How’d Next Fest go for y’all who participated?

#gamedev #indiedev #nextfest

Creo que nunca había jugado tanto a una demo del #Nextfest como a la del Ball x Pit. Se viene un problema.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3651790/BALL_x_PIT_Demo/

I'm excited to share that over 800 people have added JUNK! to their libraries during #NextFest, and ~10% of them have played the game for a few matches.

The demo will stay up in perpetuity as we make changes rounding out gameplay / add features over time: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2178300/JUNK/

Thank you all for playing our first game!

#gamedev #gamedevelopment #indiedev #videogames

One interesting stat I'm seeing from #NextFest is 5 to 10 times as many people wishlisted my game as played the demo. I shouldn't be surprised, since I wishlist games without playing demos myself. I'm also seeing about 4x downloads as plays. Hopefully I'll still be getting demo plays for a week or two after, as people get around to it. it being VR probably affects with these numbers since it's more effort to get in game.

Next Fest ends today - maybe it's not the *perfect* time to grab the demo of Camp Keepalive: Endless Summer (it's Monday morning, after all), it's definitely the *right* time. #nextfest #indiegame #indiedev

Start summer right - try the demo and wishlist today! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3637630/Camp_Keepalive_Endless_Summer/

Tried the Jump Ship demo released for Next Fest. Now I'll string some marketing terms together to describe it. It's a co-op, PvE extraction shooter where up to 4 players fly around in a space ship (including space combat), do missions, and escape with the loot they've found. Keepsake Games includes support for solo play with a literal bot that helps operate the ship & provides covering fire during missions. This is one I'll be keeping an eye on.

#jumpship #keepsakegames #nextfest #videogames

#Steam #NextFest was quite the wild ride!

We hat tons of great community feedback and also a networking event smack down in the middle of it.

@betalars held a deep-dive workshop on 10 Insights into Godot and we hope to record that for a wider audience soon.

This evening, we will also once again do a live stream. This time not with hotfixes, but - as promised - with actual #VFX magic. ✨

#gamedev #godot

Oh, there is a #SoloLeveling RPG game :hamster_gamer: Which makes perfect sense, as the webtoon/anime is heavily based on RPGs and gaming. There is a demo available as part of Steam #NextFest: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2373990

Will give it a try later this evening, tons of NextFest demos downloading right now 😂

I haven't gotten much feedback on #PortalFoxesTD from #NextFest. What I have gotten boils down to "it's fun" and "the graphics are bad". Nothing actionable and nobody has mentioned any bugs or technical problems. I submitted a build to Steam for release review. I'll set a hard release date after I get through review, but it will be basically immediately. Final levels are looking good. I just want to do one more editing pass on the story script.

Just a few more days left in #SteamNextFest - we know there is literally so, so much happening right now, but maybe take a few minutes to lose yourself in summer camp as you push monsters back into the darkness where they belong #nextfest #indiegame #indiedev
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3637630/Camp_Keepalive_Endless_Summer/

We've been playing a lot of game demos during Steam #NextFest. So many, in fact, that sometimes patterns start to emerge. Here are the games we played through the demos for that are both a little cozy and a little creepy. https://blizzardwatch.com/2025/06/13/must-try-cozy-creepy-demos-weve-must-trying-steam-nextfest/

I haven't played far into this game, but I think I am in for whatever it is giving me.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3219410/The_Trolley_Solution/

#nextfest #indieGames

Bulking up the ol' wishlist

Playing multiple #Nextfest demos now on https://www.twitch.tv/bersekrer

Bulking up the ol' wishlist

Playing multiple #Nextfest demos now on https://www.twitch.tv/bersekrer

What have you been trying this Next Fest?

#NextFest #Steam #Gaming #Videogames #Gamer #Gamers

Right now the median playtime for the #PortalFoxesTD #NextFest demo is 1 minute, but the average playtime is 40 minutes. 🤔

I’m sure in a few instances I maybe wrong but I feel like games have already fallen into easy spot “unreal engine” look again. 4 was less obvious, but I feel like with lumen and the haze levels unreal 5 offers by default it’s incredibly easy to sport. To me this is bad for gaming ..
#unreal #gaming #engine #nextfest #rant

Welp I have bad news for you...

JUST KIDDING IT'S STREAM TIME.

We're starting with a little #DuneAwakening because it's cool- #gifted to me btw- and then it's all #NextFest, all day.

What demos do you want to see me play? #SteamNextFest

https://www.twitch.tv/revealingtoomuch

I built the final level for #PortalFoxesTD this morning. It's not quite as epic as the castle, but it is completely different. I think that's more important. I want players figuring out new things about how the game works right up until the end. I still need to write the dialog and put a few playtesters through it, but I think I can release next week. There's a free copy for any #NextFest player who has beaten the demo and thinks they can beat the 25 level campaign and give feedback within a week.

#IndieDev #gamedev

"L8R SK8R" store.steampowered.com/app/3662100/... 3D platformer about doin levels fast. Each level has a goal time, and all the time you save gets added to a clock to unlock more levels. Ties wall runs, wall jumps, and mid-air slides to stamina... Nice balance between freeform and puzzley #NEXTFEST

L8R SK8R Demo on Steam