The sophomore season of Steam event Tacticon has begun! Tacticon 2023 will run this weekend through May 15, and feature digital sales, developer panels, and early demos.

If you’ve witnessed the excellent bi-annual Steam Next Fests, you know what to expect: a great chance to find and try indie games on PC.

Steam digital festivals are a great way to learn about upcoming games and add them to your wishlist, or highlight lesser known games that you may not have heard of. Tacticon 2023 features a lengthy Showcase video that includes montages of cool-looking strategy games.

Highlights from the Showcase include Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew, Jumplight Odyssey, Reus 2, and Endless Dungeon.

The Tacticon 2023 Showcase (below) is hosted by GamerZakh and ReneSky.

There are also a ton of great indie strategy games on sale, including the following (note that some of the games are still in Early Access):

Finally, check out tons of new demos for exciting upcoming games, including The Settlings, Super Fantasy Kingdom, Against the Storm, Shardpunk: Verminfall and Xenonauts 2.

Tacticon 2023 is hosted by indie game publishers Hooded Horse and Firesquid. The event ends May 15.


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