SpongeBob SquarePants is an icon in my household and in many others across the under-35 demographic. Games involving my lil' ...

I like to think of Next Fest as the games industry’s demonstration that genres don’t mean anything any more, as the thousands of demos are categorized through a combination of lies and jazz, and the ...

The game demo used to be so common in the industry. There were entire articles in game magazines dedicated to what the hot demo of the month was. Sometimes, a game demo could literally help sell ...

Steam is implementing changes to how demos work on the platform, which will not only help developers with getting their games discovered but makes the experience better for users. The biggest change, ...

Valve has made significant changes to the way demos work on Steam, even letting players post demo user reviews. With what Valve called ‘The Great Steam Demo Update’ of 2024, the company has addressed ...

Many gamers look forward to Steam Next Fest each year. During this weeklong event, developers stream gameplay of their upcoming games and many release free demos for gamers to try. As thrilling as it ...

Balatro, much like Vampire Survivors, has created a bit of an indie trend and now the classic card game snap has been given ...

Raul is a freelance writer with four years of writing and editing experience in games journalism. Currently, he is a News Writer at Game Rant and the Managing Editor of Final Weapon, a Japanese gaming ...

Matthew is a writer for Game Rant. His first console was the NES, but he made most of his childhood memories with the SNES. Matthew spent much of his early life begging to go to Blockbuster to browse ...

Adam is a lifelong gamer who enjoys RPGs, action adventure games and a healthy helping of VR to boot. He has written for countless sites in the gaming medium, and you can find him playing the newest ...