It's Steam Next Fest, so let's get some eyeballs on demos! Hey, indie devs? Have you got a game with a demo in Next Fest? Reply to this with a link to your store page, and give a pitch for your game! Everyone else? Take a look and check out some cool demos! (No generative AI please) - ThreadSky

caseyexplosion.bsky.social • 6 days ago

It's Steam Next Fest, so let's get some eyeballs on demos!

Hey, indie devs? Have you got a game with a demo in Next Fest? Reply to this with a link to your store page, and give a pitch for your game! Everyone else? Take a look and check out some cool demos!

(No generative AI please)

Comments

mikemurdock.bsky.social•4 days ago

I think @stellarjockeys.bsky.social will release a demo of brigador killers, but I will let them confirm lol

stellarjockeys.bsky.social•4 days ago

Demo's not coming yet. https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/903930/view/509578689493598835

mikemurdock.bsky.social•4 days ago

aww D: , that stinks but it does ake me excited when it does come on the next steam nextfest :>

bellyflopgames.bsky.social•2 days ago

The demo for our arcade, online co-op, horde shooter is out now. Gather your friends, try to survive... if you can! Good luck!

https://s.team/a/3552820

xeni.meteormagic.dev•2 days ago

Guess I should poke! Have you played Aeromachina yet? I know you said you wishlisted it, so would love to see what you think, Casey!
https://bsky.app/profile/meteormagic.dev/post/3lr6qrvzdck2t

caseyexplosion.bsky.social•2 days ago

I did not have the chance yet! There's been so, so much, and so little time

annahollinrake.com•5 days ago

Would love for you to check out Crescent County! It's a stylised open world adventure game where you -

🧹 drift and drive on your witch-tech motorbroom
🏍️ make deliveries by day, street race by night
💋 kiss your friends on the mouth??
💫 BE GAY DO GLIDES

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2202650/Crescent_County/

annahollinrake.com•5 days ago

It's a real passion project based off the illustrations I've been making for YEARS about riding souped-up motorbike brooms on a painterly, solarpunk island. We're currently running a Kickstarter and have a 30-40 minute demo in Next Fest!

willdavis.bsky.social•5 days ago

This one right here Casey. Send Crescent County to the moon.

mattcaulder.com•5 days ago

CASEY YOU GOTTA PLAY THIS IF YOU HAVENT YET

jph82.bsky.social•4 days ago

TerraTech Legion has me VERY hooked Vampire Survivors level and Progression but with top down build a vehicle. Minute to minute gameplay reminds me of Renegade Ops.

nikkijay.games•5 days ago

Totally choice driven adventure with lesbians and old gods, in a retro style with real depth and choices that can give you a totally different path through the story!

Store link!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3100650/Quantum_Witch/

nikkijay.games•5 days ago

Oh, and here's some gameplay clips too :)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3100650/Quantum_Witch/

worstcaseeng.bsky.social•5 days ago

boop - wishlisted

lawrielle.bsky.social•5 days ago

Wishlisted!!! 🤩

nikkijay.games•5 days ago

Thank you 🥰

ikiruined.bsky.social•5 days ago

Oh shit, love the look and sound of this. Wishlisting!

nikkijay.games•5 days ago

Thank you 😍

playdigious.bsky.social•5 days ago

We have Crown Gambit, a narrative tactical game where you play 3 paladins trying to save a kingdom in chaos. Your decisions have consequences on your fights but your fights also have consequences on your decisions!

We have a new demo and the game is coming out next week!

mrfinnmccool.bsky.social•4 days ago

This looks sick, wishlisted.

playdigious.bsky.social•4 days ago

kazimo.bsky.social•4 days ago

Holy shit, this looks amazing 😮

playdigious.bsky.social•4 days ago

Thanks!

kinjako.bsky.social•3 days ago

Dice rolls, stats, and dating! Maybe try this one out?

https://bsky.app/profile/kinjako.bsky.social/post/3ljiw4sptxs2h

mcdoogleh.bsky.social•5 days ago

Thanks for doing this Casey!

This is Rogue Eclipse, our epic arcade spaceflight action shooter for the new age! Drift across the stars and blast your way through armadas in style! 😎🚀💥

https://bsky.app/profile/mcdoogleh.bsky.social/post/3lr6b3qy6wc2t

renegadesector.bsky.social•5 days ago

Journey of the Garden Rose has a demo in the Nextfest!

Lily must explore a fantastic palace and contest with the machinations of a cruel prince to rescue her mother in this Old-School 3D Action-Adventure game!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3692110/Journey_of_the_Garden_Rose/

breadskate.how•5 days ago

Just released a demo 1.0 & new trailer for my new crazy project:
FISH³: FISHTASTIC FISHING FISHSCAPES
A high-octane dual-rod speed-fishing game, where your boat is powered by a FISH, you play as a FISH, and you catch FISH!!!
you can check it out on https://store.steampowered.com/app/3641250/FISH/ :)

leonpaws.bsky.social•5 days ago

You had me at fishing as a fish to power a fish powered boat.

heretikvirus.bsky.social•5 days ago

I’m sold 🎣

playrelichunters.bsky.social•4 days ago

Our demo isn’t part of the Next Fest, but we really want more people to discover our game (which is currently in Early Access). Relic Hunters Legend is a looter-shooter RPG where you can play solo offline or online with friends for some co-op action!💪

https://store.steampowered.com/app/633080/Relic_Hunters_Legend/

jenlegirl.bsky.social•4 days ago

Casey, play this one. Hidden fucking Gem (I have 450 hours on the actual game), it even has a transfem as a playable character

blindflugstudios.bsky.social•5 days ago

Heya Casey! <: Ground of Aces is a WW2 Base Builder in which you manage an airbase and its infrastructure, all while keeping crew morale afloat throughout stressful air raids.
The demo can be found here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3068740/Ground_of_Aces_Demo/
Hope you dig! 💪

meiri.itch.io•5 days ago

Metahorror Therapy Session is a psychological horror game about therapy inside a time loop!

You control a therapist who's trying to figure out the truth behind a mysterious patient's origins. It was also developed by a real psychologist!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3560830/Metahorror_Therapy_Session/

ultigonio.bsky.social•5 days ago

I'm a team member working on Chrono Gear! It's a snappy, stylish platformer where you use time powers to fight guys and solve puzzles while listening to a soundtrack of wall-to-wall bangers
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3696680/Chrono_Gear_Warden_of_Time_Demo/

daffycuck.bsky.social•5 days ago

Trailer song sounded like adding a break beat to a Yuzo Koshiro track; I'm in.

darkmooncross.bsky.social•4 days ago

I was gonna make a post on this for the GT Bsky but you already beat me too it djdjjcjc

heretikvirus.bsky.social•5 days ago

I'm looking forward to this so much!

fuzk.bsky.social•5 days ago

Also worth checking out Find out be Found by @studiodownstairs.bsky.social

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3713700/Find_or_be_Found_Demo/ #SteamNextFest

fuzk.bsky.social•5 days ago

Not my project, but @minemakeescape.bsky.social just launched their demo (and their Bsky account)!

Mining & base building in a race against the clock!

Steam link:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2977670/Mine_Make_Escape/

guybeardman.bsky.social•5 days ago

Jumpship is great really fun kinda like void crew but less metem worship.

sleepergames.bsky.social•5 days ago

Sci-fi deckbuilder where your card effects work differently when played on allies or enemies. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2711190/Hyperspace_Deck_Command/

abandonedsheep.com•5 days ago

Hey! If you have time between all these other amazing games, please check out Schrodinger's Cat Burglar!

🐱 Quantum physics + cats
🔀 Exist in multiple superstates, solve mind bending puzzles
👥 Play solo or coop
😻 Be cute, do crimes

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2111550/Schrodingers_Cat_Burglar/

icindustries.bsky.social•5 days ago

7 Days is a short narrative RPG Maker game about accepting traumas. It has hand-drawn visuals, a very personal story, and a bbbbbanger soundtrack all made by me :)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3247640/7_Days/

akuparagames.bsky.social•4 days ago

We also have 🐹Nanomon!🙌 An upcoming adorable virtual pet game by @moomoomang.bsky.social‬, where you can raise, train, and evolve cute lil pixel critters in the corner of your screen! 😆💕

P.S. you can play other #SteamNextFest games while playing 🐹Nanomon! 👀✨  
https://bsky.app/profile/akuparagames.bsky.social/post/3lqprqmpxrs2r

akuparagames.bsky.social•5 days ago

We've dropped a new shiny demo for 🗡️GIGASWORD by @studiohybrid.bsky.social !!!

Wield a gigantic sword to recover the God Crystal in this fantasy retro-inspired metroidvania ✨

https://bsky.app/profile/akuparagames.bsky.social/post/3lkqviq7mj22f

itzu.bsky.social•5 days ago

heya! I've been working on this first person explosive-based puzzle game for two years and we're finally launching our demo for steam next fest:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3210690/Escape_Velocity/

caseyexplosion.bsky.social•5 days ago

What am I checking out myself? Well, so far I have lined up:

Prison of Husks
Ninja Gaiden Ragebound
Tormented Souls 2
The Drifter
Mina The Hollower

caseyexplosion.bsky.social•5 days ago

Here's some links to the above mentioned games!

Prison of Husks is one I've had my eye on for quite a while, it's a soulslike that looks like it's got a very PS1 aesthetic, and I'm a real sucker for that.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3746300/PRISON_OF_HUSKS_Demo/

caseyexplosion.bsky.social•5 days ago

I *LOVE* the original Tormented Souls, I felt like fixed camera angles in survival horror games were a lost at, and the developers had a real keen sense of why fixed camera angles worked so well, so I'm seriously looking forward to this one.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2464280/Tormented_Souls_2/

caseyexplosion.bsky.social•5 days ago

Looking forward to Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound just because it's from Blasphemous developers The Game Kitchen, those folks can make a seriously good metroidvania.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3714190/NINJA_GAIDEN_Ragebound_Demo/

caseyexplosion.bsky.social•5 days ago

The Drifter is a point & click adventure I've had my eyes on for absolutely ages now, ever since the devs were showing it off on Twitter way back, and it's gonna be released next month! So I'm rather excited to check out the demo.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1170570/The_Drifter/

caseyexplosion.bsky.social•5 days ago

And I'm sure I don't need to tell anyone about the new game from Shovel Knight developers Yacht Club Games, I'm sure this is gonna be one of the most played demos this time around, but in case you didn't know, here you are!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3741460/Mina_the_Hollower_Demo/

prinnyforever.bsky.social•5 days ago

wtf

This doesn't even look like someone made a game in a style of anything

This looks like a lost PS2 game

dergonquert.bsky.social•5 days ago

I think this one might be up your alley...
https://bsky.app/profile/wildartsdevs.bsky.social/post/3lr6v6dayhc2s

caseyexplosion.bsky.social•5 days ago

Already got that downloaded!

vmikhav.bsky.social•5 days ago

Did you have a chance to try the demo of Olaf the Boozer from the last fest? It is a sokoban adventure with the chaotic and hilarious spirit of the movie "The Hangover". https://store.steampowered.com/app/3528050

swordandquill.itch.io•5 days ago

Oh yeah, this is fun! 🙂

pikelote.bsky.social•5 days ago

📌

compactqualia.bsky.social•5 days ago

Striatum is a quick play point and click adventure about getting ready for a party. Each playthrough takes about ten minutes, with multiple playthroughs required to see everything and it has a retro first person 3d aesthetic. Check out the demo here : https://store.steampowered.com/app/3680870/Striatum/

swordandquill.itch.io•5 days ago

Thank you! ☺️

Soulblaze is Pokémon meets Slay the Spire with dice-rolling battles and hand-drawn art.
A tribute to 90s childhoods!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3505230/Soulblaze/

flailmorpho.bsky.social•5 days ago

tried it, while the idea is good I definitely think you could work on the pacing of combat just generally making the game smoother to play. There tends to be a lot of time where you can't do stuff and just have to wait for something to finish. Being snappier would help the game immensely

swordandquill.itch.io•5 days ago

Thank you for the feedback! You can increase text speed or disable the message box completely which speeds up the battle a lot. There's also a battle speed setting.

I should probably set message box to disabled by default & will also think about ways to make it generally smoother. Food for thought!

flailmorpho.bsky.social•5 days ago

one suggestion is instead of a box popping up to tell you how much damage you did, just have a red number pop up over the enemy's head

swordandquill.itch.io•5 days ago

Oh yeah, that could be a good option! I'll play around with it. Thanks for the input 🙂

flailmorpho.bsky.social•5 days ago

oh another thing, why do enemies I recruit keep their low health from the fight? That feels like an odd design move

swordandquill.itch.io•5 days ago

Hm, that's pretty common for Pokémon games since you capture the creature that you just dealt that damage to. I also liked that you have to decide whether to lower its HP more to increase the capture rate or rely more on luck but might end up with a healthier Animon.

dcellgames.com•4 days ago

bizarrely shaped musical anime disobedience experience

jenlegirl.bsky.social•4 days ago

CASEY PLAY THIS ONE. IT'S VERY COOL AND BASED

gavino.bsky.social•4 days ago

VOUCH

caseyexplosion.bsky.social•4 days ago

Okay, a rhythm game called Unbeatable is genius

keikeiporisu.bsky.social•4 days ago

It's really good!

ysbryd.net•5 days ago

Hope you like little animals and brooding whimsy
https://bsky.app/profile/ysbryd.net/post/3lqzraqq7kc2v

caseyexplosion.bsky.social•5 days ago

Oh god yes, this looks gorgeous!

themerryfairy.bsky.social•5 days ago

I participate with The Merry Fairy - a cozy scrapbook journal simulator set in a fairytale environment. Thank you! 🕊️

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3147420/The_Merry_Fairy_Demo/

nickvv.me•2 days ago

My game Chico's Rebound has a demo in Next Fest!

It's a block-breaker type game with fun powerups, gimmicks, and boss fights. In between those levels you'll switch to an overhead dungeon crawling and environmental puzzle solving type of mode!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3139060/Chicos_Rebound/

danyoutohell.bsky.social•4 days ago

Hullo!

Our bite-sized minimal 4x strategy game Tree Kingdoms is in Next Fest.
Made by a tiny team in double quick time. We're making a 4x where you can actually finish a game in a single sitting!

Check out the demo here:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3477080/Tree_Kingdoms/

pixiemuledonkey.bsky.social•2 days ago

My artist friend Miss Icy worked on a horror game called OneWay.exe

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3291940/onewayexe_Demo/

gamegoblin.bsky.social•2 days ago

I played this at PAX west last year, I really liked what I saw!

juhrjuhr.bsky.social•5 days ago

Thanks for this :)

Deep Space Exploitation is a space mining game where you destroy asteroids and use their resources to upgrade your ship and escape an exploitative corp. It's something of a cross between Asteroids and Worms.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3656660/Deep_Space_Exploitation/

polearmguy.bsky.social•5 days ago

I know demos are a lot of work that is largely unrelated to a full release so I want to say thank ou

owennewburn.bsky.social•5 days ago

We've got a demo for Occlude! A Horror Puzzle Card game that looks like solitaire but has hidden puzzles and mysteries to uncover. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3547010/Occlude/

theroyalwrit.bsky.social•4 days ago

We've got The Royal Writ in Next Fest! It's a regal lane based deck builder with cute creatures! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3333700?utm_source=Bluesky&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=next_fest

eestew.bsky.social•5 days ago

thank you ^^ we're making Discounty, a cozy game with a satirical twist!

In lots of cozy games you "save the community" by making tons of money & growing a massive business in a small rural town. But in Discounty...things aren't so simple.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2274620/Discounty/

orman.bsky.social•5 days ago

Looks like a very fun concept, added to my wishlist. ^^

(and largely because I've not the concentration to spend money atm, I might well preorder)

eestew.bsky.social•5 days ago

ah thank you so much ^^

bonsaitreehouse.bsky.social•1 day ago

TAHITIAN DRIFTIN: A pure arcade anti-gravity racing on the tropical islands of “Neo-Polynesia”!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3565460/Tahitian_Driftin/

arghonn.bsky.social•1 day ago

Anti grav racer you say

fermentergames.bsky.social•4 days ago

🧣 Check out Baseless, my planet-jumping platformer where shooting = movement! :)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1129260/Baseless/

fermentergames.bsky.social•4 days ago

And here's the demo trailer while I'm at it 😎

indienova.bsky.social•4 days ago

Ink Reverie, a casual city-builder with ancient Chinese art & unique match-3 gameplay. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3084260/

caseyexplosion.bsky.social•4 days ago

Oooh, looks neat!

pixelyarn.bsky.social•5 days ago

I made a horror visual novel about a woman trying to remember her during the aftermath of a war.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3457910/Shadows_Of_MemoryChapter_One/?beta=0

cameramangame.bsky.social•5 days ago

Hey! We've just dropped the demo for CAMERAMAN: The Pilot Episode.

A surreal psychological horror game where you bend time, manipulate gravity, and explore shifting rooms inspired by analog TV and liminal spaces.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2528130/Cameraman_The_Pilot_Episode/

nikonoisarealpersonbutnikonosschoolof3dprintingisntarealschool.com•4 days ago

Thanks for doing this! A Wicked Game is a WarioWare style rage game where the rules are constantly changing. Frustration is laid over top of a beautiful cacophony of music and sounds while the narrator heckles your attempts. It is not for the faint of heart!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3242940/a_wicked_game/

pd-cgt.bsky.social•5 days ago

Disaster Arms!

A run-and-gun inspired by Gunstar Heroes.
The corrupt weapons and robotics facility KaiserCorps is instigating a war with aliens to encourage funding for more weapons.
You're KaiserCorps' first creation.
You gotta knock their block off.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3462730/Disaster_Arms__Impact_Project_BAHN/

peterpunk.bsky.social•4 days ago

Hi, we are making Becoming Saint, where you choose your doctrine and preach across medieval Italy in a real-time strategy roguelike, and strive to become a saint in your lifetime— or die trying https://store.steampowered.com/app/2643010/Becoming_Saint/

wildartsdevs.bsky.social•5 days ago

Get ready to get spooked by our demo for Caput Mortum 💀

☉ Inspired by King's Field 4 and Amnesia
🜔 Control your right hand independently
☿ Mysterious and oppressive atmosphere
🜍 Puzzles and narrative based on alchemy
☽ 6th-gen inspired graphics

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3651330/Caput_Mortum_Demo/

haxrail.bsky.social•4 days ago

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3776640/Haxrail_Demo/

An high-paced, high-skill space shooter with lots of cool physics based mechanics! We work on an interesting branching story system, with great bosses, lots of different environments to explore and a bunch of NPCs to talk to.

haxrail.bsky.social•4 days ago

Gameplay preview

salomesquinerie.bsky.social•5 days ago

Hi! You should take a look at Randomice, a cute Metroidvania x randomizer by @videoludid.bsky.social !

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2835650/Randomice/

petitwallaby.bsky.social•5 days ago

Yessssssss! Next Fest time!

vila6.itch.io•5 days ago

Third time I send you our game in like a month lol but...

Kity Builder!! Part of the Nextfest!! Releasing in 8 days!

A building/platforming mix with no resource gathering or buildings limit
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1622310/Kity_Builder/

ikihorna.bsky.social•5 days ago

wishlisted

vila6.itch.io•5 days ago

Thank youuu 😺❤️

caseyexplosion.bsky.social•5 days ago

There's no rule saying you can't participate more than once in my shoutouts

vila6.itch.io•5 days ago

Tysm❤️❤️❤️

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