Short on extracurricular time? Or, trying to figure out what game to tackle next? Either way, check out these exciting (Steam) demos which could help fill in that limited free time or possibly lead you to your next big play!
Reverie Knights Tactics
Play the one hour prologue to this beautiful, hand-drawn, tactical RPG which will allow players to customize, craft, battle, and make decisions which will affect the storyline.
Developer: 40 Giants Entertainment
Genre: RPG
Release: Fall 2021
Platforms: PC, XB1, Xbox Series X, Switch, PS4, PS5
Website
Steam Demo
Demon Turf
The demo for this 3D platformer starring a young demon vying to be the underworld queen, includes the first area of the game as well as a tutorial, side quests, and weekly competitive trials.
Developer: Fabraz (Slime-San creators)
Genre: Platformer
Release: 2021
Platforms: Steam, Epic Games, XB1, Xbox Series X, PS4, PS5, Switch
Website
Steam Demo
The Outbound Ghost
Enjoy a 20-40 minute play of this adorable game, influenced by the likes of Undertale and Paper Mario, which follows the adventures of a ghost trying to figure out the cause of its own death.
Developer: Conradical Games
Genre: Adventure
Release: 2022
Platforms: Steam, Switch
Kickstarter
Steam Demo
Trifox
Choose 1 of 3 available playstyles and tryout the 1st level of the game in this abbreviated introduction to the colorful world of Trifox, a top-down twin stick action adventurer, inspired heavily by classic platformers.
Developer: Glowfish Interactive
Genre: Shooter/Platformer/Adventure
Release: TBA
Platforms: PC, PS4, PS5, XB1, Xbox Series X, Switch
Website
Steam Demo
Kitaria Fables
Farm, fight, meet fellow villagers, craft, and much more in the demo for this incredibly cute title that’s a blend of action RPG and farming simulator.
Developer: Twin Hearts
Genre: Action RPG/Farm Sim
Release: September 2nd
Platforms: PC, XB1, Xbox Series X, PS4, PS5, Switch
Website
Steam Demo
City of Beats
Groove, shoot, and loot in a city driven by music, as you explore the first chapter of this very cool, rogue-lite title, that’s made even for those who aren’t so great at rhythm games.
Developer: Torched Hill
Genre: Music/Action
Release: 2022
Platform: PC
Website
Steam Demo
Moo Lander
Use spectacular shields and weapons, battle a wide variety of cow bosses, solve puzzles, and more as you search for the source of infinite milk, in this 2D platforming adventure demo that offers both single player and multiplayer (PvP, PvE) gameplay.
Developer: The Sixth Hammer
Genre: Platformer/Action
Release: Spring 2022
Platforms: PC, XB1, PS4, Switch
Website
Steam Demo
Astra: Fading Stars
Explore, solve puzzles, fight, and platform in the demo for this action metroidvania where the stars must be restored before the world falls into darkness.
Developer: Dimension Omega
Genre: Platformer/Metroidvania
Release: TBD
Platform: PC
Website
Steam Demo
Justin Wack and the Big Time Hack
“Hack” into the demo of this humorous, 90’s inspired, point and click adventure about love, time travel, and scary robots.
Developer: Warm Kitten
Genre: Point & Click/Adventure
Release: End of 2021
Platform: PC
Website
Steam Demo
Reina & Jericho
Collect, fight, explore, and bend time to your will in the demo for this precision platformer, about rescuing a prisoner from an evil tyrant’s fortress and revisiting the past until you succeed at your mission.
Developer: Reclamation Games
Genre: Platformer/Action
Release: 2021
Platforms: Steam, Switch, PS5, Itch.io, Xbox Series S/X
Website
Steam Demo
Sources: Various Developer websites, Steam
