Next Fest June 2025 - LIVE NOW
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Steam Next Fest is a week-long celebration featuring hundreds of FREE playable demos as well as developer livestreams and chats. Players try out upcoming games on Steam pre-release, developers gather feedback and build an audience ahead of their Steam launch, everyone wins!

Let’s share our lists and opinions on the demos. We’ll help each other find promising games.

This Next Fest runs until Monday, June 16, 10 am PDT.

  • mojofrododojo@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    5 days ago

    Also trying to be patient for Clover Pit

    clover pit looks like gambling addiction on roids, holy shit did they exploit a good game loop. like, almost scary if you’ve known anyone who’s struggled with it. at least it’s not real currency and loot boxes fuck

    • Capt. Wolf@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      5 days ago

      Oh yeah… I got caught up in the Overwatch loot box thing when it was still huge. Never had a problem gambling before or since, but I dropped $300 in my last month playing and who knows how much before then. Soon as I realized I had a problem, I uninstalled the game. Couldn’t even talk about it for a long time without wanting to reinstall. Fuck Blizzard and fuck loot boxes…

      • mojofrododojo@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        4 days ago

        I’ve seen it second hand; it’s wretched. imho many of these monetization mechanics should be restricted to 21+.

        Soon as I realized I had a problem, I uninstalled the game. Couldn’t even talk about it for a long time without wanting to reinstall. F

        props and respect for recognizing it and getting yourself out. that takes character.