IT Startup: Tech Fodder
Kupilas Media
Next Fest October 2024, Steam and itch demo, 22 achievements, 97% positive — six screenshots, one language, 33 reviews.
Fest + demo without languages or eight screenshots
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IT Startup ran the demo calendar: itch from January 2024, Next Fest in October, Wednesday 20 November release. Twenty-two achievements, store quotes. The rating is excellent.
The page is not: six screenshots, one language. Under the two thresholds the 2026 corpus splits most cleanly (languages ≥5, shots ≥8). Two December 2024 patches. No DLC. Wishlists: missing.
The fest happened. The reviews did not follow. A demo and a Next Fest slot do not widen the basin if the storefront stays monolingual and short.
Languages and screenshots come before the fest booking. Not the other way around.