Play slices of upcoming PC games from June 16–22

My inbox is unusually flooded with demos this afternoon thanks toSteam Game Festival: Summer Edition, a nearly week-long showcase of upcoming PC games. It’s a great problem to have.

The Steam Game Festival landing page breaks things down by genre – action, RPG, simulation, horror, and several others, including VR – but it’s still an overwhelming sight unless you know exactly what you’re looking for. (On that note, this is one of those times when wishlists canreallycome in handy.)

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I skimmed through the super long list of demos and landed on these recommendations:

Some of the Steam Game Festival participants don’t have their demos listed yet (Ghostrunner,KeyWe, andInmost, to name a few), but I assume the switch will be flipped later today as needed.

The ghost at the end of the hallway

The event runs until 10:00 a.m. Pacific on June 22, and beyond the playable portion of the showcase, there will also be developer chats, Ask Me Anything sessions, and livestreams if you want to dig deeper.

If you find a demo that’s worth our time, let the rest of us know! I gotta check outThe Wild at Heart.

Picking up the smiley face post-it off the broken mirror

John and Molly sitting on the park bench

Close up shot of Marissa Marcel starring in Ambrosio

Kukrushka sitting in a meadow

Lightkeeper pointing his firearm overlapped against the lighthouse background

Overseer looking over the balcony in opening cutscene of Funeralopolis

Edited image of Super Imposter looking through window in No I’m not a Human demo cutscene with thin man and FEMA inside the house

Looking at the ghost of Jackie inside the lighthouse