It’s time for another episode of Indieventure EXTRA, our bonus series where we chat with key members and peers in the games industry.

In this episode, Rachel chats with fellow indie game podcast pal AJ Fillari about some of the demos they’ve been playing during Steam Next Fest, October 2026! Fantastic demos are shared, AI slop is lamented, and the two end the episode with some hyperfixations.

If you’d like to follow AJ’s work, you can find links to all their socials and projects here, AND we highly recommend listening to the indie game podcast that AJ co-hosts dotzip!

Demos mentioned in this episode:
Night Hike, About Fishing, Trailblazers: Into the March, Inkblood, At Fate’s End, Bad Magpie, and Neuron Activation.

Our music was written and performed by Ollie Newbury! Find him on Instagram at @newbsmusic.