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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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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.
Arcane Dash: A Pixel Adventure Puts Retro Platforming in Focus
Arcane Dash revives 1990s shareware platforming with four episodes, 36 levels and a generous first-episode demo.
Cramped: Surreal Horror in a World of Concrete
Cramped explores surreal horror through concrete architecture, bodily discomfort and an unconventional first-person perspective.
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…
Eternal Mist’s Free Demo Makes Every Squad Decision a Gamble
Eternal Mist's free Windows and Linux demo now features settlements, redesigned resources and three difficulty levels, with the full tactics game targeting 2027.
LIVING HELL Opens Its Steam Playtest, and Its Survival Horror Has a Cruel Twist
LIVING HELL, a new co-op survival horror game from DEVOUR co-creator Joe Fender, has opened a Steam playtest ahead of its planned 2027 release.