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Second Stone: Two Worlds and One Treasure Hunter’s Journey
Indie Spotlight | Steam Next Fest 2026 In Second Stone , exploration has a second side. Skyward Entertainment's colourful action RPG follows Shiren, a…

Mancalero Turns an Ancient Board Game Into a Roguelike Deckbuilder
Indie Spotlight | Steam Next Fest 2026 Mancala has been played in different forms for centuries. Mancalero takes the familiar act of sowing ston

Elandrake: Defend a Cosmic Awakening in an Incremental Twin-Stick Shooter
Indie Spotlight | Steam Next Fest 2026 Most space shooters ask you to save a world. Elandrake asks you to protect something that may…

No Brakes Club: Ten-Player Chaos in Seconds-Long Minigames
Indie Spotlight | Steam Next Fest 2026 Some multiplayer games give you time to settle in. No Brakes Club would rather throw everyone into…

Not My Base! Mixes Tower Defence With Hands-On Hero Action
Indie Spotlight | Steam Next Fest 2026 In a traditional tower defence game, you place your defences and hope the plan survives contact with…

Your Quest, Please: The Fantasy Adventure Where You Approve the Quests
Indie Spotlight | Steam Next Fest 2026 Fantasy adventures usually place you in the boots of a hero, chasing quests and collecting rewards. Your

Stick Wars: The Laneborn: Three Lanes, One Strategic Battle
Stick Wars: The Laneborn brings real-time strategy to three lanes, with solo campaign battles and online 1v1 in its free demo.

IRONWAKE: A Robot, a Bunker and Psychological Horror
IRONWAKE sends your mind into a Soviet robot for psychological horror, stealth and puzzles. Its free demo is available ahead of release.

Northanda Chronicles: Three Heroes, One Shared Deck
Northanda Chronicles combines three RPG party roles in one shared deck. Meet the Australian two-brother studio behind its Next Fest demo.

Aetheris Core: Build Your Starship, Then Survive the Boss Fight
Aetheris Core mixes top-down bullet-heaven combat with boss patterns, distinct starships and 50+ relics. Our indie spotlight on Kavik Studios' sci-fi roguelite, with a…
