Adventure game demo round-up for Steam Next Fest – February 2024

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If February's got you feeling the winter blahs (or the summer wilts on the south side of the world), then there's no better time for a new Steam Next Fest! As always, there will be loads of livesteams and developer chats throughout the week, but our focus here is on the abundance of shiny new demos released! No matter what your preference, there's sure to be something here to appeal to every adventure game fan. But act soon, as many of these demos can only be played until the end of the event on February 12th! More new demos will be added here as they become available, so be sure to check back for any more additions if you're looking for something new to try out.

Aarik and the Ruined Kingdom

Developer: Shatterproof Games

Release date: May 24, 2024

Guide Aarik through wreck and ruin in this relaxing perspective puzzle adventure where the puzzle is your environment. Travel through castles, forests, deserts, swamps and tundra. Explore a myriad of unique levels in search of your mother in a quest to pull your family back together. Using your fathers crown repair, rework and rewind to mend your broken world.

Download link for Windows PC

Back to Hearth

Developer: Podoba Interactive

Release date: Coming soon

The Calamity devastated all the houses of this small forest village, depriving it of laughter, conversation, and life. You now need to confront the consequences of the tragedy, repair all the damage, and restore every home to order by creating a sense of comfort in each one to entice the residents to return home.

Download link for Windows PC

Botany Manor

Developer: Balloon Studios

Release date: Q2 2024

The enduring estate of Botany Manor is home to retired botanist Arabella Greene. After a long career, she has amassed a collection of rare, long-forgotten plants that require some research to help them live again. Play as Arabella and explore the stunning historic manor and its grounds to look for clues in her notes, books, posters, and items scattered around the residence to determine the correct set of circumstances to help the flora flourish. Unlock new seeds and plant them. Interactable items around the property that can be turned and flipped will provide information to help you solve each gardening puzzle, grow the plants, and discover their mysterious qualities.

Download link for Windows PC

Bride into the Cave

Developer: Flower_Official

Release date: Q1 2024

In a serene, secluded ancient town in Xiangxi,  ancient secrets surround the tradition of the Cave Bride: Once a beautiful girl is chosen to become the new bride of the cave deity, her soul vanishes from the mortal world. This time, however, a girl named Miao Fei embarks from a mysterious mountain cave on a journey to uncover the truth behind the legend, and perhaps rescue herself. As revelations unfold, reality may prove more mundane than imagination, yet also more cruel.

Download link for Windows PC

Cabernet

Developer: Party for Introverts

Release date: 2024

Change is brewing, threatening the established ways of alluring supernatural aristocrats. Guide Liza, a young vampire struggling with her morality and the supernatural world she has been pulled into. Will you retain your humanity or descend further into the horror you have become?

Download link for Windows PC

The Cadet Files: Scene Unseen

Developer: Lidya Art

Release date: Coming soon (early access)

As a trainee agent on the verge of graduation, dive into a world of intricate crimes and captivating mysteries, using your tablet to solve puzzles and find hidden objects. Test your detective skills in a world of intrigue! Unravel mysteries, master new challenges,progress through levels.

Download link for Windows PC

Camera Anima

Developer: EXP-resso Mutt

Release date: Coming soon

On the Floating Isles of Awyr, citizens live in a society where their livelihoods and social status are defined by the masks or “Faces” they wear. Though attitudes are slowly changing towards the Face system, there are rumors that those who wander the streets at night without a Face become prey to the Artisan, doomed to turn up as a stylistically arranged corpse. His last known victim was found five years ago, but he’s never been caught. Only Essie truly knows what happened that night. Explore through her memories to uncover the mystery of the Artisan.

Download link for Windows, Mac and Linux

Chicken Police: Into The HIVE!

Developer: The Wild Gentlemen

Release date: Coming soon

As society in Clawville slowly begins to collapse, Sonny and Marty embark to crack the biggest case of their lives — one that will take them into the insect underworld and force them to face the darkest reaches of their past. Gather clues, interrogate suspects, and use your creativity to solve problems in a variety of ways to uncover a world-shattering conspiracy. Will the legendary cocks come up with a plan as they step into the secrets of the shrouded insect underworld, or will they have to wing it once more?

Download link for Windows PC

Cyber Manhunt: New World

Developer: Aluba Studio

Release date: To be announced

In the wake of the "Eternal Code" incident and hacker Van's disappearance, the world tightens its internet laws. Meanwhile, Titan Corporation emerges at the forefront with a pioneering AI project that promises hope. But while the deeper integration of AI into daily life offers unmatched ease, it comes at the cost of creeping into private realms. Playing an AI assistant born from Titan Corporation, you must navigate this reality by tackling intricate social engineering tasks inspired by real-world hacking incidents. Your mission will test your programming against ethical conundrums, as you determine whether AI heralds a utopia or a stealthy descent into dystopia.

Download link for Windows PC

Daemon Masquerade

Developer: Callum Page

Release date: 2024

The reclusive Detective Lambda and the Daemon of Records, Biblios, are the 7th and final pair of contestants in the 93rd Daemon Masquerade. Charged with uncovering the names and Daemonic powers of the other six competitors, they have only 7 days to unmask their opponents, or else they will be erased from existence. To make matters worse, it seems their adversaries are willing to kill to protect their identities. It's time for the ultimate battle of wits!

Download link for Windows PC

Death of the Reprobate

Developer: Joe Richardson

Release date: Coming soon

Immortal John is dying. As his last surviving heir, you have been summoned to hear his dying wish. Will he ask you to avenge his death!? To murder all those who have wronged him!!? To bring to fruition his life-long plan to topple the ruling elite from within, shattering the balance of power, and ultimately saving the world!!!? Or will he simply ask you to stop being such a c***? It’s the last one, in a game full of slow burning simple pleasures ... until the Devil gets involved.

Download link for Windows PC

Death Trick: Double Blind

Developer: Misty Mountain Studio

Release date: Q1 2024

Set in mid-twentieth century America at the height of traveling circus popularity, Death Trick: Double Blind is a unique pulp art-inspired interactive story in which the star magician of Morgan's Traveling Circus goes missing. To unravel the mystery, players must divide and conquer, gathering information as two unique protagonists: one a fellow magician and colleague of the victim, and the other a private eye grappling with a bout of amnesia.

Download link for Windows and Mac

Detective: Ritual of the Sea

Developer: InterStudio

Release date: To be announced

Step into the shoes of an experienced detective and uncover dark secrets while solving criminal cases. You'll face stressful decision-making moments, reconstruct crime scenes, and utilize cutting-edge technology for evidence analysis. Your mission will be to discover motives and connections between suspects, spot lies and inconsistencies in testimonies, interrogate witnesses to unveil the truth, collaborate with other law enforcement agencies, gather evidence, and apply deduction and reasoning to solve the most complex criminal cases.

Download link for Windows PC

Duck Detective: The Secret Salami

Developer: Happy Broccoli Games

Release date: 2024

Solving crime is no walk in the pond. You are a down-on-his-luck detective who also happens to be a duck. Use your powers of de-duck-tion to inspect evidence, fill in the blanks, and bust the case wide open, in a narrative mystery adventure where nothing is quite as it seems.

Download link for Windows, Mac and Linux

Dyschrononia: Chronos Alternate – Dual Edition

Developer: IzanagiGames, MyDearest Inc.

Release date: March 27, 2024

Welcome to Astrum Close, a far-flung future metropolis, where the crime rate is just 0.001%. When the city’s founder Professor Albert Rumford is murdered, your mission, as Supervisor Hal Scion, is to solve the unprecedented, theoretically impossible case. Explore a city steeped in mystery as you seek the truth, and use your special ability to dive into the memories lingering in items you find.

Download link for Windows PC (VR supported)

An English Haunting

Developer: Postmodern Adventures

Release date: 2024

A madness for spiritualism has gripped London in 1907. Séances and theatrical shows where spirits make contact with their living families are all the rage, and there are a legion of investigators trying to discover the secrets of the supernatural. Among them, Professor Patrick Moore stands at the forefront, and he is now at a crossroads ‒ he's got 72 hours to prove the existence of the Great Beyond or else his Metapsychic Investigations Department will shut down forever. Racing against the clock, with the help of a fake medium named Beatrice Shaw, he must complete a prototype of the Box of Revelations, an artefact devised by his missing mentor that enables seeing dimensions hidden in our reality. Building this device will take him from the foggy streets of London to the steep shores of Scotland, and finally to 31 Benwell Street, known as the most haunted manor of England.

Download link for Windows PC

Exit: A Biodelic Adventure

Developer: neuosaur

Release date: Q1 2024

Biofactories  can generate virtual realities, but an epidemic is ravaging the human race, infecting people's neuronet implants and enslaving them to the mysterious Worm. You'll end up locked underwater with a giant ichthyoserver, trip on biogenic hallucinations and even get tied up among mutant beetles. You'll program sentient tangles of tentacles with foreign genes! Don't forget your own body, of course: you'll give yourself extra fingers, lend your eye to a biorobot for espionage, and even let your nose run off and whiff some spores for a while. You'll even enter your own spine! But having entered this brave new world, can you find the Exit?

Download link for Windows and Linux

Follow the Meaning

Developer: HiKing Mind Studio

Release date: Q2 2024

What is happening on the other side of the wall in a peculiar town filled with folk who feel increasingly threatened by the rising authority of the hospital and its doctors. Join seasoned detective Paul Trilby on his quest to explore his odd little wall-divided society and uncover the secret experiments conducted in the mysterious facility on the other side of the wall.

Download link for Windows and Mac

Fomography

Developer: Brendan Keesing

Release date: Coming soon

What are we without the photos of our past? As an elderly man losing his memory, you have been tasked to go back as a boy and relive his life. Remember the joy of living, the places you've been, the people you've met. Even those small fleeting details that we forget soon after they happen. Even the traumas, the things that we'd rather forget. Every snapshot is a key to unlock the next revelation. Roam through lush Australian forests, dive into subterranean caves, and soak in the atmosphere of bustling towns that pulse with life. Your adventure takes you wherever your camera points.

Download link for Windows PC

Freja

Developer: Retroactive Fort

Release date: February 2024

Freja is a first-person psychological thriller about exploration, immersion and discovery, a thrilling experience about confronting your inner demons. Explore the remnants of an old high school as you help a woman with PTSD and selective amnesia as she tries to puzzle together her traumatic past.

Download link for Windows PC

Gift

Developer: Toydium, Million Edge

Release date: May 8, 2024

The protagonist wakes up to find himself on a sinking luxury cruise ship. Now he must attempt to escape to help his fellow passengers escape the ship before it's too late. But it won't be easy, as the tilt and water level of the ship are constantly changing, and the situation can vary dramatically depending on the timing, even in the same location.

Download link for Windows PC

The Gloomy Juncture

Developer: Subtales Studio

Release date: 2024

A gunshot sets events in motion. You take the role of a mundane person with a simple life, but the consequences of the shooting are on a collision course with your fate until the curtain call. You need to make sense of what you learn and solve puzzles in order to unveil the truth behind this intricate narrative. Who shot the gun? Who is the victim? Are you being driven to the edge of insanity?

Download link for Windows PC

Harold Halibut

Developer: Slow Bros.

Release date: 2024

Harold Halibut is a hand-crafted narrative game about friendship and life on a city-sized spaceship submerged in an alien ocean. Join Harold as he explores a vibrant retro-future world full of unique, fully voiced inhabitants, while he does his best to maintain the spaceship and find the true meaning of "home."

Download link for Windows PC

Helping Ani

Developer: Yarny Games

Release date: Coming soon

Play as Hajime, a boy who has to take something to his girlfriend, Ani. But be careful, as the woods will be full of traps and strange creatures! Talk to the "people" you find in the vast forest, solve puzzles and learn the real history.

Download link for Windows PC

Hope

Developer: Hope

Release date: Coming soon

Welcome to the Utopian world of dreams. Everything is in order, Classes are rigid, and there is no freedom here, only obedience. But there are few risk-takers. If you don't want to be someone else's tool, you must make a choice an escape this world.

Download link for Windows PC

INDIKA

Developer: Odd Meter

Release date: Q1 2024

Download link for Windows PC

Islands of Insight

Developer: Lunarch Studios

Release date: February 13, 2024

Assume the role of a Seeker on a peaceful journey rich in exploration and puzzle-solving. Your goal is to find and solve the game’s many puzzles as you let your curiosity guide you through a breathtaking open world of floating islands, where the answer is always in sight. Interact and collaborate to solve puzzles alongside friends and other online players or enjoy this tranquil experience as a solo adventure.

Download link for Windows PC

Last Dissent: Lockdown

Developer: Last Dissent

Release date: Q1 2024

You have been sentenced to the horrors of the modern apartment with your phone. Your phone would never lie to you. Request friendship, drink coffee, commit crimes. This is not a psychological experiment. There are rules but they can be broken.

Download link for Windows PC

Little Astronaut

Developer: Veloneer Games

Release date: Coming soon

The radio connection with Mars has been lost. The base's crew has been infected by an alien epidemic and the massive Martian base has suddenly gone dard. The engineer, Peter Sky, embarks on a repair mission. Navigate through the malfunctioning Martian base, confronting obstacles using computers, electrical systems, solar panels, and other tools to find out what happened!

Download link for Windows PC

Lost in Space

Developer: Scary Robot

Release date: To be announced

Play as Will Robinson, who needs your help to solve the mystery of his missing Jupiter 2 crewmates. After being trapped in a cave on a late night rock hunting excursion, Will returns to the spaceship, only to find that it's been attacked during the night! You'll team up with Dr. Zachery Smith and B9, the Robot, to unravel the story behind the disappearance of Will's parents, his sisters Judy and Penny, and Major Don West. Their journey will take them on a perilous adventure across various locations from deep dangerous caves to convict-filled derelict spaceships!

Download link for Windows PC

Lost Twins II

Developer: Playdew

Release date: 2024

Guide Abi and Ben on their journey to find a way back home across a whimsical polygonal playground. Is the mystical Fenghuang leading them home or steering them down a rabbit hole? The twins must move across platforms, engage in challenging puzzles, swap tiles to create a path for each other, overcome obstacles and reach the portal to reunite and find their way back home while helping and interacting with friendly strangers along the way.

Download link for Windows and Mac

LumineNight

Developer: Spickasoft

Release date: 2024

In the city of Summerset, USA, in the 1950s, you play as Detective Kelvin Foster and his only daughter – the self-proclaimed Detective Selen Foster – to unravel the secrets of a series of unresolved murders spanning an entire decade. Interrogate, infiltrate, solve puzzles, and explore crime scenes to gather testimony and evidence. Only then will the truth hidden behind the serial murders be revealed.

Download link for Windows PC

M City

Developer: SMEK

Release date: Coming soon

Mary is considered missing, and her trail has led Manny to the peculiar M City. The city is located in the middle of a forest, and its inhabitants are quite unusual and strange. Manny has his issues, too suffering from dissociative identity disorder, constantly engaging in conversations with his imaginary friends in his head. You have the chance to take part in Manny's adventures, help him find Mary, and uncover the mysteries and secrets of M City.

Download link for Windows PC

The M/S Cornelia II Incident

Developer: Matias Ekebom

Release date: Coming soon

On a cold, barren isle somewhere in the Nordic Archipelago, a man wakes up without any memories of where he is, what happened to him, or who he is. A cellphone gives off a flashing green light, revealing itself in the snow close to him. It will become vital when gathering his lost memories, figuring out what is going on, and making decisions about what he must do.

Download link for Windows PC

Magret & FaceDeBouc "The buddy-buddy case"

Developer: Adipson Studio

Release date: Coming soon

Step into the shoes of an extraordinary detective duo and journey through a captivating and humorous cartoon universe. Inspector Magret, a distinguished and upright green-necked duck, is forced to team up with Inspector FaceDeBouc, a goat with a radically different temperament. The Captain of Police, Mr. Hishiro, orders them to cooperate in the investigation of the murder of Mr. Couane, a local merchant who was found in the early morning, sliced into sausages and various pieces of charcuterie in his café.

Download link for Windows PC

Mechanic 8230: Mission Citytone

Developer: Nudiventra

Release date: Coming soon

Mission Citytone is the continuation of the point-and-click adventure of Vigo and his robotic friend RO-2, as they embark on an adventure filled with retrofuturistic spirit on a distatnt space station, where you will uncover the secrets of the enigmatic ancient race and aid those left onboard. But be cautious, as the robot Lekto is lurking somewhere in the shadows...

Download link for Windows PC

Miniatures

Developer: Other Tales Interactive

Release date: Q2 2024

In an old wooden box sits four items: a toy lizard, a framed moth, a screwdriver, and a seashell, each with their own story to tell. Help a family assemble a flat pack cabinet in Familiar, play as a boy left home alone when nature starts taking over in The Paludarium, transform a sand castle into a mini town with the power of imagination in The Last Sand Castles, and help Alma search for her lost mother in a vast and gorgeous seascape in Night Hunt.

Download link for Windows, Mac and Linux

Murder on Space Station 52

Developer: Made From Strings

Release date: 2024

Trapped on a space station with the Keychain Killer, Edward Locke must solve this mystery, or it will be his last. In this strange place, filled with even stranger people, Edward will discover more about himself than he ever could have imagined. Join Edward as he explores a hand-drawn, richly conceived world: filled with danger, mystery, creativity, and memorable moments.

Download link for Windows PC

Mutants Ate My Carrots

Developer: Animatic Vision

Release date: Q4 2024

Once upon a time, there was a black rabbit with a wild temper who lived an outcast life outside the Deep Wood forest. One day, all of his special carrot crops disappeared! He embarks on a wild adventure to find the thief, using his powers of observation as well as his martial arts skills on anyone who gets in his way, even if it means taking on an entire forest! Unlock new skills and discover who stole your carrots in a humorous adventure full of fun puzzles and mutated kickass moves.

Download link for Windows, Mac and Linux

Neoproxima

Developer: Lonestone Studio

Release date: February 2024

The year is 1975. Humanity can travel to the stars thanks to a mysterious civilization, and the Cold War is getting hotter by the minute. The new and old powers alike are expanding on Neoproxima, the new frontier, looking for what's left of the alien technology. You are Farah, the leader of a team of treasure hunters who got a bit too bold and pressed the wrong button. Trapped in a time loop, you wake up every day with a limited amount of willpower and time to look for clues. Decide your objective for each loop, explore the world, encounter new colorful characters, and explore intriguing ruins. But remember that while your time is limited, death is not absolute. Be bold, take risks, die, and try again.

Download link for Windows PC

Night Stones

Developer: Advance Nine

Release date: April 2024

After dreaming of a world where you can fly and change day to night in an instant, you awake to find yourself still there. Now it’s up to you to discover the secrets of this world and find a way back home. Follow the trails or explore the wilderness as you meet the new characters, discover hidden treasures, and unlock new abilities. This world is full of beauty but also danger, so explore at your own risk!

Download link for Windows and Mac

Once a Tale

Developer: Carcajou Games, Triple Boris Inc., 2 Igloos

Release date: Coming soon

After being abandoned by their parents, Hansel and Gretel search for their way home through the dangerous forest that they find soon enough is inhabited by a hungry wolf prowling around. Fortunately there are other fairy tale characters as well. Some take kindly to the children and try to help them while others ... not so much. Trials await the poor children, but each challenge is an opportunity to grow. Hansel and Gretel will develop unique skills that will surely be useful in uncovering the secrets of this land, and by putting their strengths together they may stand a chance surviving in this cruel world.

Download link for Windows PC

Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open

Developer: Cellar Vault Games

Release date: 2024

Unravel five pivotal years of childhood in a stunning world inspired by Southeast Asia’s joss papercraft. Experience a surreal setting steeped in Malaysian tradition, from visiting the Morning Markets to feasting on local delicacies like Lok Lok. Befriend a youthful ghost seeking peace while exploring a haunting narrative of familial trials and frightening tribulations as Ting, a young girl who sees spirits. Balance the turmoil of growing up in a tumultuous home while contending with competing apparitions vying for Ting’s help.

Download link for Windows PC

Parallel Experiment

Developer: Eleven Puzzles

Release date: 2024

After getting tricked by the Cryptic Killer, detectives Old Dog and Ally are back to capture the infamous criminal. A series of mysterious clues leads them across the city, taking them closer to uncovering his latest ominous scheme: the Parallel Experiment. While the detectives are uncertain about Cryptic Killer's exact plans, they know they must act fast to stop him. As they navigate this maze of clues, one question remains: Are they closing in on the Cryptic Killer, or walking into yet another one of his traps? Determination is high—this time, they're not letting him get away.

Download link for Windows and Mac

Pine Hearts

Developer: Hyper Luminal Games

Release date: Q1 2024

The picturesque Caravan Park awaits as you take on the role of Tyke, hopping into your wee hiking boots and beginning an adventure to unravel a whimsical tale while discovering secrets and unlocking new paths. Create a lovely refuge for yourself and your friends in this wholesome land of puzzles and wild ‘n’ warming aesthetics.

Download link for Windows PC

Pizza Spy

Developer: Footprints Games

Release date: Coming soon

Pizza Spies operate at a higher level than government agents and maintain total anonymity thanks to the use of biodegradable weapons and devices that cannot be detected by normal security checks. This makes Pizza Spies lethal and free to act in any circumstances, above all other jurisdictions. Their purpose? Protecting the world’s balance from any gastronomic dangers.... Secret agent Ace Cook will reluctantly be recruited to complete a very delicate mission: stopping the terrible "El Cocinero." This is the code name of a criminal Chef Saucier who, by carrying out a series of culinary attacks around the world, intends to become the greatest chef of all time.

Download link for Windows PC

The Posthumous Investigation

Developer: Mother Gaia Studio

Release date: Coming soon

You've been hired by Brás Cubas, an influential entrepreneur of twentieth-century Rio de Janeiro, to find the culprit behind his own death. Even from beyond, Brás won't let you move on until you solve the case. He has imprisoned you in a time loop against your will, but you can use it to your benefit. On the day after the victim's demise, friends and foes alike may exhibit... "peculiar" behavior. You can follow them, learn their actions, and use the acquired information to confront them. In some cases, this can even cause them to deviate from their known routine. What critical events can occur when pushing for the truth? Find out all of the possibilities!

Download link for Windows PC

Pricolage –IDOLIZED–

Developer: HIJIKI

Release date: February 19, 2024

At the height of her fame, K-pop idol Sena disappears and is reported missing. In order to find out what happened to her, you must search for clues in the ocean of darkness and greed that is the internet by scouring an Instagram-like social media platform for traces of her.

Download link for Windows and Mac

PRIM

Developer: Common Colors

Release date: 2024

Strange things are happening in the Land of the Dead. Instead of reaping souls, Thanatos, the Angel of Death, has to deal with his teenage daughter Prim. Every night, Prim has the same dream: An oddly familiar human boy cries out for her help. Needless to say, our heroine tries to answer the call. There's just one tiny problem: The Grim Reaper has strictly forbidden her to enter the Land of the Living; she's not ready for the immense power she'd develop there, he claims. When Prim finds a way to trick her dad and travel to Earth, it turns out that Thanatos's presentiments were right all along...

Download link for Windows and Linux

Profiler Files: New Orleans

Developer: Land Creations

Release date: Coming soon (early access)

As a young FBI agent freshly deployed in the field, you will face all sorts of situations and encounter a variety of characters. How you interact with people, the clues you find at crime scenes, and the psychological analysis you perform on suspects, victims, and other protagonists will determine the progression of the adventure, the success or failure of each investigation, and of course, the outcome of the game.

Download link for Windows PC

Queer Quest: All in a Gay’s Work

Developer: Queermo Games

Release date: Coming soon

There's a naked bike ride blocking the road. Ryan's selfies suck. Stevie Hix needs some tape for tucking. Oh, and your hot girlfriend is missing. Queer Quest is a classic point-and-click adventure game full of narrative puzzles, weird inventory items, and a whole lot of awkward acquaintances.

Download link for Windows and Mac

Ramas' Call: Twisted Timing

Developer: One of Us Studios

Release date: Coming soon

Manny is a professor doing some outside-the-box research at the university, and he is about to find out how wrong his calculations were with a prototype transporter, resulting in a time displacement accident. Nearby, Mic is ready to head home to plan a tabletop RPG session. Sadly, something is about to delay those plans a few thousand years. Such anomalies quickly transform the peaceful lands of Lord Nicola, with some things appearing at random places and others vanishing inexplicably. It's up to the new local hero to help the town out of its predicament.

Download link for Windows PC

Roman Sands RE:Build

Developer: Arbitrary Metric

Release date: Coming soon

Stories intertwine in a delirium-charged journey into apocalypse. In one, the world outside is uninhabitable. You cling to life within the confines of a decrepit zoological research facility. A distant voice on the radio guides you as life support fails. In the face of decay, you must give yourself up to something new. In the other, washed up on the shores of a timeless luxury retreat, you find yourself acquainted with its unhinged inhabitants. They await the day that the Sun will swallow the world. You are obligated to serve their whims. There's more to this place than meets the eye. Can you uncover your exit?

Download link for Windows PC

Sky of Tides

Developer: Lofty Sky Entertainment

Release date: To be announced

In a technologically advanced universe on the brink of war, Rin must search for her missing father on Numen, a broken planet whose ocean hangs in the sky; a world in peril, whose peoples are divided. Travel to unknown lands, from Rin's family farm on Yantar, to the harsh desolate wasteland of the Bleached Relics. Explore the mysterious, ancient landscapes of Numen and unearth items to understand the world around you as you begin to uncover a story close to heart and home. Along the way, the choices you make as a player will shape Rin's  character and the way the world responds to her journey.

Download link for Windows PC

The Solace Paradox

Developer: quiet bridge

Release date: Coming soon

You find yourself in a peculiar magical laboratory, surrounded by mysterious objects and strange sensations. The only familiarities are the voices of your companions in your head, whom you can curiously hear but not see. Work together to explore your surroundings, solve mind-bending puzzles, and unravel the mystery of The Solace Paradox in this 2-4-player cooperative first-person puzzle adventure. Help each other solve puzzles and uncover the similarities and differences between your worlds. There is no network connection between the games, so communication is key to unlocking the secrets of the island.

Download link for Windows PC

Tell Me Your Story

Developer: RedDeer.Games

Release date: 2024

Amelia arrives at Grandma Rose's cottage for the summer, expecting to spend the warm months there knitting, gardening, and helping out. Soon enough, however, the girl realizes that Rose's house is full of wonders, artifacts, and souvenirs from all around the world. And so begins a journey to the past via the tales and memories of a retired globetrotter – a side of Amelia’s grandma that she never knew about.

Download link for Windows PC

Threshold of Awakening

Developer: Astrolabe Stories

Release date: 2024

1960s, USA. Jane Ferguson, owner of a New York restaurant, receives a phone call regarding her missing husband Mark, a CIA agent who disappeared without a trace during a mission in Tibet. Jane must follow his trail to confront the terrifying secret that Mark has kept from her. She is plagued by so many questions... Why did Mark cut off contact with the world? What do the ancient monasteries hide? And what does the Tibetan Book of the Dead have to do with all this?

Download link for Windows PC

Times & Galaxy

Developer: Copychaser Games

Release date: 2024

Embark on an interplanetary adventure as the first robo reporter for the Times & Galaxy, the solar system’s most trusted holopaper. You’re just an intern, but if you can get the scoop, write great stories, and impress your colleagues, maybe you'll get to keep your job!

Download link for Windows PC

Tiny Terry’s Turbo Trip

Developer: snekflat

Release date: Coming soon

You’re Terry, and you want to launch yourself into space with your new car. That’s the delightfully silly premise of snekflat’s Tiny Terry’s Turbo Trip, which sees you gallivant around the town of Sprankelwater, completing tasks for its inhabitants, collecting junk to buy things like hats, pets or carjacking tools, and fighting your archnemesis Ricky in bumper car battles. It’s the open-world discovery and quirkiness of A Short Hike but set inside a bustling 3D city, which you can explore at your own pace by foot, your stolen car, or even a paraglider. We can join Terry on his totally well-thought-out adventures when the game vrooms onto PC next year.

Download link for Windows PC

Turlock Holmes

Developer: Find the Lamp Games

Release date: February 21, 2024

A boy lies dead on a sidewalk, dressed only in his underwear with an umbrella in his hands. What happened? A stewardess helped splint the pilot’s broken legs, and brought him fresh seafood every day. However, it seems the pilot is very scared of the stewardess. Why? Through 64 different mind-benders, from easy to hard, raise your questions at will, and an AI-host will answer only with 'yes' or 'no.' Drive the investigation with your curiosity; the path to solving the mystery lies in questions you ask. Can you dig out the truth through your questions?

Download link for Windows and Mac

Unleaving

Developer: orangutan matter

Release date: March 27, 2024

When everything seems hopeless, a child is awakened by the whispers of the last leaf and drawn into an imaginary world. Unleaving invites the player into a narrative-driven puzzle platformer where each challenge unfolds within a hand-painted landscape, exploring perception and meaning.

Download link for Windows PC

Until Then

Developer: Polychroma Games

Release date: Coming soon

In a world still recovering from catastrophe, Mark Borja and his friends navigate the joys and woes of another year of high school. Wake up in a typical teenage bedroom, practice piano, race to meet homework deadlines, and build (and burn) relationships, as you reminisce about the daily insecurities of high school life. That is, until a fateful meeting sets off a chain reaction, upending Mark's life. People disappear and memories prove unreliable. Uncover a hidden truth with Mark and his friends in this narrative adventure and race to unravel the mystery before it's too late.

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The VOREZKOR Hack

Developer: The Scrambled Vagabond

Release date: 2024

On a neglected industrial planet in the backwoods of the Galactic Federation, a chemist receives supernatural visions that instruct him to alchemize the most potent psychoactive chemical in the galaxy. In the years since, the global authoritarian regime has imposed the death penalty on anyone caught emitting what they dub "rogue brainwaves." As robot death machines exterminate dissidents and outcasts in droves, a cult of sewer-dwelling rebels gather in secret to partake of the aforementioned substance in pursuit of an agenda that they themselves don't fully comprehend.

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Wildwood Down

Developer: Crashable Studios

Release date: Q3 2024

Join Daniel, a quirky high school senior with Down syndrome, as he embarks on a darkly humorous adventure along the boardwalk of Wildwood, New Jersey. With his sister's life on the line, he must unravel a murder mystery, navigating eccentric characters, unexpected twists, and his own unique perspective to crack the case before time runs out. Can this unlikely hero outsmart the danger lurking beneath the cheerful facade of America's favorite seaside destination?

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Wormventures: Barrier 51

Developer: Basement Society

Release date: Q1 2024

In a galaxy at the other end of the universe, on a planet called VERMIS, the inhabitants are worms – pretty clever ones at that! Among them is the renowned inventor simply referred to as "Technologician." By way of a self-built seismograph, he discovered that the volcano on the central island, which was believed to be inactive for eons, may not be quite as dead as assumed. So the elders of the small island kingdom around the volcano decide to send out a brave hero to get an overview of the situation. As "luck" would have it, Looky, your perfectly average worm, is assigned this dangerous task. Why dangerous? Legend has it the volcano's island is populated by a tribe of cannibals!

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