Steam Next Fest includes Inky Blinky Bob, Wax Heads, Celestial Return, and Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss
Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2026 10:31 pm
Steam Next Fest includes Inky Blinky Bob, Wax Heads, Celestial Return, and Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss
Inky Blinky Bob
Genre: Action Adventure, Indie
Developer: ELDELIC GAMES
Publisher: ELDELIC GAMES
Release Date: 20 March 2026
Platforms: PC (Steam)
Steam Page: Inky Blinky Bob on Steam
About the Game
Inky Blinky Bob is a surreal action adventure where you play a detective sent to investigate a chain of islands controlled by the occult biotech corporation Quantum Corp. After a plane crash, you’ll pilot a weaponized hot air balloon to navigate the islands, uncover what’s going on, and survive a world packed with failed biotech experiments, including Bob:giant airborne octopus drifting through the skies.
Key Features
Surreal open-world island chain to explore at your own pace
Weaponized hot air balloon traversal and combat
Occult biotech mystery story built around Quantum Corp and its experiments
Secrets, loot, and rewards for players who go off the beaten path
NPC interactions and region-by-region surprises
Wax Heads
Genre: Simulation, Visual Novel, Indie
Developer: Patattie Games
Publisher: Curve Games
Release Date: 5 May 2026
Platforms: PC (Steam), Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, Switch
Steam Page: Wax Heads on Steam
About the Game
Wax Heads is a cozy-punk narrative sim about managing a struggling record store. Chat to quirky customers with unique tastes, explore a handcrafted record collection, fall in love with bands (and their drama!), or just slack off with your colleagues - whatever gets everyone’s groove back!
Key Features
A lovingly handcrafted, immersive musical world with cozy-punk vibes.
An emotional, uplifting narrative about community, mystery and the underdog spirit!
Charming puzzle design, mini games...and virtual pets!
Punchy, humorous and affectionate dialogue, set to a killer original soundtrack.
A gorgeous comic book art style including 50+ hand-drawn records and customers.
Celestial Return
Genre: Narrative driven RPG
Developer: Metaphor Games
Publisher: Shoreline Games
Release Date: Spring 2026
Platforms: PC (Steam
Steam Page: Celestial Return on Steam
About the Game
Celestial Return is a story-rich, boldly stylized sci-fi adventure where dice are your bullets, your bribes, and your last breath. Don the well-worn loafers of Detective Howard, a man with nothing left to lose, as he traverses the neon-washed streets of the decaying Netherveil City, where its corpses are clawing back to life and horrors loom in the shadows. You will investigate a string of suicides that reek of cosmic horror and corporate corruption where your only tools are your rusted badge, a loud-mouthed sentient rose, and a pocketful of stolen dice.
Key Features
Doomed Gameplay Loop: Earn and spend your dice while leveling up your own personality, to gain the edge needed to survive conversational combat. It’s sometimes violent, but always desperate.
Simple Currency: Dice aren't just tools. They’re oxygen. Earn 'em, spend 'em, lose 'em. Hoard them too long, and opportunities vanish. Roll recklessly, and resources burn.
Welcome the Crossroads: Discover a vast sci-fi story, rich with twists, turns, mind-bending crossroads, and a branching narrative fully shaped by your decisions.
Sounds & Visuals to Bleed For: Immerse yourself in a completely hand-drawn world where manga’s precision meets the raw nerve of American comics
Choices Matter: Your choices are the weapons and your mind the battlefield. Decide the outcome with each small step. Just remember: Intelligence picks locks in silence. Virtue pleads for mercy. Foolishness laughs at the abyss.
Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss
Genre: Action-Adventure, Psychological Horror
Developer: Big Bad Wolf
Publisher: NACON
Release Date: April 16, 2026
Platforms: PC (Steam), Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5
Steam Page: Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss on Steam
About Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss
In this tense Lovecraftian thriller, you play Noah, tasked with investigating the mysterious disappearance of miners in the depths of the Pacific Ocean. With the help of your AI companion, Key, explore the vast, labyrinthine prison of R'lyeh—an ancient, sunken city of cyclopean proportions—and resist the creeping madness caused by Cthulhu's influence. At its core lies a secret that could shatter your understanding of reality.
Key Features:
A dark, moody, and highly cerebral investigative adventure chock full of cosmic abominations
Explore a world set in a futuristic reinterpretation of Lovecraft's mythos
Solve devious puzzles shrouded in darkness with the help of your AI companion called KEY
Cinematic storytelling elevates the mystery behind ominous occult affairs in the nightmarish world Noah must navigate
Traverse mind-bending environments that defy the laws of physics thanks to Unreal Engine 5
Inky Blinky Bob
Genre: Action Adventure, Indie
Developer: ELDELIC GAMES
Publisher: ELDELIC GAMES
Release Date: 20 March 2026
Platforms: PC (Steam)
Steam Page: Inky Blinky Bob on Steam
About the Game
Inky Blinky Bob is a surreal action adventure where you play a detective sent to investigate a chain of islands controlled by the occult biotech corporation Quantum Corp. After a plane crash, you’ll pilot a weaponized hot air balloon to navigate the islands, uncover what’s going on, and survive a world packed with failed biotech experiments, including Bob:giant airborne octopus drifting through the skies.
Key Features
Surreal open-world island chain to explore at your own pace
Weaponized hot air balloon traversal and combat
Occult biotech mystery story built around Quantum Corp and its experiments
Secrets, loot, and rewards for players who go off the beaten path
NPC interactions and region-by-region surprises
Wax Heads
Genre: Simulation, Visual Novel, Indie
Developer: Patattie Games
Publisher: Curve Games
Release Date: 5 May 2026
Platforms: PC (Steam), Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, Switch
Steam Page: Wax Heads on Steam
About the Game
Wax Heads is a cozy-punk narrative sim about managing a struggling record store. Chat to quirky customers with unique tastes, explore a handcrafted record collection, fall in love with bands (and their drama!), or just slack off with your colleagues - whatever gets everyone’s groove back!
Key Features
A lovingly handcrafted, immersive musical world with cozy-punk vibes.
An emotional, uplifting narrative about community, mystery and the underdog spirit!
Charming puzzle design, mini games...and virtual pets!
Punchy, humorous and affectionate dialogue, set to a killer original soundtrack.
A gorgeous comic book art style including 50+ hand-drawn records and customers.
Celestial Return
Genre: Narrative driven RPG
Developer: Metaphor Games
Publisher: Shoreline Games
Release Date: Spring 2026
Platforms: PC (Steam
Steam Page: Celestial Return on Steam
About the Game
Celestial Return is a story-rich, boldly stylized sci-fi adventure where dice are your bullets, your bribes, and your last breath. Don the well-worn loafers of Detective Howard, a man with nothing left to lose, as he traverses the neon-washed streets of the decaying Netherveil City, where its corpses are clawing back to life and horrors loom in the shadows. You will investigate a string of suicides that reek of cosmic horror and corporate corruption where your only tools are your rusted badge, a loud-mouthed sentient rose, and a pocketful of stolen dice.
Key Features
Doomed Gameplay Loop: Earn and spend your dice while leveling up your own personality, to gain the edge needed to survive conversational combat. It’s sometimes violent, but always desperate.
Simple Currency: Dice aren't just tools. They’re oxygen. Earn 'em, spend 'em, lose 'em. Hoard them too long, and opportunities vanish. Roll recklessly, and resources burn.
Welcome the Crossroads: Discover a vast sci-fi story, rich with twists, turns, mind-bending crossroads, and a branching narrative fully shaped by your decisions.
Sounds & Visuals to Bleed For: Immerse yourself in a completely hand-drawn world where manga’s precision meets the raw nerve of American comics
Choices Matter: Your choices are the weapons and your mind the battlefield. Decide the outcome with each small step. Just remember: Intelligence picks locks in silence. Virtue pleads for mercy. Foolishness laughs at the abyss.
Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss
Genre: Action-Adventure, Psychological Horror
Developer: Big Bad Wolf
Publisher: NACON
Release Date: April 16, 2026
Platforms: PC (Steam), Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5
Steam Page: Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss on Steam
About Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss
In this tense Lovecraftian thriller, you play Noah, tasked with investigating the mysterious disappearance of miners in the depths of the Pacific Ocean. With the help of your AI companion, Key, explore the vast, labyrinthine prison of R'lyeh—an ancient, sunken city of cyclopean proportions—and resist the creeping madness caused by Cthulhu's influence. At its core lies a secret that could shatter your understanding of reality.
Key Features:
A dark, moody, and highly cerebral investigative adventure chock full of cosmic abominations
Explore a world set in a futuristic reinterpretation of Lovecraft's mythos
Solve devious puzzles shrouded in darkness with the help of your AI companion called KEY
Cinematic storytelling elevates the mystery behind ominous occult affairs in the nightmarish world Noah must navigate
Traverse mind-bending environments that defy the laws of physics thanks to Unreal Engine 5