Steam Next Fest: Neon White, speedrunners' delight Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Steam Next Fest: Neon White, speedrunners' delight Oh hell. Feature by Christian Donlan Features Editor Published on 23 Feb 2022 Hello! Over the next few days we hope to be bringing you impressions of a few of the demos in the Steam Next Fest. Neon White is a hyperviolent card-based speedrunner that takes place in a heaven that feels more like hell. Inevitably, it's a treat. Each brisk level sees you taking down a set number of demons as you make it to the exit. You have a standard blade attack and a jump on the left trigger, but the game doesn't want you to use the blade very often. Instead, you collect other cards that give you different weapons - guns, say, with limited ammo. Spirited Thief Publisher: Annapurna Interactive Developer: Angel Matrix Platform: Played on PC Availability: Out in 2022 on PC and Switch, PC demo out now as part of Steam Next Fest So you race between weapons cards taking out baddies? Half right. The twist is that each weapon card will have an ability that is triggered when you discard it. So shoot a bunch of people and then discard the gun in order to double-jump, or throw a bomb that blows up a group of peope in one go, or knocks down a red barrier. Or maybe, the bomb allows you to do a sort of rocket jump to reach even higher. Watch on YouTube Neon White trailer. Obviously, you're doing all of this at speed, in tricksy levels built of cool water and blinding white stone. Levels take seconds to play through, and your encouraged to think about how you can shave the time down so they're even quicker. Meanwhile, wrinkles emerge, including balloon enemies you can bounce on to kill - and get a bit of air - and new cards that mix things up further. The crucial thing for a speedrunner as complex and demanding as this? Restarts are quick and easy. Neon White is already enormous fun - and seeing the kind of magic that the pros can pull off with the final version will be brilliant. Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More Features Feature What games get wrong about horses And what they could do about it. 27 Feature Shout out to all the Overwatch supports - where would we be without you? Merci. 55 Feature From abandoned board game to birthing a genre: Football Manager at 40 Kick off. 21 Feature How I became an Elden Ring detective It started with a save game... 26 Latest Articles Atari will hold RollerCoaster Tycoon rights for another decade Ups and downs. 7 Jelly Deals Logitech's G Pro X gaming headset is its lowest-ever price during Amazon's Early Access sale Prime Members can get it for just £52. Jelly Deals Save over £500 off the retail price on this beefy ASUS TUF Dash gaming laptop from Amazon Under £1080 for an RTX 3070 laptop. Lady Dimitrescu will be a tad smaller in Resident Evil Village's Mercenaries DLC Level the playing field. 1 Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store