The Game Awards Introduces The Game Festival Try Game Demos Through Steam For 48 Hours

The idea is that, like physically attending a games event, you get to play first-look demos for a few games. There are at least 13 titles that you can preview for two days on Steam. They will be free to try, so no sense in passing on them while you can.

— Geoff Keighley (@geoffkeighley) December 11, 2019 As for when you’ll actually be able to play them, the 48-hour window starts at 2AM local time on Friday. Here’s a list of demos that will be available as part of the pilot Game Festival:

System Shock (Nightdive Studios)Eastward (Pixpil/Chucklefish)Spiritfarer (Thunder Lotus)Moving Out (SMG Studio/Devm Games/Team17)Röki (Polygon Treehouse/United Label)Chicory (Greg Lobanov)Wooden Nickel (Brain&Brain)Haven (The Game Bakers)Heavenly Bodies (2pt Interactive)Acid Knife (Powerhoof)The Drifter (Powerhoof)CARRION (Phobia/Devolver)SkateBIRD (Glass Bottom Games)

The Game Festival is, according to Keighley, the next step for The Game Awards. Speaking of which, The Game Awards starts at 9.30AM local time, and can be streamed on Steam in 4K. There’s also a Game Awards Sale that will be happening on the digital platform. (Source: Geoff Keighley / Medium via PC Gamer)