Steam Next Fest demos that you should try

There were a lot of awesome Steam Next Fest demos this year (and some depressing ones), let us point you to some that are worth trying! There's a bunch in the show notes. Plus, hear Brody talk about going back to Hollow Knight after conquering Silksong.

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SHOW NOTES
Here are the games we mention that aren't huge AAA things you already know the name of:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2524850/Denshattack/

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2769240/Wax_Heads/

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2640950/Scott_Pilgrim_EX/

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3417530/Panzer_Dragoon_Zwei_Remake/

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3265700/Vampire_Crawlers_The_Turbo_Wildcard_from_Vampire_Survivors/

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2740750/Rollin_Rascal/

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2240620/UNBEATABLE/

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1374860/Nocturne/

And here are links to Chris' "I meant to try these because they looked cool, but didn't have time" demos:
The Takeover 2 (Streets of Rage styled game)
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4425280/Takeover_2_Demo/

Petal Crash 2 (A cool Panel de Pon-vibe falling block puzzle game)
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2697670/Petal_Crash_2/

People of Note (Turn-based RPG musical)
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1626170/People_of_Note/

Airframe Ultra (PS1 aesthetic racing game, seriously, click this link)
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2522120/Airframe_Ultra/

Woodrot (trippy adventure game, don't know much about it but it caught my eye)
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4410770/WOODROT_Demo_Oswalds_Dream/

MMO 98 (incremental game with a Windows 98 theme)
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3907940/MMO_98/

Gambonanza (Balatro x Chess apparently?)
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4256840/Gambonanza_Demo/

Wanderburg (Roguelike where you control a big moving wooden fortress)
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4268810/Wanderburg_Demo/

Bobo Bay (Indie take on the Chao Garden from the Sonic Advenure games)
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3110830/Bobo_Bay_Demo/

The Last Gas Station (Cute looking game where you manage a gas station, maybe there's a conspiracy?)
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4071600/The_Last_Gas_Station_Demo/

Pro Jank Footy (Bills itself as an arcade-y comedy-sports game)
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3621330/Pro_Jank_Footy/

Croak (2D platformer where you play as a frog with a tongue grapple)
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4408590/Croak_Demo/

Pluto (Bizarre looking roguelike deckbuilder, you'll know if you're in or not from one screenshot)
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4103070/Pluto_Demo/

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CHAPTERS
00:00 Sorry, Hollow Knight fans
00:40 Denshattack!
04:02 Wax Heads
05:50 Scott Pilgrim EX
09:59 Panzer Dragoon Zwei Remake
13:28 Vampire Crawlers
15:26 Hollow Knight in a post-Silksong world
25:48 Justin finished Metaphor Refantazio!
28:15 Touching on the Marathon Server SLAM
29:48 Chris HUNTS and GATHERS his thoughts on an NDA-ed beta test
33:04 A surprise Rollin' Rascal mention

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