Aniimo
The creatures work. The shop asks a lot.
40 hours · PC launch build
Test scope & limits
PC launch build; still playing at review time. Monthly pass, battle pass and additional purchases disclosed.
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Steam Next Fest · October 2026
Ride a slime.
Run a guild. Take on a raid.
34 Steam demos, grouped by what you actually do. Find your next game with the video, chapter links and a short explanation of each one.
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Dark Heresy companions: all 10 confirmed beta characters
Meet all ten confirmed Dark Heresy beta companions, their announced combat and investigation roles, and what remains unknown for release.
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Played. Reviewed.
Reviews of released games. Each score belongs to the version we played.
Space Marine 2
Is it worth coming back in 2026?
60 hours · co-op PvE · campaign twice
Test scope & limits
Co-op PvE and campaign reviewed; 20 hours with mods. No PvP tested.
Star Wars Zero Company
A squad that makes positioning count.
30 hours · campaign & side missions
Test scope & limits
A written single-player campaign. No New Game Plus at launch; the maximum roster size was not independently confirmed.
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Steam Next Fest October 2026: 34 demos to tryDemo spotlight
34 Steam demos for October Next Fest: slime companions, guild management, solo raids and more, with video chapters and direct Steam links.
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Haunted Paws demo review: cute dogs, well-staged scaresDemo spotlight
Haunted Paws demo review: 8/10 after a complete 45-minute Fedora playthrough. Small puzzles, fitting music, cute cosmetics and chaotic co-op driving.
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SuperReap demo: one more unlock, then one more questionDemo spotlight
SuperReap's demo keeps the unlocks coming. My impressions and a developer interview on the full game, mole builds, progression and its AI soundtrack.
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Tandem Together demoDemo spotlight
Two riders share one tandem bicycle and a delivery of suspicious cargo. Tandem Together is a physics-based co-op adventure about staying upright, hauling the goods and dealing with obstacles together.
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Log Drop demoDemo spotlight
Build a contraption, release a pile of logs and see how many reach the earth’s core. Log Drop is a 2D physics automation game where you can fling, funnel or dam up wood, then let it go in one large cascade.
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Catacrypt demoDemo spotlight
Bring a group, pick your roles and clear a dungeon whose rooms change on every floor. Catacrypt is a first-person roguelite with up to four-player co-op, proximity voice chat and a boss at the end of each floor.
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Vaulted demoDemo spotlight
Vaulted lets you decide how to get through a dieselpunk dungeon: stay out of sight, turn enemies against each other, or shoot your way through. Routes change between descents, and the environment is part of the problem you have to solve.
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