It's here! The big Steam Next Fest event returns to suck up all your free time, as tons of game developers hope you'll try out their demos. An event that can easily be overwhelming in sheer numbers, but a whole lot of fun to get a glimpse of what's to come next.
Valve's official trailer is below:
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As per usual I'll be going over and highlighting games individually over the next week on anything interesting I think that's worth a dedicated shout-out in an article. Something worth noting is that plenty of games that will have an official Native Linux version don't have a Linux demo, and there's a fair few that do have a Linux demo that for some reason don't show it. However, Valve's Proton is a thing and will no doubt run most of them. There's also a quite a number of games featured that don't have a demo at all - annoyingly, and some will only go live with the event.
Going over the press-preview here's a few that could be worth a look, just a bunch to get you started. Rather than pointing out the big obvious stuff you likely already know about, these could be gems to keep an eye on. Most of these are supposed to have Linux support at release too:
A Difficult Game About Driving (Proton)
Help Jeff navigate steep terrain in a bathtub car, where every slip risks resetting progress, reflecting his struggle to overcome his past and his father's disappointment.
Endless Tactics is a turn-based roguelite game. Play as the commander of a high-risk planetary mining operation, defend your base from alien creatures while trying not to get overrun. Use resources to upgrade your starship, unlock new technologies, powerups, and deadly new worlds to harvest.
From the makers of Death and Taxes comes a turn-based adventure-strategy game. In this demo play as Anaïs the Emissary, touring the four factions of the world of Eol, and learn what leads to the world-shattering conflict you have to reckon with in the full version of Broken Alliance.
Lost But Found is a combination of a job simulator & hidden object game. In a top-down table, you are an officer who oversees the lost items in an airport. Organize those items and distribute them to people who lost their belongings. Upgrade your office, manage requests, and more.
Immerse yourself in a turn-based exploration game set in the mystical Wild West. Strategically plan your moves to navigate cursed terrains, uncover magical artifacts, and explore uncharted lands. Don't be fooled by the calm plains of Coldridge, take a gamble and unveil its mysteries!
SteamDolls - Order Of Chaos (Proton), one for Hollow Knight fans
Enter the world of Steamdolls in this narrative-driven stealth-meets-action adventure. Step into the blood-drenched shoes of The Whisper, played by David Hayter, and entrench yourself in the shadows of a labyrinthine city gone mad. You will know 4 words: ACTION, EXPLORATION, STEALTH, AND BLOOD.
Welcome to Warside, the fast-paced turn-based tactics game. With a single-player story campaign, multiplayer support, and a built-in map editor, the fight for victory never ends. Choose your Commander, assemble your forces, and battle your way to victory.
Mini Royale, as covered recently
Prepare for an exhilarating new battle royale experience with Mini Royale. In this upcoming game, players are transported into a sprawling kids' bedroom, where green army toy soldiers engage in an epic combat until only one player or team stands victorious.
Streets of Rogue 2 (Proton) as covered just recently
Streets of Rogue 2 is a crazy, immersive RPG sandbox set in a vast randomly generated open world where freedom and fun are dialed up to 11. Fight, sneak, hack, farm, build, steal, or talk your way to power as you try to topple a corrupt president in countless possible ways – solo or with friends.
Block Factory (Proton) another I covered recently
Block Factory is a production and automation game focusing on creating 3D figurines from building blocks in a factory. Shape your models, design and optimize your assembly lines to bring your creations to life!
Be sure to also come back and give over your recommendations too!
Check out Steam Next Fest. The event runs through until October 21st.
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
everything is extremely stupid to scroll through to look for demos you actually want to play.
Used to be small 1 line list before with lots of them on the screen
Or am i missing some option somewhere?
used to be something like this before:
Actually i think it was even smaller banners before... damn why keep changing things for more time wasting on scrolling...
I'm going to try the demos of Lost But Found and Block Factory.
Edit: As soon as I logged in, I was notified that there is now a demo of Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders
Last edited by Klaas on 14 October 2024 at 6:41 pm UTC
Fix This House (native): Great idea, where you've got a bunch of buildings broken up into big blocks, and you're putting them back together however you like. Controls are terrible (you have to use left mouse button to grab a block, and then the mouse scroll button at the same time to rotate it). No guidance to speak of either. Pass.
Avian Colony (Steam Play): Nifty idea, you've got a bunch of tiny islands floating in the sky, and you're building a little voxel-based colony by making stone bridges to them and harvesting, etc. Menus are TERRIBLE though. Very awkward to control anything. Needs a huge amount of polish, but there's a good game in there if they bring it out. Wait and see.
Cosmic Horror Tales (Steam Play): Isometric RPG about a farmer looking for his lost children in a forest full of unspeakable horrors. A bit slow and simple, but not without charm.
Arcanum Fortuna (native): Card game based on Tarot and using the same five column with enemy preview mechanic as Inscryption, and the branching nodes that appear in lots of games (including Inscryption as it happens). Other than an "awakening" mechanic and some interesting art, there's nothing too groundbreaking. But solid nonetheless. I am bad at card games.
Tiny Kingdom (native): Very nice little card-based village builder. Pixel art is good, mechanics are solid, goals are clear-cut. Controls are nice and responsive, and it's very intuitive what to do. This one's worth watching, maybe even wishlisting.
Last edited by Nezchan on 14 October 2024 at 7:59 pm UTC
Quoting: XpanderWhat the hell did they do to the list of games?
everything is extremely stupid to scroll through to look for demos you actually want to play.
Used to be small 1 line list before with lots of them on the screen
Or am i missing some option somewhere?
used to be something like this before:
Actually i think it was even smaller banners before... damn why keep changing things for more time wasting on scrolling...
I think I found it. If you hit "Charts" on the top bar, it gives you something much easier to read, and as far as I can tell not randomized like the main view.
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