It’s hard to believe Next Fest is almost over. The week went by in a flash! Even though we’re hard at work on getting Ctrl Alt Deal ready for launch, we had time to try a few demos. Today’s the last day to play those demos (but don’t worry, ours will stay up after the festival ends!).
Life Below is a beautiful, innovative take on a city builder. What if you were a cool underwater spirit managing resources like coral and pearls to develop an ecosystem? This game is utterly beautiful (we love pretty games) and lovely to play. Our lead writer, Amber, famously hates swimming and even she found it enchanting.
Next, the wild ride that is Paris Transylvania. Is it too early to call it this summer’s Balatro? We played as Marie Antoinette, fleeing revolutionary France only to stumble into a monster-infested Transylvania. It’s the deckbuilder/Plinko mashup we never knew we wanted.
Paradigm Island snuck up on us. At first it seemed to be a chill text-based RPG. But the skill checks, logic puzzles, and gorgeous art (did we mention we love pretty games?) hooked us and drew us further in. We felt like we were in the Adventures of Tintin, if Tintin was a newbie mercenary going on his first job with his adoptive family/crew.
Let us know on our forum or Discord what your favorite demos were. And remember to wishlist Ctrl Alt Deal!