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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…
Desert Echo: A Solo Developer, 500 Enemies and One Core to Defend
Desert Echo blends sci-fi horde shooting, turret placement and dimensional rifts. Our developer-sourced first look at the Steam Next Fest demo from DevTraum GmbH.
Fleshgrinder: A Cybernetic Plague, Three Operatives and a World That Won’t Stay Dead
Fleshgrinder is a solo-developed isometric horror action RPG about a virus that turns cybernetic humanity into monsters. A free Steam demo is available ahead…
Queen’s Domain: A Sword That Lets You Fly Is the Hook in This Retro Fantasy RPG
Ahead of its 30 October launch, Queen's Domain offers a Steam demo, labyrinthine exploration and a sword with an unexpected traversal trick.
Codex Lost 2: A Dark Fantasy Sequel Built Around Magic, Risk and Discovery
Codex Lost 2's demo promises interconnected exploration, bosses and flexible builds. Here's what we want to see from the sequel.
TREMEN: The Graphic-Novel Shooter Bringing Brutalism Back to Steam Next Fest
A researched look at TREMEN's harsh comic-book world, upgradeable arsenal and updated demo. Not a hands-on review.
A Dark Cave: An Eerie Incremental Adventure Worth Watching
Solo developer Julian Bauer's text-based incremental survival game arrives on Steam on 27 October. Discover A Dark Cave, try the free demo, or play…