Indie [TWIG] Next Fest Demos – Gaming Podcast

Video Gamers Podcast

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🗓️ 5 March 2026

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Gaming hosts Josh, Ryan and Ace dive into the latest demos from Steam Next Fest, spotlighting indie gems like Witchspire, Paperhead and more. From creative mechanics to surprise standouts, this episode is all about discovering the future of gaming in the indie world. The crew breaks down what makes these video games worth watching and which demos impressed them most. If you love finding hidden indie treasures and keeping up with the freshest ideas in gaming, this episode is for you. Join the guys as they celebrate the creativity that keeps video games exciting. Thanks to our MYTHIC Supporters: Redletter, Disratory, Ol’ Jake, Gaius, Jigglepuf, Phelps and NorwegianGreaser, and Dettmarp Thanks to our Legendary Supporters: HypnoticPyro, PeopleWonder, Bobby S. Connect with the show: Support us on Patreon: ⁠patreon.com/videogamerspod⁠ Join our Gaming Community: https://discord.gg/h2cHKAvSmu Follow us on Instagram:⁠ https://www.instagram.com/videogamerspod/⁠ Follow us on X:⁠ https://twitter.com/VideoGamersPod⁠ Subscribe to us on YouTube:⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@VideoGamersPod?sub_confirmation=1⁠ Visit us on the web:⁠https://videogamerspod.com/⁠ Esoteric Ebb https://youtu.be/xayOde6o8J0?si=PFiHyQzk24Dv9PzQ Withering Realms https://youtu.be/985f76uxiLA?si=tNNfhaW7ewAf43xD Paperhead https://youtu.be/XbQBUMcaktk?si=xCp1PCErDX8gdnEG Witchspire https://youtu.be/I60g50ndLdI?si=DU_VIaVNJc7lX8WH Raccoin https://youtu.be/W7nHkZQuGMA?si=_g5ZIY1rWEgcLwOH How Many Dudes https://youtu.be/GvCrbow9Yy4?si=dFNkuVNsOInJ-bei Protagonist Complex ONE https://youtu.be/WaHIHwoWAbg? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello fellow gamers and welcome to the video gamers podcast.
0:15.6	It's that magical time again, Steam Next Fest, the week where our hard drives suffer, our wish list explode,
0:23.1	and indie developers put their best foot forward with brand new playable indie game demos.
0:28.0	I am your host, Ace, and joining me, it's a man who treats every demo like a game's final exam
0:34.2	so he can be a grouchy professor and fail them when they use pixelated graphics.
0:39.9	It's Josh.
0:40.8	Okay.
0:41.2	All right.
0:41.5	Listen, I've come a long way on the pixel graphics thing.
0:44.7	Like, Replaced is one of my most anticipated games, and that's pixel graphics.
0:50.9	Here's the other thing.
0:52.7	If Replace can do pixel graphics as good as they did, why do other people make their pixel
0:58.6	graphics look so trashy?
1:00.8	Because other people have different styles.
1:02.7	Not everything wants to look like replace.
1:04.1	When you go to an artist, do you say your style is trash?
1:09.1	Like, oh, I didn't realize like you're working like your, your, your style is like terrible
1:13.1	graphics.
1:14.3	Like, I don't, like, it's just, dude, like, pixel graphic.
1:18.1	Like, Dave the Diver, pixel graphics, wonderful, wonderful, like, great.
1:22.7	Games that I won't mention because we have respect for the people in the studio now,
1:27.1	not so great oh now
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