{"id":10019,"date":"2022-02-25T17:30:52","date_gmt":"2022-02-25T08:30:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=10019"},"modified":"2022-05-12T17:15:23","modified_gmt":"2022-05-12T08:15:23","slug":"20220225-10019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20220225-10019\/","title":{"rendered":"Steam Next Fest: Check out these 10 playable Japanese game demos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Written by. Ryuki Ishii based on the\u00a0original Japanese article\u00a0<\/a>(original article’s publication date: 2022-02-24 20:15<\/em> JST)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n


The Steam Next Fest is being held until February 28 at 10 a.m. (PST), so to celebrate, we\u2019ve put together a list of 10 demos for Japanese games that you can try out during the event.


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TrinityS<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Release window: Steam Early Access starts in spring 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n


A top-down cooperative action game where players form a three-person party consisting of a DPS, a tank, and a healer to take on a boss rush.<\/p>\n\n\n\n



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MINDHACK<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Release window: Steam Early Access starts in 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A visual novel where the player turns evildoers\u2019 minds into a flower garden by hacking into their brains and rewriting their personalities. The game only supports Japanese at the time of release, but the developers plan to localize it later on.


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Alice Escaped!<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Release window: 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A cute 2D action-adventure game where you switch between a hammer-wielding girl and a gun-wielding girl to take out enemies.


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Fishing Paradiso<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Release window: 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A fishing RPG where you spend time in the afterlife fishing and interacting with a charming cast of characters.


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JETMAN<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Release window: Spring 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n


A casual one-button 2D action game where you adjust the height of the protagonist\u2019s jump attack according to the position of enemies.


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Rogue Rising<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Release window: Steam Early Access starts in March 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n


A pixel art 2D roguelite action game where you try to conquer a tower filled with monsters. The game promises \u201cExhilarating action with easy controls.\u201d


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Yumeiri<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Release window: March 2, 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n


A remake of a popular one-dimensional roguelike RPG that was released in Japan in 2015. You dive into a waking dream to face forgotten memories from childhood and face the difficulties the protagonist faced in the past, such as eating vegetables they didn\u2019t like or being bullied at school.


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Shirone: the Dragon Girl<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Release window: Spring 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A 3D adventure game where you help a dragon girl named Shirone solve puzzles and find her way out of a haunted castle.


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Graze Counter GM<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Release window: TBD<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A vertical scrolling shooter where you charge a powerful ability called the \u201cGraze Counter\u201d by grazing past enemy attacks.


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Phantom Breaker: Omnia<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Release window: March 15, 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n


An updated version of the 2013 title Phantom Breaker: Extra<\/em>, which is a 1 on 1 2D anime fighting game released by Mages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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