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Steam Next Fest has come and gone. I played around 40 demos this time, and I found 9 promising ones you should check out! Ranging from soulslikes, detective games, old Xbox 360 games, detective games, weird comedy games, and detective games, there is a ton of variety here! Okay, maybe there a lot of detective games...

Otherskin is a third-person shooter that plays like your favorite, obscure, janky action adventure game from the PS3 era. It has a lot going on, with unique powers you absorb from defeated enemies, an array of weapons and power-ups, and a story that feels a lot like Returnal.

Fruitbus is a comedy adventure game about driving a food truck around a small island and fulfilling orders. But it's so much more than that, with a fully open world to explore, ingredients to forage, upgrades to make to your truck, and hilarious NPCs to meet with their own side quests and stories.

ON YOUR TAIL IS A TRICKY GAME to judge, based on its demo. It feels like two separate games barely related, with one half a joy to play. The other half, well...

The Switch is known for having a ton of great indie games, and a ton of great retro games. It stands to reason that it also has a lot of fantastic retro-inspired indie games. Too many, even. Today's video is all about showcasing the ten best retro indie hidden gems on the Nintendo Switch!

October is going to be a great month for new indie game releases, with a lot of variety - from creature collectors, horror games, rally racing, and so many more. I found 19 great indies you should check out.

Akimbot is a cross between Ratchet & Clank and Jak & Daxter that has the misfortune of being a robot-themed 3D platformer that released a week before another PlayStation-centric, robot-themed 3D platformer.

Akimbot is a fantastic 3D platformer inspired by PlayStation classics like Jak & Daxter and Ratchet & Clank. But it can't help but be overshadowed by Astro Bot - another robot-themed, PlayStation-inspired 3D platformer that released just one week later.

We tend to think of retro games being old, because that's what retro means, right? Not necessarily, no! "Retro" simply means to imitate or recreate a design or style from an older generation.

There's been a pattern with indie games the last decade that's become very clear in 2024. New indie games are imitating old video games, using their style and mechanics to create new experiences. This is what I call Retro Indie.

Duck Detective is a fantastic puzzle game that hearkens back to the days of point and click adventure games. It's got all of the charm, wit, excellent writing, and clever deduction-based puzzles you'd expect from a game during the prime of the genre. This retro styled adventure comedy game is one of my favorite games of 2024.

Steam Next Fest is not over yet! There's still time to try demos, including these incredible retro-style indies!

Tiny Terry's Turbo Trip is the kind of game you like, but want to love. It has a great story, witty humor, great art, and an interesting setting, but its missing something...