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 (196)
Demon Source
DemoComing Nov 3, 2026No price yet
- Action
- Adventure
- Single-player
- +5
- Followers
- 268
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 2.7K–8.6K
Screenshots and trailer
In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Magic of Spring
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Strategy
- Adventure
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 265
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 2.7K–8.5K
Screenshots and trailer
In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
混沌小队（CHAOS SQUAD）
DemoOct 2, 2022$9.99
- Strategy
- Adventure
- Single-player
- +5
- Followers
- 260
Screenshots and trailer
In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Mandeshire
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Action
- RPG
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 257
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 2.6K–8.2K
Screenshots and trailer
In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Bullet Casters
DemoMar 28, 2023$4.99
- Action
- RPG
- Single-player
- +6
- Followers
- 247
Screenshots and trailer
In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Hikikomori life
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Strategy
- Simulation
- Single-player
- +5
- Followers
- 245
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 2.5K–7.8K
Screenshots and trailer
In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
On the Hunt
DemoJul 17, 2026$24.99
- RPG
- Simulation
- Single-player
- +5
- Followers
- 243
Screenshots and trailer
In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
The Witchmade Shop
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Simulation
- Puzzle
- Single-player
- +6
- Followers
- 240
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 2.4K–7.7K
Screenshots
In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Blacken Slash
DemoJul 22, 2022$9.99
- Strategy
- Action
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 235
Screenshots and trailer
In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Burning Horns: A Bara Isekai JRPG
DemoMar 4, 2022$8.99
- Adventure
- RPG
- Single-player
- +3
- Followers
- 232
Screenshots and trailer
In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Professor of Magical Studies
DemoDec 8, 2022$8.99
- Adventure
- RPG
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 204
Screenshots and trailer
In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
GunFu Fighter
DemoApr 28, 2023$4.99
- Action
- Adventure
- Single-player
- +5
- Followers
- 200
Screenshots and trailer
In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Good Morning, A.I.
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Puzzle
- Visual Novel
- Single-player
- +6
- Followers
- 191
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 1.9K–6.1K
Screenshots and trailer
In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Dungeon Voxel
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Action
- Single-player
- Trailer Usage Permission (optional):I agree to trailer usage as described above
- +4
- Followers
- 190
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 1.9K–6.1K
Screenshots and trailer
In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
PARTY RUSH!!
DemoMar 23, 2022$9.99
- Adventure
- RPG
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 178
Screenshots and trailer
In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
CZAR: Decision
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Adventure
- RPG
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 174
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 1.7K–5.6K
Screenshots and trailer
In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
INU - A Glimpse of Infinity
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Adventure
- RPG
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 169
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 1.7K–5.4K
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 ↗
Burning Faith
DemoApr 29, 2022−80%$2.99
- RPG
- Simulation
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 152
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 ↗
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 ↗
The Dragon and the Djinn
DemoJul 28, 2022$8.99
- Adventure
- RPG
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 92
Screenshots and trailer
In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Rules: Politically Incorrect
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Strategy
- Puzzle
- Single-player
- +5
- Followers
- 88
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 880–2.8K
Screenshots and trailer
In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Panacle: Back To Wild
DemoMar 11, 2022$3.99
- Strategy
- RPG
- Single-player
- +5
- Followers
- 87
Screenshots and trailer
In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Dark Dragonkin
DemoMar 1, 2022$9.99
- RPG
- Puzzle
- Single-player
- +5
- Followers
- 85
Screenshots and trailer
In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
GOC Royale
DemoMay 18, 2022$2.99
- Strategy
- RPG
- Online Multiplayer or Co-op
- +5
- Followers
- 85
Screenshots and trailer
In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Grim Ember
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Adventure
- RPG
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 75
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 750–2.4K
Screenshots
In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Pedro and Sofia's Nuclear Winter
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Action
- RPG
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 70
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 700–2.2K
Screenshots and trailer
In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
KaraCreate
DemoSep 29, 2022$16.00
- Adventure
- RPG
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 70
Screenshots and trailer
In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Tzakol in Exile
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Adventure
- RPG
- Single-player
- +5
- Followers
- 64
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 640–2K
Screenshots and trailer
In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Pollito & Xiang Xiang: Adventure in the Forest
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Adventure
- RPG
- Local Multiplayer or Co-op
- +6
- Followers
- 62
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 620–2K
Screenshots and trailer
In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Chill Panda
DemoMar 31, 2022$14.99
- Adventure
- RPG
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 61
Screenshots and trailer
In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Rouge Patrol
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Visual Novel
- Single-player
- Trailer Usage Permission (optional):I agree to trailer usage as described above
- +5
- Followers
- 60
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 600–1.9K
Screenshots and trailer
In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
The Healer
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Action
- Single-player
- Trailer Usage Permission (optional):I agree to trailer usage as described above
- +4
- Followers
- 55
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 550–1.8K
Screenshots
In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Frogman Magmaborn
DemoAug 29, 2023Free
- Strategy
- RPG
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 52
Screenshots and trailer
In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
La Dimensione Interna
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Adventure
- RPG
- Single-player
- +5
- Followers
- 46
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 460–1.5K
Watch the trailer
In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Undesired Shift
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Action
- RPG
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 41
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 410–1.3K
Screenshots and trailer
In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
