London, UK – June 2025 – Indie studio Bitzooma is excited to announce that the public demo for its upcoming colony sim strategy game, Border Base, is now live and fully playable for press and content creators ahead of Steam Next Fest, which kicks off June 9.
As part of Steam’s official Press Preview, members of the media and influencer community now have the opportunity to explore Border Base and hundreds of other participating games before the Fest officially begins.
🔍 About the Press PreviewSteam has opened early access to its full Next Fest lineup for select press outlets approximately 10 days before the event. Through the Steam Press Preview Portal, journalists and creators can browse all registered titles by genre, theme, and style—discovering promising new games and demos in advance.
Border Base is now live in the portal, meaning press and creators can:
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View our store page and screenshots
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Download and play the Alpha demo
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Share impressions in articles, videos, livestreams, and other formats
Note: There is no special override access—what’s available to the public is also what’s playable for press. The demo is now live and open to all, including media.
🧪 About the DemoThe playable Alpha demo includes:
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Resource gathering (logging, mining, convoy supply)
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Farming, food systems, and energy management
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Base-building and defense construction
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Combat and scheduling systems
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Recruitment via HQ proposals every 3 cycles
We’ve released the demo early to give the press a chance to explore the systems, capture footage, and reach out for interviews or questions before Steam Next Fest officially begins.
🎙 Interview & Coverage OpportunitiesIf you're a member of the press, a YouTuber, or a streamer and are interested in:
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Interviewing the developers
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Requesting additional gameplay footage or press builds
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Featuring Border Base in a Next Fest roundup or preview article
Please reach out to:
📧 pr@bitzooma.comWe’re also happy to discuss early collaborations, extended previews, or deeper gameplay features.
Press Kit: https://bitzooma.com/games/border-base/
Steam Page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2719630/Border_Base/
Kickstarter Page: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/borderbase/border-base
About Bitzooma Game Studio
Bitzooma is an indie game studio based in UK, best known for the mobile simulation title Black Border (2M+ players worldwide). With Border Base, the team is bringing its signature worldbuilding to PC for the first time, aiming to deliver a complex and rewarding strategy experience for fans of games like RimWorld and Oxygen Not Included.