Scout · issue № 25 · Wednesday, 1 July 2026
Twenty demos dropped yesterday, every single one self-published, with visual novels and platformers leading the tag count. Only one had a store page worth calling finished, and just four of the twenty have picked up any reviews yet, so today's picks split between craft that stands out on arrival and a title already drawing early read.
HERO PICKby monoii studioSelf-published
Cozy · Farming Sim · Idler · Creature Collector · Management · Incremental
Why it leads: the most complete, serious store page of the 20 demos that dropped yesterday.
A cozy idle management game built around a bear family's honey farm, where you collect bees, bottle jars, and expand the plot as the field fills in. 9 early demo review(s)
Demos that launched in the last few days and are already getting noticed. From the moment a demo goes live we watch two things - the reviews players leave on the demo itself, and how many people are playing it right now. These are the ones where early players clearly like what they tried.
by 别演了制作组Self-published
Female Protagonist · LGBTQ+ · Visual Novel · 1990's · RPG · Dating Sim
A turn-of-the-century Hong Kong stage drama about a playwright's sudden break, tangled up with old friends, a lost idol, and family that won't show its face. Early reviews are running positive.
14 demo reviews so far, rated Positive; and climbing
Tomorrow’s issue finds the next one.