Hardcore Gamers’ Parker Green suits up in a mech for a preview of the October Steam Next Fest demo for StarVaders, the ultimate fusion of card games and tactics from developer Pengonauts (formerly StarVaders Studio) and publisher Joystick Ventures, coming to PC via Steam in Q2 2025.

With cute anime and cartoon-inspired visuals, intuitive and effective gameplay mechanics and a killer retro soundtrack to keep players in the zone,StarVaders may very well be the best new demo at this year’s Steam Next Fest.

StarVaders is a game that somehow makes played-out ideas feel rejuvenated and exciting again, making a tired and worn-down roguelike veteran like myself perk up and lock in to its tight and simple gameplay.

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