Games worth discovering
The weirdest demos at Steam Next Fest
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If you're a fan of inventory management, Backpack Battles is the perfect way to put your organizational skills to the test. This PvE auto battler is all about sorting the items in your backpack. Who knew that arranging items could be so competitive?
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Have you ever wondered what babies dream about? Rock A Bye is a crazy collectathon game that lets you search for outfits and accessories across several infant dreamworlds.
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Plenty of games take place on spaceships, but how many of those spaceships are submerged in an alien ocean? Harold Halibut is an underwater adventure game with a strange premise and some fantastically quirky handmade visuals.
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Are you good at following instructions? This is a game about simple rules: walk where you're told to walk, don't touch the things you're not supposed to touch, and don't push the red button. Breaking those rules will annoy the developer and potentially put an end to human civilization.
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What if Grand Theft Auto took place in a surreal cartoon universe? Tiny Terry's Turbo Trip is a wacky open world sandbox game where you can drive without a license, Naruto run through the city streets, and spend all of your money on hats.
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Cryptmaster is a dungeon crawler where everything is controlled by words. You can type out words or use your microphone to attack enemies, open chests, or jump across chasms. You can even chat with Cryptmaster; he'll respond to anything you say.
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You've been abducted by some very hungry aliens, and the only way to save yourself is to satisfy their appetites. Kitchen Crisis is a tower defense game where you protect yourself by cooking up tasty recipes. Just don't get too creative; serving a bad dish could doom you and your fellow chefs.
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Plushie from the Sky is an anime Souls-like where you battle enemies with your favorite stuffed animal. Your weapon might be cuddly, but the monsters you're fighting are absolutely terrifying. Hopefully, you and your plushie friend can whack your way to victory.
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Normal Fishing is an extremely ordinary game where you catch fish the regular way: going through a chase scene where you shoot them with a pellet gun. Once you've caught some normal fish, you can sell them for normal money and bring the cash home to your normal wife. It's just a nice, normal experimental indie horror game.
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This is a cozy hidden objects game about a cartoon skeleton that can walk through paintings. Use your bony fingers to solve puzzles, fix damaged paintings, and find your way back to your skeleton home.
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What if Crank was an anime? Mullet Mad Jack is an intense, colorful first-person shooter set in a world where man and the internet have combined. To survive, you need dopamine every ten seconds, and the easiest way to get that dopamine is to shoot your way through an endless stream of robots.
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In this aerial creature collector, every animal can fly, including sheep, snakes, and miniature whales. As a flying shepherd, you can herd these animals to new pastures or convince them to join your flock. You can soar through the skies on your own or fly with your friends in the online co-op mode.
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A ship is stranded in an uncharted region of space. Not only is the crew low on supplies, but things have started to get a little surreal. Mouthwashing is a dreamlike horror game that contains the scariest cartoon donkeys I've ever seen.
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Dungeons get dirty pretty quickly. In this co-op cleaning game, it's your job to tidy things up for next band of adventures. Of course, cleaning a dungeon isn't as easy as it seems. To get things neat, you'll have to dodge traps, summon monsters, and even mop the floor with slime.
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What's better than a 2D platformer where you play as a cat? How about a platformer that lets you play as a cat with incredible muscles? KinnikuNeko is a hilarious game about an adorable kitty that has the body of a bodybuilder.
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Death of a Wish is a hack-and-slash action RPG set in a surreal Dreamworld. The psychadelic art style, cryptic dialogue, and the harsh electronic soundtrack make for a truly nightmarish experience. It's like fighting your way through your deepest fears and anxieties.
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This adorable shop management game is all about running your own drink store. Oh, by the way? Your shop is funded by the devil, and you're selling your beverages to literal cups. There are even roguelite elements and online co-ops! It's a cute, cozy game that's littered with weird details.
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Gloomy Juncture is a neo-noir adventure game thriller about a janitor on the verge of a breakdown. The unusual hand-drawn art style makes everything look bizarre, and the feverish dream sequences take things in even stranger directions.
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Do you get creeped out by liminal spaces? Dreamcore is a non-linear puzzle game filled with long hallways, narrow corridors, and foreboding staircases. The camera is designed to look like a bodycam, which makes it feel like a playable found footage movie.
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On the surface, Horribunnies is a sweet, cozy game about caring for fluffy virtual rabbits. That said, if you look a little closer, you'll discover it can also be about genetic engineering, the underground rabbit trade, or even raising bunnies for slaughter. It's adorable, but it's also the darkest virtual pet game I've ever played.
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