Game: ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs Developer: Mandragora (I Am Future, Skyhill) Publisher: tinyBuild Genre: Chill Electronics Repair Sim / Narrative Platform: PC (Steam) Release: Summer 2026 Demo: Live Now on Steam — Steam Next Fest June Edition Wishlists: 400,000+ on Steam 🎮 Demo Live Now on Steam — Play ReStory ahead of Steam Next Fest. 400,000+ wishlists. Download on Steam. tinyBuild and developer Mandragora have confirmed that ReStory — the chill electronics repair simulator set in Y2K-era Japan — is launching on Steam this summer, and dropped a Steam Next Fest demo today ahead of the event. Since its announcement…
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Event: Steam Next Fest — June 2026 Edition Dates: June 15–22, 2026 (10am Pacific start) Format: Hundreds of free playable demos across all genres Platform: Steam Steam Next Fest: June 2026 Edition kicks off today at 10 a.m. Pacific and runs through June 22 — one week of free playable demos from developers around the world, spanning every genre on Steam. The event gives upcoming games their best pre-launch visibility and gives players the chance to try before wishlisting. There are hundreds of demos available from the moment it opens. As always, Next Fest is one of the best events…
Game: PengPong Developer: SandyFloor (Seoul, South Korea) Genre: Roguelite Arena Shooter / Physics-Based Platform: PC (Steam) Demo: Live Now on Steam Events: Steam Next Fest (June 15–22) · Bullet Heaven Fest 🐧 Demo Live Now on Steam — play PengPong ahead of Steam Next Fest (June 15–22). Download free on Steam. SandyFloor, an indie studio based in Seoul, South Korea, has launched the Steam demo for PengPong — a physics-based top-down roguelite arena shooter where you play as Peng, a former hockey star now taking on dangerous cleanup jobs in contaminated zones. The twist: rather than shooting at enemies directly,…
Game: Drillbound Developer: TimeSeeker (Solo Dev — Barcelona) Publisher: Troglobytes Publishing Genre: Incremental Mining / Arcade Strategy Platform: PC (Steam) Release: 2026 Demo: Extended Build Live Now — Steam Next Fest June 15–22 ⛏️ Extended Demo Live Now on Steam — Try Drillbound ahead of launch during Steam Next Fest. Play the demo free on Steam. TimeSeeker and Troglobytes Publishing have announced Drillbound — an incremental mining game in which you drill layer by layer toward the planet’s core, gathering resources, upgrading your machinery, and unlocking new ways to go deeper — launching on Steam in 2026. An extended demo…
Publisher: Critical Reflex / CR Channel TANUKI Demo: Live Now on Steam — Steam Next Fest June Edition New Games: SATED (PC Gaming Show) · Pipes.exe (PC Gaming Show) Updates: Militsioner new gameplay trailer at IGN Live 🦝 TANUKI: Pon’s Summer demo is live now on Steam — 2-3 hours of gameplay, save data carries to full game. Play it now ahead of Steam Next Fest. Critical Reflex and CR Channel are kicking off the summer showcase season with a wave of updates: a revamped Steam Next Fest demo for TANUKI: Pon’s Summer is live right now on Steam, two…
Publisher: Akupara Games (Los Angeles) New Partners: Pixeljam (est. 2006) · Behold Studios (est. 2009) New Releases: Cornhole Hero + Dino Jump — July 23, 2026 Catalog Additions: Chroma Squad · Out of Space (Behold) Catalog Additions: Dino Run DX · Grid Ranger · Last Horizon · Snowball! · Cheap Golf (Pixeljam) Akupara Games has announced two new publishing partnerships: with Pixeljam — the studio behind Dino Run, Gamma Bros, and some of the most-played browser games of the mid-2000s — and Behold Studios, the Brazilian team behind Chroma Squad and Out of Space. The announcement brings both studios’ back…
