Running from Feb. 23 to March 2, this year’s Next Fest brings some particularly exciting PC game demos to Steam. From heroic frogs to skateboarding trains, there’s a lot of weird and wonderful stuff ...

Plenty of indie games have jumped on the annual Q1 demo bandwagon. Here are a few brilliant game previews to check out as ...

Windrose, formerly Crosswind, has pivoted into a PvE pirate survival game. Here’s what’s in the demo, how long it lasts, and what’s next.

Steam Next Fest always offers up a plethora of exciting game demos, but 2026's iteration looks to be a treat for fans of Disco Elysium.

Steam Next Fest's most-played demo is raising some questions about the event and how it has become a challenge to cut through the noise.

It seems like demos are making a comeback. There are tons of demos available right now for some of the most anticipated games coming to PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC, and the Nintendo Switch. This includes ...

A free demo for Zero Parades: For Dead Spies, the next game from Disco Elysium studio ZA/UM, has landed, giving you the chance to try the upcoming espionage role-playing game (RPG) months ahead of its ...

There was a time when game demo releases were just as exciting as the actual full game releases themselves. Receiving that demo disc filled with the tiniest snippets of the most sought-after games was ...

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As a medium, video games have a long, storied history with demos. From the Wolfenstein 3D shareware to the Mecha BREAK Demo, they've played a role in promoting games. At one point, we were inundated ...

New data from games industry research and consultancy firm EEDAR suggests that releasing demos can actually have a detrimental effect on game sales. Image credit: Oscar Clark Game developer Jesse ...