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Cast n Chill: boat on a lake in pixel art style.

Cast n Chill is fishing for compliments with its charming pixel art and balmy atmosphere

As names go, Cast n Chill gives you a pretty explicit idea of what the game is all about. Cast a line and unwind.…

Last Updated May 6, 2025 · by Tom Bardwell

The Seance at Blake Manor: detective ward in Dublin.

Raw Fury’s next Blue Prince-like manor-based puzzler, The Seance of Blake Manor, has an unmissable demo out but not for long

Basking in the balmy glow of Blue Prince’s success, purveyor of incandescent indie delicacies Raw Fury is back to plug a new supernatural detective…

Last Updated May 2, 2025 · by Tom Bardwell

Sub-Verge is an atmospheric narrative puzzle about a sinking sub and it’s terrifying

I’m partial to a summer dip in the sea, but I’m wary of it, that watery abyss hued blue. It’s all power and tumult,…

Last Updated May 1, 2025 · by Tom Bardwell

Mycopunk is a slick fungally-infused co-op shooter that’s a fizzy fusion of Helldivers 2 and Risk of Rain

Time to perk up boys and girls. Devolver is touting a new game, which usually means it’s a doozy. It’s called Mycopunk, conjuring up…

Last Updated April 29, 2025 · by Tom Bardwell

Easy Delivery Co. demo: truck driving in the snow.

There’s more than meets the eye in Easy Delivery Co., a relaxing driving sim about a kei truck-revving cat

Another day another demo from the creaking bowels of Steam to possibly pique your interest and prompt a helpful wishlisting. This time, I bring…

Last Updated April 28, 2025 · by Tom Bardwell

Fill Up The Hole: pixel city with stacked buildings.

Fill Up The Hole is a neat incremental city builder all about helping FEZ lookalikes fill a gaping crater

Back again with the finest from Steam’s daily crop of demos and nestled among the brain rot sims is one for Fill Up The Hole.…

Last Updated April 25, 2025 · by Tom Bardwell

CloverPit demo: dingy prison cell with a slot machine.

CloverPit is the revolting lovechild of Inscryption and Balatro that has you gambling for your very life

Back to it, scouring the dingy pits of Steam for curious oddities, and today I bring you a demo for CloverPit. On the surface…

Last Updated April 23, 2025 · by Tom Bardwell

Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days first impressions: survivor in a sun-scorched street.

Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days fuses Dead Island and This War of Mine for a novel twist on the zombie survival genre

Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days is here, early access warts and all. If the suitably evocative name wasn’t a loud enough tell, it’s…

Last Updated April 16, 2025 · by Tom Bardwell

Half Sword first impressions: soldiers sword fighting.

Slapstick medieval brawler Half Sword is the Dark Souls of physics sims

Alright, excuse the trite headline but I’m tired and it’ll have to do to describe the difficulty of this unassuming medieval physics-based combat simulator.…

Last Updated April 10, 2025 · by Tom Bardwell

Metal Eden demo first impressions: dystopian city.

Metal Eden first impressions Doom meets Ghostrunner in this twitchy sci-fi shooter

Steam is awash with demos for absolute stinkers. But, wade through the dross and you’ll occasionally find an absolute gem. Case in point is…

Last Updated April 9, 2025 · by Tom Bardwell

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