NEW Space Games (And Demos) In Steam NEXT FEST

Steam's current Next Fest has a selection of upcoming space games, from shooters, sims and management titles. Here's a look at the ones that stood out to me the most.

0:00 Intro
1:55 Space Drilling Station
3:22 Rogue Flight
4:55 Whispers of the Void
6:28 Forgotten 23
7:41 Sky Dust

Forgotten 23

Space Drilling Station

Rogue Flight

Whispers of the Void

Sky Dust

Music by Epidemic Sound

[jplauy]

As a VR enthusiast, I'm interested in "Whispers of the Void" while waiting for Star Citizen to implement VR support or for Elite Dangerous to expand its VR capabilities.

[MikhailFedotov]

None of these games have my interest. Of course really cool for the ones who like them.

I just hope to see more games which are really focused on space ships. Not strategy, just space games. Being able to fly a ship, walk in your ship, fly to an another planet, space combat, etc. Maybe like Spacebourn but without Unreal Engine assets.

[Ashmodai]

I also liked the demo of "Beyond Astra", even though it definitely needs more work in certain aspects...

[jplauy]

Sky Dust is another game that I think is interesting to buy when it's ready.

[rolanddutton]

Sky Dust looks very intriguing. None of the others grabbed me, but nice to see lots of new space games in development.

[TankUni]

I gave the first game demo a whirl; doesn't seem to do much that's new, but the basics are there. Graphics are a bit dark perhaps.

[InfiniteWatermelon]

Thanks for showcasing these. Forgotten 23 and Sky Dust really got my attention. Are you going to do a live coverage of CitizenCon this weekend?

[uk-]

Rogue Flight looks great. If you're looking for suggestions Cell Sword is a space game... inner space. It's set inside a human body but you fly around your miniature space ship, a lot like Descent.

[HecmarJayam]

Whispers of the Void picked my interest.

[Splashbang_OW]

Damn. Beyond frontiers really gave me that Freelancer nostalgia. Looks like i'm getting that game.

[taiko]

'The station itself is trapped in time loops that reset every 23 minutes' now where have I heard that before

[dragshampc]

Gotta say, as an elite VR cmdr, aside from 'that other game' nothing even comes close.
Yes it's not changed much. But 4 new ships, powerplay 2.0, and a new as yet unknown core gameplay feature coming end of Oct 24, things are looking up.
If you wanna play a VR title that has longevity, you can't beat elite

[dbateman]

Beyond.frontiers looked neat, but be aware there is no invert Y option. Game seems inspired by X4 and could be cool, but I wasn't able to properly evaluate it.

[gokkiyoutube]

The first and last ones look the most interesting

[angelolima]

Can't wait to play squadron 42 on ps5 with the physical edition

[NellWatson]

Whoa, you might want an epilepsy warning before 3:45-3:55.

[tortenschachtel]

beyond.frontiers sounds like competition for the X series - which incidentally started with "X: Beyond the Frontier". I wonder if the name is a little too much on the nose ...

[Rakshasaka]

Isn't the first game straight up an X type game?? As you were describing it I was like "Hold up... that's just X4: Frontiers".

That said, can't say I'd be too mad at having two X instead of one, and if they can make a more intuitive UI that's a win for all involved.

Anyways, thanks for the video, keep on keeping on, Spaceman.

[Snaps]

Interesting thanks. "Beyond frontiers" reminds me quite a bit of "Galaxy on Fire". The jump stations are literally the same, and there also was a fun "american bar" style station (that you could purchase and make your home base). I really hope it's the same team behind, that would be so cool.

[Raso]

I just want some old school Free Space style combat game. Satisfying weapons, dog fights and and capital ship battles and a time to kill for enemy fighters somewhere under 5 minutes.