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It's the Debut Festival 2026 this week which focuses on new devs/studios! I am unfortunately under the weather and won't have a lot of time to dig into demos, so I'll be recc'ing games I've already played and love as well as demos I'll check out when I'm feeling better so I give them a fair shake!

store.steampowered.comDebut Festival 2026Debut Festival is an annual event organized by GameDev.ist that aims to support developers and studios who have recently released their first games or are planning to do so.

DEVIL'S LIMINAL is a beautifully written story with gorgeous art to boot. The horror builds slow enough that you have time to learn about the cast while a sense of unease grows! The art complements the horror writing beautifully, leaving enough unknown to let that dread grow. There's a demo out too!

store.steampowered.comDEVIL'S LIMINAL on SteamDEVIL'S LIMINAL is a branching slow-burn horror and yuri romance visual novel. In a life of poverty and violence, Margo Silva has one last summer in Arizona before college. Make choices to maintain a…

Raccoons to Riches is a fantastic roguelike shop management sim and deckbuilder. There's so much variety to fine-tune, like trying to get customers who only buy potions (or trash) or customers that influence others to buy bread not to mention all the tactics that change gameplay in the moment!

store.steampowered.comRaccoons to Riches on SteamStrike it rich in this non-combat Roguelike Deckbuilder. Run an item shop as a raccoon shopkeeper. Sell items, manage your time, and customize your shop to stay in business for a whole month!

Trading Card Inspector is a papers-please-like where you're inspecting cards at the manufacturer to find flaws, banned cards, all while the rules keep changing and maybe the whole building starts to shake. There's lots of accessibility options and there's a demo too to see if it's your thing!

store.steampowered.comTrading Card Inspector on SteamInspect your way through dozens of unique, hilarious cards in this chilled-out papers-please-em-up! Identify and appraise cards from The World's Most Coolest TCG! Start your new job as an official…

BOREWORKS is the one demo I actually was able to play! It's a really relaxing mining game that you can eventually automate, but it feels good before you get there! There's plenty to do in the demo, and you even get a little gif of your progress throughout! I'm excited to see where this goes!!

store.steampowered.comBOREWORKS on SteamA chill, top down automation game about mining asteroids down to the core. Build bots. Figure out logistics. Automate yourself out of a job.

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The demo for this was SO GOOD and I'm excited to eventually check out the full game! I feel like a lot of numbers-go-up games feel really tedious at the beginning, but this one has so many different ways to build up your numbers that it consistently felt good starting new! It's a real treat!

store.steampowered.comSave 15% on Zoominoes on SteamBuild the ultimate Zoo in this number-go-up roguelike deckbuilder. Find powerful mythical animals, boost them with snacks, and even manipulate the board itself. Break the game by scoring millions…

I've been following the development of this one for a while and I'm excited to see what's been updated! When I originally played it, it focussed a lot on packing efficiently with no timers and just having a nice little time, and I'm interested to see what's been added!

store.steampowered.comGently Packed on SteamStep into the shoes of a cashier in Gently Packed, a relaxing store management game where you scan, pack, and serve customers with care. Upgrade your shop, run promotions, meet corporate goals, and…

Cave Oasis at Shylake is a really inclusive farming life sim where you move to a colony of humans and aliens to tend a farm. The character creator is truly amazing, and world-building takes into consideration the large variety of aliens and their different needs. It's truly fantastic!!

store.steampowered.comCave Oasis at Shylake on SteamIn this eco-futuristic farm life sim, you arrive at a moon town as the new hydroponic greenhouse farmer. Then dust storms start to appear, threatening to block the town's precious sunlight. Grow and…

Silver Pines is a horror game I think I got 20min into and was like "no I need to lock in for this one" and haven't had the time to pick it up again. The world building is great, the art is amazing, and I'm looking forward to digging in. I'm scared I won't be into the combat, but I'm excited to try!

store.steampowered.comSilver Pines on SteamSilver Pines is a survival horror metroidvania set in small town America. Fight nightmarish terrors and solve puzzles, while carefully managing your scarce resources as you uncover the mysteries that…