Sci-fi deck-builder Hyperspace Deck Command has a demo out now
Hyperspace Deck Command is the next game in the Hyperspace Anthology from Sleeper Games that includes their two previous games Swirl W@tch and ---Red---Tether-->.
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Mini Airways is like Mini Metro / Mini Motorways but for aircraft
After a interesting take on the strategy management sim? Taking a heavy dose of inspiration and naming from the very popular Mini Metro and Mini Motorways, a completely different developer is doing their take with Mini Airways.
Nature-expanding tile-stacking puzzler 'Preserve' has a demo up on Steam
Preserve looks very sweet. A tile-based puzzle game all about nature that features both horizontal and vertical building and there's a Native Linux demo now available to try out.
In my future I foresee a whole lot of hours in Dungeon Clawler
Dungeon Clawler from Stray Fawn Studio (The Wandering Village) was just announced with Native Linux support and a demo available, and this blending of a rogue-like deckbuilder with a claw machine is going to absolutely annihilate my free time.
Check out the demo for supernatural point-and-click adventure Shadows of the Afterland
Shadows of the Afterland has you cross between the worlds of the living and the dead, and allows you to possess the living to hopefully unearth your haunting past.
Metroidvania-inspired action roguelike 'An Amazing Wizard' now on Kickstarter with a demo
One game you should keep an eye on that was briefly covered here recently is An Amazing Wizard, an upcoming action roguelike that looks pretty fun.
nullptr is an action puzzle hacking game where every second counts
Due to release sometime in Q3 2024, developer Jeferson Silva has recently put up a demo for their action puzzle hacking game nullptr.
shapez 2 demo is sticking around for another month - you need to try this
shapez 2 is absolutely going to be a big success when it hits Early Access later this year, and you can try out the demo for a good while longer now so the developer can ensure they get it right.
Which Way Up: Space Olympics is anti-gravity party game chaos
Turtle Flip Studio plan to launch their physics-based anti-gravity party game Which Way Up: Space Olympics sometime in Q1 2025 but there's a demo up on Steam you can try with Linux support.
Check out the demo for Silence of the Siren a rich sci-fi strategy game
From the same team that created Project Hospital, the next game from Oxymoron Games is a sci-fi strategy game called Silence of the Siren and there's now a public demo you can try.
Steam Next Fest 2024 was the biggest for Valve and game devs yet
Valve announced the top 50 most played game demos from Steam Next Fest 2024, and as it turns out this was the biggest Steam Next Fest event Valve has run so far.
Pesticide Not Required blends Vampire Survivors with Atomicrops
There's clearly no stopping the rise of games designed like Vampire Survivors, and as usual they keep hooking their teeth into me. The latest is Pesticide Not Required, combining Vampire Survivors with Atomicrops.
Check out Abalon Arena - bringing together turn-based tactics and strategic card play
From D20Studios, who also made Abalon (formerly Summoners Fate), they're planning to release their next game with Abalon Arena. A fusion of turn-based tactics and strategic card play inspired by Dungeons and Dragons and Magic: The Gathering.
I'm terrible at Poker but a deck-building poker roguelike? Balatro has me hooked
Balatro is releasing on February 20th and if you love card games and deck-builders, you're probably going to need to check this one out. It also has a demo available for Steam Next Fest 2024.
You're going to need to take mining-shooter BORE BLASTERS away from me
BORE BLASTERS is a mining-shooter from Scottish studio 8BitSkull, the same developer that also made Void Scrappers and Fates of Ort, two other games I also quite liked. It seems they're onto something again here!
Driving survival game Pacific Drive is very cool - here's the fix for Steam Deck / Linux
Pacific Drive is a first-person driving-survival game with a demo now available, it's really interesting and nice to see something different but for Steam Deck and Desktop Linux it needs a fix to get working.
From Glory To Goo is a new base-building RTS where you defend against gooey aliens
From Glory To Goo is a new upcoming real-time strategy game from Stratagem Blue that has me a little excited, and so far the demo seems to work quite well on Linux.
Horde shooter Black Dragon Mage now has a demo, plus developer blog on Steam Deck
Black Dragon Mage is an upcoming dark fantasy, action-roguelite, top-down horde shooter (think like Vampire Survivors) and there's a demo out now. Plus the developer had some words to say on developing with the Steam Deck in mind.
Earthbound & Undertale inspired action-adventure Dreamed Away hits Kickstarter
This isn't the first time I've covered Dreamed Away, as I genuinely think it looks like it will be a really interesting game and not only can you try it out with the demo but you can now support it on Kickstarter.
Recover your lost memory in the demo for Veil of Shadows
Ready to try another demo? Imponix Game Studio recently launched the demo for their roguelite action-adventure Veil of Shadows, and it has Native Linux support too.
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