The Flipside of Gaming
This is a double review of Astro Prospector and Legends of Dragaea played with a review key and press key respectively.
00:00 Intro
00:20 Astro Prospector
2:57 Legends of Dragaea
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This is a review and preview of two incremental games, Progress Racer RPG and Maktala. Played with a retail key and demo build, respectively.
Owner of Game Wisdom with more than a decade of experience writing and talking about game design and the industry. I’m also the author of the “Game Design Deep Dive” series and “20 Essential Games to Study”
This is a review of Vampire’s Best Friend played with a retail key.
Owner of Game Wisdom with more than a decade of experience writing and talking about game design and the industry. I’m also the author of the “Game Design Deep Dive” series and “20 Essential Games to Study”
The ninth part of our (Josh Bycer’s) coverage of Steam NextFest 2025 October edition.
00:00 Intro
00:26 Curtains the Clown
2:16 Archon Soul
4:09 Homura Hime
5:59 Malleus Maleficarum
6:52 Bottom Up Beatdown: Hostile Takeover
8:37 Smash it Wild
9:58 Broomstick Exorcist
12:03 Earth Must Die
13:38 Funky Heart
Owner of Game Wisdom with more than a decade of experience writing and talking about game design and the industry. I’m also the author of the “Game Design Deep Dive” series and “20 Essential Games to Study”
Part 8 of my (Josh Bycer’s) coverage of Steam NextFest, October 2025 edition.
00:00 Intro
00:20 The Doppel
1:27 Terror Type Alchemy
3:09 The Spirit Lift
4:45 The People of Sea, Sun, and Salt
6:17 Terraformental
8:28 Heaven Does Not Respond
Owner of Game Wisdom with more than a decade of experience writing and talking about game design and the industry. I’m also the author of the “Game Design Deep Dive” series and “20 Essential Games to Study”
This is part 7 of my (Josh Bycer’s) favorite demos from Steam NextFest, October 2025 edition.
00:00 Intro
00:23 Servant of the Lake
1:25 Painted in Blood
3:47 Jackal
5:28 Hold the Mine
7:28 Amnyam
9:19 Keys of Fury
10:01 Prince of Darkness Jr
10:55 Checkmage!
Owner of Game Wisdom with more than a decade of experience writing and talking about game design and the industry. I’m also the author of the “Game Design Deep Dive” series and “20 Essential Games to Study”
More of my series looking at the best demos from Steam NextFest October 2025 edition.
00:00 Intro
00:21 Repel the Rifts
2:59 Reanimal
4:28 Bloodright
6:39 Lady Dracula
8:17 Ambrosia Sky
10:25 Light Odyssey
12:16 A Game About Feeding a Black Hole
13:08 Eventide Matter
13:26 Outhold
Owner of Game Wisdom with more than a decade of experience writing and talking about game design and the industry. I’m also the author of the “Game Design Deep Dive” series and “20 Essential Games to Study”
Continuing our coverage of the best games from Steam NextFest October 2025 edition.
00:00 Intro
00:16 Wall World 2
1:51 Lyara
3:32 Neverawake: Flashback
5:08 Umigari
7:51 Sisyphus is a Bug
9:32 Skate Story
11:44 Odd Town
12:51 Relic Abyss
14:02 One Rotten Oath
Owner of Game Wisdom with more than a decade of experience writing and talking about game design and the industry. I’m also the author of the “Game Design Deep Dive” series and “20 Essential Games to Study”
This is more coverage from Steam Next Fest 2025 October edition. (Previous posts are here: Part 1 and Part 2.)
00:00 Intro
00:16 Aerial Knight’s Dropshot
01:49 Super Pinball Adventure
2:55 This isn’t Just Tower Defense
4:33 FlippUp
6:02 Fatal Claw
7:14 Re-activated
8:25 Tower Lords
9:39 Legends of Dragaea
11:20 Fantasy Idle Dungeon
12:48 Slimeward
Owner of Game Wisdom with more than a decade of experience writing and talking about game design and the industry. I’m also the author of the “Game Design Deep Dive” series and “20 Essential Games to Study”
Part 2 of my (Josh Bycer’s) favorite demos from Steam Next Fest October 2025 edition. EDITOR’S NOTE: is that a certain bobcat we all know in the preview image?
Owner of Game Wisdom with more than a decade of experience writing and talking about game design and the industry. I’m also the author of the “Game Design Deep Dive” series and “20 Essential Games to Study”
This is the first part of my (Josh Bycer’s) collection of videos of my favorite demos from Steam Next Fest, October 2025.
Owner of Game Wisdom with more than a decade of experience writing and talking about game design and the industry. I’m also the author of the “Game Design Deep Dive” series and “20 Essential Games to Study”
The weekly indie game showcases highlight the many games we check out on the channel. Please reach out if you would like to submit a game for a future one. All games shown are either press keys, demos, or games from my own collection.
00:00 Intro
00:14 Voin
01:50 Dimensionals
3:28 Cairn
5:09 Claire A La Mode
6:33 Epiphany City
8:33 Shady Knight
Owner of Game Wisdom with more than a decade of experience writing and talking about game design and the industry. I’m also the author of the “Game Design Deep Dive” series and “20 Essential Games to Study”
