Next Fest 2026

Reviews de demos da Next Fest

Nossas impressões práticas das demos da Steam Next Fest 2026 — roguelikes, deckbuilders e mais, na ordem em que jogamos. Publicadas originalmente no X.

Next Fest June 2026 20 de jun. de 2026

Well Dweller: Análise Steam Next Fest 2026

Kyle Thompson

Um Metroidvania de conto de fadas sombrio com movimento polido, atmosfera marcante e um gancho claro para fãs do gênero.

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Next Fest June 2026 20 de jun. de 2026

IRON NEST: Heavy Turret Simulator: Análise Steam Next Fest 2026

Nick Nieuwoudt & Dominik Latos

Uma experiência brutal de artilharia dieselpunk focada em controles imersivos, resolução tática de problemas e comando de uma máquina de guerra colossal.

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Next Fest June 2026 20 de jun. de 2026

About Fishing: Análise Steam Next Fest 2026

The Water Museum

Um jogo de mistério de pesca surreal que mistura a pesca meditativa com tensão psicológica silenciosa e descobertas.

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Next Fest June 2026 20 de jun. de 2026

Desktop Explorer: Análise Steam Next Fest 2026

Recurring Dream

Uma aventura de mistério de interface dentro de uma área de trabalho antiga de computador, revelando segredos por meio de arquivos, janelas e puzzles diegéticos.

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Next Fest June 2026 20 de jun. de 2026

SPRAWL zero: Análise Steam Next Fest 2026

Maeth

Um shooter cyberpunk arcade em primeira pessoa rápido, inspirado nos FPS dos anos 2000 com gunplay fluido e polimento moderno.

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Next Fest June 2026 20 de jun. de 2026

Wax Heads: Análise Steam Next Fest 2026

Patattie Games

Uma sim narrativa cozy-punk sobre trabalhar em uma loja de discos indie em dificuldades, recomendando música e descobrindo a história por meio de diálogos.

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Next Fest June 2026 20 de jun. de 2026

Bulbo's Belief System: Análise Steam Next Fest 2026

Abstract Digital Works

Um puzzle-platformer onde crenças moldam literalmente o mundo — Bulbo acredita em tudo que lhe dizem, transformando conhecimento em ferramenta e obstáculo.

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Next Fest June 2026 20 de jun. de 2026

Duskfade: Análise Steam Next Fest 2026

WeirdBeluga

Um action platformer 3D que captura a magia e nostalgia dos platformers de mascote da era PS2 com toques modernos.

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Next Fest June 2026 20 de jun. de 2026

Good Heavens!: Análise Steam Next Fest 2026

Nowhere Studios

Um RPG de sobrevivência e construção de mundo aberto de fantasia para solo ou cooperativo, com construção de base, interpretação de papéis e exploração.

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Next Fest June 2026 20 de jun. de 2026

Enginefall: Análise Steam Next Fest 2026

Red Rover Interactive

Um crafting shooter dirigido pelo jogador em megatrens pós-apocalípticos colossais — saqueie, crie, construa e lute para avançar ou escapar com loot.

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Next Fest June 2026 21 de jun. de 2026

Realm of Ink: Análise Steam Next Fest 2026

Leap Studio

Um action roguelite de arte em nanquim com construção profunda de builds, folclore chinês e combate fluido que se destaca no gênero.

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Next Fest June 2026 22 de jun. de 2026

Arcane Eats: Análise Steam Next Fest 2026

Wonderbelly Games

Um roguelike deckbuilder com um delicioso twist de cozinha, onde ingredientes míticos e ferramentas mágicas criam combos estratégicos para alimentar hordas famintas.

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Next Fest June 2026 25 de jun. de 2026

BOMBANANA!: Análise Steam Next Fest 2026

Lefto Studio

Jogo cooperativo caótico de 3 jogadores para desarmar bombas. Macacos cegos, surdos e mudos precisam se comunicar dentro de uma minivan-oficina. O demo mais jogado do Steam Next Fest de junho de 2026, com mais de 1 milhão de jogadores.

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Notas rápidas do X

Posts curtos da mesma rodada da Next Fest, publicados originalmente no X.

Demo 28 21 de jun.

Enginefall

Red Rover Interactive

A wild player-driven crafting shooter set on colossal post-apocalyptic megatrains, where squads scavenge, craft, and build forward car by car.

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Demo 27 21 de jun.

Good Heavens!

Nowhere Studios

A solid fantasy survival-craft RPG for solo or co-op play, with biome exploration, base building, party roles, and a demo update adding more content and fixes.

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Demo 26 21 de jun.

Duskfade

WeirdBeluga

A nostalgic 3D action platformer that channels the magic of the PS2 era while keeping enough polish and responsiveness to feel fresh.

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Demo 25 21 de jun.

Bulbo's Belief System

Abstract Digital Works

A super creative puzzle-platformer where knowledge is both tool and obstacle, because Bulbo believes everything he is told and the world changes around that.

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Demo 24 21 de jun.

Wax Heads

Patattie Games

A vibey cozy-punk record store sim about decoding customer dialogue and recommending the right album from a lovingly odd collection.

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Demo 23 21 de jun.

SPRAWL zero

Maeth

Pure 2000s FPS energy in a cyberpunk wrapper, with fast arcade shooting, fluid gunplay, loud music, and a clear love for Halo and Quake-era momentum.

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Demo 22 21 de jun.

Desktop Explorer

Recurring Dream

A brilliant interface mystery adventure with psychological horror vibes, built around exploring old PC profiles to unravel an inherited mystery.

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Demo 21 21 de jun.

About Fishing

The Water Museum

One of the most unusual demos in the festival: a fishing mystery that starts calm and meditative before layering in quiet dread and stranger implications.

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Demo 20 21 de jun.

IRON NEST: Heavy Turret Simulator

Nick Nieuwoudt & Dominik Latos

An immersive dieselpunk artillery sim from a two-person team, turning the inside of a massive war machine into a tense translation, targeting, and survival space.

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Demo 19 21 de jun.

Well Dweller

Kyle Thompson

A beautiful dark fairy-tale Metroidvania from the developer behind Islets and Crypt Custodian, with a tiny bird, a matchstick, and a very strong sense of place.

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Demo 18 19 de jun.

Demon Bluff

The latest Next Fest build is one of the most interesting single-player demos we played in the run, built around deduction, pressure, and bluff-reading tension.

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Demo 17 19 de jun.

TOWER LAB

Physics-based roguelite tower defense with a refreshing central hook: enemies have no health, so the whole fight becomes about pushing, throwing, and engineering the right kind of chaos.

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Demo 16 18 de jun.

Arcane Eats

We met the dev (a couple) at CourageXL San Francisco this year, the event just before GDC — and we are very glad of their recent performance…

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Demo 15 18 de jun.

Slayblade

Henry's House

A roguelite take on classic Beyblade battles set in a Y2K city, from the dev behind Kardboard Kings. You collect and merge parts — heads, bodies and tips with different weights and handling…

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Demo 14 17 de jun.

Shroom and Gloom

Team Lazerbeam · Devolver Digital

Team Lazerbeam (published by the mighty Devolver Digital) starts the festival with roughly 9.5k followers — and it will undoubtedly grow from there…

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Demo 13 17 de jun.

Duo Quest

1+1 Studios

A roguelite deckbuilder built solely for co-op, from a Malaysian indie team (published by Rising Tide): you and one friend team up as two adventurers…

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Demo 12 17 de jun.

Don't Fret

Already a success — just showcased at the Future Games Show. Our own Paradoxical was at this festival too, so we know how hard it is to stand out…

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Demo 11 16 de jun.

Five More Minutes

PurpleTurtle · Zugalu Entertainment

Enters the festival with 433 followers — a nice number. A roguelite deckbuilder that turns the "just five more minutes" loop into its whole pitch…

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Demo 10 16 de jun.

Dice Rogues

Pick Your Universe

A tactical roguelike from a small self-published indie team. It enters the festival with just 7 followers — exactly the kind of underdog we like to spotlight…

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Demo 9 16 de jun.

Dungeon Raid

4Cats

A compact card roguelike where every flip of a card drains your hunger bar. Run out of food and you start to starve — sitting at around 304 followers…

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Demo 8 16 de jun.

Forge the Fates

Chaos Logic Studios

We played through the full demo of this turn-based roguelike. It starts the festival with 177 followers, and there is a lot to like here…

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Demo 7 16 de jun.

Combolands

Crux Games

From the two-person South African studio — Sam Alfred (designer of the BAFTA-nominated Terra Nil) and Skye Scott. We think this game might be a banger…

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Demo 6 16 de jun.

Chosen Anyway

Rafael Diniz

From solo dev Rafael Diniz; the game started the festival with 27 followers. You play as Ryn, the apprentice from Ironfield School who gets chosen…

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Demo 5 16 de jun.

Sevenfold

We were intrigued because it reminds us of 9 Kings, with its turn-based strategy, deck-building and fortress construction. It started with 28 followers…

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Demo 4 16 de jun.

The Hollow Alchemist

Starts the festival with only 34 followers. The 3D aesthetic is really nice — tiered graphics from copper to platinum, plus dynamic camera angles in fights…

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Demo 3 16 de jun.

Miraclaws

Starting with only 4 followers. You generate slimes with gel, then gamble (coin tosses, chinchiro dice) to boost their stats — wins skyrocket power and unlock fusions…

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Demo 2 15 de jun.

Scriver

A relaxing roguelike deckbuilder that mashes up Scrabble word-building with Balatro-style boosters and jokers. Scriver starts the festival with 11 followers — we are curious to see how it plays out…

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Demo 1 15 de jun.

Golden Swirl

Kicked off the event with 2,089 followers — already good early interest. We spent a good chunk of time with the full demo and really enjoyed the core loop, a semi-real-time action dark…

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