The creators of Rain World were tired of making something so depressing, so their next game is a 'loud and dumb and fast' cyberpunk racer you can try in the Steam Next Fest

The creators of Rain World were tired of making something so depressing, so their next game is a ‘loud and dumb and fast’ cyberpunk racer you can try in the Steam Next Fest | PC Gamer Skip to main content Open menu Close main menu PC Gamer THE GLOBAL AUTHORITY ON PC GAMES US Edition UK US Canada Australia Subscribe Sign in View Profile Sign out Search Search PC Gamer Games Hardware News Reviews Guides Video Forum More PC Gaming Show PC Gamer Clips Software Codes Coupons Movies & TV Magazine Newsletter Affiliate links Meet the team Community guidelines About PC Gamer PC Gamer Magazine SubscriptionWhy subscribe?Subscribe to the world’s #1 PC gaming magTry a single issue or save on a subscriptionIssues delivered straight to your door or device From$1Subscribe now Don’t miss these Strategy Steam Next Fest hasn’t even started, and its first must-play demo is already here Sim I didn’t expect to kidnap alligators, save Woodstock or give people dysentery in a game called Transport Fever 3—but here we are FPS Hellscreen, the FPS with a rear-view mirror, has left Steam early access two episodes short of its original plan: ‘This is a bittersweet experience for me’ FPS High on Life 2 review Fighting The best Smash Bros.-like on Steam just added a character who can shop for items and go fishing in the middle of a match, in case you thought fighting games were too one-note FPS Highguard didn’t flop FPS Highguard review Sports Super Battle Golf improves the world’s least interesting sport by letting you blast your competitors with orbital lasers RPG I’ve already put 10 hours into this upcoming RPG’s demo because it has the best combat I’ve seen outside a FromSoft game FPS Finally, the FPS I keep asking for: Deep combat, classic modes, and an honest-to-god server browser MOBA Deadlock’s new Street Brawl mode is like a better version of the infamous MOBA ‘All Random, All Mid,’ but I think it could stand to be even more chaotic Sports The Denshattack! demo sees you kickflipping, grinding, and joyriding a Ferris wheel into an active volcano on the world’s most tubular commute Third Person Shooter Arc Raiders devs are uplifted by how kind players have been to one another, but admit ‘we’re way worse people than the community’ when it comes to engaging in PvP FPS Highguard is fine when you don’t have an internet in your ear telling you it’s nasty Sports You’ve had Skate Story, now get ready for Skate Style, a ‘next-gen skateboarding game’ that lets you customise your character’s animations PopularNEW: PC Gamer Clips!Arc RaidersBest PC gearFalloutGame Quizzes Games Racing The creators of Rain World were tired of making something so depressing, so their next game is a ‘loud and dumb and fast’ cyberpunk racer you can try in the Steam Next Fest News By Ted Litchfield published 24 February 2026 It’s like if F-Zero broke up the races so you could have Smash Bros. brawls. 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From first-look trailers, interviews, reviews and explainers, we’ve got you covered. Signup + Once a month SFX Get sneak previews, exclusive competitions and details of special events each month! Signup + An account already exists for this email address, please log in. Subscribe to our newsletter Airframe Ultra is looking to be the good kind of multiplayer game: No engagement hacking or battle passes⁠—you pay once, but it has lasting value and, depending on its success at launch, dev support. There’s no ranked play, but it’s still a game with competitive depth and mechanics to master.When I sat down to play it with developers from Videocult and staff from publisher Akupara Games, they made it clear that having as little in the way between the start menu and the beginning of a race was a development priority. Airframe Ultra – Official Open Beta Trailer | Indie Fan Fest 2026 – YouTube Watch On Similar to our 2024 FPS of the year, Straftat, or last year’s Battlefield 6 it’s substantial competitive multiplayer for people who don’t want their brain chemistry manipulated to keep them playing. Related articles The Denshattack! demo sees you kickflipping, grinding, and joyriding a Ferris wheel into an active volcano on the world’s most tubular commute Tokyo Xtreme Racer review: Embodying the stylish spirit of street racing Early access multiplayer shooter Out of Action is, ironically, full of action, with cyborg ninjas blasting each other in a mix of Titanfall and Max Payne But Airframe Ultra is not a shooter, it’s a hoverbike racing game with a ton of weird, neat quirks and complexity under the hood. You can dismount your bike at any time, trading its smooth, confident movement for your little biker dude’s deliberately weighty, QWOP-y shuffle.You’re mainly allowed to do this because every race ends in a brawl. Airframe Ultra’s tracks are broken up with wide arenas where you’re expected to dismount, kill your opponents, then hop back on your bike and keep racing when the timer’s up. You get points for knocking out other players and winning individual legs of the race. The highest score at the end of the course (or whatever ending cond