{"id":1356872,"date":"2025-10-13T19:53:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T19:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/YPMK4CC2D5q7skRKoYVFJ3"},"modified":"2025-10-13T19:53:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T19:53:00","slug":"steam-next-fest-is-back-with-a-trove-of-demos-in-tow-and-the-highlights-range-from-a-new-heroes-of-might-and-magic-to-physics-based-combat-sims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/steam-next-fest-is-back-with-a-trove-of-demos-in-tow-and-the-highlights-range-from-a-new-heroes-of-might-and-magic-to-physics-based-combat-sims\/","title":{"rendered":"Steam Next Fest is back with a trove of demos in tow, and the highlights range from a new Heroes of Might and Magic to physics-based combat sims"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>As marketing bonanzas go, <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/sale\/nextfest\" target=\"_blank\">Steam Next Fest<\/a> has a special place in my heart. A fancy trailer is nice and all, but these are videogames we&#8217;re talking about\u2014let me play them! I&#8217;ve already dipped my toe into this round of demos with the surprisingly fun <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/action\/i-tried-the-bubsy-4d-demo-and-it-spits-on-the-series-legacy-by-actually-being-pretty-good\/\">Bubsy 4D<\/a>, but there&#8217;s plenty more on offer.<\/p>\n<p>A peek at the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/sale\/nextfest?tab=23&#038;flavor=dailyactiveuserdemo\" target=\"_blank\">top demos page<\/a> on Steam reveals what has the most players interested from the jump. Right at the top is the Heroes of Might and Magic prequel, <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3241970\/Heroes_of_Might_and_Magic_Olden_Era_Demo\/\" target=\"_blank\">Olden Era<\/a>, which has spent the last few days accruing a Mostly Positive user rating on the platform. Just below it is <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2397300\/Half_Sword\/\" target=\"_blank\">Half Sword<\/a>, a bloody physics-based medieval combat simulator whose demo has already been popular for a while. The two could make for a nice double feature if you want to run the gamut from high fantasy to mundane, macabre reality.<\/p>\n<p>Runners up from there include voxel-based, ship-crewing survival game <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/4028270\/Everwind_Demo\/\" target=\"_blank\">Everwind<\/a>, an extraction shooter called <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3810880\/THE_CUBE_SAVE_US\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Cube, Save Us<\/a>, and a silly multiplayer wizarding game about voice chat-powered spell incantations called <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3834090\/YAPYAP\/\" target=\"_blank\">Yapyap<\/a>. Seems like that last idea is a <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/action\/steams-latest-mini-hit-is-mage-arena-a-voice-powered-spellcasting-game-that-costs-usd3\/\">running theme<\/a> for this year.<\/p>\n<p>Other demos to keep an eye on include <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/4021860\/Final_Sentence_Demo\/\" target=\"_blank\">Final Sentence<\/a>, a novel typing-based battle royale that PC Gamer staff writer Harvey Randall found <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/battle-royale\/ive-been-training-my-whole-life-for-a-battle-royale-like-final-sentence-its-just-a-shame-the-demo-is-a-tad-undercooked-right-now\/\">an interesting aside<\/a> despite some kinks. There&#8217;s also <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/1263240\/Skate_Story\/\" target=\"_blank\">Skate Story<\/a>, a game that PC Gamer associate editor Ted Litchfield and I agree has one of the best taglines ever in &#8220;you&#8217;re a demon made of glass and pain&#8221; (<a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/action\/after-5-years-of-stunning-trailers-skate-story-is-finally-releasing-in-december-and-its-demo-is-so-good-its-immediately-a-goty-contender\/\">as well as a firecracker demo<\/a>). I feel I should mention <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2576150\/LET_IT_DIE_INFERNO\/\" target=\"_blank\">Let It Die: Inferno<\/a> as well, a sequel to one of the more bizarre roguelikes in recent memory\u2014<a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/roguelike\/apparently-someone-decided-it-was-a-good-idea-to-make-a-let-it-die-sequel-in-the-year-2025-and-god-bless-them\/\">given you remember it at all<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can check out Steam Next Fest in all its glory <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/sale\/nextfest\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>, assuming you get a moment to put down <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/battlefield-6\/\">Battlefield 6<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"product\"><a data-dimension112=\"f174e8d1-78be-4784-af5f-f7f741e7d8fb\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"2025 games\" data-dimension48=\"2025 games\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:400px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:100.00%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"Vji3V6i3HDWUHeQ22PrjFL\" name=\"New Project (8).jpg\" caption=\"\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/steam-next-fest-is-back-with-a-trove-of-demos-in-tow-and-the-highlights-range-from-a-new-heroes-of-might-and-magic-to-physics-based-combat-sims.jpg\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" credit=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/new-games-2025-upcoming-pc-release-schedule\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-dimension112=\"f174e8d1-78be-4784-af5f-f7f741e7d8fb\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"2025 games\" data-dimension48=\"2025 games\" data-dimension25=\"\"><strong>2025 games<\/strong><\/a>: This year&#8217;s upcoming releases<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-best-pc-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best PC games<\/strong><\/a>: Our all-time favorites<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-50-best-free-pc-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Free PC games<\/strong><\/a>: Freebie fest<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-fps-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best FPS games<\/strong><\/a>: Finest gunplay<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-rpgs-of-all-time\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best RPGs<\/strong><\/a>: Grand adventures<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-best-co-op-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best co-op games<\/strong><\/a>: Better together<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/steam-next-fest-is-back-with-a-trove-of-demos-in-tow-and-the-highlights-range-from-a-new-heroes-of-might-and-magic-to-physics-based-combat-sims\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As marketing bonanzas go, Steam Next Fest has a special place in my heart. A fancy trailer is nice and all, but these are videogames we&#8217;re talking about\u2014let me play them! I&#8217;ve already dipped my toe into this round of demos with the surprisingly fun Bubsy 4D, but there&#8217;s plenty more on offer. A peek at the top demos page on Steam reveals what has the most players interested from the jump. Right at the top is the Heroes of Might and Magic prequel, Olden Era, which has spent the last few days accruing a Mostly Positive user rating on the platform. Just below it is Half Sword, a bloody physics-based medieval combat simulator whose demo has already been popular for a while. The two&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/steam-next-fest-is-back-with-a-trove-of-demos-in-tow-and-the-highlights-range-from-a-new-heroes-of-might-and-magic-to-physics-based-combat-sims\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1356873,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[336],"tags":[748],"class_list":["post-1356872","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pc-gamer","tag-games"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Steam Next Fest is back with a trove of demos in tow, and the highlights range from a new Heroes of Might and Magic to physics-based combat sims | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"As marketing bonanzas go, Steam Next Fest has a special place in my heart. 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