest roguelike inspired by an unlikely classic immediately stands out – even if I am a little confused
By Ali Jones published
Castle V Castle has the Slay the Spire team on-side

An apparent ex-FromSoftware dev has a janky action RPG in Steam Next Fest, so obviously I had to play it – and yep, the opening shot is straight out of Dark Souls
By Austin Wood published
News Rise of Rebellion is a curious hybrid of Soulslike ideas

PvP shooter Mecha Break is dominating Steam Next Fest with player numbers matching Marvel Rivals and GTA 5 even as it suffers mostly negative reviews
By Dustin Bailey published
News Mecha Break is dominating every category at Steam Next Fest - almost

I'm getting some good Banjo-Kazooie and Crash Bandicoot vibes from my favorite Steam Next Fest platformer, where you can swap water and lava to break levels
By Oscar Taylor-Kent last updated
Preview Ruffy and the Riverside is a bopping, colorful platformer with a clever twist – you can absorb and shoot out textures to change the world around you

Dying becomes a skill in this JRPG from the Danganronpa devs, and its Steam Next Fest demo is already Overwhelmingly Positive on Steam
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Hands-on The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy shares a lot of DNA with Danganronpa, but is very much its own thing – with over 600 Steam Next Fest demo reviews and a very positive rating it's time for hope to prevail

The Game of Thrones action RPG giving George R.R. Martin a run for his money on late releases is playable in Steam Next Fest, and I'm afraid it's not very good
By Austin Wood published
News Game of Thrones: Kingsroad presents itself pretty well, but plays fairly poorly

The weirdest Steam Next Fest horror demo is only 5 minutes long, but I've been thinking about its freaky Severance vibes for days
By Ashley Bardhan published
News Qualia is a subtle apocalypse

OG BioShock director recommends one very BioShock-y Steam Next Fest game that already has 500 "very positive" reviews
By Kaan Serin published
News Set in a twisted take on Disney World... need I say any more?
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