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Steam Next Fest 2026
Coloured Static Press October 2026 Steam Next Fest editorial coverage, indie game spotlights and developer stories.
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BIRDBOTS Puts Bird-Like Flight at the Heart of a Sci-Fi Arcade Adventure
The machines have won, humanity has disappeared underground and its final hope takes an unusual form: flying robots built around human brains. BIRDBOTS combines…
Slammer Soccer Turns Prison Rivalries Into Football Management
Football management is already full of difficult personalities and awkward decisions. Slammer Soccer takes the concept behind bars, handing players responsibility for a prison…
Destiny Is Dice Lets Players Rewrite Fate in a Witch-Led Roguelike
Dice rolls usually decide your fate. Destiny Is Dice asks a more interesting question: what if a witch could change the numbers after they…
Dirty Derby Lets Friends Rig an Animal Race in Chaotic Multiplayer
What if the goal of an animal race wasn't to back the fastest competitor, but to interfere until the finishing order matched your instructions?…
Tank Mates Turns One Tank Into a Two-Player Test of Teamwork
In Tank Mates, two players share a single vehicle, and even driving forwards takes teamwork. The physics-based co-op platformer turns a military obstacle course…
Deathfall Fights Back the Darkness With a Growing Aura of Light
In Deathfall, light is both a lifeline and a weapon. The action roguelike drops players into near-total darkness and asks them to survive escalating…
Haven Wants to Make Co-op Fantasy Adventures a Family Affair
A fantasy RPG that parents and children can explore together is the idea behind Haven, an ambitious cooperative adventure from Unleashed Games.
Watermellionaire Makes Fruit-Merging a Darkly Competitive Survival Game
Matching fruit is a familiar puzzle-game pastime. Watermellionaire gives it a corporate nightmare twist: miss your quota and you lose your job, while your…
Onward! Autobattles Makes Army Positioning the Heart of Its Strategy
The most important move in Onward! Autobattles might happen before a battle starts. Its roguelike strategy is built around arranging an army, choosing combinations…
Rogue Links Turns Every Golf Shot Into a Monster-Fighting Gamble
Golf is usually a test of patience. Rogue Links adds something rather less relaxing: monsters between you and your ball.