waltzoid | Entries tagged with steam next fest

Okay, I'm sure the few of you who read my blog are tired of hearing me bitch about a fanfic I think is pretty damn terrible (God knows I am, too), so I'm going to run down a list of games (including a short, one- or two-sentence elevator pitch to the best of my ability) I tried out in the June 2024 Steam Next Fest, hoping that I'll find something to play that's as out-there as Balatro, which featured in the February 2024 event and was in the top 10 of most downloaded demos:

Dungeons of Hinterberg - Imagine SSX as a dungeon crawler
Tavern Talk - Coffee Talk, but more explicitly magic-themed
Fields of Mistria - Yet another farming sim, but with 90's-era anime vibes (specifically Sailor Moon)
Dungeon Clawler - A roguelike where you operate a crane machine
Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers - Balatro, but poker instead of blackjack
Pyrene - A card-based dungeon crawler (the closest comparison I can make is the mobile games Card Crawl and Card Thief)
Arranger - A sliding puzzle adventure/RPG
Dice & Fold - A solitaire dice RPG
Metal Slug Tactics - SNK's famous run-and-gun series as a tactical RPG in the vein of Final Fantasy Tactics or Vandal Hearts
The Crush House - A game where you film the contestants of a Big Brother-style reality TV show
Tactical Breach Wizards - Wizards with guns. That's it. That's the pitch.
Tiny Glade - A calming castle creation toy similar to Townscapers where you can "draw" your castle's walls