Category: Steam Next Fest June 2025
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Call of Elyndra’s Demo Promises Too Much?
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Kass CherryQuorum Games has released the demo for their debut title, Call of Elyndra, for Steam Next Fest. They’ve made a lot of promises in the demo’s lead-up, advertising the game as the ideal blend of farm sim and JRPG. They’ve certainly gotten my hopes and my expectations up, but can…
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Gaucho in the Grassland Demo Lassos Attention
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Kass CherryBrazilian developer Epopeia Games has really knocked it out of the park with their demo for Gaucho in the Grassland. Their newest title is showing off for Steam Next Fest, and while we’ve heard some great things about it, I’ve now gotten the chance to play the demo for myself.…
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Letters to Arralla’s demo brings Australian coziness to Next Fest
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bcbrewerIf your dream is to be a mail delivery Turnip with a juicy butt, you can now die happy! I introduce to you Letters to Arralla, a cozy open-world game where you play as a newcomer to the fictional island of Arralla. And I’m serious about the juicy butt thing.…
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Spell Wizard Demo Cast its Spell on Traditional Typing Challenges
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gracebrewerwritesThere are plenty of unique combat systems in games, but few challenge your speed, accuracy, and raw nerve the way typing games do. Rushedev’s Spell Wizard is a testament to this, with well-paced word action driving your protagonist to victory against a horde of monsters. Spell Wizard has a demo…
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small bird poem Demo is a Poem You’ll Want to Write Again and Again
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gracebrewerwritesVideo games have long since proven themselves a fantastic medium for storytelling. But what about a medium for poetry writing? BirdsDev‘s small bird poem proves that the answer is yes, games can do that, too. The demo is out now for the Steam Next Fest: June 2025, so I spent…
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Away From Home Demo Hits All the Right Notes
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Max ESummer is here… and what better way to celebrate than to leave the house? Or in this case… the home? A long-time project hatched from the creative minds of developers Squishy & Cameron Smith-Randick, Away From Home’s Steam Next Fest: June 2025 demo does exactly what it says on the…
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Seen Before Demo – An Unnerving Escape from the Uncanny
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repuswilderHave you ever walked into a room you’ve been in hundreds of times before and felt something is off? That lamp on your nightstand seems slightly shifted, or that nail in the wall is higher than you remember. You try to recall what the room looked like before, but the…
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Bookshop Simulator Demo is Cozy but Conflicting
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gracebrewerwritesBlep Games delivers a treat for literary nerds with their debut game Bookshop Simulator. This sweet and immersive stock ‘em up has its first demo available for Steam Next Fest: June 2025, so I tried my hand at running the cozy independent bookstore of my dreams. Here’s where it delighted,…
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CloverPit demo is a high-stakes roguelike with a slot machine
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Noir MouseContinuing the recent roguelike trend of “a game of X, but with items,” CloverPit takes it to the slot machines. You are locked in a room with gambling being your only way to freedom. Developed by Panik Arcade and published by Future Friends Games, CloverPit is all about winning big…
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LAN Party Adventures’ Demo is a Blast of 90s Nostalgia.
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Jayded GamingAppearing 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…
