Steam Next Fest recommendations

[AccidentalDenz]

The new Steam Next Fest is up and running with loads and loads of new games and more importantly DEMOS!

Next Fest February 2023 - LIVE NOW!

Steam Next Fest is a week-long celebration featuring hundreds of FREE playable demos as well as developer livestreams and chats. Players try out upcoming games on Steam pre-release, developers gather feedback and build an audience ahead of their Steam launch, everyone wins!

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Looking back at my recommendations from the last one in February:
- Homeworld 3 has kinda flopped
- GT Manager '24 has rebranded to GT Manager, a sign it may not actually come out this year
- Tokyo Psychodemic has ditched its English localisation (at least for now) and is deep into Mostly Negative reviews
- Pacific Drive is into Very Positive, but perhaps didn't turn out quite as good as I was hoping
- Realm of Ink has switched to a full release in 2025, but is coming out in Early Access in Q3 this year
- Never Grave: The Witch and the Curse has delayed their entry into Early Access
- Ghost of Catsushina has rebranded to Jaderaze Inferno, probably with the threat of a lawsuit!
- Balatro is kicking major butt and really is an indie gem for the year

The short version is that I play a lot of games, make a lot of recommendations and basically don't know what I'm talking about.

Feel free to ignore any suggestions I make in the coming week!

 

[HomerJ]

The short version is that I play a lot of games, make a lot of recommendations and basically don't know what I'm talking about.

you know a good wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeel though

 

[AccidentalDenz]

The whole Next Fest page is a bit overwhelming, so I thought I'd get warmed up by downloading the 25 "Recommended For You" demos. This is going to be a crazy week where I'll be hoping to touch maybe 75 to 100 demos before most of them are removed from Steam

 

[HomerJ]

The whole Next Fest page is a bit overwhelming, so I thought I'd get warmed up by downloading the 25 "Recommended For You" demos. This is going to be a crazy week where I'll be hoping to touch maybe 75 to 100 demos before most of them are removed from Steam

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well im not scared of that

 

[AccidentalDenz]

well im not scared of that

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If that doesn't scare you, you might be scared of my most anticipated game of the year #BLUD. They've re-uploaded their February demo, so maybe you should check it out!

#BLUD on Steam

Save your friends, fight off the vampire apocalypse, and survive the horrors of freshman field hockey practice in #BLUD, a delightfully zany animated dungeon crawler that blurs the line between action RPGs and hyperkinetic 90s cartoons.

store.steampowered.com

 

[HomerJ]

If that doesn't scare you, you might be scared of my most anticipated game of the year #BLUD. They've re-uploaded their February demo, so maybe you should check it out!

#BLUD on Steam

Save your friends, fight off the vampire apocalypse, and survive the horrors of freshman field hockey practice in #BLUD, a delightfully zany animated dungeon crawler that blurs the line between action RPGs and hyperkinetic 90s cartoons.

store.steampowered.com

how many games you got now in your collection

 

[Scott]

At least 8.

 

[TonyCarter]

At least 8.

Is that just the wrong orientation?

Did you mean ∞

 

[SpyderTracks]

Is that just the wrong orientation?

Did you mean ∞

That symbol is freaking me out, did you see that's the new Siri logo? And Meta? I'm not having it, please tell me you have at least ∞ + n games @AccidentalDenz?

 

[HomerJ]

That symbol is freaking me out, did you see that's the new Siri logo? And Meta? I'm not having it, please tell me you have at least ∞ + n games @AccidentalDenz?

well he broke steam a while ago so maybe

 

[AccidentalDenz]

That symbol is freaking me out, did you see that's the new Siri logo? And Meta? I'm not having it, please tell me you have at least ∞ + n games @AccidentalDenz?

I can't tell you that. In reality, I have ∞ + ∞ games. This is probably not news to anybody on here though!

First demo I played last night, first recommendation from the June Next Fest - Hollywood Animal.

Hollywood Animal on Steam

Make your dreams come true — or crush someone else’s. Take the helm of a major Hollywood studio at the dawn of sound cinema, and guide it through decades of creative achievements and glamor, debauchery and dark deeds, tough choices and unpleasant compromises.

store.steampowered.com

I played a lot of The Movies when I was younger, a game which placed you at the helm of a movie studio. It was a unique concept at the time, and I've only recently started seeing games like it be released. The game is fairly standard management sim, you hire staff, place facilities and so on in order to make movies for your studio.

One thing I really like about Hollywood Animal is that it is not afraid to show the darker side of Hollywod - in The Movies, you might have an actor refuse to film because they are drunk. In the Hollywood Animal demo, I was able to blackmail one of the top actors into starring in my film because of a sex scandal that he wouldn't want public knowledge as it would kill his career. The demo takes place during the late 1920s, early 1930s and a lot of people have the racist and/or misogynist traits - that would almost certainly come into place over a longer period of time and the game is due to run several decades. This game is DARK and I love it!

 

[AccidentalDenz]

This time next week, I'll finally be playing #BLUD, well maybe not at this time as I'll be getting ready for work, but you know what I mean. It is probably the game I'm most looking forward to this year.

They've re-released the demo from February's Next Fest, so might be worth checking it out to see if it has the same impact on you as it did on me.

#BLUD on Steam

Save your friends, fight off the vampire apocalypse, and survive the horrors of freshman field hockey practice in #BLUD, a delightfully zany animated dungeon crawler that blurs the line between action RPGs and hyperkinetic 90s cartoons.

store.steampowered.com

 

[AccidentalDenz]

Big Boy Boxing is heavily inspired by Punch-Out and I'm very much here for it!

Big Boy Boxing on Steam

Big Boy Boxing is an energetic Boss Rush game inspired by Punch-Out!!, featuring fluid gameplay, wacky comedy, special abilities, stylized hand-animated pixel art, and a retro banger soundtrack!

store.steampowered.com

 

[AccidentalDenz]

Hollowbody is a survival horror game that gives me Silent Hill or original Resident Evil vibes, but set in Britain. I'm pretty impressed with it so far!

Hollowbody on Steam

A tech-noir survival horror short story, set in the urban decay of a long abandoned British city. Solve environmental puzzles, manage limited resources and fight for a way to escape beyond the wall.

store.steampowered.com

 

[Martinr36]

Hollowbody is a survival horror game that gives me Silent Hill or original Resident Evil vibes, but set in Britain. I'm pretty impressed with it so far!

Hollowbody on Steam

A tech-noir survival horror short story, set in the urban decay of a long abandoned British city. Solve environmental puzzles, manage limited resources and fight for a way to escape beyond the wall.

store.steampowered.com

Looks interesting

 

[AccidentalDenz]

Looks interesting

I'm generally a sucker for any game set in Britain, and the fact it looks interesting is a bonus for me in this case!

 

[AccidentalDenz]

A while back, I said I was really looking forward to a game called Dungeons of Hinterberg.

Dungeons of Hinterberg

Yet another game nobody's heard of, but has caught my attention. This looks like it could be fun and will be looking out for reviews once it releases.

www.pcspecialist.co.uk

I got around to playing the demo in the Next Fest last night and it's looking as good as I'd hoped. It's out next month and is shaping up pretty nicely!

Save 50% on Dungeons of Hinterberg on Steam

Armed with a sword and a tourist guide, explore the beautiful alpine village of Hinterberg and uncover the magic hidden within its dungeons! Master magic, solve puzzles, slay monsters; all this and more await you in Hinterberg!

store.steampowered.com

 

[HomerJ]

A while back, I said I was really looking forward to a game called Dungeons of Hinterberg.

Dungeons of Hinterberg

Yet another game nobody's heard of, but has caught my attention. This looks like it could be fun and will be looking out for reviews once it releases.

www.pcspecialist.co.uk

I got around to playing the demo in the Next Fest last night and it's looking as good as I'd hoped. It's out next month and is shaping up pretty nicely!

Save 50% on Dungeons of Hinterberg on Steam

Armed with a sword and a tourist guide, explore the beautiful alpine village of Hinterberg and uncover the magic hidden within its dungeons! Master magic, solve puzzles, slay monsters; all this and more await you in Hinterberg!

store.steampowered.com

need to start adding to homers wishlist

 

[AccidentalDenz]

need to start adding to homers wishlist

I'd have suggested downloading the demos, but they were likely deactivated at 6pm as the official end to the Next Fest, so wishilisting is about the best you can do at the moment I think

 

[HomerJ]

I'd have suggested downloading the demos, but they were likely deactivated at 6pm as the official end to the Next Fest,