# Steam Next Fest demos that you should try

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Published: 2026-03-05T12:00:00+00:00
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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 US Crubscribe ► https://bit.ly/Crubcast Get the show early and get exclusive content at our Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/crub Our Crubcasts are recorded LIVE at https://www.twitch.tv/crub_official every Tuesday at 7pm Eastern, with EXCLUSIVE Pre- and Post-Shows Join our Discord ► https://crub.org/join Bird App ► https://twitter.com/crubofficial Podcasts are available on Apple, Google, Spotify, and other platforms are available at ► https://crub.org SHOW NOTES Here 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 ae…

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