This is part 2 of my favorite demos from Steam Next Fest October 2024.

0:00 Intro
00:17 Antonblast
2:06 The Spirit of the Samurai
3:41 Zefyr a Thief’s Melody 
5:20 Trash Goblin
6:17 Ari Buktu and the Anytime Elevator
7:47 Lovish
9:01 Windblown
10:43 Senseless

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This is part 3 of my favorite demos of upcoming games from Steam Next Fest June 2024 edition, all games shown are demos played from the event.

0:00 Intro
00:25 Node Farmer
2:59 Stardust Demon
4:51 Faye Falling
6:40 Patti Hattu: Cosmic Revolt
8:03 Guncho
10:00 TDS – Tower Defense Strategy
11:34 Chimera Custom XG
13:01 Tormenture
15:24 Green Again
18:35 Forgotlings
20:24 Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers
21:55 Rune Coliseum
24:12 Slash Quest
25:53 Seafrog
28:04 Time Circuit
29:44 Lost Castle 2
31:33 Lethal Honor: Order of the Apocalypse
32:56 Iron Diamond
34:37 Soul Drifter
36:40 Exographer

Josh Bycer

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”

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The latest of Josh Bycer‘s showcases studying and showing off a variety of indie games.

0:00 Intro
00:14 Gunlocked
2:28 Necrobouncer
4:16 Recon Control
6:29 Spidersaurs
9:55 Gloomgrave
11:17 Neon Blight

Josh Bycer

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”

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• 0:00 Intro
• 00:27 Lies of P
• 4:12 Wizard With A Gun
• 7:36 Sea of Stars
• 11:13 Vampire Hunters
• 13:12 Sniper Killer
• 14:54 Tiny Attack
• 16:16 Dimensional Animals
• 17:44 Go Nutz

Josh Bycer

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”

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This is an indie showcase covering the demos I check out during the Latin American Games Showcase for 2023.

0:00 Intro
00:29 Super Crane Bug
1:56 Uniduni
3:07 Tiny Witch
4:21 The Bunny Graveyard
5:45 Super Hiking League DX
7:33 God Machine
8:44 Hannah

Josh Bycer

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”

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I’ve created a new category to give more spotlights to games. For this one, I’m honoring the games that didn’t blow up as a revolutionary take on the genre but were all around great games that did what they set out to do.

Honorable Mention: Drainus

Drainus was a great shmup that was released to little fanfare as the latest game from Team Ladybug. I really like the pixel art and the ability to modify your ship and shots on the fly. What keeps it from scoring higher is that while it was a good game, it didn’t really stick around as a memorable one. I would love for someone to take this concept of ship modification further in a future game.

#3: Shadows over Loathing

The latest game from the king of dry wit and humor is Shadows over Loathing. We’re trading the wild west and horse-related puns for Lovecraftian mysteries…and puns. This not-so-spooky sequel to West continues the series’ design of puzzle, adventure, and wacky RPG hijinks. At this point, you are either all in or all out for a Loathing game, and I enjoyed my time slinging cheese at fish people.

#2: Infernax

What if we take a traditional 2D action-adventure and cover it with all the blood? We get Infernax. This challenging modern retro game had some of the most shocking NES-styled cutscene around with meat on the bone in the form of multiple endings. As with the other games on this list, while the game doesn’t stand out among the modern retro classics I’ve played, it’s still a solid game for action fans.

#1: Swordship

Swordship is one of those games that I feel deserves more praise than what it has gotten. A smartly designed arcade-style game. The hook is that while you must dodge and fight against drones trying to stop you from delivering contraband, you are never able to directly attack. You need to maneuver around to get enemies to take out each other.

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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”

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Games shown include:

• 0:00 Kitsune Tail Zero
• 14:29 GogMagog
• 35:17 Decline’s Drops
• 53:51 Rungore
• 59:35 Beacon Pines
• 1:23:35 No Place For Bravery
• 1:50:59 Geometry Arena 2
• 1:57:38 Candle Knight
• 2:10:23 Fortune’s Run

Josh Bycer

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”

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• 0:00 The Brew Barons
• 24:20 Bread and Fred
• 54:08 Death Roads Tournament
• 1:27:03 Zor Pilgrimage of the Slorfs
• 2:06:00 Recursive Ruin
• 2:19:26 Backpack Hero

Josh Bycer

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”

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The indie showcases highlight the many indie demos and developer submitted games we play, if you would like to submit a game please reach out.

• 0:00 Factory Town
• 3:30 Grow: Song of the Evertree
• 6:49 D-Corp
• 8:46 The Signal State
• 10:37 Death Trash
• 13:01 Ragtag Crew

Josh Bycer

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”

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• 0:00 Mirror Forge
• 30:42 Prim
• 47:48 How to Say Goodbye
• 54:32 I see Red
• 1:02:50 What Lies in the Multiverse
• 1:16:52 Conscript
• 1:50:38 Bullet Casters
• 1:56:35 Clem
• 2:16:55 Amber City

Josh Bycer

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”

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The indie showcases are all about the developer submitted games and demos we play from indie devs. If you would like to submit a game for a future piece, please get in touch.

• 0:00 Evertried /
• 3:36 Sands of Aura
• 5:52 The Shore
• 8:53 Infraspace 
• 11:14 Rogue Spirit
• 13:32 Ruin Raiders 

Josh Bycer

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”

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The weekly indie game showcase highlights the many developer-submitted games and demos we play here. If you would like to submit a game for a future piece, please reach out.

0:00 Trinity Archetype

2:13 Green With Energy

4:19 Super Grave Snatchers

6:37 The Lightbringer

9:13 Happenlance

10:28 Timemelters

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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”

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And for more indie game coverage, here is the archive of my stream last week showcasing a variety of indie games.

• 0:00 Spellbook Demonslayers
• 25:43 Mech Shuffle
• 45:24 Endling Extinction is Forever
• 1:20:57 Ginger the Toothfairy
• 1:28:51 Lightsmith
• 1:43:13 Myth of Mirka
• 1:48:50 Supernova Tactics
• 2:00:55 Fabled Lands
• 2:16:01 Kokoro Clover Season 1

Josh Bycer

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”

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The showcase videos highlight the developer-submitted games and demos we play each week. If you would like to submit a game for a future piece, please reach out.

• 0:00 Ancient Gods
• 1:55 Critadel
• 3:29 Deiland: Pocket Planet
• 6:15 Monster Tribe
• 8:16 Zoeti
• 10:36 Printersim

Josh Bycer

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”

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The Indie game showcases highlight the developer submitted games and demos we check out each week on Game-Wisdom. If you would like to submit a game for a future piece, please reach out.

• 0:00 Moons of Ardan 
• 2:05 Terror of Hemasaurus 
• 3:35 Hex of the Lich 
• 5:35 Firekeep 
• 7:36 Aztech Forgotten Gods 
• 9:38 Tactical Galactical

Josh Bycer

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”

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Hello everyone. I’m Josh from Game-Wisdom and I’ll be uploading my video series, the Indie Dev Showcase here for Set Side B, along with indie game reviews. Each week, I cover indie games on my youtube channel and then use these videos to highlight the many games I play. If you’re an indie dev with a game you would like me to look at, please reach out. This one, in particular, is my 100th video in the series, and I’m taking a look back at the many great and hidden gems of the indie space I covered, which is perfect for a site like this.

• 0:00 Introduction
• 1:14 Alwa’s Legacy
• 1:48 Lumote
• 2:54 BoyandBox
• 4:11 Sky Racket
• 5:08 Intergalactic Fishing
• 6:38 What the Golf
• 7:25 The Hex
• 8:35 PokeyPoke
• 9:48 Shapez.Io
• 11:08 Keen One Girl Army
• 12:34 Candy Raid The Factory
• 14:06 Gloom
• 15:32 Final Upgrade
• 16:46 Professor Lupo: Ocean
• 18:02 Webbed
• 19:06 Dojoran
• 20:08 Kunai
• 21:17 Leap of Fate
• 22:35 Quantum Protocol
• 24:05 Time Break Chronicles
• 25:09 Vision Soft Reset
• 25:56 Morkredd
• 26:50 Siralim Ultimate
• 27:53 Loveland
• 28:40 The Dungeon Beneath
• 29:39 Hoplegs
• 30:16 Boy Beats World
• 30:59 Turbo Overkill
• 31:40 Prodigal
• 32:46 Ghostlore

Josh Bycer

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”

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