EPISODE · Mar 5, 2026 · 38 MIN
Steam Next Fest demos that you should try
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There were a lot of awesome Steam Next Fest demos this year (and some depressing ones), let us point you to some that are worth trying! There's a bunch in the show notes. Plus, hear Brody talk about going back to Hollow Knight after conquering Silksong.MORE PLACES TO FIND USCrubscribe ► https://bit.ly/CrubcastGet the show early and get exclusive content at our Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/crubOur Crubcasts are recorded LIVE at https://www.twitch.tv/crub_official every Tuesday at 7pm Eastern, with EXCLUSIVE Pre- and Post-ShowsJoin our Discord ► https://crub.org/joinBird App ► https://twitter.com/crubofficialPodcasts are available on Apple, Google, Spotify, and other platforms are available at ► https://crub.orgSHOW NOTESHere are the games we mention that aren't huge AAA things you already know the name of:https://store.steampowered.com/app/2524850/Denshattack/https://store.steampowered.com/app/2769240/Wax_Heads/https://store.steampowered.com/app/2640950/Scott_Pilgrim_EX/https://store.steampowered.com/app/3417530/Panzer_Dragoon_Zwei_Remake/https://store.steampowered.com/app/3265700/Vampire_Crawlers_The_Turbo_Wildcard_from_Vampire_Survivors/https://store.steampowered.com/app/2740750/Rollin_Rascal/https://store.steampowered.com/app/2240620/UNBEATABLE/https://store.steampowered.com/app/1374860/Nocturne/And here are links to Chris' "I meant to try these because they looked cool, but didn't have time" demos:The Takeover 2 (Streets of Rage styled game)https://store.steampowered.com/app/4425280/Takeover_2_Demo/Petal Crash 2 (A cool Panel de Pon-vibe falling block puzzle game)https://store.steampowered.com/app/2697670/Petal_Crash_2/People of Note (Turn-based RPG musical)https://store.steampowered.com/app/1626170/People_of_Note/Airframe Ultra (PS1 aesthetic racing game, seriously, click this link)https://store.steampowered.com/app/2522120/Airframe_Ultra/Woodrot (trippy adventure game, don't know much about it but it caught my eye)https://store.steampowered.com/app/4410770/WOODROT_Demo_Oswalds_Dream/MMO 98 (incremental game with a Windows 98 theme)https://store.steampowered.com/app/3907940/MMO_98/Gambonanza (Balatro x Chess apparently?)https://store.steampowered.com/app/4256840/Gambonanza_Demo/Wanderburg (Roguelike where you control a big moving wooden fortress)https://store.steampowered.com/app/4268810/Wanderburg_Demo/Bobo Bay (Indie take on the Chao Garden from the Sonic Advenure games)https://store.steampowered.com/app/3110830/Bobo_Bay_Demo/The Last Gas Station (Cute looking game where you manage a gas station, maybe there's a conspiracy?)https://store.steampowered.com/app/4071600/The_Last_Gas_Station_Demo/Pro Jank Footy (Bills itself as an arcade-y comedy-sports game)https://store.steampowered.com/app/3621330/Pro_Jank_Footy/Croak (2D platformer where you play as a frog with a tongue grapple)https://store.steampowered.com/app/4408590/Croak_Demo/Pluto (Bizarre looking roguelike deckbuilder, you'll know if you're in or not from one screenshot)https://store.steampowered.com/app/4103070/Pluto_Demo/TODAY'S CRUBCAST HOSTSBrody: https://www.youtube.com/@RACROXChris: https://www.youtube.com/@MykonosFanJustin: https://www.youtube.com/@WorldFamousJtart9CHAPTERS00:00 Sorry, Hollow Knight fans00:40 Denshattack!04:02 Wax Heads05:50 Scott Pilgrim EX09:59 Panzer Dragoon Zwei Remake13:28 Vampire Crawlers15:26 Hollow Knight in a post-Silksong world25:48 Justin finished Metaphor Refantazio!28:15 Touching on the Marathon Server SLAM29:48 Chris HUNTS and GATHERS his thoughts on an NDA-ed beta test33:04 A surprise Rollin' Rascal mention ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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