Next week, the Next Fest is starting on Steam with plenty of interesting demos, but one game promises to overshadow all the others already.
Which game is it? Tiny Glade is the first game from the indie developer Pounce Light and is announced for the third quarter of 2024 on Steam. However, you can already play a free demo on the platform right now.
The principle of Tiny Glade is essentially easy to explain: You build a small castle landscape in a relaxed manner and without any guidelines. There are no management challenges, no battles, and no time pressure. The focus here is on free building and enjoying what is created.
Why is it already the best demo? The Steam Next Fest doesn’t start until next week, on June 10, 2024. At that time, you’ll have the opportunity to discover many new games and try out some demos. However, Tiny Glade could already be the game that overshadows all the other participating games, at least according to Tom Francis, the creator of Gunpoint, Heat Signature, and Tactical Breach Wizard on X.com.
In response, David Ortiz, COO of ICO Partners, commented: “Over 800,000 times on wishlists, no big deal.” In fact, such large numbers would be quite a big deal for a small indie game and definitely noteworthy.
It’s unclear where Ortiz gets these numbers from. However, since Tiny Glade is currently ranked 17th among the most wished-for games on Steam, the numbers might actually be very realistic.
What else will be at the Next Fest? As mentioned, you can already play a demo of Tiny Glade now. For the Next Fest, the developers have planned a livestream on Steam on June 11, 2024, at 6:00 PM. There, they will show you some gameplay. You’ll also have the chance to ask the developers direct questions. Recently, another game on Steam celebrated high numbers: German developers celebrate 500,000 wishlists on Steam after a Twitch streamer showed their game in his show.
