Running until February 13th, you've again got a while to cram in trying out as many demos as possible in Steam Next Fest - February 2023 edition. Not only is there plenty to play but this also kicks off a full week of developer livestreams and chat, which you can see on the event page.
Valve also did a fresh trailer for the event:
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Just a few of the demos that are worth looking at. As always I try to push out some of the less-obvious stuff, to give some gems a chance to shine. These all have Native Linux support too:
- Capes - superhero turn-based strategy.
- Townseek - a relaxing exploration-trading game.
- Spirited Thief - a tactical stealth game.
- Tiny Life - a pixel-art take on The Sims.
- Whisker Squadron: Survivor - imagine a repeatable shooter like Star Fox 64 with upgrades.
- Zid Journey - a hand-drawn adventure game with a strong, classic 90's vibe.
- Hot Heat Reset - a maze action game.
- Octane Remix - a fast paced, non-stop Obstacle Hell Roguelite Racing Game.
Now for some more personal picks (playable with Proton):
- Planet of Lana - a cinematic puzzle adventure framed by an epic sci-fi saga that stretches across centuries and galaxies.
- Desynced - a sci-fi survival strategy game where you gather, build, explore and fight to survive using fully customizable units and behaviors.
- Plan B: Terraform - Terraform a lifeless rock into a lush and habitable world.
Be sure to leave a comment if you find a particularly good demo for Linux Desktop and/or Steam Deck!
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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Philadelphus Feb 7, 2023
Edit: adding "PROTON_USE_WINED3D=TRUE %command%" to the launch options got it running with Proton Experimental. Now to test it out!
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Quoting: PhiladelphusEdit: adding "PROTON_USE_WINED3D=TRUE %command%" to the launch options got it running with Proton Experimental. Now to test it out!Had no problem here with Proton 7, ran out of the box.
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I played a few demos yesterday and, overall, there's a lot of stuff that's interesting. Also a few metroidvanias that are borrowing heavily from Hollow Knight 
Still, I'd add to Liam's list Gravity Circuit and Takara Cards which are both native and have proven to be fun.
Still, I'd add to Liam's list Gravity Circuit and Takara Cards which are both native and have proven to be fun.
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Thanks for highlighting Hot Heat Reset - maze games (usually maze-chase games, specifically) are one of my jams, so I'll have to try out the demo for this one. 
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Bit of shame that I have too many other things to do than play demos right now. Maybe I could still try to play few.
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Quoting: whizseLinux native and Deck-ready.
Yes, they don't advertise the Linux build of Coven on the Store Page but it's there and a blast to play! The game is a little too dark by default so I push the brightness slider all the way up, but aside from that I'm enjoying hacking the bad guys and eating corpses.
Looking forward to the full release
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Kuduzkehpan Feb 9, 2023
Desynced
Plan B terraform works out of the box. Thus very hard mechanics to play with.
Plan B terraform works out of the box. Thus very hard mechanics to play with.
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