Author: Jayded Gaming
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Bad Summer Chills and Thrills with an Exciting, Ethereal Demo
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Browsing through the games showcased during Next Fest is always a great time. Getting an idea for interesting indie games coming soon, trying out a few demos, and really lengthening my wishlist is a favorite pastime of mine. I’m also a sucker for classic slasher horror films akin to Friday…
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Bar Soviet’s Demo gives a taste of post-war bar-tending.
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Developed and published by solo dev Labour Battalion Games, Bar Soviet is a post-war bartending simulator mixing recipe memorization with political commentary. As part of Steam Next Fest: June 2025, a demo for Bar Soviet was made available for the weeklong fest. So, let’s dive into the fictional post-war soviet…
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Rue Valley’s Demo Gives us a Topsy Turvy Story
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For Steam’s June 2025 Next Fest, Emotion Spark Studio and Owlcat games released a demo for their highly anticipated narrative isometric RPG, Rue Valley. With over 100,000 wishlists on Steam, the hype surrounding Rue Valley is real and widespread. Will it live up to the expectations placed on it, though,…
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LAN Party Adventures’ Demo is a Blast of 90s Nostalgia.
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Appearing as part of Steam Next Fest: June 2025, the demo for LAN Party Adventures speaks to the proverbial “90s kids” in a way no other game I’ve experienced does. From the first moment in the main menu, a familiar hum and static of early 2000s technology form a UI…
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Runes’ Demo Gives Us a Quick Look at a Unique, Challenging Combat System
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Runes, an upcoming open-world action role-playing game from Bimordial, released a demo for Steam Next Fest: June 2025. It immediately catches the eye as a fantasy medieval epic with intuitive swordplay. What could be an in-depth look at a promising upcoming story, however, falls a bit flat as not much…
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Kingdom Flipper’s Demo Has Limited Craftsmanship.
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Marching into Steam Next Fest: June 2025 is the demo for construction simulator Kingdom Flipper. Developed and published independently by solo developer Brass Persimmon, Kingdom Flipper is a medieval take on the construction/cleaning simulator genre popularized by titles like House Flipper and PowerWash Simulator. Simply put, it places you in…
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Quarantine Zone: The Last Check Releases a Demo on Steam.
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Slip into your best hazmat suit and keep your settlement safe in the demo for Quarantine Zone: The Last Check, available today on steam. Developed and published by Brigada Games, Quarantine Zone: The Last Check has surpassed 650,000 wishlists in just three weeks. This fresh twist on the checkpoint simulation…
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Until Then Brings a Rain-Soaked Mystery Demo to LudoNarraCon.
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Until Then presents as a simple enough game: a mix of side-scrolling and visual novel brought together to immerse the player in a world not unlike their own. What begins as a run-of-the-mill high school drama, however, quickly shifts into a narrative that offers questions just enticing enough to make…