Steam Next Fest

gamingOct 20, 202678769

Steam Next Fest is live and hosting a wave of playable demos, including the restoration demo for Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor which is available during Next Fest through October 26 and will launch digitally on November 6 from boutique publisher SNEG in collaboration with Wizards of the Coast. The Pool of Radiance demo transfers progress to the full game, showcases up to 4K widescreen support, optional Legacy mode, controller support, Steam Achievements, and promises over 100 hours of gameplay. Developers are streaming developer Q&As, posting release updates, and urging players to try demos such as Hypnagogia remaster, Colorways, and others highlighted in social posts. At the same time several social posts warned about a surge of AI-generated submissions, using phrases like "there's SO much AI in the current steam next fest" and urging people to "avoid the AI slop." One shared browser tool called the Steam Viewer that includes an AI filter and other sorting options to help players find demos. Indie devs in posts said the event feels crowded and difficult to get noticed, and some advised checking demo pages for AI disclosures or using filters to surface human-made projects.

Hajimeli

@hajimeli.net

polymorphite is participating in Steam Next Fest! Download the demo and experience 6 songs across a multitude of difficulties, as well as our board game training progression system, Transit Mode! store.steampowered.com/app/4432100/... #steam #nextfest #polymorphite

9413h ago

gtCreate1

Gonna check this out after work tomorrow but have a quick store page recommendation- it's really nice to have even a short gameplay video on the page just so that I can quickly see what the game looks like in motion. Get that up if you can because I know there are tons of people like me

MakeMonsters1

I'm not a rhythm game expert by any means, but I've played more than my fair share of guitar freaks in the arcades, and DJ Max Respect on steam, among others. I actually REALLY love how you guys implemented mouse-control in an almost bullet-hell way. There's something really special here. Great job!

spookyraptor 🎃 ➤ wishlist Hypnagogia 壊れた夢

@sodaraptor.bsky.social

The demo for the Hypnagogia 催眠術 remaster is live for Steam NextFest 🚨 💠Explore the expanded cat village & rainy city worlds 💠Use the new Discovery mechanic to find & catalog hidden treasures 💠New settings, effects, and visuals Link below ▼ #steamnextfest #nextfest

4919h ago

spookyraptor 🎃 ➤ wishlist Hypnagogia 壊れた夢10

Releasing early next year, so check it out and give it a wishlist~ Gogi will meet you over there 🐇 store.steampowered.com/app/5115580/...

Collie Cariad

@colliecariad.bsky.social

scroll down on the steam page to find any relevant AI disclosures if you're unsure about if it's slop or not. happy Steam Next Fest

574h ago

Blonde Pizza (Mashina OUT NOW!!)

@blondepizza.bsky.social

Sharing the Steam Viewer @nsar.bsky.social made to help filter demos (specifically AI) for #nextfest It has an AI filter, release date filters, review filters, tag filters, and more so you can sort demos by what YOU want to see. Check it out, it's completely free and runs in browser:

3114h ago

Vinnie Sift2

Oh, awesome, thank you. I wanted to check the steamfest and saw so much AI that I lost interest...

dj1

thank you, browsing through the slop demos made me legitimately depressed

Quoting this

AndresPlays40

Many Steam Next Fest demos are using GenAI. So, I wanted to share this handy tool that can bypass them on browser!

HandsomeRay6

Does what Steam doesn’t want to do themselves

Blonde Pizza (Mashina OUT NOW!!)2

Obviously this situation still sucks but maybe this can help some players with discoverability. bsky.app/profile/blon...

Heather Flowers (500FF DEMO OUT NOW)

@hthrflwrs.bsky.social

New reviews for 500 FINGER FILLET!!! 99% positive, demo out now for #NextFest!!

2314h ago

Jabroni Supreme

@gojirra.bsky.social

Oh and by the way, avoid the AI slop that Steam is being flooded with. Check out a human made game, by one dev (this guy 😎) and one producer! #gamedev #indiegames #steamnextfest #nextfest

2119h ago

peep

@peepops.bsky.social

The Peg Mines has been updated and is taking part in today's Steam Next Fest! Check it out!! store.steampowered.com/app/4913670/... #gamedev #indiedev #nextfest #indiegames

1619h ago

aeiou

@aeioufootball.bsky.social

Steam next fest time baby, check out the free demo if you're a card game enjoyer! store.steampowered.com/app/4077320/... #steamnextfest #nextfest #indiedev

818h ago

Canteen - Wishlist REMOTE CONTROL

@canteen.bsky.social

Looking for hand-crafted indie games to play this Steam Next Fest?! Try our old school vibe text adventure game. 👨‍💼 Do a day job in a capitalist dystopia ⌨️ Type to control human beings 📉 Get them killed for your promotion store.steampowered.com/app/4253280/... #NextFest #horrorgame #indiegame

Steam next fest. Remote Control by Canteen. Check out our Game demo during steam next fest oct 19th - 26th

718h ago

matchstick 🧶 Wishlist Meander

@matchstick345.bsky.social

Picking screenshots to share for Meander is hard. It's a creative sandbox tool. You can make whatever you want in it. You can make animations in it. If you want to support a game all about human creativity, check out the demo! store.steampowered.com/app/4714860/... #indie #gamedev #NextFest

Left: Steam Next Fest. Game is Meander by Matchstick Studio. Check out our game demo during Steam Next Fest! Oct 19 - 26 at 10 AM PT. Image split with a braid texture going from blue to pink in color. Right: Top, cats. Middle, beach scene with a coconut tree. Bottom string monster with a bunch of eyes and teeth everywhere and also there's a tongue in the background.

1318h ago

Elizabeth Hambleton |SMG

@brohannesjahms.bsky.social

If anyone reads my SoManyGames article and wonders, "Well do you have any content creator suggestions?" @caseyexplosion.bsky.social always has some baller lists during events and Next Fest. They find so many hidden gems of a huge spread of genres! #indiegames #nextfest

1719h ago

Targa - Wishlist Echoes of Aromia!

@studiotarga.bsky.social

Folks! I will be doing developer QA and livestreaming Echoes of Aromia on the steam page, come say hi! (Also on twitch) store.steampowered.com/app/4734180/... #gamedev #indiedev #nextfest

1419h ago

Parallel Cascades

@parallel-cascades.bsky.social

Colorways Next Fest demo out now! Lots of new levels. Link in bio. #IndieDev #GameDev #NextFest #Steam

1317h ago

Bit Golem | Pool of Madness DEMO now on Steam!

@bitgolem.bsky.social

Steam Next Fest is now LIVE and so is the demo for our horror pool roguelite... with guns! Play it here: store.steampowered.com/app/2887480/... 🎱🩸💀 Have fun and thank you for the reviews so far 🖤 #SteamNextFest #NextFest #indiegame

917h ago

MONSTER THEATER GAMES

@monstertheater.bsky.social

We've got TWO games in Steam Next Fest: Ironfront Express + Solace Creek! 🔴 Escape a relentless entity in PSX-style corridor horror 🚂 Build a bullet train in fast-paced, Zerg Rush-like lane defense GO PLAY 'EM! ⬇️

1217h ago

1 source

thegeeklygrind.comRestoration of classic Dungeons & Dragons game Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor comes to Steam and GOG.com on November 6th [Press Release] — The Geekly Grind

Steam Next Festgaming

Steam Next Fest

Related