Tag: RPG
Quantum Witch, a Game of Feuding Gods, Out Now
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How would you deal with a feud between old gods? Inspired by games like Undertale and Stardew Valley, Quantum Witch is solo developer NikkiJay’s first release. The game follows the story of a farm girl named Ren, who gets caught up in a conflict far bigger than herself. You the…
V Rising Puts a Dark Spin on the Survival Crafting Genre.
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Developed and published by Stunlock Studios, V Rising flips the idea of the survival crafter on its head in an aggravatingly fun way. From the moment the game opens on a decrepit coffin, you can tell things are going to be very different. The world is dark and dangerous and…
K-Pop Idol Stories: Road to Debut Has Starpower
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K-Pop Idol Stories: Road to Debut is an ambitious RPG business simulator from developer Wisageni Studio. In the demo for K-Pop Idol Stories, you play as a passionate but struggling manager offered their dream job at WG Entertainment, where you’re put in charge of managing a group of hopeful idol…
Paradigm Island Rocks the Boat with an Electrifying Demo
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The past few years have seen a drastic uptick in the number of isometric narrative adventure RPGs, due in no small part to the success of 2019’s Disco Elysium. End-all Entertainment’s Paradigm Island is one of the newest additions to the genre, showcased in this month’s Next Fest on Steam.…
OFF Prologue is a welcome, if rocky, return of the influential RPG
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In 2008, OFF was released to the French masses, with a well-known and semi-official English fan translation by Quinn K. soon to follow. The game, originally made by Mortis Ghost, was a cult classic with a wide stretch of influence on the indie and RPGMaker communities due to its quirky…
Frosthaven Doesn’t Quite Live Up to its Legacy in Next Fest Demo
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Developed by Snapshot Games and published by Arc Games, Frosthaven brings Cephalofair Games’ second massive tactical board game to a digital format. Like its predecessor Gloomhaven, Frosthaven is rife with convoluted action cards, impossibly difficult combat, and hard to understand rules. At least in this format you won’t need to…
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,…
Call of Elyndra’s Demo Promises Too Much?
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Quorum 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…
Away From Home Demo Hits All the Right Notes
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Summer 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…
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…