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Today we're talking about the February 2026 Next Fest! 

Discussed in the episode:
Games that will almost certainly be covered by dotzip
Unhomely - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2941990/Unhomely/
I’m Making a Monster - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4047160/Im_Making_a_Monster/

Brain goes burr
VHOLUME - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4131730/VHOLUME/
Tileweaver - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4006200/Tileweaver/
Cursed Words - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3856460/Cursed_Words/
Pachincro - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4200890/Pachincro/
The Loopler - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4150860/The_Loopler/
The Magus Circle - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2796640/The_Magus_Circle/
Runeomicon - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3160570/Runeomicon/
Modulus - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2779120/Modulus/
Raccoon - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3784030/RACCOIN_Coin_Pusher_Roguelike/

I love whatever is wrong you
Rewind 99 - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3977290/Rewind_99/
Busbound - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2095420/Bus_Bound/
Nightfall Cafe - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3816920/Nightfall_Cafe/
All Will Rise - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3165340/All_Will_Rise/ (on Kickstarter: All Will Rise: a narrative courtroom deck-builder )
AtmosFar - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1798230/ATMOSFAR/
West - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4302000/West/

Shoutout to Newgrounds.com
Chipmatic - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3780950/Chipmatic/
Mining Merchant - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3744080/Mining_Merchant/

Maybe that zoloft didn't block ALL my emotions
Hozy - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3326230/Hozy/
Memento - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2474770/Momento/
inKONBINI - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2723430/inKONBINI_One_Store_Many_Stories/
A Study In Blue - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4280150/A_Study_in_Blue/
Deep Snow Delivery - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3281970/Deep_Snow_Delivery/

This one's on the computer
Lost Wiki: Kozlovka - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4018950/Lost_Wiki_Kozlovka/
Human.exe - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4016270/Humanexe/
MMO 98 - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3907940/MMO_98/
Secrets of Suburbia - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3111050/Secrets_Of_Suburbia/

What the fuck (affectionate)
Panthalassa - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2955720/Panthalassa/
WOODROT - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3896040/WOODROT/
THREE VERSES³ - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3139120/THREE_VERSES/
Burden Street Station - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3126340/Burden_Street_Station/

Feast for the Eyes
Petrichor - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4168440/Petrichor/
Phonopolis - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1206070/Phonopolis/ (nocaps on YouTube: i played every game by Amanita Design)
Titanium Court - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2364580/Titanium_Court/
Helix: Descent N Ascent - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2736370/Helix_Descent_N_Ascent/
Pluto - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3057670/Pluto/
HYPNOS - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2861210/HYPNOS/

The dotzip award for the most questionable idle animations
Super Alloy Crush -  https://store.steampowered.com/app/3092360/Super_Alloy_Crush/

Hot girl walks
Dreamcore: Rabbit Hole - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4149700/Dreamcore_Rabbit_Hole/
Plum Road Tea Dream - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3206340/Plum_Road_Tea_Dream/
Walk the Frog - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3336240/Walk_The_Frog/
nophenia - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3979330/nophenia/
Gloomveil - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3156020/Gloomveil/

Women supporting women (by playing games about lesbians even though they seem kind of wonky)
1348 Ex Voto - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1895900/1348_Ex_Voto/
Stiff Neck - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4000090/Stiff_Neck/

Dudes Rock
Celestial Return - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2704090/Celestial_Return/
DownSouth - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4133290/DownSouth/
Airframe Ultra - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2522120/Airframe_Ultra/
REPLACED - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1663850/REPLACED/

Children of Morrowind
Ardenfall - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1154960/Ardenfall/
Giant’s Heart - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3771190/Giants_Heart/
Cyclopean II: The Dreamlands - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3998510/Cyclopean_II_The_Dreamlands/
Imago Season - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4207140/Imago_Season/

It’s onsight
Alabaster Dawn - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3110760/Alabaster_Dawn/
ShantyTown - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2434600/ShantyTown/
Enter the Chronosphere - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1969810/Enter_the_Chronosphere/
HARK THE GHOUL - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3058660/HARK_THE_GHOUL/
Birdwatching Notebook - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4111370/Birdwatching_Notebook/
Vampire Crawlers - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3265700/Vampire_Crawlers_The_Turbo_Wildcard_from_Vampire_Survivors/
CICADAMATA - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3817250/CICADAMATA/
RUBATO - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2244030/RUBATO/
Bobo Bay - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1889810/Bobo_Bay/

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Art by Tara Crawford
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Additional sounds by Boqeh
Produced and Edited by AJ Fillari