Welcome back to the NSG Indie Game Roundup, our monthly series featuring indie games news, plus game demo and new release discussions.
If you can believe it, another Steam Next Fest has come and gone. In this installment of the Indie Game Roundup, we’re talking demos and discussing the October Steam Next Fest, which took place from October 14-21 and featured over 2600 game demos. We noticed a palpable difference between the fall event and the most recent previous Next Fest in June, and compared notes on these differences, as well as our favorite demos!
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Featured Indie Game Demos
Emily’s favorite demos
- Pip My Dice! – FokazLabs
- Ari Buktu and the Anytime Elevator – Adventure Works L.L.C.
- Completely Stretchy and Uncomfortably Sticky – Warp Digital, Dan Ferguson
- Edge of Allegoria – Button Factory Games
- Usual June – Finji
- Heartworm – Vincent Adinolfi
- Slime Heroes – Pancake Games
- Fruitbus – Krillbite Studio
- KARMA: The Dark World – POLLARD STUDIO LLC
Kate’s favorite demos
- Keep Driving – YCJY Games
- Tenebris Somnia – Andrés Borghi, Saibot Studios
- Rift of the Necrodancer – Brace Yourself Games, Tic Toc Games
- Spilled! – Lente
- Bugaboo Pocket – Elytra Games
- Wilmot Works It Out – Hollow Ponds, Richard Hogg
Demos we played together
- I’m on Observation Duty 7 – Notovia, Dreamloop Games
- SOPA – Studio Bando
Featured Indie Games
- Europa, developed by Helder Pinto, Chozabu (Alex PB), Novadust Entertainment
- Fear the Spotlight, developed by Cozy Game Pals
- Gris, developed by Nomada Studio
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No Small Games is an indie game recap and review podcast brought to you by hosts Kate and Emily! They became friends while streaming on Twitch and bonded over their love of indie video games. In each episode of No Small Games, the two will discuss an indie game they both played independently. They’ll compare their experiences: the good, the bad, their most memorable moments of their playthroughs.
In this installment, you’ll hear their roundup of indie game news from October 2024, plus new releases and demos that they played recently.
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