Steam Next Fest - demo week 2/5/24-2/12/24

Soulmask for survival genre isn't too bad. UI is kinda wonky though.

Not tried yet:
Homeworld 3 demo is out.

Stormgate is an rts game that claims its the next gen of the genre but seems a lot like Warcraft3.

Backrooms for the co-op horror genre.
 
LOL I duno it's like Vermintide but I can't find a group the combat is really slow good graphics but the lobby system is weird.
 
Has anyone given 9 bit Armies a try? It looks like a pretty cool old school RTS.
 
Lateralus said:
This game has been making some waves. No, not Palworld.


View: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1670780/Out_of_Action/


View: https://youtu.be/brNjYktaWmw?si=_UNH-_4mfD_oJEoW

It definitely needs more content (coming) but the gameplay and unique ideas are looking great so far.
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I definitely like the look of it, but will need to check the controls when I have more time. Some modern habits like expecting auto reload will be tough to break, but I didn't notice if the pistol locked back when empty. I picked a weapon up, but mousewheel didn't switch and neither did pressing 1. Again may be stuff in the config, but just fired it up real quick.
 
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Top demos so far per Steam

https://steamcommunity.com/games/593110/announcements/detail/4054997065320327913


View: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2448970/Dungeonborne/


View: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2012510/Stormgate/


View: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1840080/Homeworld_3/


View: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1458140/Pacific_Drive/


View: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2620730/DEVIATOR/


View: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2427700/Backpack_Battles/


View: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1268590/Millennia/


View: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2379780/Balatro/


View: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2015270/Rotwood/

This is one that also people have had concerns about since some have reported it altering their PC power settings among other things, but who knows.


View: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2093920/Dread_Dawn/
 
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brennok said:
I definitely like the look of it, but will need to check the controls when I have more time. Some modern habits like expecting auto reload will be tough to break, but I didn't notice if the pistol locked back when empty. I picked a weapon up, but mousewheel didn't switch and neither did pressing 1. Again may be stuff in the config, but just fired it up real quick.
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Yeah, movement is definately different or wonky. Weapon switching was just number keys. Takes getting used to it. Not sure I'm a big fan of the stealth bots but this game is Ghost in the Shell FPS style. 10/10 for the looks. 6/10 on controls and the moment. Worth checking out if one has any interest in the genre.


Edit to add: Just tried Millenia. A decent 4x game so far. 60 turns is about an hour. Hex based, looks to be multiple units in an army depending on tech/era. I didn't get to try out diplomacy beside setting up an envoy. Barbarians are annoying. Decent potential except that it is a Paradox published game so figure on lots of dlc.
 
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Pacific Drive has potential to be another subnautica type survival game. Performance isn't great but ran fine overall. Story concept is cool but the UI is...well a bit overwhelming. Not a fan of inventory tetris space management either when it comes to survival games.
 
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