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KYC: K Stands for Killing Turns a Gas Station Job Into a Nightmare
Developer Monastic Hill Studios has announced KYC: K Stands for Killing for PC, with a free demo now available on Steam Next Fest. The post KYC: K Stands for Killing Turns a Gas Station Job Into a Nightmare appeared first on COGconnected.
Steam Next Fest: Most-Played Demos So Far Include Fart Together, Emberville, ArcheAge Chronicles
Valve has released a list of the 20 most-played Steam Next Fest demos so far, with the event running through this weekend and concluding through Monday, October 26 at 10am PT/1pm ET. The top-20 list includes quite the eclectic mix of games, from comedic co-op adventures to more mechanically-deep...
Steam Next Fest: Most-Played Demos So Far Include Fart Together, Emberville, ArcheAge Chronicles
Valve has released a list of the 20 most-played Steam Next Fest demos so far, with the event running through this weekend and concluding through Monday, October 26 at 10am PT/1pm ET. The top-20 list includes quite the eclectic mix of games, from comedic co-op adventures to more mechanically-deep...
Leave It To Double Fine To Make The First Single-Player Friendslop Game
Friendslop is everywhere these days. Take one glance at the most recent Steam Next Fest and you’ll be inundated with not only mountains of obnoxious AI slop, but countless games where you and a group of friends can get up to wacky hijinks with cartoonish avatars, over the top physics, and hilarious...
The Stream Team: Returning to relax in Loftia for Next Fest
Massively OP’s MJ enjoyed her time in Loftia’s beta (even if it refused to let her complete the event quest for the special rewards), so she has been looking forward to the cozy MMO’s return. With Steam Next Fest, she now has a chance to jump in the demo before the early access launches in […]
Sunderfolk Has Launched a Limited-Time Free Demo
You can try out a free demo of Sunderfolk during Steam Next Fest, giving players a chance to try the co-op tactical roguelike.
3 Very Different Survival Games from indie.io Featured in Steam Next Fest
October is the perfect time to dive into a survival game, and there are three from publishing platform https://indie.io that are part of Steam Next Fest from now until October 26. And these three prove that “survival game” can mean very different things and have completely different gameplay. One...
What to Play: Steam Next Fest (October 2026)
It's time for another Steam Next Fest, and with thousands of demos to try out it can be hard to know where to start, so we asked the GameRant staff for their recommendations on what to play as we look to the future of Steam games. Here are some of the best demos to try out this weekend!
3 Very Different Survival Games from indie.io Featured in Steam Next Fest
AI Slop Presents A Much Bigger Problem Than Just Flooding Steam Next Fest
Steam Next Fest is upon us, and fans agree it's the AI-sloppiest one yet. Next Fest, Steam's occasional multi-day promotion in which developers release demos of their games so players can get a preview of what's to come, has increasingly become unwieldy due to the sheer number of demos to play, but...
Steam Next Fest Quietly Makes the Case for an AI-Only Event
This month's Steam Next Fest has seen a massive influx of AI-made indie games, leaving Valve in a tough position with future events.
The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Gets New PC Port
Gaming is currently, sadly, in its slop era. A huge percentage of demos in the ongoing Steam Next Fest disclose generative AI use in development, and we're seeing more and more games decompiled at record speed and making their way to PC. On the one hand, it's fantastic; we get easy access to some...
Another set of 15 demos to try in Steam Next Fest - October 2026 edition
Another chance for you to find your next favourite, with our second set of demo highlights from Steam Next Fest - October 2026 edition. Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/another-set-of-15-demos-to-try-in-steam-next-fest-october-2026-edition/
Another set of 15 demos to try in Steam Next Fest - October 2026 edition
Another chance for you to find your next favourite, with our second set of demo highlights from Steam Next Fest - October 2026 edition. Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
Co-op Space Adventure Sol Protocol Launches For PC VR In November - Demo Available Now
Following its Early Access release on Quest in September, co-op space exploration adventure Sol Protocol comes to PC VR on November 11 with crossplay support. A demo is available this week as part of Steam Next Fest. Per developer Singular Perception (Epyka), the Steam demo was designed...
Co-op Space Adventure Sol Protocol Launches For PC VR In November - Demo Available Now
Following its Early Access release on Quest, co-op space adventure Sol Protocol comes to PC VR on November 11 with crossplay support. A demo is available now for Steam Next Fest.
New Open-World MMO-Lite RPG Officially Confirmed for October 28
Everlast: Undying Tale is an open-world action RPG on Steam with MMO elements, set to enter early access on October 28. The game has already undergone multiple playtests and has a free, time-limited demo available as part of Steam Next Fest on PC.
In a Steam Next Fest plagued by AI slop, the biggest single-player demo is a game about fighting AI
You simply will not guess the nature of Probably Stolen - Cyberpunk Shopkeeper Sim
Steam Next Fest has been dominated by AI. A new browser extension helps you cut through the slop
A new browser extension, aptly named Slop-Inator, flags any AI usage in Steam games, allowing you to cut GenAI out of your library.
The Steam store goes down as Valve seemingly joins the whole internet struggling amid PHP issues
The Steam store went down earlier today. Game downloads and library functionality seem stable, but, smack in the middle of the big Steam Next Fest demo blowout, the store itself was unavailable in both the client and web versions of Steam. Instead, you'd run into error "E502 L2 - We were unable to...
Thin End of the Wedge: Steam Next Fest Under Fire as Demo Festival Drowns in a Flood of AI Slop
'The most depressing Steam Next Fest I've ever seen'. Steam Next Fest began in earnest this week, with a global community of indie developers offering up demos of their current work-in-progress titles, hoping to share a little of their effort, earn more than a few wishlists or pre-orders, and...
Here's another 15 demos worth checking out in Steam Next Fest - October 2026 edition
With the increasing amount of slop on Steam, you may need just a bit of help to sift through it to find something special to play. Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/heres-another-15-demos-worth-checking-out-in-steam-next-fest-october-2026-edition/
Here's another 15 demos worth checking out in Steam Next Fest - October 2026 edition
With the increasing amount of slop on Steam, you may need just a bit of help to sift through it to find something special to play. Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
Mix ‘Coffin Flop’ With QWOP And You’ve Got A Game That’s At The Top Of My Steam Next Fest List
They're saying Fallbearers isn't a real show, but it is a game, and it's blessedly AI-free
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