After dabbling in the hundreds of demos available at Steam Next Fest, we chose to spotlight 8 games to remember as they head toward release.

Keep the beat or the beat will keep you! Check out the demo for upcoming release Rhythm Sprout while it's available during Steam Next Fest.

Honestly? Put WooLoop into your daily meditation regimen.

Decarnation is the stuff dreams (well, nightmares) are made of.

Coming soon: A handcrafted world-folding adventure. Read our Q&A with the developers of the paper-folding puzzler, Paper Trail.

When they made the phrase "cute as hell" they were definitely talking about Monoryllis' rainbow-hued rendition.

Co-op farming: Robot style. Lightyear Frontier is all peace, survival, and adventure, coming in spring 2023.

Ninja or Die offers a rare combo: hardcore, fast-paced action with simple controls.

Gibbon: Beyond the Trees is a game with a message, pairing a smooth and vibrant adventure with a real-life glimpse at an endangered species.

The developer says Do Not Buy This Game. But between you and me, I won't tell anybody if you do.

Grab my hand. I think there's something lurking in the shadows... Read our Q&A with Rias, creator of Kitsune: The Journey of Adashino!

First-time game developers, VODKAdemo?, are bringing a fascinating visual novel with typing game mechanics in upcoming release, Mindhack.

Keylocker: where music is a crime and your band is prepared to be the downfall of a whole authoritarian government. Right on!

Tactical superhero team-up RPG? Capes checks all our boxes. Read our impressions of Spitfire Interactive's demo coming to Steam Next Fest!

TubezGames made time for a quick chat with us at one very chaotic Bitsummit about one very chaotic driving game: DriveCrazy!

Cuisineer is set to be plated up for players in summer 2023. Get a behind the scenes look at the dungeon-crawler and restaurant-sim combo.

Get a preview of Bat Boy, an upcoming NES throwback platformer showcased at BitSummit 10 in Kyoto.

Tony Grayson from ANTONBLAST's dev team shares about the process of creating this dynamic, destruction-based 2.5D platformer.

Indie developers are going all in on apocalyptic worldbuilding, exploring what survival can really look like in gaming worlds and our own.

Before our official GOTY announcement arrives, we couldn't help but share a few more gaming highlights from 2021!