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SteamNext Fest is back once again, offering the chance to play hundreds of demos ofupcoming games.

As per usual, curiosity has gotten the better of the TechRadar Gaming team.

Steam Next Fest 2024

And now, were presenting our findings in a handy list of recommendations.

Summerhouse

Picture this: youre on vacation, exploring off the well-beaten, tourist-trodden path.

Summerhouse- similar to other landscaping games likeTownscaperorHouse Flipper 2- tasks you with sculpting buildings from prefabricated pieces.

Summerhouse

you’ve got the option to check outSummerhousefor yourself over at its Steam pagehere.

Crow Country

Crow Countryis shaping up to be a very promising and unique survival horror experience.

Whats easily the most striking aspect ofCrow Countryis its exceptional art style.

Crow Country

Base building is particularly interesting, as you convert side offices and storage cupboards into bedrooms and cooking areas.

you’re able to explore the horrors for yourself by checking outAbiotic Factorspage.

EnterMillenia, developed by C Prompt Games and published by strategy giants Paradox Interactive.

Abiotic Factor

However, the game is still well worth checking out bydownloading the demofor yourself.

Developer Ballon Studios has created something that is educational, too.

From the get-go, youre put in charge of a modular, customizable spaceship.

Millennia

This is whereBreachways slick style shines.

The ships themselves are memorably designed and their guns emit pleasing blasts of color.

The visual punchiness helps keep you invested when your vessel has to slug it out with the enemy.

Botany Manor

The layers of strategy quickly pile up, creating lots of tough choices and clutch moments.

In a gorgeous, almost watercolor-esque environment, youll get to build your own frog haven.

In doing this, youll also learn about the preferences of each species.

Breachway

The answer isSouthfield-a charming upcoming sandbox farming game from indie studio Radical Forge.

Southfieldis shaping up to be the lighthearted, silly farming game Ive always wanted.

With theNext Fest 2024 demo, players can check out this unique amalgam first-hand.

Kamaeru

The demo not only looks superb but also shows off some extremely engaging puzzle-solving thats full of promise.

Southfield

Children of the Sun