In Dino Time Raiders, players recruit a team of scientists (and, inevitably, a few wildly underqualified interns) to journey back through prehistoric eras, capture dinosaurs, and bring them back to the present day to populate a growing theme park. What starts as a clever business venture quickly spirals into chaos as raptors escape, herbivores devour the landscaping budget, and your PR team scrambles to explain yet another “guest incident.”

Players won’t have to wait long to dive in. The February 12 demo offers a first hands-on look at the game’s core loop: hopping through time on dinosaur capture missions, then returning to manage and expand your increasingly dangerous park. The demo arrives just in time for Steam Next Fest, giving would-be park tycoons a chance to see if they can survive history’s most bitey attractions.

Each new era introduces tougher dinosaurs, higher risks, and more opportunities for things to go hilariously wrong. The experience is wrapped in charming pixel art and designed around bite-sized sessions that are easy to pick up but tough to walk away from.

Raw-some Features

• Catch ’Em & Manage ’Em: Travel through time, tranquilize dinosaurs, and bring them back to your park—hopefully behind sturdy fences.

• Build Your Park: Design enclosures, paths, and facilities to boost prestige and attract more guests (preferably living ones).

• Incremental Progression: Earn income, research upgrades, and expand across four prehistoric eras: Permian, Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous.

• Simple Yet Addictive Loop: Alternate between short capture missions and long-term park management.

• Humor & Chaos: Guest-eating carnivores, lawsuits, and ridiculous in-game newspaper headlines track your mounting disasters.

• High Replayability: Experiment with layouts, upgrades, and time periods for endless “just one more run” sessions.

• Charming Pixel Art: Clean, colorful visuals that make tiny humans fleeing massive dinosaurs weirdly adorable.

Dino Time Raiders launches on PC via Steam in 2026, but the chaos begins much sooner. The first demo goes live on February 12, and the game is available to wishlist now ahead of Steam Next Fest.

After all, mixing time travel, dinosaurs, and a business license has never gone wrong before… right?

At the core of Sub-Species is its 360-degree submarine movement. Players pilot a heavily armed sub that can rotate freely in all directions, navigating tight caverns, abandoned underwater facilities, and alien-infested zones where visibility, positioning, and momentum matter just as much as firepower. Movement feels deliberate and weighty, reinforcing the constant tension of operating in hostile, claustrophobic environments.

Combat isn’t about overwhelming players with enemy numbers. Instead, encounters are shaped by spatial awareness and anticipation, forcing you to read the environment, manage angles of attack, and adapt on the fly when threats emerge from any direction.

The demo introduces the world of Sub-Species through environmental storytelling rather than heavy exposition. Mission context, level design, and subtle details work together to establish tone and mystery, hinting at a much larger story lurking beneath the ocean’s surface without spelling everything out.

According to Creative Director Manus Burke, the goal was to make the demo feel like a complete experience rather than a basic tutorial. It’s designed to showcase the physicality of the submarine, the tension of navigating hostile spaces, and how combat evolves when every direction is a potential threat — leaving players both intrigued and uneasy about what lies deeper below.

Inspired by classics like Sub-Terrania and Ecco the Dolphin, alongside cinematic deep-sea sci-fi, Sub-Species blends retro-style precision with a modern, atmosphere-driven presentation.

What the Demo Includes

• Two-level vertical slice lasting roughly 25–40 minutes

• A first level focused on movement and navigation, followed by a second that ramps up combat and pressure

• Encounters built around positioning and visibility, not enemy spam

• Environmental interaction, including salvaging wrecks and manipulating objects

• Storytelling delivered through exploration and atmosphere rather than direct narration

The Sub-Species demo is available now on Steam for PC. The full game is still in development, and players can wishlist it now to follow future updates as the mysteries of the deep continue to unfold.

Developed as a kingdom-building experience focused on meaningful decisions and long-term planning, Earth of Oryn tasks players with guiding a settlement from modest beginnings to a thriving medieval realm. As seasons pass, players will manage resources, plan expansion, and respond to the evolving needs of their people, all while laying the groundwork for a growing city.

Early Access marks the beginning of a longer development roadmap rather than a finished destination. This release is aimed at players who enjoy early-stage city builders, value systemic depth, and want to actively contribute feedback that helps shape balance, mechanics, and future content. According to the developers, player input will play a central role in determining how the game evolves over time.

Even in its current state, Earth of Oryn offers a fully playable core experience. The foundation includes city-building, survival mechanics, and population management systems designed to support several hours of sandbox-style gameplay, depending on playstyle. While some mechanics remain experimental, the focus is on creating a stable and flexible base that can expand organically through updates.

At its heart, Earth of Oryn emphasizes building with intention. Players can construct villages using a modular building system, placing houses, farms, workshops, roads, and markets to shape settlements that feel personal and reactive to the landscape. Terrain can be modified, layouts adapted, and decorative elements added to give each town its own identity.

Managing people is just as important as placing structures. Players assign daily tasks such as farming, mining, hauling, and construction, while also influencing settler mood, comfort, and trust through zoning and nearby structures. Production chains allow raw resources like food, wood, and stone to be transformed into useful goods, while basic defensive units help protect the settlement as it grows.

Looking ahead, the development team plans to introduce additional biomes and civilizations, deeper progression systems, expanded combat options, campaign content, and broader localization support. Updates will roll out gradually, with an emphasis on transparency, usability, and refining existing systems before expanding scope.

A demo for Earth of Oryn is also available, serving as an early technical preview. Early Access builds directly on that foundation, representing the next step toward the game’s long-term vision.

Players interested in shaping a medieval city-builder as it grows can jump into Earth of Oryn today on Steam, while those seeking a fully polished experience may want to keep an eye on its development as it continues to evolve.

Players can expect around one to one and a half hours of gameplay, designed to introduce the core mechanics that define the experience. Combat plays out on a grid-based battlefield, but STARDUST: Wish of Witch adds a modern twist through a card-based counter and combo system, encouraging thoughtful positioning and timing rather than simple turn trading. Battles are framed with cinematic flourishes, reinforcing the game’s emphasis on story and atmosphere.

Beyond combat, the demo also highlights the game’s narrative-driven structure, with story sequences and cutscenes woven directly into the gameplay. Set in a carefully crafted pixel-art world, STARDUST: Wish of Witch leans into classic SRPG foundations while layering in modern presentation techniques and mechanical depth. Players will get an early sense of how character roles, card mechanics, and tactical decision-making intersect during encounters.

STARDUST: Wish of Witch is currently in development at Kniv Studio, an independent game studio based in South Korea, and marks the team’s first commercial release. While no firm launch date has been announced, the full version of the game is planned to release on PC via Steam at a later time.

Players interested in story-focused strategy RPGs with a distinctive visual style can check out the demo now to see what Kniv Studio is building.

Blending psychedelic visuals with high-speed gameplay and narrative depth, 1000 Deaths invites players to explore the inner worlds of four alien beings. These Headspaces—twisted, architectural reflections of each character’s psyche—set the stage for fast-paced, mind-bending platforming challenges.

But this isn’t just about speed and precision. Every major decision you make rewrites each character’s future, unlocking entirely new levels and story branches as they age. Whether you’re diving into surreal narrative pathways or testing your reflexes in challenging Arcade stages, the game rewards both thoughtful exploration and raw skill.

The Steam Next Fest demo offers a slice of the story and a taste of the action, giving players a chance to experience the branching narrative and sharpen their platforming chops before the full release.

1000 Deaths demo launches Monday, June 9, and runs through June 16 on Steam. If you’re into speedrunning, storytelling, or just want to see how media and choices shape identity, this is one demo worth diving into.