10hit on Steam With the ability to hijack the minds of anyone who answers a phone call, "0" builds an army of remote controlled assassins to overthrow his twin brother, "1" as standing president.

What if stick figure rail shooter flash game from 2006 was an FPS where you can actually move and it's a bit Killer 7.
That's basically what 10Hit is and it's radical. It's also kind of clunky but still radical.

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I bought the game after playing the demo if that indicates the quality/how impressed I was with the game. Honestly hope for a sequel/more from this developer. #indiegame #demoreview

Our Metal Bowl on Steam Explore a broken world. Fight with a silent machine. Solve puzzles that break the rules. The game has already begun, even on this page.

Our Metal Bowl is kind of an avenue of the developer's best hat trick puzzles. There's QR codes, steam page puzzle solutions, FMV, environmental storytelling the works. Stapled onto a basic, but effective, action combat system. Worth checking out, especially for that price.

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Magical Princess on Steam Raise your daughter while she attends a magical academy. Choose which classes she attends, jobs she does, training she undergoes, and more in a character raising sim packed full of story and over 50 e...

I actually played a good amount of one of those Princess Daughter Raising sims (thanks Gainax for this genre). I am easily convinced to play pretty games, but this game is also heavily unhinged. Your daughter is a sociopath, you can make drugs, perfect.

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Spellblade: Vengeance of the Witch Sisters on Steam A retro-classic fantasy RPG inspired by Ultima, Might & Magic, Wasteland, and other classic CRPGs of the 80s and 90s. Featuring a branching narrative, non-combat skills and puzzles, turn-based com...

Spellblade: Vengeance of the Witch Sisters. Has absolutely NO presence online, I think, which is a shame cuz this might be the most interesting implementation of CRPG/TTRPG rules to RPGM. More thoughts here: steamcommunity.com/app/4408920/...
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Chronicles of Lussaria on Steam Forge through the story of Caynburn and save the country!

Chronicles of Lussaria. I think this is one of the best SRPG Engine games I've ever tried. Extremely tight and clever map design, very charming battle graphics, interesting plot. Adding SRW-like skills onto the playfield works perfectly, adjusting growth rate is cool, game is sick. #demoreview

Solar Voltage on Steam After a huge solar storm destroyed their ship and left them stranded, help Volt and her crewmates escape the dangerous planet filled with deadly robots and a mysterious AI.

Solar Voltage is a fantastic send up to the GBA iso-platformer genre by playing and looking a lot better than any of them. Looks simple at first but has a lot of clever secrets. Character designs are charming.

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Stiff Neck on Steam A story about the self—and about others. A toy factory, several cursed dolls, and a horror novel… This quiet seaside town throws Noele's love life into chaos and dredges up the old wounds she has trie...

New month new demos. I recommend checking out Stiff Neck, a Chinese VN where you play a cop with a lot of problems. For a game from China the translation is REALLY good and the story deals with heavier themes on modern society.

The style is really pretty.
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Ratdoodle Adventure on Steam Jump, soar, and slide as Doodle the Rat through a claymation-inspired 3D platformer adventure! Will you be able to chain together Doodle's unique abilities to stop the tyrant Erase and bring peace to ...

Ratdoodle Adventure - Speaking of 3D plats. I'm easily swayed by claymation, and this one had a weird suite of controls. Mostly the hover and homing attack with mariotype controls.

Really cute, love the cutscenes. There's a surprising amount. Tightly made levels, too.
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Gunboat God on Steam Become the all-powerful Gunboat God in this fluid shoot 'em up. Carve the waves as you stylishly fight hordes of monsters in hundreds of quick-fire missions. Transform your Gunboat and upgrade your we...

Gunboat God. Sort of a boat action platformer. Feels good, sounds good, looks good, but I find myself burning out on the closed walls gameplay style early on. I feel like they went quantity over quality with the level design.

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ᴛᴜᴍᴏʀ ɴᴇᴄʀᴏꜱɪꜱ ꜰᴀᴄᴛᴏʀ:// αᴍᴇɴ Demo on Steam Tear through the decaying Earth as a mutant half-worm in this arcade inspired rail shooter! Branching paths, fast-paced gameplay, and lots of gore: this grotesque mass is a blood smeared love letter t...

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Tumor Necrosis Factor:// amen
...Fucking rules. Vibes are sick, music is DnB (sick), gore is reasonable for my squeamish ass, designs are evocative and interesting, gameplay is also fun (weakpoints galore!)

Can't say anything bad, Day1 buy.

Hexateria on Steam A classic cosplay-inspired turn-based strategy game with a wide variety of challenges and skill-synergistic mechanics. Each mission features a different enemy combination, a different objective, and v...

I got bummed out today with some demos. Generated assets. Some other games I didn't vibe with.

But then I got hit with goofy Polish tactics store.steampowered.com/app/3852180/...
And then suddenly things were better. Lighthearted, cool moves, straightforward no 4X layer. It's great!
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I played some Agent 64: Spies Never Die for the playtest. Very fun. I only played a little bit of that Perfect Dark remaster on Xbox but this reminded me more of that than straight up Goldeneye (which might just be due to intro missions).

I actually did a par time run even!
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Legends of Amberland III: The Crimson Tower on Steam Legends of Amberland III: The Crimson Tower is a classic western RPG inspired by great 90s era games such as Might & Magic, Wizardry, Ultima, the Gold Box series. Light, fairy tale, epic, heroic, ...

Spend about an hour or two on Legends of Amberland III.
The originals never felt like my kind of thing. Very simple, not much narrative. I think this one has a right balance of simplifications meets character building and secrets and questing.

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I had a really fun time with this demo. Really feels like a worthy sequel to Rayman Redemption and just a general touchstone of this kind of slower paced collecting focused platformer.

I already really enjoy the lackadaisical MC.

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A Demo That Should Have Been A Playtest | Rainbow Legends Demo Review | Magazine | Minimap Rainbow Legends is a fascinating thing. You get Tetris-like blocks to claim land in a grid-based battle zone. Both parties use their blocks, and damage is dealt to the one with less coverage. The conc...

Demo review of #RainbowLegends by @supportfairy.bsky.social is out!

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Bugaboo Pocket's Demo is a Charming Gem Bugaboo Pocket is a creature collecting idle game perfect for a relaxing, retro vibe. If you want a taste of Bugaboo Pocket like I did, a demo is available on Steam.

#DemoReview: Part of Steam #BackToSchool Games Celebration, @bugaboopocket.bsky.social is an adorable, bittersweet creature collecting idle game that has the player raising bugs to help restore a forest. Elytra Games
put beauty and feels in every part of this gem.

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Athanasia Demo: Think Fast Or Die Against Raptors NeverMore Niche review for Athanasia Demo: A survival horror-imsim FPS where the player outwits dinosaurs in an abandoned facility.

#DemoReview: Athanasia, by dev @momentumgamesllc.bsky.social and publisher @neondoctrine.games is just the survival dinosaur horror games fans of #DinoCrisis need. While there are a few funny bugs (dinos trapped in walls!), the gameplay will keep you on your toes!

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Whimsy Abounds in Magical Delicacy’s Demo If you’re a fan of Kiki’s Delivery Service and cooking games, Magical Delicacy will be your new best friend.

#DemoReview: If you’re a fan of Kiki’s Delivery Service and cooking games, Magical Delicacy is your new best friend.
This endearing platformer metroidvania is the 1st developed game by @skaule.bsky.social and published by @whitethorngames.bsky.social.

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Chicken Journey’s demo is a witty delight The chicken wakes in her village, suddenly struck by that age-old question. Which came first? The chicken…or the egg?

#DemoReview: As part of @wholesomegames.com Steam Celebration, we took a look at wacky and wild Chicken Journey, from developer @loonyware.bsky.social. Asking the age-old question "Why did the chicken cross the road?" players are tasked with finding the answer!

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The Atmospheric Beauty of Oscuro Blossom’s Glow In a world of giant bugs and magical plants, embark on a journey to track down a creature that is threatening the world.

#DemoReview: Beauty and darkness go hand in hand in Oscuro: Blossom's Glow, a beautiful 2D puzzle platformer with a vivid atmosphere and soundscape. Developed by #Hongoneon, the demo gives us a short look at its sprawling world and left us wanting more.

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Played the demo to this yesterday. Surprised how much I enjoyed it, reminded me of Valkyria Chronicles but focused on stealth. The story was cute, I'm interested to see how the character dynamics turn out with that relationship system.

One thing I'd love is voice acting. #demoreview

Demo Review: Masse d’Armes – Masse d’Armes “Citadelle bien gardée. Ta lame tu as plantée. Couverte de sang.” Masse d’Armes – Masse d’ArmesNovember 8th, 2024Ambient / Atmospheric Black Metal / Dungeon SynthPhant…

Masse d’Armes embraces the ancient on their debut demo.

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Out of all the demos I've tried during the last Steam Next Fest (and the demos I've tried since), I still think that Mina The Hollower was my favourite out of the bunch. Definitely looking forward to the full game, out (hopefully) in Halloween. #indiegames #SteamNextFest #demoreview

While I was digging through Steam's demo page, I saw Streetdog BMX, I downloaded its demo and found it was a pretty solidly made proof of concept that had a lot of potential, so I made a quick video about it. #indiegames #demoreview

Oh hey, there's a new puzzle game from (most of the former) Zachtronics team. It's called Kaizen: A Factory Story, and I've played through the demo and whipped up this video about it: #indiegames #SteamNextFest #demoreview

Word Play is Scrabble meets Balatro. That's it, that's the pitch. I've played the demo, and I've whipped up a quick video to elaborate on my thoughts: #indiegames #SteamNextFest #demoreview

I really liked Super Woden GP 2, so I was excited to hear that the team behind that is making a rally focused spin-off called Super Woden: Rally Edge . I've played through the demo a couple of times, and here's my thoughts: #indiegames #demoreview #SteamNextFest

Talking about demos that disappointed me in the past Steam Next Fest, Hell is Us turned out to be not what the marketing had led me to believe... #indiegames #SteamNextFest #demoreview

Not every demo I played in the Steam Next Fest was a winner, and I thought Tamashika had a very fatal (and very obvious) flaw. #indiegames #demoreview #steamnextfest