Steam Next Fest - October 2025 is now live with a great many demos

Size 5 games have a demo out for their next adventure game, it's has a huge voice cast of British comedians, looks great
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3639780/Earth_Must_Die/ [External Link]

Just had time to empty my demo backlog a bit and two of them happen to be part of Steam Next Fest

Marvel Cosmic Invasion [External Link]
There's a article a while back, but for those who missed it, it's basically beat'em up from developers of Shredders Revenge. Character are bit different and you get to switch between two of them during the levels. All the basic hitting, grabbing and special moves are there. There's even flying characters, though I didn't get landing in my muscle memory as I always tried pushing downwards direction, but it's apparently A button.

Monsters are Coming! Rock & Road [External Link]
This one had article also a while ago. Basically it's bit similar to Ball X Pit, but without the balls. It has moving city that attacks enemies and you can build with level ups. Levels also have resources you can gather, though it's always compromise between defending the city and gathering resources. Luckily city can be enhanced with resource generation, so you don't always have to risk yourself and the city.

I guess it would be more fun, if Ball X Pit wouldn't exist. Also the music in the demo is bit repetitive.

Just a reminder that the Truckful devs are super enthusiastic about the Deck and are aiming for >60 fps at the highest settings there. I haven't tried the demo to see how close they are to that goal so far, but I will later in the Next Fest.