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Gaming News #9

16 August 2026

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Steam's Choices Matter Festival Loads Up 40-Plus Free Demos Until August 17

Telltale is hosting Steam's first Choices Matter Festival, a narrative-games event running August 10 to August 17. It bundles more than 40 free playable demos, discounts on 90-plus story games, developer interviews, two world premieres, and a set of free Steam Points Shop items you can grab while the event is live. Everything runs on PC through Steam. The demos and the free Points items go away when the festival closes on August 17.

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Discussion Topics

  1. Do narrative-game demos actually sell you on a full purchase, or do you bounce after 20 minutes?
  2. A Steam festival every few weeks: great discovery tool or demo fatigue?
  3. What is the one choices-matter game you still think about years later?