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Barkour gets a new Steam Demo

Animal lovers are having a field day with the Steam Animal Fest. Like the Steam Next Fest, the Steam Animal Fest (running from Nov. 10th-17th) is celebrating all kinds of games about animals. One in particular caught my eye, mostly for its…

Diggergun gets Release Date Trailer

The Steam Next Fest last month showcased a rather interesting game. Diggergun, by developer Kabloop, focused on the cost of living and the environment. Now, this interesting (if bleak) digging game has a full release date and a new trailer. Diggergun will…

Ember and Blade Demo Preview

I love a Bullet Heaven/Survivors-like as much as the next guy. So, I’m always on the lookout for the next twist on the genre. When I started browsing the last Steam Next Fest, I knew there would be a few that would…

Game Quest: The Backlog Battler (PC) Demo Preview

Never before have I been so immediately and thoroughly convinced that an entire game was developed for the sole purpose of calling me out. Game Quest: The Backlog Battler, developed and published by Nic Taylor, is the first such game I’ve encountered.…

Final Sentence (PC) Demo Preview

Just when I thought I’d seen everything, along comes Final Sentence, a multiplayer, typing-based battle royale game. In each match of Final Sentence, you and however many other players joined the same server are all in a dimly-lit room, chained to desks…

Slots and Daggers Gets Release Date

After spending time playing Cloverpit, Balatro, and an array of simulation (dad) games, the running joke in the office is that I am a “dad with no kids, with a gambling problem.” So, talking about Indie Dev Friedmann’s upcoming fantasy Rogue-like isn’t…