The Scarlet Harvest & Deadcam – Two Horrors, One Terrifying Weekend
This Fear Friday: Next Fest Edition delivers double the dread.
Two standout horror demos — The Scarlet Harvest and Deadcam — bring 90s slashers, found-footage terror, and unrelenting tension to this year’s Steam Next Fest.
🌾 The Scarlet Harvest
Developer: @TonyDevGame
Release Date: October 24, 2025
Demo: Available Now (Steam Next Fest)
You’re heading to a Halloween party at a remote farm. The beer is cold, the music’s loud, and your friends are ready for a night to remember — until someone starts watching from the shadows.
The Scarlet Harvest channels the spirit of classic ‘90s slashers, blending rural horror, survival gameplay, and cinematic tension. Explore macabre barns, lonely gas stations, and cursed fields where every sound could be your last.
🩸 Highlights:
- Explore haunted rural environments dripping with atmosphere.
- Balance moments of fun and fear — dance, drink, and run for your life.
- A slasher survival experience filled with dread and adrenaline.
➡️ Play the Demo on Steam
➡️ Visit the Developer’s Site
“The party’s just getting started… and it won’t end until someone’s left standing.”
📹 Deadcam
Developer: Alien Big Cat
Demo: Available Now (Steam Next Fest)
Three ghost hunters lock themselves inside a rural house to film a new episode for their failing paranormal show. It should have been another staged scare… until Margo’s headcam starts showing something real.
Deadcam is a first-person psychological horror where you can see your hunter’s live, reactive facecam feed as she stalks you. Every noise you make draws her closer — and every glance at her screen could be your last.
👁️ Features:
- Live headcam feed reacts to your actions in real time.
- AI that hears your footsteps and tracks your movement.
- Sneak, hide, and survive inside an abandoned house.
- “Trust the raccoon.” It might be your only ally.
“You can see her face… but she can hear yours.”
👻 Also Check Out These Demos
🕯️ Faint Echo
A psychological horror visual novel with point-and-click elements. A young man named Denys moves into a cheap apartment, but soon faces disturbing paranormal events. Explore the dark building, uncover its secrets, and try to survive.
🔪 Ghost Ripper
Play as Heather, a night-shift waitress abducted by the sadistic Ghost Ripper. Trapped in an abandoned asylum, you must hide, survive, and uncover the killer’s twisted past as you search for a way out.
🧸 Ramona – Play With Me
A demo-prequel to Ramona – Play With Me, set in the 1970s. Experience a tense, self-contained story that introduces key mechanics and the chilling tone of the full game.
🌾 Coming Soon from Digital Sagas
While you explore this week’s terrifying demos, keep an eye on our own upcoming release:
No One Leaves the Field
A first-person folk horror game set in a cursed wheat field that shifts every time you enter.
You’ve crashed your car in the middle of nowhere. The farmhouse flickers in the distance… but something is moving in the wheat.
The demo will soon be available on Steam — wishlist now and see if you can escape the field.
“Can you escape the field… or will you become part of it?”
🕯️ Last Week’s Fear Friday
Looking for something a little cozier (but still chilling)?
Check out last week’s feature:
➡️ Fear Friday: Cozy Horror Games
Discover hauntingly gentle horrors that blend atmosphere, mystery, and heart. Perfect for those who like their scares slow-burn and story-driven.
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