In #ROUTINE you've got more to worry about than just survival. There's a whole undercurrent of cosmic and body horror - as well as the struggle to understand what it means to be isolated or connected. @rawfury.bsky.social youtu.be/9RQIZrefGIc?...

The Moon Wants You Dead, and That's Not the Scary Part — ROUTINE Review

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We've had Zero Parades for a while now, so it's time to discuss why it's so obsessed with copies, bootlegs, and nostalgia. Zero Parades is a game obsessed with what it means to follow up on Disco Elysium. @studiozaum youtu.be/A2fuyWT9bBM

Zero Parades is the Disco Elysium sequel we're stuck with

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It looks like Owlcat Games is coming for BioWare, as when I played The Expanse Osiris Reborn Beta, I found a beautiful action RPG with the potential to become a real successor to Mass Effect. @owlcatgames.bsky.social youtu.be/IZkWwISiIVY

Joy Malignant is a messy, weird play on Citizen Sleeper, not just with interesting visuals and a killer premise, but also a fascinating way for you to earn stats rather than invest in them youtube.com/shorts/HLCRj...

Joy Malignant is a wierd and wonderful play on Citizen Sleeper (Steam Next Fest June 2026)

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Sovereign Tower is a lovely choices-matter game, where your ability to choose the path of your kingdom is completely outshone by the chance to create your own round table of different flavours of wonderfully drawn knights. @sovereigntower.bsky.social @wildwits.games youtube.com/shorts/TO-V1...

Sovereign Tower lets you collect hot knights (and rule a kingdom I guess)

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The Life and Suffering of Prince Jerian asks you to make some hard decisions with few clues - and the interesting overlapping politics look like they'll make for a fascinating time youtube.com/shorts/vEwTh...

The Life And Suffering of Prince Jerian forces hard choices, but at least gives you a clue

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Corsair Cove is a marvellous pirate city builder with so many wonderful touches. It's great to build on the walls, go out on missions, and develop what kind of pirate society you want to be! @hoodedhorse.bsky.social @limbicgames.bsky.social youtube.com/shorts/uloxY...

Corsair Cove lets you manage a rowdy city of pirates (Steam Next Fest June 2026)

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Prelude Dark Pain is a gritty fantasy turn-based tactical adventure like Darkest Dungeon crashed right into Final Fantasy Tactics, and it absolutely loves backstabs and knockbacks! youtube.com/shorts/OjBUI...

Prelude Dark Pain is a bloody, tactical fantasy adventure (Steam Next Fest June 2026)

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Time to promote some Next Fest Shorts! First up, Hollow Home, a very interesting-looking CRPG about survival during an all-too-real war, inspired by Disco Elysium. youtube.com/shorts/UQPDn...

Hollow Home is a heavy CRPG asking you to survive an invasion (Steam Next Fest June 2026)

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Steam Next Fest has been and gone, but there are plenty of great games out there to check out! I've compiled my 25 favourite (and then some honourable mentions) to stick on your wishlists! youtu.be/bTGjMdG9Lgg?...

25 of the best demos Steam Next Fest June 2026 has to offer

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I tried out the Warhammer 40k Dark Heresy Beta from @owlcatgames.bsky.social to find out if it's as good as Rogue Trader - but already it's shaping up to be better! youtu.be/0_5-FdDYdeI

Dark Heresy Is More Than Just Rogue Trader Again - Warhammer 40k Dark Heresy Beta Impressions

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Zero Parades from Dead Spies from @zaumstudio.bsky.social is out soon, and I've got some thoughts - especially on just how compellingly downbeat so much of the experience. youtu.be/CkJo1sUVf68?...

Zero Parades has no hope and that's why I liked it (Review)

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Decopunk adventure awaits! I've compiled my full thoughts and feelings on the narrative RPG Aether & Iron from @seismicsquirrel.bsky.social in a pretty stacked video! youtu.be/zc4pAZVnYoo?...

Aether & Iron is a gorgeous Decopunk mess

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Could Pokopia be the best Pokémon game? Check out my Pokopia as I explore just how good this cosy builder is! #Pokopia youtu.be/iiw1A-w4Lu8?...

Pokopia Review - The Best Pokémon Game?

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My Esoteric Ebb Review deep dive is finally up! Considering Disco Elysium and DnD are close to my heart, let's just say I had some thoughts! youtu.be/KqziAnBVG_g

Esoteric Ebb Review - Clerical Errors

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Time to start playing with shorts! I really enjoyed the Esoteric Ebb demo, and am looking forward to getting more hands-on with it! @esotericebb.bsky.social www.youtube.com/shorts/nRjfq...

Try out Esoteric Ebb's Next Fest Demo

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Just a late in the day bump because I'm quite happy with how this turned out! #ZeroParades #DiscoElysium

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I provide a completely biased impression of the Zero Parades for Dead Spies Steam Next Fest Demo, from ZA/UM, the studio behind Disco Elysium. I dip my toes a little in ZA/UM's history, do some comparisons and try to assess the game on its own merits. youtu.be/ZsVVtdEYUrw

I provide a completely biased impression of the Zero Parades for Dead Spies Steam Next Fest Demo, from ZA/UM, the studio behind Disco Elysium. I dip my toes a little in ZA/UM's history, do some comparisons and try to assess the game on its own merits. youtu.be/ZsVVtdEYUrw

Zero Parades Demo Impressions - A Warped Disco Elysium 2

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So it begins! I got to take a look at a preview of Celestial Return, a stellar-looking narrative RPG from Metaphor Games. Looking at the game's first few chapters, I had thoughts of the world, dice-rolling and format. @metaphor-games.bsky.social @shorelinegames.bsky.social youtu.be/HmrXAlRBnzE

Celstial Return Preview - Gorgeous, Mysterious, Intruiging

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