Don Parsons

I gave the game a shot and it looks really cool! My one main complaint is about the jumpscares which feel out of place with it and fitting a more traditional horror experience compared to something thats aiming for cozy-creepy

Steam Next Fest Demos You Should Try Hey folks,

I wrote some more about Steam Next Fest demos I tried because while only 10 made the list on TechRaptor I played a lot of them and others deserve some moments to shine too.

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The Best Demos You Can Play This Weekend on Steam | TechRaptor Steam Next Fest February 2026 edition is here, and we've picked out 10 of the games you need to try from the over 3,500 demos available now.

I wrote about 10 of my favorite Steam Next Fest demos that I got to try for TechRaptor here: techraptor.net/gaming/featu...

Any Next Fest demos you'd like to recommend?

ADOM (Ancient Domains of Mystery) a classicish roguelite that I've poured time into at times over decades. Steam has it over 500 hours... and I had put much longer long before it was on Steam.

"You're gonna turn people away from you if you make such a big deal about being against GenAI all the time."

I guarantee you that the most powerful microscope in existence could not fathom a small enough fuck that I could give.

Fuck Generative AI. 💖

One thing that this left me feeling a bit odd about is Ghost Story, which seemed to be his first attempt at a more reflective story but I feel didn't manage to hit the highs of Twelve Months in exploring ideas.

It was an interesting read and very different then the series generally is. It was very introspective and reflective on grief and life. The change from a crazy weekend type length to a whole year was explored and taken advantage of fully I felt.

We do have a Novella coming this spring though!

And for those who remember, that does indeed that a lawyer named Mal Reynolds works for Games Workshop and doing DMCA claims.

Which is just hilarious to me, given Firefly and everything.

A conclusion to the Void War saga, as the game has returned to Steam today following Games Workshop's DMCA on it.

Wrote about how indiegame Void War was DMCA'd allegedly by Games Workshop.

Ya, it's a bit of an open question but at this point its in their name and they've not replied to anyone.

It would be pretty funny if they have a lawyer named Mal Reynolds though.

Personally, I find it interesting to see play patterns like that and that a game designed for 100hours+ didn't latch on there. I do think in the case of a remaster like this, there's a question of nostalgia, it not matching and other factors as well that also factor in

Reposting this as we're now just over a month out and I am looking for demos to try ahead of Next Fest for consideration

My issue with respecting Sean Payton is that he oversaw bounty gate where he was either incredibly negligent or actively okayed paying to intentionally hurt people.

This is a good chance for the Texans and if a Texas defender accidentally hits Sean during the game thats fine too

Post a game you remember playing that nobody else remembers.

AI’s Memorization Crisis Large language models don’t “learn”—they copy. And that could change everything for the tech industry.

GenAI companies keep claiming the books and copyrighted works their programed were "trained" on without permission didn't retain complete copies in their systems. This was a lie.

These companies may now face for even more liability for violating copyrights. 1/
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Report: Data from Steam Next Fest Shows How Generative AI is Used in Games | TechRaptor How are developers using AI? We gathered data from the most recent Steam Next Fest for an in-depth look at just where generative AI is used in development.

Additionally, if you have questions about what types of games take part in Steam Next Fest or various other things ask away!

I will be doing a look into the numbers again, with a particular focus on generative AI usage like I did in October techraptor.net/gaming/featu...

Reaching out before hand gives me time to give your demo a shot without quite as much competition all over the place like there is during the event proper. Each Next Fest gets more and more games to sort through.

Note: I won't cover any game that is using Generative AI.

Steam Next Fest 'A Celebration of Upcoming Games' Feb 23 - Mar 2 at 10 AM Pacific

Hey folks we're coming up on the next Steam Next Fest for February..

So I'm asking you if you have any demos that are part of Steam Next Fest let me know here or email me at don@techraptor.net.

I do a list for each rounding up 10 games from each Fest featuring games of all sizes.

Many of 2025's Best Selling Games Used Generative AI Generative AI was all over 2025's Steam best seller list with titles you expect like Call of Duty to developers you didn't like Obsidian Entertainment

I wrote about how almost 1 in 5 of last year's best selling games I was able to identify as having used Generative AI - either from disclosure or from interviews or other comments made including from Companies not associated with the technology: techraptor.net/gaming/featu...

You should share some pictures of this!

I suspect cost is behind this too - namely the increasing costs for memory due to the AI sector (and bubble) hogging up a lot of memory so offering other options makes sense that it may not have in the past.

I wouldn't be surprised to see the 64 GB one get a cost increase.

This has happened multiple times that have been publicly spotted like Expedition 33, and The Alters.

The studios also seem to feel no need to put an AI disclosure on Steam despite it being part of their pipeline.

Yesterday, the Epic Games Store decided at the last minute not to distribute the game, after having previously approved a release build. HORSES is otherwise now available on GOG, Itch, and Humble for $4.99. www.horses.wtf

"Doherty’s story began when he noticed a rise in bizarre medical conditions among the county’s 45,000 residents, linked to toxins in the local water."

Unsettling Horror Game Horses Banned From Steam, Leaving Studio With 'High Risk' of Closure - IGN Indie horror game Horses is preparing to launch on December 2, on the Epic Games Store, GOG, Itch.io, and the Humble Store. But one place it won't be is on Steam, because Steam has banned the game for...

Really wild situation here: a celebrated and well-regarded indie dev and publisher is facing shutdown because Valve banned their game from Steam and won't talk to them about it, at all.

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Ya its part of the problem is that Valve's question there is ... not good.

It feels like this should be a series of questions about how Gen AI is/was used and then an area to explain it.

I suspect a lot of code usage just isn't disclosed at this point. Its a lot harder for it to be found and people may just choose not to say anything.

I took an indepth look at Generative AI use at the last Steam Next Fest and share various numbers and insights based on that!

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