Channelling the spirit of Inscryption, my favourite Steam Next Fest game is a game within a game, and it's brilliant

Let's face it, a lot of the games taking part in this October's Steam Next Fest don't give off the best first impression. Promo art suggests a cinematic adventure for the ages, the screenshots depict a few stick-like characters stuck in a graphical nightmare from the 1980s. There are some real gems to find, but there's a lot of chaff. Is This Game Trying to Kill Me? stands out as a real highlight. A creepy blend of escape room realism and retro dungeon crawling. I might, in fact, be in love with what developer Stately Snail is offering here. Read more

Channelling the spirit of Inscryption, my favourite Steam Next Fest game is a game within a game, and it's brilliant

Channelling the spirit of Inscryption, my favourite Steam Next Fest game is a game within a game, and it's brilliant

Channelling the spirit of Inscryption, my favourite Steam Next Fest game is a game within a game, and it's brilliant

Channelling the spirit of Inscryption, my favourite Steam Next Fest game is a game within a game, and it's brilliant

Channelling the spirit of Inscryption, my favourite Steam Next Fest game is a game within a game, and it's brilliant