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Games: Steam Next Fest and QUOD
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Boiling Steam ☛ Steam Next Fest (Feb 2026 Edition) is in
It’s time for yet another Steam Next Fest! Once in a while, Steam throws this event to raise awareness about the upcoming games. My favourite part: the demos. You can try a bunch of them. Here are some you might want to try. This time was a bit easier to do the homework because we discovered a not so hidden Steam press release of the games. The only downside is that not all demos are ready before the Next Fest day, so we could not test games that sound cool on the paper, like Carry the Patient Together (I hope they add a local co-op mode). The problem with Generative Hey Hi (AI) still haunts Steam, and it appears that players are rigorous about it, at least being disclosed on the store page.
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Tom's Hardware ☛ Ambitious developer showcases slick triple-level Quake-like game stored in tiny 64KB executable — every game asset tucked inside what could be a ‘rounding error’ in modern app payload terms
Developer Daivuk has released QUOD, a 64KB ‘boomer shooter’ with an uncanny resemblance to id Software’s seminal FPS title, Quake.