Steam Next Fest 2022

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Next Fest is happening right now on Steam, which allows you to play some demo's of upcoming games.  I know a few of you have posted topics about some of them, but feel free to throw some more that have caught your eyes here.

 

A few that @Rumelylady and I have downloaded are Moonscars, Tyrant's Blessing, Cult of the Lamb, Spirit Tea, Melatonin, and Naiad.  I will do some more in depth posts about ones I try at some point. 

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It ends tomorrow (20.06 at 18:00 GMT/10am PST) which is a shame so any lingering demos anyone wants to try, download them ASAP because most will get removed when the event is over. 

 

I tried about 13 games in the end - here's a few picks from what I remember:-

 

Gloomwood - a spiritual successor to the first two Thief games. 

Trepang2 - awful name but as close to F.E.A.R as we'll likely ever get. Needs some fine tuning but otherwise it looks fantastic!

Metal: Hellsinger - really well made game. Not quite as fluid as I would've hoped but the soundtrack is awesome and the visuals look really good

 

Some others:-

 

Agent 64: Spies Never Die - A love letter to Goldeneye but not quite there. Has its moments but the UI is bland, the visuals look a bit washed and the mechanics aren't as authentic as I would've hoped.

Cult of the Lamb - interesting rogue-lite with a unique style but the controls need desperate rebinding and I'm not entirely sold on the gameplay depth.

Old Skies - big fan of WadjetEye games and their range of point and click titles. This one is a step up visually but the gameplay feels slow and I wasn't terrible intrigued by it all. 

Alaskan Truck Simulator - very disappointing in most departments. It was never going to touch SCS's range of simulators but this one misses the mark on almost everything.  

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Its a bit late now, as I've missed most of it but I think GTFO has a free weekend until today but unsure if thats related to this or not? Either way, I know its a game we've watched its progress for a long time now. Hope its worthwhile.