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Tachi Lax

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Tachi Lax @tachilax.bsky.social · 3h

I forgor to talk about it, but yeah the game is also a bit bugged physics-wise.
Which factors into the "more potent upgrades needed" since the store cart you get is VERY unreliable.
It's path-locked, can send you haywire and has no auto-fill mode that would let you put a good number of items in it.

Tachi Lax @tachilax.bsky.social · 6h

Alright !
I'm done spamming for this edition of #NextFest !

AI crap was excessively abundant, "Metroidvania" tag is still worthless and used for anything and everything under the sun.
Though there's some fun ones, "survivor" clones are still legion.

Still found some good gems in the middle of all.

Tachi Lax @tachilax.bsky.social · 6h

Also didn't bother trying on SteamDeck after I saw everyone scream P2W on the forums when checking for non-QWERTY support.

These dumpsterfire predatory games should go back to the trash where they belong.

And that's insulting for trash cans.

Tachi Lax @tachilax.bsky.social · 6h

52. Crystal of Atlan
store.steampowered.com/app/3839850/...
MMOP2W with some RPG inside to justify microtransactions.
Didn't bother getting past the tutorial because QWERTY-locked & 1~4 skills means I can't use 4/5th of the special attacks, which is BS.
GachaSucks/10
Nope.

Crystal of Atlan on Steam

Crystal of Atlan is a Magicpunk MMO Action RPG where you can immerse yourself in a Magicpunk world. Build your skills, fight and uncover the secrets of this world with your allies! Time to embark on a...

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Tachi Lax @tachilax.bsky.social · 6h

51. Bubsy 4D
store.steampowered.com/app/3237970/...
3D platformer.
Writing is obnoxious, though I'm told that was "on brand" for Bubsy.
The gameplay is, however, more than solid enough to warrant a look at this game if you like 3D platformers.
Yarn/10
May wishlist.

Bubsy 4D on Steam

The infamous, wise-cracking bobcat has returned to 3D in a new platforming adventure. Bubsy is back with new challenges, new moves, and even more purrsonality. Run, jump, glide, and roll across alien ...

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Tachi Lax @tachilax.bsky.social · 6h

It's actually already out, I already brought it, and already 100% it...

It's fun, and I like it enough to let the devs have their bucks.
Be forewarned though: it's VERY short. Like "under a couple of hours to get all achievements" kind of short.

Tachi Lax @tachilax.bsky.social · 6h

50. More Sushi!
store.steampowered.com/app/4011490/...
Classic clicker/idle game with a funny concept and a weirdly nice artstyle.
Exactly what you'd expect: main layer, prestige layer.
That's about it.
I like incremental games though :P
NumberGoUp/10
Wishlisted

More Sushi! Demo on Steam

More Sushi! is a short incremental game about running a conveyor belt sushi restaurant. Serve customers, buy upgrades, hire helpers, and unlock new sushi! Pay off the owner's debt, then turn used plat...

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Tachi Lax @tachilax.bsky.social · 6h

49. Outhold
store.steampowered.com/app/3781820/...
Tower defense with a skill tree between tries.
What you'd expect. Classic, solid, nice.
Not much more to say.
Pew/10
May wishlist.

Outhold Demo on Steam

Outhold is a short, minimalistic incremental game that blends tower defense strategy with a deep meta-progression. Carve your own way through the sprawling skill tree, unlock powerful upgrades, and de...

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Tachi Lax @tachilax.bsky.social · 6h

48. Pixelogic: Nonograms Unlimited
store.steampowered.com/app/3677530/...
Nonogram game.
Exactly what you'd expect.
Good options for beginner and/or cozy gaming.
Also works perfectly well on the SteamDeck making it an easy time killer when you're waiting on an appointment.
Pixels/10
May wishlist

Pixelogic: Nonograms Unlimited on Steam

Reveal hidden pixel art pictures using logic & deduction in this classic nonogram game. With an included puzzle creator, new logic puzzles delivered daily, and a massive back catalog of 6,000+ puz...

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Tachi Lax @tachilax.bsky.social · 6h

47. Soba's Gunpaw
store.steampowered.com/app/3924360/...
Incremental not-so-survivors ?
Walk cat. Cat with guns. Guns to attack cars and dogs and down the defense of other cats that give kisses. The buy upgrade tree.
No, I'm not kidding.
It's way too fun.
Meow/10
May wishlist.

Soba's Gunpaw Demo on Steam

Soba’s Gunpaw is a Short Incremental - Bullet Heaven game. Destroy everything, collect resources, then choose upgrades from a massive skill tree! Designed to be completed in around 4 hours.

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Tachi Lax @tachilax.bsky.social · 6h

46. Soul's Remnant
store.steampowered.com/app/3451980/...
2D Side Scrolling MMORPG
Yes, I'm as surprised as you are. Demos aren't exactly a staple for the MMORPG genre.
It's a nice little game. Reminds me of Mapple Story.
Grind/10
May wishlist.

Soul's Remnant on Steam

Soul's Remnant is a 2D platformer MMORPG focused on social gameplay and exploration! Customize your character, and conquer dungeons and bosses in this mysterious world. Play with friends or make new o...

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Tachi Lax @tachilax.bsky.social · 6h

45. Leaf Blower Co
store.steampowered.com/app/3720140/...
Returning from last NextFest.
It crashed for me last time, now it works !
It's pretty easy to push the leaves, and you even have a shredding vacuum that makes it even easier.
It's simple, cozy & relaxing.
CleanGarden/10
Wishlisted.

Leaf Blower Co. Demo on Steam

A calming, cosy game to get in the zone and blow your worries away. Autumn Falls provides a tranquil setting, with picturesque visuals and a relaxing soundtrack to really find your Zen while you clear...

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Tachi Lax @tachilax.bsky.social · 6h

44. Skigill
store.steampowered.com/app/3657180/...
Survivors, but the map is a skill tree.
Meta tree for progression: more skill nodes in run => more meta upgrade money.
Fun concept. A bit difficult to read since everything is yellow on purple. I hate the rushing mobs lol.
Wizard/10
May wishlist

Skigill on Steam

Fight! Collect! Explore! Experiment! Survive! Master the SKIGILL, a large skill tree spanning the entire battleground, to power your character and survive waves of enemies. Unlock upgrades, weapons, a...

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Tachi Lax @tachilax.bsky.social · 6h

43. My Wife Threw Out My Card Collection (So I Bought a Dump to Find Them All)
store.steampowered.com/app/4027860/...
Collect stuff and upgrade your abilities.
Basic principle: works well enough and fun.
May need some more potent upgrades for collecting non-trash items.
JapaneseTitle/10
Wishlisted

My Wife Threw Out My Card Collection (So I Bought a Dump to Find Them All) ⭐ Demo on Steam

Cozy trash-cleaning simulator. Dig a dump, find ultra-rare streamer cards, rescue tangled birds, and chill.

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Tachi Lax @tachilax.bsky.social · 7h

42. Maktala: Slime Lootfest
store.steampowered.com/app/4005560/...
Incremental game.
The demo was very good... BUT.
It offers an in-game currency for wishlisting.
Sleazy way to inflate the visibility of the game through fake wishlist.
I don't think this should be tolerated.
ReportedToSteam/10
No.

Maktala: Slime Lootfest on Steam

An incremental adventure where every battle unlocks new ways to slay hordes of monsters, collect powerful loot, master skills, and uncover tons of content.

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Tachi Lax @tachilax.bsky.social · 7h

41. A Game About Feeding a Black Hole
store.steampowered.com/app/3694480/...
Incremental game
Upgrade tree
A good concept that the demo shows well. I have not a single bad thing to say about it: good game concept & good execution.
SUCK/10
Wishlisted

A Game About Feeding A Black Hole on Steam

A short incremental game about feeding a Black Hole matter by destroying Asteroids, Planets, and Stars.

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Tachi Lax @tachilax.bsky.social · 7h

40. Powerwash Simulator 2
store.steampowered.com/app/2968420/...
Tried it before the NextFest.
Forced me into a controller schemes for the menus, rendering them inaccessible.
I don't understand such a regression when the first game had no such issue.
FixIt/10
Not wishlisted with this horrid bug

PowerWash Simulator 2 on Steam

PowerWash Simulator is back, bubbling with fresh locations, soap-erior equipment and splashy features. Effortlessly transform soiled surroundings into clean, serene scenes, solo or with pals. Satisfac...

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Tachi Lax @tachilax.bsky.social · 7h

39. Familiar Findings
store.steampowered.com/app/3914780/...
Desktop monster collector idler.
Cute & cozy.
Sits on your desktop while you do other stuff.
Summon, fuse & put them on desktop for passive gen.
I prefer to go all in when I play, but I understand the appeal.
Dragons/10
Not wishlisited.

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 ...

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Tachi Lax @tachilax.bsky.social · 7h

38. Incredicer
store.steampowered.com/app/4016660/...
Incremental game with dice.
A bit slow at the start, heavy on manually moving the mouse around to throw dice.
Once the ball gets rolling, goes pretty fast.
6-sidedOnly/10
Might wishlist

Incredicer Demo on Steam

Incredicer is an incremental dice game where you roll dice, earn money, upgrade and buy helper hands to automate and increase your income.

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Tachi Lax @tachilax.bsky.social · 7h

It's funny because while it's obtuse in its interface and such, the actual game also manages to become a bit repetitive.

Like you find a solution, then just copy-paste it to win. It really needs to explain itself better and find a way to force player to engage more with its mechanics.

Tachi Lax @tachilax.bsky.social · 7h

37. Node Math
store.steampowered.com/app/3724920/...
Incremental math game.
Cool concept. Straightforward in what it wants you to do, yet explains little about what the upgrades can be or how to get them.
When is the change ? I'm already bored of copy-pasting 1s and +s.
ABitObtuse/10
Not wishlisted

Node Math Demo on Steam

Node Math is a simple, idle-factory game about combining numbers with math operators, unlocking new stuff, and making money go brrr!

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Tachi Lax @tachilax.bsky.social · 7h

For some reason, on my main computer it lagged while using no GPU ?
Clearly it was the animations and all that, but my PC is more powerful than my SteamDeck, so I wonder what was up with that.

I upgraded drivers and nothing changed...
Maybe W10 problems ? Honestly I'm baffled.
Cool game tho.

Tachi Lax @tachilax.bsky.social · 7h

36. Kin and Quarry
store.steampowered.com/app/3505770/...
Incremental Miner with some roguelike
Mine resets every "day", get more helpers and upgrade them and your clicks to mine deeper.
Fun and easy to get into. Addictive.
WARNING: worked better on steam deck than on main PC
Foxes/10
Wishlisted.

Kin and Quarry on Steam

An incremental mining adventure where you must dig into the earth to recover essence for your sacred Evertree. Mine, drill, and blast your way to the deepest depths, discovering rare artifacts and rec...

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Tachi Lax @tachilax.bsky.social · 7h

I wanted to call it "spaghetti simulator", but that's just how I play these games: turn of your brain, put conveyors wherever they fit, don't clean up after and make a bigger mess.

Tachi Lax @tachilax.bsky.social · 7h

35. Cubetory
store.steampowered.com/app/3462770/...
Factory sim
Production lines to pain & stamp cubes into recipes that become resources to unlock more colors and recipes and...
More complexity isn't my kind of reward motivation.
ConveyorHellscape/10
Not for me but fun for people that like it !

Cubetory Demo on Steam

Build a huge factory on a tiny island! Resources are scarce and unique - tweak and optimize everything for peak efficiency. Start with simple painted cubes, unlock 100+ upgrades, and scale up to compl...

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