The Flipside of Gaming
The weekly indie showcases show off the many games we check out on the channel and I’m (Josh Bycer) always looking for submitted games to try.
00:00 Intro
00:14 Sentry
2:33 The Last Humblebee
3:57 Vellum
6:39 Ufouria The Saga 2
8:50 Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom
10:34 Lakeside
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 final, and bonus episode, of my (Josh Bycer) favorite demos from Steam Next Fest February 2025 edition.
00:00 Intro
00:26 Cantaloupe Chronicle
01:54 Kaya’s Prophecy
4:25 Opus Cortex
5:28 Touhou: the Unreachable Oneiroborder
6:50 Blasted Dice
8:45 Katanaut
10:44 Artis Impact
11:52 Fumehead
14:21 Starless Abyss
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”
We’re just one more part left for my (Josh Bycer‘s) best of Steam Next Fest February 2025 showcase.
00:00 Intro
00:22 As We Descend
3:28 Olaf the Boozer
4:52 Zombieville USA 3D
6:00 Which Way Up: Galaxy Games
7:00 Seekers of Eclipse
8:50 Wanderstop
10:59 Inkborn
12:16 Muffles’ Life Sentence
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 latest part of my (Josh Bycer’s) coverage of Next Fest 2025 February edition. (Editor’s note: I’ve been working through a backlog of these review posts; this one was made three months ago!)
00:00 Intro
00:15 Vilde
1:08 Mountain Boy
1:55 Grand Shooter
3:14 Ghost Hand
4:18 Mecha Knights Legends
5:35 Kejora
7:03 Tilemancer Dungeon
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) look at Steam Next Fest February 2025 edition.
00:00 Intro
00:18 Leftovers KO
1:28 Once Upon a Puppet
3:19 Demon Dust
5:02 Nice Day for Fishing
6:23 Skin Deep
7:54 Electro Bop Boxing League
9:30 Is this Seat Taken?
10:50 Water Maid
12:03 Upstream
13:16 The Alpinist
14:51 Spellbrew Express
16:10 Red Rocket Defencism
17:15 Creepy Redneck Dinosaur Mansion 3
18:48 Hypogea
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 5 of my (Josh Bycer’s) indie showcase of the best Next Fest demos from February 2025.
00:00 Intro
00:16 DeadWire
2:00 Gnomes
3:33 Nitro Gen Omega
4:57 Beyond the Ice Palace 2
6:35 Blightstone
8:02 Geargrit
9:50 Scarlet: City of Devils
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 4 of our demo coverage of February 2025 Steam next fest.
0:00 Intro
00:14 Mashina
1:06 Roots Devour
2:57 Rift Riff
4:22 Kill the Music
5:29 Wild Growth
6:33 Conquest Dark
7:55 Machine Mind
9:01 Bad Cheese
9:52 Centum
11:03 Nordhold
12:17 Cauldron
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 third part of our February 2025 coverage of Steam Next Fest.
0:00 Intro
00:16 Flocking Hell
1:58 Total Chaos
4:00 Isle of Reveries
5:08 Reignbreaker
6:46 ZPF
7:34 City of Rampage
9:08 Paperklay
10:52 Haste: Broken Worlds
12:02 Coin Push RPG
13:23 Rogue Light Deck Builder
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 the Steam Next Fest event.
0:00 Intro
00:18 Gentoo Rescue
1:37 Nitro Express
2:43 Mother Machine
4:01 The King is Watching
5:53 Repose
7:53 Demon Tides
10:02 Chromagun 2: Dye Hard
11:27 Sliding Hero
12:39 9 Kings
14:06 Twilight Monk
15:24 Squeakross: Home Squeak Home
16:22 Last Report
17:25 Deck of Haunts
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 collection of my favorite demos from our first nights of streaming next fest 2025 February edition.
0:00 Intro
00:17 Monster Train 2
1:50 Moadra
3:44 Chainstaff
5:33 Ruffy and the Riverside
7:02 Scaravan 66
8:16 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Tactical Takedown
10:14 White Knuckle
11:35 Twisted Tower
13:34 Shotgun Cop Man
15:08 Empyreal
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 indie showcases highlight the many indie titles we play here on (Josh Bycer’s) channel. Games shown are either press keys, demos, or games from my collection.
0:00 Intro
0:14 Solar Raiders
1:30 Sol Cesto
2:47 Spider Fox
4:13 Preserve
5:43 Lightyear Frontier
7:17 Metal Mind
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 showcase of almost every demo featured in the Haunted PS1 Demo Disc Flipside Frights.
0:00 Intro
00:55 Sorrow
2:15 Spyrit Walker
3:46 Subversive Memories
5:08 Axyz
6:14 Scissors In Hell
7:36 Ticky’s Tower of Time
8:24 Prison of Husks
9:27 500 Calibur Contractz
10:39 Blessed Burden
11:34 Toree Saturn
12:26 Death in Abyss
13:44 Eclipsium
15:00 FriendShapes
16:37 The Hungry Fly
17:45 No Strings Attached/ Vladimere Lhore Collection
18:36 No Players Online
20:03 Trip
21:09 Children of Saturn
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”
