Steam Next Fest June 2024

[Johnway]

Another game i thought showed potential was faceminer - i hoping it was going to be like hypnospace outlaw or something. but instead its a more elaborate clicker game as you screen through data packets for faces to generate a revenue stream and climb the ladders.

Honestly, very boring and not rewarding. Could be playing something with more substance then this. i will say that its an intersting idea and the music is nice, but not not enough to save it. shame.



next up, Zero protocol a pixel survival horror like system shock 2 but with a sanity meter. Demo shows a lot of promise and it wasn't bad. its a puzzle game more then horror shooty, the challenge is managing the sanity meter. The lower the sanity, the more stuff you see and potentially more secrets etc. Too low and you go crazy. It also adds a time element to proceedings. You have a limited amount of the sanity booster medication so don't waste it! A bit annoyed why i couldn't take the sharp knife from the crazy people, but what ever. Added to wish list to watch!

 

[Hveðrungr]

The Final Quarter:

• Parcel Corps
  This requires a controller—there are technically KB+M controls but the game is insistent that it needs a controller. Disappointing for a game that “PC Gamer” put on their front cover.
• Glyphica: Typing Survival
  Fun typing shooter, a bit like Asteroids.
• Bloomtown: A Different Story— wishlisted
  Wholesome adventure-JRPG with cosy pixel art set in a quiet all-American town which is definitely not being taken over by child-sacrificing demons.
• Dice & Fold— wishlisted
  This is delightful, very simple gameplay but extremely more-ish.
• Beat the Humans
  Doesn't tell you how to play. If you're a dev reading this, don't submit a game to Next Fest unless you have a full tutorial ready. I have dozens of demos to play and dozens of games in my backlog. If you don't make it easy for me to get into your game, I am going to drop it.
• Spirits of the Silicium Forest— wishlisted
  Fairly standard turn-based path adventure (of which there are many nowadays), but with a very interesting “Horizon Zero Dawn but Aztecs” storyline.
• 49 Keys
  Intriguing text adventure, with a strong medieval horror vibe. Not my thing enough to wishlist it but those who like this sort of thing would enjoy it.
• The Crush House
  Clean silly fun. Fans of Love Island will enjoy this. Loading screens are a bit long though.

 

[Hveðrungr]

My top three demos of Steam Next Fest June 2024:

1. Tactical Breach Wizards
2. Songs of Steel: Hispania
3. The Operator

 

[ZedClampet]

Steam Next Fest's 10 most played demos of June 2024 include an adorable building game, a surprising turn-based strategy spin-off, and a survival shooter where everyone's a duck

How many have you tried?

www.pcgamer.com

 

[Hveðrungr]

Steam Next Fest's 10 most played demos of June 2024 include an adorable building game, a surprising turn-based strategy spin-off, and a survival shooter where everyone's a duck

How many have you tried?

www.pcgamer.com

Only two of the eight! Well done me for being so eclectic.

 

[Johnway]

i personally have 2 of the list as well. namely i played tiny glade and the other is on my wish list . I don't follow trends like sheeple. Plus my PC probably not cope. needs to be replaced completely.

 

[Brian Boru]

"How many have you tried?"

Level Zero: Extraction

my PC probably not cope

Yup, this year I've progressed from just meeting Recommended to being between Min and Rec for the average new release.

 

[ZedClampet]

Only two of the eight! Well done me for being so eclectic.

Two for me, as well.

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Blacksmith Master on Steam

Manage your own medieval smithy in Blacksmith Master and supervise the entire process from mining ores and gems to designing and selling finished products. Forge everything from weapons and armor to tools and cooking utensils to fund your craft and become the Blacksmith Master.

store.steampowered.com

Just finished this one.

 

[Johnway]

since the operator was on @Hveðrungr top play list i thought i'll have a look at it. Potentially a very tasty puzzle game . A bit too short to sink my teeth into it, but i'll add it to my wishlist to see what its like. it might be really good, or really tedious. It does have that papers please style, you gather evidence, press the button, select the bit of info and fingers crossed you're right.

its nicely presented, so it has that going. But will it be any good? we'll wait and see.

 

[Hveðrungr]

@Johnway Yeah I liked Papers Please (Glory to Arstotzka!) and this seems like an interesting twist on the formula.

 

[Johnway]

Just one more to add to the steamnext i had lying around. this time its Megacopter: Blades of the Goddess. Inspired by the strike series, players are tasked in piloting a helicopter to kill lizard people in a variety of missions.

The demo wasn't all that great tbh, it lacked polish and content to keep me entertained. The pictures suggest things will get better, but the whole thing felt pretty average and not all that fun. I think its missing some polish to make it stand out.