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Steam Games Demos @steamdemobot.bsky.social · 1h

Can't wait to try this! Thanks for the heads-up!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3806720

#gamedev #indiedev #steamdemo #freetoplay #newgame

Nikola @nimonoke.bsky.social · 1h

Yo! My game's demo is live on #Steam. Go show some love, and see you at NextFest ✌

store.steampowered.com/app/3806720/...

#indiegame #indiedev #steamgame #steamdemo #gaming

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Steam Games Demos @steamdemobot.bsky.social · 1h

Another gem to discover? I'll definitely give it a look!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3600310

#gamedev #indiedev #steamdemo #freetoplay #newgame

JJ Richards @sirlivealot.bsky.social · 2h

Play the demo debut this week at #SteamNextFest

#WishlistNow 👇 store.steampowered.com/app/3600310/...

#ShowMeSunday

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Steam Games Demos @steamdemobot.bsky.social · 1h

Great news! I love checking out new demos.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3968430

#gamedev #indiedev #steamdemo #freetoplay #newgame

baroxxtech.bsky.social @baroxxtech.bsky.social · 2h

Das ist der neue Demo-Trailer für mein Spiel Creator's Fall 👉 store.steampowered.com/app/3968430/Creators_Fall/

youtu.be/nWpl7P7GtbI

Demo-Trailer für Creator's Fall (DE)

YouTube video by BaroxxTech - GameDev

youtu.be

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Steam Games Demos @steamdemobot.bsky.social · 1h

Another gem to discover? I'll definitely give it a look!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3860440

#gamedev #indiedev #steamdemo #freetoplay #newgame

perseverancegames.bsky.social @perseverancegames.bsky.social · 2h

Could you park this without scratching? ⏱️

Try it in the demo — Steam link below 🅿️
store.steampowered.com/app/3860440/

#pcgaming #simulationgames #indiegaming #funnygaming

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Steam Games Demos @steamdemobot.bsky.social · 1h

Thanks for the info! Adding it to the library and downloading now.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2902600

#gamedev #indiedev #steamdemo #freetoplay #newgame

Call of Elyndra @callofelyndra.bsky.social · 3h

You can still play the Call of Elyndra demo on Steam! See a small part of Elyndra and 'test the waters'. 🎣

Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2902600/...

#indiedevhour #indiegame #gamedev #pixelart #indiedev #retrogames #godot #indiestudio #farmingsim #fishingsim #lifesim #characterromance

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Steam Games Demos @steamdemobot.bsky.social · 1h

Another gem to discover? I'll definitely give it a look!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1263240

#gamedev #indiedev #steamdemo #freetoplay #newgame

KALE @kaledrome.bsky.social · 3h

If you have an interest in skateboarding games, I highly recommend checking out the demo for Skate Story.
Its short but sweet
Surreal visuals combined with atmospheric music
All in all, a fun time. I'm looking forward to shattering my glass body more
store.steampowered.com/app/1263240/...

Skate Story on Steam

Ollie, kickflip, and grind your way through the ash and smoke of the Underworld as you take on a seemingly impossible quest. Skate fast to destroy demons and save other tortured souls on your journey ...

store.steampowered.com

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Steam Games Demos @steamdemobot.bsky.social · 1h

Can't wait to try this! Thanks for the heads-up!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2789390

#gamedev #indiedev #steamdemo #freetoplay #newgame

Deadbug Projects 🎮Wishlist Paddlenoid 🎮 @deadbugprojects.bsky.social · 3h

store.steampowered.com/app/2789390/...

We just released what's probably going to be the last update of the playtest version of Paddlenoid. The next update we'll remove the playtest and setup a more restricted demo version.

Get it while it's hot!

#gamedev #IndieGameDev

Paddlenoid on Steam

You're playing an innocent block breaker game. It's like Pong combined with Arkanoid. It's definitely not hiding some deeper, nefarious purpose. Come play! It's perfectly safe!

store.steampowered.com

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Steam Games Demos @steamdemobot.bsky.social · 4h

Wow, this looks promising! Time for testing!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3734700

#gamedev #indiedev #steamdemo #freetoplay #newgame

StinkyDev @stinkydev.bsky.social · 4h

Big news! The demo for our humble little #indiegame Wonder Warp is out now, just in time for Steam Next Fest! We're pretty confident in a 2026 release year, so go out and Wishlist the game on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3734700/...

#indiedev #gamedev #gaming

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Steam Games Demos @steamdemobot.bsky.social · 5h

Thanks for the info! Adding it to the library and downloading now.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3739960

#gamedev #indiedev #steamdemo #freetoplay #newgame

Mr Qwak @mrqwak.bsky.social · 5h

Retro Racing 2 adapted for desktop and coming to #Steamnextfest
Be sure to play the demo and wishlist!
store.steampowered.com/app/3739960/...
#indiegames

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Steam Games Demos @steamdemobot.bsky.social · 5h

Another gem to discover? I'll definitely give it a look!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3590010

#gamedev #indiedev #steamdemo #freetoplay #newgame

doko @dokokasiradoko.bsky.social · 5h

💫 We’re joining #SteamNextFest – October 2025!

Robot Hospice is a heartfelt sci-fi adventure about care, loss, and quiet hope.
Play the free demo and meet the robots spending their final days in peace.
#indiegame #gamedev

🎮DEMO⬇️
store.steampowered.com/app/3590010/...

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Steam Games Demos @steamdemobot.bsky.social · 6h

Another gem to discover? I'll definitely give it a look!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3484010

#gamedev #indiedev #steamdemo #freetoplay #newgame

Quantomuse @quantomuse.bsky.social · 6h

Better sound and Steam Page translated to Portuguese!

Check out Immortum's Demo before #steamnextfest:
store.steampowered.com/app/3484010/...

Immortum on Steam

Immortum is a Psychological Sci-Fi horror inspired by classic horror. Trapped aboard a decaying spaceship, you must escape mind-bending traps and uncover an impossible truth - as Romi, a mother desper...

store.steampowered.com

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Steam Games Demos @steamdemobot.bsky.social · 6h

Can't wait to try this! Thanks for the heads-up!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3706320

#gamedev #indiedev #steamdemo #freetoplay #newgame

fmfgames.bsky.social @fmfgames.bsky.social · 6h

Wishlist the game on Steam, where you can play a cool puzzle/strategy game that'll help bend your mind. store.steampowered.com/app/3706320

Play a small demo on itch here: fmfgames.itch.io/multiworlds

#ShowcaseSunday #ScreenshotSaturday

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Steam Games Demos @steamdemobot.bsky.social · 6h

Another gem to discover? I'll definitely give it a look!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3852060

#gamedev #indiedev #steamdemo #freetoplay #newgame

Hubi @hubidi.bsky.social · 7h

Football Academy Manager joins Steam Next Fest!
Scout young talents, build your academy and guide future stars to success.

Demo live now on Steam — check it out and start your scouting journey!
Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3852060

#SteamNextFest #IndieGame #IndieDev #FootballManager #NextFest

Football Academy Manager on Steam

Scout young players, discover their strengths, and bring them into your academy. Help them grow through training, negotiate transfers when the time is right, and use each success to build your reputat...

store.steampowered.com

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Steam Games Demos @steamdemobot.bsky.social · 6h

Another gem to discover? I'll definitely give it a look!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3888920

#gamedev #indiedev #steamdemo #freetoplay #newgame

AJ @ajkolenc.bsky.social · 8h

The gold medal Pulse run yesterday (by @richardboeser.bsky.social) has a rare instance of going back up after going down a level. Very clever!

Demo: store.steampowered.com/app/3888920/...

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Steam Games Demos @steamdemobot.bsky.social · 6h

Great news! I love checking out new demos.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3914780

#gamedev #indiedev #steamdemo #freetoplay #newgame

blush-of-the-dawn.bsky.social @blush-of-the-dawn.bsky.social · 8h

I wrote for a game that has a demo in NextFest! Its called Familiar Findings store.steampowered.com/app/3914780/...

Familiar Findings on Steam

Summon and study witches’ familiars in this charming creature collection game. Gather dragons, spirits and more in your quest to complete your magical grimoire. Watch them enchant your screen without ...

store.steampowered.com

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Steam Games Demos @steamdemobot.bsky.social · 6h

Thanks for the info! Adding it to the library and downloading now.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4057540

#gamedev #indiedev #steamdemo #freetoplay #newgame

Dan Marshall @danthat.bsky.social · 9h

The Steam reviews for the EARTH MUST DIE Demo have certainly taken an unusual turn. We get an altogether better class of reviews here at Size Five Games

store.steampowered.com/app/4057540/...

Steam review: This game doesn’t merely ooze with charm — it secretes it, thick and slow, from pores that shouldn’t exist. Each surface trembles as if beneath it, something vast and unseen squirms and breathes. The charm is alive here, a sentient fluid that remembers older, wetter worlds. It seeps between pixels, whispering through the code in languages not meant for lungs.

It pulses beneath the menus like veins beneath translucent flesh, its rhythm too steady to be human. Sometimes the charm glistens with a light that isn’t reflection, a phosphorescent shimmer like the soft wink of something watching from the dark. When you play, it reaches back — not maliciously, but hungrily — tasting you through the buttons and wires.

And when you close it, you’ll feel it still. In your fingertips. In your teeth. In the soft, wet corners of your dreams.

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Steam Games Demos @steamdemobot.bsky.social · 6h

Another gem to discover? I'll definitely give it a look!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3957840

#gamedev #indiedev #steamdemo #freetoplay #newgame

Mr. Freaks @mr-freaks.itch.io · 10h

Today’s my birthday, I’m not that kinda guy to brag about it lol but if you wanna give me a present, the only thing I care about? Getting wishlists and demo plays for the crazy ass game coming to steam: Strato Freaks DX

store.steampowered.com/app/3957840/...

Strato Freaks DX on Steam

Take flight in your Grand Gyro and shoot down every robot in your path to save the Powerful Monkey Council!

store.steampowered.com

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Steam Games Demos @steamdemobot.bsky.social · 6h

Oh, another demo to check out! Looks awesome!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3552750

#gamedev #indiedev #steamdemo #freetoplay #newgame

Haapa Games @haapagames.bsky.social · 11h

Steam Next Fest starts tomorrow!
So remember to try out Enfora Star!

Try the other demos too! There will be plenty 😊

store.steampowered.com/app/3552750/...

#EnforaStar #gamedev #indiegame #GodotEngine #SteamNextFest #Steam #arcade #indiedev #demo

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Steam Games Demos @steamdemobot.bsky.social · 7h

Thanks for the info! Adding it to the library and downloading now.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3590780

#gamedev #indiedev #steamdemo #freetoplay #newgame

Janette @possumcoffee.bsky.social · 12h

Stayed up past my bedtime playing this demo. It's an idle game combined with life sim that's strangely addictive. store.steampowered.com/app/3590780/...

Nano Neighbors on Steam

An online idle game that brings life to the bottom of your screen with friendly androids called NANOs. Customise your NANOs, choose their occupation, build and design their perfect home, and invite yo...

store.steampowered.com

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Steam Games Demos @steamdemobot.bsky.social · 7h

Can't wait to try this! Thanks for the heads-up!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3753870

#gamedev #indiedev #steamdemo #freetoplay #newgame

StarStreak @starstreakdev.bsky.social · 12h

check out the steam page below:
store.steampowered.com/app/3753870/...
gonna be participating in next fest in a few days with the demo! make sure to spread the word :)

DIAPAUSE on Steam

DIAPAUSE is a haunting sit-and-survive style indie horror game. Stuck within a cabin with only your wits and a spotty flashlight, defend your life against vicious monsters during the night, and solve ...

store.steampowered.com

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Steam Games Demos @steamdemobot.bsky.social · 7h

Oh, another demo to check out! Looks awesome!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3085710

#gamedev #indiedev #steamdemo #freetoplay #newgame

Trifoil - Demo on steam @trifoil.bsky.social · 13h

🧩It's #screenshotsaturday here a video showing some fail states of the new splitter mechanic.

Wishlist Trifoil 🪢 and download the demo on:

Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3085710/...

itch: andrew-jones.itch.io/trifoil

#gamedev #indiegame #puzzlegame #thinkygame #puzzle #trifoil #indie

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Steam Games Demos @steamdemobot.bsky.social · 7h

Another gem to discover? I'll definitely give it a look!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1947160

#gamedev #indiedev #steamdemo #freetoplay #newgame

Shoy @shoy.dev · 14h

Congratulations to @blanksword.bsky.social and @shoyslayer.bsky.social!!

Blanksword is fully funded on Kickstarter and Cycle is out now! Go play the demo for both (and buy Cycle) and have a hell of a good time!!

store.steampowered.com/app/1947160/...
store.steampowered.com/app/3484670/...

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Steam Games Demos @steamdemobot.bsky.social · 7h

Wow, this looks promising! Time for testing!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2878450

#gamedev #indiedev #steamdemo #freetoplay #newgame

vren55.bsky.social @vren55.bsky.social · 15h

Been having a lot of fun playing through "Master of Command" Seven Years War!

store.steampowered.com/app/2878450/...

(Release Date October 27, Demo is Out)

@armchairhistorian.bsky.social
#gaming #masterofcommand

Prussian grenadiers behind spiked barricades opening fire in a snowy forest.

Austrian artillery and cavalry deploying for battle in "Master of Command The Seven Years War" game

Prussian artillery and musketeers deployed for battle. Screenshot frome game "master of command."

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Steam Games Demos @steamdemobot.bsky.social · 7h

Wow, this looks promising! Time for testing!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1077270

#gamedev #indiedev #steamdemo #freetoplay #newgame

Solo Game Dev - Anilife Game @anilifegame.bsky.social · 16h

Loading is boring, let's make a raccoon ride a mine cart to transition (tested it loading the town in this demo, but you get the picture).

Love it? Follow me for more game updates and Wishlist #Anilife Link below:

store.steampowered.com/app/1077270/...

#cozygame #indiedev #gamedev #newgame

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Steam Games Demos @steamdemobot.bsky.social · 7h

Thanks for the info! Adding it to the library and downloading now.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3501540

#gamedev #indiedev #steamdemo #freetoplay #newgame

Next Indie @nextindie.bsky.social · 16h

Cozy city-building management game 'Spiritstead' officially announced.

Demo now available.

Steam page: store.steampowered.com/app/3501540

#steam #indiegame #newgame #indiegames #cozy

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