20 of the best indies to put on your radar in 2024 | Steam Next Fest Highlights

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Here are the 20 best games we played during Steam Next Fest Feb 2024.
Video written and voiced by Ralph P, Austin B, Stuart K and Edmond T
Edited by Austin B.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:56 Hollowbody
03:31 #BLUD
05:07 Cryptmaster
06:19 Duck Detective: The Secret Salami
07:45 Lightyear Frontier
09:12 Helskate
10:52 Pepper Grinder
12:17 Kind Words 2
13:50 Rotwood
15:24 Harold Halibut
16:27 Dungeonborne
18:07 The Lands Beneath Us
19:19 Synergy
20:54 NullPTR
21:58 Tales of Kenzera: ZAU
23:27 Flock
25:15 Mullet Mad Jack
26:14 Diceomancer
28:07 Children Of The Sun
29:46 Wrap Up
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@SkillUp 5 месяцев назад

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@grayfox8904 5 месяцев назад

Please have the title of each game constantly on the screen or at least have timestamps with its name. It is hard to track down so many games in the video!

@D0NU75 5 месяцев назад

some links to those games would have been useful you know? i always love me some ryona and guro but when the game is named "hashtag" Blood it is barely impossible to find it buried under tons of random results

@GabrielKnightz 5 месяцев назад

You guys forgot to cover Venba last year. Just a belated FYI.

@robertclaussen4483 5 месяцев назад

A9a WA p9 p

@danielcalabrese5769 5 месяцев назад

I'm 44 and have loved games since the 80's and these days it really is the indie games and games made by smaller passionate teams that have kept my passion for this hobbies burning strong so thank you for shining the light on them so more and more people can be introduced to the true joy of gaming.

@xdmoney11 5 месяцев назад

The NullPTR pronunciation was hilarious but for future reference it's Null Pointer. It's a code thing that refers to a pointer that points to nothing

@mechanicalmonk2020 5 месяцев назад

I've been programming for forever and still pronounce ptr as it's written 😅

@tomazzaman 5 месяцев назад

Came here for this comment. Was not disappointed.

@Ashtarte3D 5 месяцев назад

Glad someone beat me to this. Got a laugh at Edmond trying to figure that one out.

@KeremyJato 5 месяцев назад

Literally the moment I heard Edmond say that I scrolled down to find a comment or make a comment saying the same thing

@jhank0cean 5 месяцев назад

"a code thing that refers to a pointer that points to nothing" Ah the classic programmer problem of a programmer not being able to convey what they do in terms that make sense for everyone.

@HeadwareGames 5 месяцев назад

Thanks so much for featuring Hollowbody! Made my day.

@Rhayze 5 месяцев назад

Your game looks sick bro. Great job and good luck. I wishlisted it too!

@williamedwards4151 5 месяцев назад

It looks so good! Brings me back to the old school Resident Evil/Silent Hill days. Keep up the good work!

@aarongarcia5667 5 месяцев назад

Yo mama How bout that ?

@mechadiego2006 5 месяцев назад

Holy shit. This is one of (if not THE) best lists from SNF I've seen so far. Only complaint I have is you guys should keep the name of the name on screen at least a little bit longer. It feels like I'm not allowed to blink or I'll miss the name card

@Keithustus 5 месяцев назад

Put the name also at the end of each game’s segment, so we don’t have to scrub back to see it if we’ve been convinced by watching to check it out.

@MrWhygodwhy 5 месяцев назад

@@Keithustus Also, put the names of the games down in the dooblidoo.

@joshhudson7413 5 месяцев назад

Or just pause the video and write it down

@buttpaste 5 месяцев назад

also they should have the names for other games, like they had a few in the beginning without names on screen

@_Chris390 5 месяцев назад

It's not a good list, at all. They just chose games they knew about before Next Fest - they didn't bother to actually explore all the demo categories and find new games they didn't already have on their Wishlists. Super lazy. No effort.

@Mugthief 5 месяцев назад

The SkillUP team is killing it. Loved hearing from all 4, and you guys are so close to the million subs! Keep it up, and thank you for everything!

@JustNumberVII 5 месяцев назад

NOT ARMORED CHORE!?!?!? Can't believe such an opportunity was missed!

@jadedj5385 5 месяцев назад

Good one!!!

@BlissBatch 5 месяцев назад

They're also missing Balatro, the greatest poker game ever made by far.

@r3dsnow757 3 месяца назад

@@BlissBatchBalatro is a hard drug not a game.

@Spellbreakz 5 месяцев назад

I hope you keep this format for future Steam Next Fests. After the first round of games i started trying to predict who will present the game after the first few seconds of gameplay. I failed at Mullet Mad Jack. I thought for sure that will be a Skill Up segment.

@TheRealUcanUwill 5 месяцев назад

I like these videos, but I can tell my taste is completely different than theirs. I just not interested in action games of whatever from Indies. If you are talking about tactics RPG or city builder from INDIE studio, or smth like that, than I am listening. When he did first video on Indies, I thought that featured games for all tastes, I picked Timberborn, that beaver city builder because of that video. From this one, I think only that deck building rogue is somewhat interesting to me, but thats my opinion, need more variety.

@dogauthier 5 месяцев назад

This is now a petition to replace IGN with Skill Up

@DangoWangochu 5 месяцев назад

Don't

@StarPlatinumAr 5 месяцев назад

@henrygagne8255 5 месяцев назад

“Papa, what was your favorite games journalism outfit during the early ‘20s?” -Every kids favorite question

@maskoncr00ked 5 месяцев назад

Papa tell us of the before times. Tell us of the. Eye gee em that was unreliable as a source of videogame news

@brandon_jens6620 5 месяцев назад

fUnNy bEcaUse IGN bAd

@elbruh9003 5 месяцев назад

Bro diceomancer looks fucking insane ngl

@chrisrothstein6157 5 месяцев назад

I love the format of this video. Please do this for every Next Fest

@taylormonnett1370 5 месяцев назад

Love to hear the full crew working together on one video!

@wuurlii 5 месяцев назад

The evolution from just Ralph to this ensemble cast of beautifully spoken individuals is amazing to witness.

@MultiToto07 5 месяцев назад

Thank you very muuuuuch for highlighting the next fest and indie developers ! Indie games deserve love and exposition, and thanks to you it reaches another audience

@tiddlesmcnasty968 5 месяцев назад

It's crazy how well the entire Skill Up gang meshes with the original identity/style of content I've come to expect and love since the Division days

@HuganTheUnknown 5 месяцев назад

The artstyle of the Synergy game that you rightfully compared to sable is based on a french comic artist's work : Moebius ! :)

@XoXtheunseenXoX 5 месяцев назад

This game feels like a near 1:1 continuation of Scavenger's Reign, a moebius inspired sci-fi show about a bunch of survivors surviving on an alien planet that looks near identical to this game!

@TheUberFez 5 месяцев назад

Holy hell the tonal shift at 25:14 was crazy hahaha

@abramjohnson903 5 месяцев назад

Lol I felt the same 😂

@cykeok3525 5 месяцев назад

Cranked the knob all the way from one end to the other lol

@jaredcraig640 5 месяцев назад

You guys are nailing it. Such a phenomenal channel.

@Smexican217 5 месяцев назад

My personal favorite is the poker roguelite Balatro! It’s so replayable and set up to be one of the best indie games of this year! I hope you guys have time to check it out before it launches on February 20th!

@JimmyDaBrah5420 5 месяцев назад

This Week in Videogames is my favorite thing on RU-vid but this video bouncing between all four of you was probably my favorite video you guys have done and probably the best one yet. Hope to see more content utilizing all of you at once or even riffing off each other more, great stuff!

@AugustRx 5 месяцев назад

You obviously haven't seen Wrestling isn't wrestling This is a close second for that silly/loveable category tho

@RodStremel 5 месяцев назад

It's always great to see big channels highlighting indie games. Lately, that's all I've been playing. From the Fest, Balatro has been consuming my time, and it's awesome.

@milramas 5 месяцев назад

13:35 incredidibly based recommendations, mint jams is god tier

@oldmandavy4024 5 месяцев назад

Always good to hear from more members of the Skill Family, love you Mr Up and Co!

@OptimusMuff 5 месяцев назад

I appreciate this video (and indie coverage) so much! This channel is how I got into Indie Games and I love seeing these videos pop up on my feed!!

@firestorm26621 5 месяцев назад

I always look forward to these videos, I fill up my wishlist every time. And love to see this play out like a team effort, hearing from all the members!

@Spremington 5 месяцев назад

Edmund listens to Casiopea. He’s officially the best Aussie on this channel now

@Prinz_Kasper 5 месяцев назад

And masayoshi takanaka!

@MightyManotaur22 5 месяцев назад

Love that you guys did this video and also love all the different perspectives and tastes in games. So many bangers featured here.

@SenseiSeagal420 5 месяцев назад

I'm really loving the growth of the channel, it's honestly so nice to hear all of y'alls different tastes explored.

@acecel 5 месяцев назад

Amazing video and very good idea to allow everyone in your team to intervene and share theirs thoughts on demos they tried, and it's nice to finally here the voice of Stu and Edmond. If the FPS podcast would not exist i would have loved a podcast with you four, about that it would be cool to have Austin join the FPS podcast, his opinion and flow would fit very well with the rest of the group i think.

@abrarrauf3801 5 месяцев назад

The quality of this channel just keeps getting better and better with every single video, which in and of itself is a feat given how high quality everything on this channel has always been! Keep up the great work!!

@VerakumGamer 5 месяцев назад

Loved this type of Video, Please do more like this! I added a lot to my wishlist.

@abstractcowboy 5 месяцев назад

Awesome would love more videos like this. Great to get a sense of what's out there.

@MagosJCDentonus451 5 месяцев назад

While playing Cryptmaster I was surprised I haven't seen anyone talk about it before. Such a unique idea

@vitsavicky 5 месяцев назад

Love videos like these. Minireviews of upcoming indie titles. Keep this up!

@BasementMinions 5 месяцев назад

Absolutely loved this! It's always so daunting to try and find exciting games during the next fest with limited time, can't wait to dive into these games. :)

@thehoginator1827 4 месяца назад

Love these indie focused vids team! My wishlist has just expanded...

@Maverickx25 5 месяцев назад

Yo, Frost from Second Wind is playing the duck detective? That's sweet.

@demon794 5 месяцев назад

I was wondering if it was him!

@beady0081 5 месяцев назад

I thought that - is it actually him?

@Fachewachewa 5 месяцев назад

For those wondering the credits are in the demo, Duck Detective is played by someone named Sean Chiplock, so not Frost.

@mzcookies134 5 месяцев назад

Loved this format with everyone chiming in with what they liked. Added a lot to my wishlist!

@sleepyturttle 5 месяцев назад

Thank you so much to you and your team for such a bad ass job. Most importantly thank you so much for putting chapters on the video , that means so much to us who want to find specific games without having to look through the whole video , you guys are amazing .

@dingus2k 5 месяцев назад

Indika, Balatro, Pacific Drive, and Never Grave were all really big standouts

@electricmiragemedia 5 месяцев назад

Thank you so much for doing these videos Shill Up, I would never know about these games otherwise.

@CMoll89 5 месяцев назад

Loved the format, you guys nailed it!

@inadover 5 месяцев назад

This is the video I always look forward to the most each year. Love what you always do with the Steam Next Fest. Helpful for us to find new interesting games that we probably would not have found othetwise, and great for those small indie studios to make a living out of their amazing work. Edit: Forgot to give some credit to Steam for creating the Next Fest as well.

@itissatno 5 месяцев назад

this was really cool, I like hearing the others as well!

@jgraho2 5 месяцев назад

Great to hear all of you talk about these games!

@ExtraTrstl 5 месяцев назад

The amount of talent, creativity, and passion in indie games is a wonder to behold. Props to all devs, past, present, and future. You are truly appreciated.

@user-kc9rs8ew4x 5 месяцев назад

Nice work. The multiple voices work well for this type of feature and it's enjoyable to hear from the whole team. ei

@Maikel.A 5 месяцев назад

You had the chance to say Armored "Chore" and wasted it, such a shame. 😆

@sykx7 5 месяцев назад

Best coverage in the games world. Thank you for all the work you do and the continued support for the indie scene.

@LunarisLacrima 5 месяцев назад

I love these Next Fest showcases, thank you for showing them off since I don't always have the time to browse through as much of these as I'd like. Around half of these I'm very excited for! :)

@jefsilva 5 месяцев назад

Wow! I never thought I would see one of my games being featured in one of your lists among so many great games! Thank you so much for this, there are so many people playing the game now and sharing their impressions and feedbacks!

@petermobius 5 месяцев назад

Loved hearing the growing Skill Up family on this one! Keep it up boys!

@Viper6332 5 месяцев назад

Great video from the entire team thxs for keeping this up as giving the small guy a shoutout really helps them out

@hugomifune 5 месяцев назад

Love seeing you guys creating step by step your media! Great voices, nice writing, awful humour! You’re the best! 🎉

@misterx2133 5 месяцев назад

Was looking forward to this one! Thank you ❤

@themat42 5 месяцев назад

Love to see the whole SkillUp crew jumping in and contributing! Good for you folks!

@DroidX1337 5 месяцев назад

Been waiting for this! Just downloaded a bunch of games to play for my cozy Friday night!

@romangazarek4734 5 месяцев назад

Hello CS student here, the game at 21:05 is supposed to be pronounced Null Pointer :)

@randymagnum8178 5 месяцев назад

I wish they taught counter strike at university level back when i was a student 🤷‍♂️

@kunimitsune177 5 месяцев назад

Should've spelled it like that then eh. Or at least added an n.

@xdmoney11 5 месяцев назад

Hello fellow CS student 🔥🔥

@internisus 5 месяцев назад

@@kunimitsune177This is how the keyword is spelled in computer science. There's writing in the game about the concept of a null pointer, so anyone playing should be clear on it.

@gravious 5 месяцев назад

@@kunimitsune177 its a programming term, an abbreviation of pointer add more letters and there's no pnt in abbreviating it :D

@001sander2 5 месяцев назад

Thank you very much for including chapters cheers ♥️

@ryo-kai8587 5 месяцев назад

Okay, Helskate looks really cool. Definitely keeping an eye on that one! Nice compilation; It was great hearing from more of the team this time around.

@BathtubSir 5 месяцев назад

I absolutely love these SNF round up videos on the channel, wishlisted a bunch of these!

@tryout3420 5 месяцев назад

You've dobe tremendous work building this channel to its current glory. Good job, Austin!

@reedysk8rboy 5 месяцев назад

Loved this video, just the gang chatting about games they enjoyed playing. More please

@AnimatedAndrew 5 месяцев назад

Played the demos for BLUD and Rotwood so far and loved them both. So many on this list I wasn’t aware of before like Diceomancer which has a really charming art style!

@music_YT2023 5 месяцев назад

I'm super excited about demo weekend! This was a wonderful highlight for a ton of games that also caught my eye.

@silverscroll2381 5 месяцев назад

This video was great, would love to see more of this style in the future

@StefanRees 5 месяцев назад

This is exactly what I needed. Theres so many amazing games at NextFest.

@lukejones8365 5 месяцев назад

I loved the music for that skateboarding game! Tommy Tallaricos mother must be very proud.

@danatkinson1517 5 месяцев назад

Love the detective making deducktions.

@marlowencna 5 месяцев назад

Excellent coverage

@gothicsuperhero 5 месяцев назад

This video was gold. Good jobs guys loved it

@thebrothersdude 5 месяцев назад

Awesome to see Edmond getting involved too! love to hear more aussie voices in gaming media :)

@bennymeyz3306 5 месяцев назад

Great video. Wish they'd make this two weeks long. I only get around to a couple of hours to try out.

@michaelmac5317 5 месяцев назад

Great video. Could you maybe keep the name of the game on throughout the clip or maybe repeat it at the end. A few times then, wanted to search for a game but couldn’t remember what it was called by the end of the clip.

@nysiy5360 5 месяцев назад

Really liked the 4 person preview of the games. Having more people with different tastes was great for a wider overview of different games.

@instantramen7145 5 месяцев назад

The best channel on youtube just keeps getting better

@GameGentleman 5 месяцев назад

Awesome to hear Edmond Tran on the channel!

@Paladinbaroque 5 месяцев назад

Always a joy seeing what indies are cooking up Thanks for giving them some spotlight, was fun to have multiple folks inputting their picks from the team Much love to you all, stay safe and take care folks x

@Esuzu 5 месяцев назад

Love this!

@mortecai222 5 месяцев назад

I really appreciated this, the indie scene is better than ever, that Synergy game looks right up my alley

@GatisFreimanis 5 месяцев назад

THIS! Was awesome! Keep up guys!

@johnnypopstar 5 месяцев назад

5 more games added to my wish list (which was already 220 strong, mostly thanks to y'all), thank you guys!

@thenute4087 5 месяцев назад

Thank you guys for making this. It was a truly fantastic video! One small recommendation I would have for the future, could you put a small overlay on the screen with the game title while it’s been shown. *edit- it shows up briefly I just mean keep it up for the duration of the section

@mr_ako662 5 месяцев назад

thanks for the video!

@89ji36 5 месяцев назад

Super specific but I never thought I'd see someone talk about Kinoko Teikoku anywhere ever and now I'm absolutely going to check out Kind Words 2 Y'all are my favorite channel for indie/smaller recs, keep up the awesome work!

@patellis8904 5 месяцев назад

Sincerely, thanks for the indie nods in this and in all your videos. Indies are the primary type of game I play, and AAA's are the very very rare exception.

@BladefullySwift 5 месяцев назад

These are some of the best videos you (collectively and getting bigger!) put out on the regular. I just came back to write this comment from being absorbed in Diceomancer for the past hour. It's mostly thanks to ShillUp that my wishlist is 220 games strong!

@gewurzgurke4964 5 месяцев назад

Great video, love those indie spotlights, one small addition would be to have the name that is being showcased on screen at all times, very heklpful for non native speaker like me that might not get it exactly right on a listen

@jarikuipers237 5 месяцев назад

My favorite video of the channel so far this year ❤

@johnotron604 5 месяцев назад

Great video, hard to parse all the games. Wasn't going to try Rotwood but I did cause of this video and it's quite good. Cheers

@alejandromoravelado3734 5 месяцев назад

"get ready for armoured corn". You are simply genius, gentleman 😂

@r3m1 5 месяцев назад

Nice format and awesome you guys give more exposure to smaller dev teams

@999imo 5 месяцев назад

This was a banger of a list from and a banger execution, loved hearing from the whole team. and this was a comprehensive list, with cool things to wishlist for like every mood I'd ever find myself in ever lol.

@MichaelAussie05 5 месяцев назад

Excellent segment guys. Cheers.

@melind82 5 месяцев назад

banger video and great idea for how to cover Next Fest

@BIGBodsta 5 месяцев назад

Amazing video guys, comment for the algorithm!

@TommyEdwardPearce 5 месяцев назад

Thanks for this video! I think I wishlisted over half of the games showcased. Just goes to show the amazing work indie devs can do, and they deserve to be shouted out as much as a triple A title. P.S. Love the fact that the Shill Up channel is now fully embracing more than one voice, I think it's the step in a right direction. Still love that Ralphy lad tho.

@crazy-acid-trip9765 5 месяцев назад

In an era of live service and half baked games i been loving indie games for years now and these videos are my favorites. You shown too many gems @skill up . Keep them coming and showing some light on some amazing games

@jessechuff 5 месяцев назад

One that is definitely getting some coverage but I still feel compelled to bring even more attention to is Indika. One of the most bizarre but incredibly interesting games I’ve seen in a long time that immediately just floored me. Aside from that, I also second Dungeonborne and Lightyear Frontier.