Jill Grodt Curates AI-Free Next Fest Demos

There are far too many games to cover so we're joined Jill Grodt, EIC of The Indie Informer, to tackle a bunch of spooky games, a possible Game of the Year and the non-AI next fest games that have piqued Jill's interest.

Penguin Colony: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3695930/ Valor Mortis: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2828710/ Silver Pines: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2333000/ Tenebris Somnia: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2121510/ RetroSpace: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2067820/ Enshrouded: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1203620/

Jill's Demos: Tearoom of Terror, The Doll Shop, Little Ghost, Midnight Horde, Emberville

Chapters:

00:00:00 - Intro 00:07:20 - Tenebris Somnia 00:18:47 - Silver Pines 00:25:30 - Enshrouded 00:41:14 - Valor Mortis 00:49:06 - Penguin Colony 01:06:13 - RetroSpace 01:11:55 - Jill on Next Fest Demos 01:24:27 - Emails & Housekeeping

Jill's Links: 25 Unmissable Steam Next Fest Indie Demos: https://theindieinformer.com/2026/10/20/25-unmissable-steam-next-fest-indie-demos/

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Jill on Blusky: https://bsky.app/profile/finruin.bsky.social