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I've been playing Heroes of Might and Magic since I was 6, and after putting 10 hours into Olden Era's huge Steam demo, the strategy series has never felt better

Steam Next Fest | Vampires and griffins and dragons – oh my!

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I dropped dogs onto other dogs to create even bigger dogs in Dogpile's hefty Steam Next Fest demo

Dogpile is a roguelike deck builder merger that's far from ruff around the edges

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Donkey Kong: King of Swing's spirit returns in Turnip Mountain's arcadey cliff-clambering Steam Next Fest demo

Turnip Mountain tasks you to ascend tricky climbing paths as a root vegetable with grabby hands

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One of Steam Next Fest's biggest survival games was a supremely zen rock-climbing experience - right up until I fell to my death

Cairn is tearing up the survival game charts

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A player before me destroyed a bridge in this Steam Next Fest demo, so I had to build it again in this narrative adventure where your choices have consequences for others

Tides of Tomorrow comes from the Road 96 studio, and has your narrative choices create impact for other players in this storytelling relay race to survive plastic death

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Steam Next Fest is back with a trove of demos in tow, and the highlights range from a new Heroes of Might and Magic to physics-based combat sims

Just in case you thought this year was out of new games to throw at you.

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MARVEL Cosmic Invasion demo arrives with Steam Next Fest today, and it’s a nostalgic retro beat ’em up blast to play

Retro Marvel? Say no more.

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The 50 most-played demos of Steam Next Fest include musical martial arts, a Stalker-inspired MMO, a superhero management sim, and at least 2 games that are basically Sea of Thieves in space

Time to double the length of your Steam wishlist.

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A late contender for my favorite roguelike of Steam Next Fest combines Vampire Survivors with an arcade classic, and it's sticking around for a few more days

Ball x Pit is a real buzzer-beater

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Poirot is inexplicably set in the disco-lit '70s in this new Steam Next Fest demo – and seeing the moustachioed detective strut his stuff might low-key slap

Forget modern day, Agatha Christie: Death on the Nile takes the detective to the 1970s, and it works way better than I thought it would

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These devs basically made their own Danganronpa, and I already feel at home in its mysterious Steam Next Fest demo

Kumitantei: Old-School Slaughter is a riff on Danganronpa set in the 1980s with its own colorful cast of talented characters to meet (before they get murdered)

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‘Cooking Mama’ Meets ‘Iron Chef’ In Steam’s Most Charming New Management Sim

KuloNiku: Bowl Up is a promising new cooking game full of charming characters. Plus, it's free to try on PC now for Steam Next Fest.

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From Zelda-likes to Batman-style action, here's the 20 Steam Next Fest demos you have to play this June before they disappear

List | There's heaps of great Steam Next Fest demos to play, and one weekend before it's all over – here's what you can't afford to miss

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The chaos of Hotline Miami meets the intricate planning of Payday in this hostage-saving Steam Next Fest demo that's absolutely riffing on Die Hard

Phantom Squad is an accident waiting to happen

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This Steam Next Fest demo mixes Journey with The Last Guardian, having me run through gorgeous fields with my fluffy herd

Herdling is all about pushing forward, but still asks you to take the time to care for the wellbeing of your fuzzy friends

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Steam Next Fest is a treasure trove for fans of roguelikes and looter shooters

Roguelikes and looter shooters are making a name for themselves in this year's Steam Next Fest.

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Here are 9 of the best game demos you need to try out during the June 2025 Steam Next Fest

Populate that wishlist with these gems.

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Moonlighter 2 is one of the biggest roguelikes at Steam Next fest, but I might prefer its shop management sim gameplay to be an arcane adventurer

This might actually be 3 games in 1

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My favorite Steam Next Fest city-builder so far is a chill sequel to Plague Inc, but I still ended up feeding dogs to my citizens

After Inc. proves the post-apocalypse is never a walk in the park

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BALL x PIT is the first Steam Next Fest demo that’s kept me coming back for more and more

This is one of the most eye-catching titles I've played in a while.

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Batman Arkham combat is reimagined as a disco nightmare in this Steam Next Fest demo – and yes, you can already import your own songs

Dead as Disco has an extremely generous demo that allows you to get lost in its super satisfying combat combos

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I carved through my first dangerously addictive Steam Next Fest demo with the power of 'shotgun magic' in this mystical twist on Hotline Miami

Mage Tower Massacre has some surprisingly shooty spells at its fingertips

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What Steam Next Fest demos do you recommend, Destructoid?

There's a lot of solid new games to try this month.

Destructoid

This retro-inspired indie platformer swept me off my feet—and you can try it for free during Steam Next Fest right now

We all know Batman and Robin. Now it’s time for Marbles and Checkers.

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If you like power washing alien fungus and memorializing the dead, then Ambrosia Sky may be your game of the year

This Steam Next Fest demo definitely scratches a certain itch.

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