{"id":30688,"date":"2023-06-19T22:50:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-19T21:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/7-essential-demos-featured-in-steams-next-fest\/"},"modified":"2023-06-19T22:50:00","modified_gmt":"2023-06-19T21:50:00","slug":"7-essential-demos-featured-in-steams-next-fest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/7-essential-demos-featured-in-steams-next-fest\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Essential Demos Featured In Steam&#8217;s Next Fest"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/sale\/nextfest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Next Fest<\/a> is Steam\u2019s triannual event where hundreds of developers upload demo builds of their games for you to try for free. And it\u2019s one of the very few things in gaming that just feels unambiguously positive! Indie sits alongside\u2014or often above\u2014AAA, nothing is about gouging anyone, and it revives the lost art of the\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/next-fest-demo-pc-steam-valve-free-the-invincible-1850554468\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Source &#8211; kotaku.com<\/p>\n<p>All content and images belong to their respected owners. This article is aggregated for informational purposes only with full credit to the source.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Next Fest is Steam\u2019s triannual event where hundreds of developers upload demo builds of their games for you to try for free. And it\u2019s one of the very few things in gaming that just feels unambiguously positive! 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