Is there a game you just can’t stop playing?

Best game that you play instead of tackling your growing pile of shame.

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By our counting, this is episode 84 of the Best Games Ever Podcast. That’s a lot, and probably isn’t accurate. We hope you like listening as much as we like making the show. And with that little bit of friendly chat, it’s time to announce that in a few weeks we’re going to launch an extended version of the show that you’ll have to pay for. “Oh, no,” you say. “Not them too!” you add, as you clutch your wallet and let out a single sob. One tear slowly wipes its way down your cheek.

Right, listen. This is a new segment. We’re not taking anything away from people who just don’t want to pay. Each week Jim will name the game he would have picked if he was allowed to pick a game, and the rest of us will tell him why that is a bad choice (most likely).

The good news is that for this week (and next) we’re giving this new section away completely free of charge. What a bargain! The bad news is that after that it’ll cost you about £30 a year or £3 a month. So when you think about it, it’s not even bad news, given how cheap it is. And we stress, we’re not taking anything away - the core show remains as it was.

Anyway, this week we are looking at the games we play all the time instead of newer games we’ve bought. We all have some, right? Let’s find out what our panel picked. This week we’ve got Tom Orry , Rebecca Jones , and Mark Warren . They’re experts, honest. They like video games for a living .

Watch the video version ofThe Best Games Ever Showhere:

This is the video. You should watch it, you get to see everyone’s lovely faces.Watch on YouTube

Listen to the audio version ofThe Best Games Ever Showhere:

This is the audio. You should listen to it, that way you don’t have to see our faces.

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Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Nintendo Switch

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Astro’s Playroom

PS5

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Fallout: New Vegas

iOS , PS3 , Xbox 360 , PC

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Sleeping Dogs

PS3 , Xbox 360 , PC

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Wishlisted - Our 10 Best Steam Next Fest Demos

Another Next Fest kicks off soon, but we’ve already done the digging for you.

Welcome to Wishlisted, a showcase of our favourite demos from Steam Next Fest: June 2024. Check the video above or watch on YouTube .

Finding the Best NextFest Demos is all about the joy of discovery, but with so many Steam Next Fest demos getting released in such a short amount of time, it can be bewildering. So we’ve decided to show you our ten Best Steam Next Fest games which we think deserve your attention. These are all upcoming Steam Next Fest games that we’re genuinely excited for, and that we think should play nicely on PC handhelds too!

This is just the start of our Next Fest coverage. This week we’ll be previewing loads of upcoming demos across the entire network - right here on VG247, of course, but also over on our sister sites Eurogamer and Rock Paper Shotgun. Bookmark our Wishlisted Steam Fest hub to stay in the loop. And this is well before Next Fest actually starts, so you, dear reader, get to bask for a solid fortnight celebrating all the wonderful new games that are just around the corner. Enjoy!