Next Fest
Steam Next Fest: February 2022 Edition
Feb 21 – Feb 28, 2022 · ended Feb 28, 10:00 Pacific
Ended648 games: Steam's full list.
The event on Steam ↗Source: Steam's own event page · list read Sep 28, 2026
During the event
What the games gained
Most followers gained
Steam followers added between the readings nearest the event's start and end.
Not measured: before our history starts (Jul 13, 2026): our follower readings begin after this event's window opened.
Biggest pick-up in follower pace
Followers gained per day during the event, against the same game's pace in the 14 days before it.
Not measured: before our history starts (Jul 13, 2026): our follower readings begin after this event's window opened.
Most players in a demo
The highest concurrent-player reading we took of the game's demo during the event.
Not tracked: we do not collect demo player readings yet.
Steam's top-50 most-played demos (Steam's order, not a rank)
Valve's own list of the fifty demos played most during the fest, in the order Steam's page carries them. Steam publishes no play counts behind it.
Steam has not published a most-played demos list for this edition, or we have not read it yet.
Where they are now
The fest's games that were not out yet, by Steam followers today: released since or still coming, with the wishlist estimate while it applies and the revenue estimate once out. After the fest, not caused by it.
| # | Game | Followers now | Est. wishlists | Est. revenue | Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nobody - The Turnaround | 217.3K | — | — | Nov 16, 2022 |
| 2 | Core Keeper | 174.9K | — | approximately $32.8M | Aug 27, 2024 |
| 3 | The Wandering Village | 112.3K | — | approximately $12.5M | Jul 17, 2025 |
| 4 | IXION | 107.6K | — | approximately $25.3M | Dec 7, 2022 |
| 5 | Boundary | 63.2K | — | — | Apr 13, 2023 |
| 6 | Occupy Mars: The Game | 62.6K | — | approximately $4.4M | Jan 30, 2026 |
| 7 | A Little to the Left | 57.8K | — | approximately $5M | Nov 8, 2022 |
| 8 | Hero's Hour | 51.4K | — | approximately $3.7M | Mar 1, 2022 |
| 9 | Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga | 47.4K | — | approximately $8.6M | Jun 10, 2022 |
| 10 | Pharaoh™: A New Era | 44.7K | — | approximately $6.5M | Feb 15, 2023 |
| 11 | The Past Within | 38.7K | — | approximately $1.4M | Nov 2, 2022 |
| 12 | Builders of Egypt | 37.1K | — | approximately $566.3K | Jan 8, 2025 |
| 13 | Coromon | 36.1K | — | approximately $5M | Mar 31, 2022 |
| 14 | Neon White | 35K | — | approximately $12.7M | Jun 16, 2022 |
| 15 | CROWZ | 34.3K | — | — | Jun 28, 2022 |
| 16 | Thief Simulator 2 | 33.9K | — | approximately $6.8M | Oct 4, 2023 |
| 17 | Celestial Empire | 32.7K | — | approximately $794.4K | Sep 23, 2025 |
| 18 | The Iron Oath | 31.9K | — | approximately $830.4K | Nov 2, 2023 |
| 19 | Builder Simulator | 31.4K | — | approximately $1.6M | Jun 9, 2022 |
| 20 | Stardeus | 31.2K | — | approximately $2.4M | Oct 12, 2022 |
| 21 | Fata Deum - The God Sim | 31K | — | approximately $809.5K | Sep 15, 2025 |
| 22 | Autopsy Simulator | 29.2K | — | approximately $1.9M | Jun 6, 2024 |
| 23 | TFM: The First Men | 29.1K | — | approximately $506.3K | Nov 2, 2022 |
| 24 | BLACKTAIL | 27.7K | — | approximately $1.9M | Dec 15, 2022 |
| 25 | Cultivation Tales | 27.2K | — | approximately $7.4M | Apr 17, 2024 |
Est. wishlists: Steam publishes no wishlist counts. Estimated as followers × 17 (range × 10 to × 32), from 6 games whose studios stated their wishlist count — a rough estimate, not a reported figure. Only while the game is unreleased or out under 60 days. Est. revenue: our model's estimate for games released since the fest.
Participants
The games (632)
Adventure Light
DemoFeb 1, 2023$7.99
- Platformer
- Puzzle
- Single-player
- +6
- Followers
- 166
Screenshots and trailer
In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Wild Souls
DemoMay 9, 2022$4.99
- Strategy
- Simulation
- Single-player
- +5
- Followers
- 166
Screenshots and trailer
In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Awakened Evil
DemoJan 30, 2023$7.99
- Action
- Platformer
- Single-player
- +5
- Followers
- 160
Screenshots and trailer
In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Where The Heart Leads
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Adventure
- Visual Novel
- Single-player
- +5
- Followers
- 157
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 1.6K–5K
Screenshots and trailer
In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Crystal Plague
DemoAug 30, 2022$9.99
- Action
- RPG
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 157
Screenshots and trailer
In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Entropic Decay
DemoComing Nov 3, 2026No price yet
- Action
- Horror
- Single-player
- +5
- Followers
- 156
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 1.6K–5K
Screenshots and trailer
In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Guillotine
DemoMay 4, 2022$4.99
- Action
- Horror
- Local Multiplayer or Co-op
- +6
- Followers
- 153
Screenshots and trailer
In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Camp Palut
DemoJun 15, 2022$4.99
- Adventure
- Visual Novel
- Single-player
- +5
- Followers
- 152
Screenshots and trailer
In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Burning Faith
DemoApr 29, 2022−80%$2.99
- RPG
- Simulation
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 152
Screenshots and trailer
In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Criminal Russia
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Action
- Horror
- Single-player
- +5
- Followers
- 147
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 1.5K–4.7K
Screenshots and trailer
In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
USS Tempest: Spaceship Simulator
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Action
- Simulation
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 147
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 1.5K–4.7K
Screenshots and trailer
In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Neura Mechanicus:Prologue
DemoComing soonFree
- Strategy
- Action
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 146
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 1.5K–4.7K
Screenshots and trailer
In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Witch Slide
DemoComing soonFree
- Action
- Online Multiplayer or Co-op
- Single-player
- +6
- Followers
- 142
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 1.4K–4.5K
Screenshots and trailer
In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Bomb Club Deluxe
DemoMar 1, 2022$7.99
- Puzzle
- Single-player
- Trailer Usage Permission (optional):I agree to trailer usage as described above
- +6
- Followers
- 141
Screenshots and trailer
In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Fiasco Restoration and Repair
DemoFeb 27, 2023Free
- Simulation
- Puzzle
- Single-player
- +5
- Followers
- 137
Screenshots and trailer
In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Fey: Distant Daydream
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Adventure
- Puzzle
- Single-player
- +5
- Followers
- 135
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 1.4K–4.3K
Screenshots and trailer
In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
The Hungry One
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Adventure
- Horror
- Single-player
- +5
- Followers
- 132
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 1.3K–4.2K
Screenshots and trailer
In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Moon Corp. Tower Defense
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Strategy
- RPG
- Single-player
- +5
- Followers
- 128
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 1.3K–4.1K
Screenshots and trailer
In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
DepowerBall
DemoAug 21, 2023$17.99
- Platformer
- Local Multiplayer or Co-op
- Online Multiplayer or Co-op
- +6
- Followers
- 124
Screenshots and trailer
In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Rogue Rising
DemoDec 19, 2023$9.99
- Action
- Adventure
- Indie
- +3
- Followers
- 123
Screenshots and trailer
In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
If Fusion Were That Easy
DemoOct 31, 2022$14.99
- Adventure
- Puzzle
- Single-player
- +5
- Followers
- 122
Screenshots and trailer
In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
How to Take Off Your Mask Remastered
DemoMar 4, 2022$14.99
- Adventure
- Visual Novel
- Single-player
- +5
- Followers
- 118
Screenshots and trailer
In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Hive Defender
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Strategy
- Action
- Single-player
- +5
- Followers
- 117
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 1.2K–3.7K
Screenshots
In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Babba Yagga: Woodboy
DemoFeb 27, 2022$7.99
- Adventure
- Horror
- Single-player
- +5
- Followers
- 113
Screenshots and trailer
In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Command Heroes
DemoAug 25, 2023$14.99
- Strategy
- Action
- Local Multiplayer or Co-op
- +5
- Followers
- 111
Screenshots and trailer
In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Unwell Known
DemoMay 26, 2022$9.99
- Adventure
- Platformer
- Single-player
- +5
- Followers
- 108
Screenshots and trailer
In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Fall For You
DemoOct 28, 2022$9.99
- Action
- Adventure
- Single-player
- +5
- Followers
- 107
Screenshots and trailer
In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
TEN - Ten Rooms, Ten Seconds
DemoJun 3, 2022$4.99
- Action
- Platformer
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 106
Screenshots and trailer
In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
First Parsec
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Action
- Simulation
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 104
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 1K–3.3K
Screenshots and trailer
In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Headless JEFF-3
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Platformer
- Puzzle
- Single-player
- +6
- Followers
- 104
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 1K–3.3K
Screenshots and trailer
In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Gravity Oddity
DemoSep 13, 2023No price yet
- Action
- Platformer
- Single-player
- +5
- Followers
- 103
Screenshots and trailer
In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Dashwalk Dueling
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Action
- Platformer
- Local Multiplayer or Co-op
- +6
- Followers
- 101
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 1K–3.2K
Screenshots and trailer
In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Nova Odessa - The Demon Trainer
DemoJun 2, 2022$4.99
- Action
- RPG
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 95
Screenshots and trailer
In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
How to Fool a Liar King Remastered
DemoApr 7, 2022$14.99
- Adventure
- Visual Novel
- Single-player
- +5
- Followers
- 94
Screenshots and trailer
In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Two Against the Legion
DemoMar 6, 2022Free
- Adventure
- Puzzle
- Local Multiplayer or Co-op
- +6
- Followers
- 93
Screenshots and trailer
In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗