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Steam Next Fest demos loom as Summer Game Fest indie picks roll in

Engadget’s latest indie roundup says a bunch of new games are worth checking out, with several already out and others still on the way. The piece also flags that there are “a whole bunch of neat demos” ahead of Steam Next Fest. engadget.com

That Steam-facing timing matters because the roundup is being published while Summer Game Fest is still unfolding, with more showcases scheduled through the weekend. Engadget says it will keep covering the event slate, including State of Play, Day of the Devs, and Sunday’s Xbox Games Showcase. engadget.com

For Steam watchers, the immediate takeaway is that demo season is about to accelerate. The roundup positions Steam Next Fest as the next notable checkpoint for indie discovery. engadget.com

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  • Off-road racing? Psh, try off-world racing: Exo Rally Championship just launched on Steam PC Gamer
  • Thief: The Dark Project Remastered on Steam r/pcgaming
  • Whenever I use the analog stick on any steam game through proton it keeps eating my inputs(Only happens in proton with 8bitdo ultimate 2c I tested with another controller and this doesn't happen) PC Gamer
  • Samantha Béart and Ben Starr headline a new Stronghold game coming to Steam later this year PC Gamer
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Tracking: Whenever I use the analog stick on any steam game through proton it keeps eating my inputs(Only happens in proton with 8bitdo ultimate 2c I tested with another controller and this doesn't happen) / Steam Machine on preorder in Tunisia, 512GB version costs 1999dt (about 650$) and 2TB version is 3999dt (~1300$)

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Does the Steam Machine make sense for you?

Whether or not you're the right customer for the Steam Machine, you won't be able to ignore it. Valve's upcoming device has enough overlap with consoles as well as PCs that almost everyone will have an opinion about it. The value proposition is there, the loyal fanbase is waiting, and the pricing might not be as big an issue as it seemed. What remains to be seen is how many people believe the Steam Machine makes sense in their living room.

The Steam Machine is coming for consoles, whether Valve admits it or not
Are you accessing its full potential?

The Steam Deck has an architectural secret that puts it significantly more secure than practically every other gaming handheld. It has the power of an immutable file system. The concept of an immutable file system is that the core operating system directories are entirely read-only. Valve locks down the operating system cores so that random app installs, script execution, or accidental user terminal blunders can never break or corrupt the boot files. There is an A/B partition safety net, too. SteamOS uses dual system partitions: Partition A and Partition B. When Valve pushes an OS update, it s

I stopped using my Steam Deck as just a handheld after discovering Desktop Mode
Which one should be your pick?

The answer to this question will depend exclusively on where most of your game library lives. The Big Picture Mode, however stunning, only helps you to access your Steam library, and for someone whose collection is exclusively on Steam, it is the more mature option on Windows. That being said, the answer going to be quite different for the vast majority. Most PC gamers in 2026 have a game library that's scattered across Steam, Epic, GOG, Game Pass, and whatever launcher a publisher decided to force on them this year. The Xbox Mode works as an antidote to this problem by consolidating all of it

Steam's Big Picture Mode finally has competition, and it's from Microsoft
What's in a name?

In case you think I'm making all this up, former Xbox executive Mike Ybarra recently claimed that Sony views Valve as a new competitor. Ybarra believes that with Xbox not active in the console wars anymore (Project Helix is still a ways away), Sony is bringing true console exclusives back, as it stops launching them on PC. He also thinks Sony is smart enough to see the promise of Steam Machine and its potential to be the biggest competitor to the PlayStation. In fact, most of the points I illustrated above were also mentioned by Ybarra in the same comment thread. He stressed Steam's 3-hour, no

The Steam Machine is coming for consoles, whether Valve admits it or not
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