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Steam Next Fest may be over, but your fun doesn't have to be.

Here are the 14 best demos we played during the October 2025 Next Fest:

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Top 14 Steam Next Fest October 2025 Demos

Here are the top 14 demos from 2025’s Steam Next Fest.

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October 21, 2025 at 3:16 PM

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CARIMARA: Beneath the forlorn limbs is a short but dense experience that is just waiting for people to explore.

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CARIMARA: Beneath the forlorn limbs Review

CARIMARA: Beneath the forlorn limbs is a short, but dense experience that is just waiting for people to explore.

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October 20, 2025 at 2:09 PM

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While Shadows of New York is an improvement of its predecessor in many ways, it stumbles greatly in several key facets, keeping it from achieving greatness.

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#vampirethemasquerade #vtm #drawdistance #dearvillagers #visualnovel

Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York Review

Should we accept that this is simply a set story with minimal interaction, we must find our joy and meaning in-between the “major” choices.

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October 16, 2025 at 5:01 PM

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Steam Next Fest is full of great demos, but one sticks out to @taylorjrioux.bsky.social

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Dead Format Demo Impressions

The atmosphere of Dead Format is top-notch.

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October 15, 2025 at 3:11 PM

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I've played a few demos during Steam Next fest, but this is one that got me really excited.

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Dead Format Demo Impressions

The atmosphere of Dead Format is top-notch.

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October 15, 2025 at 3:09 PM

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Eclipsium is a bewildering collection of abstract and sometimes grotesque imagery, but not much else.

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#eclipsium #horror #housefire #criticalreflex

Eclipsium Mini-Review

The art and imagery of Eclipsium are certainly evocative, with large grotesque figures and body horror elements abound.

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October 14, 2025 at 3:00 PM

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Mars First Logistics is outta this world!

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#outersloth #physicssim #indiegame #shapeshop #marsfirstlogistics

Mars First Logistics Review

Mars First Logistics is an outstanding entry in the logistics and “walking simulator” genres, elevated by its robust drone customization system.

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October 11, 2025 at 11:01 PM

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Nature's digital version will release on November 5, 2025.

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The Digital Version of Tabletop Game 'Nature' Arrives November 5th

The digital version comes shortly following the release of the physical version.Nature is one of the most highly-anticipated board games of the year, and rightfully so. With vibrant artwork and dynami...

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October 9, 2025 at 3:20 PM

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Life Eater has such an interesting premise, but doesn't push the boundaries enough to cross over into an excellent game.

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#strangescaffold #lifeeater #indiegame #videogames

Life Eater Review

The serial killer simulator Life Eater doesn't go far enough.

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October 8, 2025 at 3:41 PM

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Life Eater has such an interesting premise, but doesn't push the boundaries enough to cross over into an excellent game.

Read the full review here:

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Life Eater Review

The serial killer simulator Life Eater doesn't go far enough.

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October 8, 2025 at 3:41 PM

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A new update for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has been announced and will include some welcome new features and content.

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 to Receive "Thank You" Update

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is set to receive a big update as a "thank you" to its players for their continued support.

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October 8, 2025 at 1:51 PM

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The first major update for Frosthaven, Awakening Protocol, arrives on October 23, 2025.

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Frosthaven Early Access Gets Its First Major Free Update

Frosthaven, the follow-up to 2021's strategy RPG Gloomhaven, will see the release of its first major content update later this month.

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October 7, 2025 at 4:08 PM

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Vampire: The Masquerade – Coteries of New York is an absolutely gorgeous title, with mesmerizing, painterly artwork that showcases the viciousness and beauty held within the World of Darkness.

Read here:

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#videogames #VtM #vampirethemasquerade #visualnovel

Vampire: The Masquerade – Coteries of New York Review

Vampire: The Masquerade – Coteries of New York is an absolutely gorgeous title, with mesmerizing, painterly artwork that showcases the viciousness and beauty held within the World of Darkness.

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October 6, 2025 at 3:12 PM

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Next of Kin: Fidelity Review

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#adventure #review

Next of Kin: Fidelity Review

Next of Kin: Fidelity offers an exploration of Bjorn’s grief that is interesting enough to keep you going, taking a look at what that grief does to a person, and how we live with it.

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October 4, 2025 at 5:33 PM

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Puzzle Quest: Immortal Edition sees the classic match-3 title return in 4k. How does it stack up, today?

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#match3 #puzzlequest #rpg #505games

Puzzle Quest: Immortal Edition Review

Puzzle Quest: Immortal Edition sees the return of a beloved Match-3 RPG. How does it hold up now?

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September 29, 2025 at 6:23 PM

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Despite tackling subjects like disordered eating, fat-phobia, and self-esteem issues, Consume Me never feels like a cautionary tale. But for me, I couldn't help but make it one.

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Consume Me Review

Consume Me is a semi-autobiographical life-sim RPG that explores one girl’s struggles with disordered eating, love, societal pressures, and shame.

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September 24, 2025 at 3:01 PM

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Consume Me from Hexecutable is endlessly creative, moving, and gorgeous — certainly worthy of the pre-release praise it has garnered.

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Consume Me Review

Consume Me is a semi-autobiographical life-sim RPG that explores one girl’s struggles with disordered eating, love, societal pressures, and shame.

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September 24, 2025 at 3:04 PM

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Low poly, high fun. The Easy Delivery Co. mini-review is up!

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#EasyDeliveryCo #orointeractive #indie #gaming #cozy

Easy Delivery Co. Mini-Review

Explore the world, deliver packages, and hear gossip from the shop clerks in this indie gem.

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September 21, 2025 at 4:06 PM

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Nihon Falcom's Trails in the Sky remake is a stunning leap forward for the series, and an excellent starting point for newcomers to the series.

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#trailsinthesky #gungho #nihonfalcom #kiseki #gaming

Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter Review

and Roger is devastating in its execution, somehow managing to pack the story full of fear, happiness, love, confusion, and everything in between

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September 18, 2025 at 11:22 PM

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Come check out our review of ZOE Begone!

#ZOEBegone #shmup #bullethell #indiegame #gaming

Taylor Rioux @taylorjrioux.bsky.social · Sep 17

Shmups and bullet-hell games are plainly the most intimidating genre of games for me. I don't have any legacy skills and the on-screen action can feel overwhelming at times.

Despite this, I gave ZOE Begone! a shot, and I'm glad I did.

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ZOE Begone! Review

Rechy Games’ bullet hell arcade title is visually striking right from the outset.

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September 17, 2025 at 1:16 PM

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The hololive Official Card Game is not just for fans of the company and its members, it's also an excellent game for all TCG players.

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#hOCGEN #TCG #cardgame #review #hololive #tabletop #gaming

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September 2, 2025 at 2:21 PM

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