Next Fest
Steam Next Fest: February 2025 Edition
Feb 24 – Mar 3, 2025 · ended Mar 3, 10:00 Pacific
Ended2,428 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.
| Pos. | Game | Position in Steam's list | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mecha BREAK | Steam's order | — |
| 2 | Among Us 3D | Steam's order | — |
| 3 | RoadCraft | Steam's order | — |
| 4 | Gothic 1 Remake | Steam's order | — |
| 5 | Fellowship | Steam's order | — |
| 6 | Solarpunk™ | Steam's order | — |
| 7 | Dune: Awakening | Steam's order | — |
| 8 | Haste | Steam's order | — |
| 9 | Shape of Dreams | Steam's order | — |
| 10 | Schedule I | Steam's order | — |
| 11 | Game of Thrones: Kingsroad | Steam's order | — |
| 12 | 9 Kings | Steam's order | — |
| 13 | PUBG: BLINDSPOT | Steam's order | — |
| 14 | The King is Watching | Steam's order | — |
| 15 | Lost Skies | Steam's order | — |
| 16 | The First Berserker: Khazan | Steam's order | — |
| 17 | DARKEST DAYS | Steam's order | — |
| 18 | Tempest Rising | Steam's order | — |
| 19 | Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days | Steam's order | — |
| 20 | Breathedge 2 | Steam's order | — |
| 21 | Monster Train 2 | Steam's order | — |
| 22 | Is This Seat Taken? | Steam's order | — |
| 23 | Football Life Simulator | Steam's order | — |
| 24 | Dread Tomb | Steam's order | — |
| 25 | Emissary Zero | Steam's order | — |
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 | Bongo Cat | 936K | — | approximately $0 | Mar 5, 2025 |
| 2 | Schedule I | 279K | — | approximately $201.4M | Mar 24, 2025 |
| 3 | Dune: Awakening | 275.8K | — | approximately $99.4M | Jun 10, 2025 |
| 4 | Mecha BREAK | 222.9K | — | approximately $0 | Jul 1, 2025 |
| 5 | Gothic 1 Remake | 151.7K | — | approximately $37.5M | Jun 5, 2026 |
| 6 | RoadCraft | 105.6K | — | approximately $26.4M | May 20, 2025 |
| 7 | Tempest Rising | 105.2K | — | approximately $18.4M | Apr 24, 2025 |
| 8 | Solarpunk™ | 95.2K | — | approximately $4.9M | Jun 8, 2026 |
| 9 | Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days | 94.2K | — | approximately $12M | Apr 9, 2025 |
| 10 | The First Berserker: Khazan | 91.4K | — | approximately $40.5M | Mar 27, 2025 |
| 11 | Megabonk | 75.9K | — | approximately $23.9M | Sep 18, 2025 |
| 12 | Fellowship | 75.6K | — | approximately $13.4M | Oct 16, 2025 |
| 13 | Solasta II | 65.6K | — | approximately $5.6M | Mar 12, 2026 |
| 14 | Shape of Dreams | 64.6K | — | approximately $12.4M | Sep 10, 2025 |
| 15 | 9 Kings | 50.8K | — | approximately $13.8M | May 23, 2025 |
| 16 | Haste | 43.1K | — | approximately $9.1M | Apr 1, 2025 |
| 17 | The King is Watching | 40K | — | approximately $5.5M | Jul 21, 2025 |
| 18 | Breathedge 2 | 38.7K | approximately 387.2K–1.2M | approximately $2.3M | Aug 31, 2026 |
| 19 | Heroes' Vow: Three Kingdoms | 37.8K | approximately 378.2K–1.2M | approximately $6.2M | Sep 23, 2026 |
| 20 | Tales of Seikyu | 37.3K | — | approximately $3M | Jun 11, 2026 |
| 21 | Aethermancer | 36.4K | — | approximately $3.2M | Sep 23, 2025 |
| 22 | Lost Skies | 35.7K | — | approximately $2.6M | Sep 17, 2025 |
| 23 | Game of Thrones: Kingsroad | 31.5K | — | — | May 21, 2025 |
| 24 | Whisper of the House | 30.2K | — | approximately $4.2M | Aug 27, 2025 |
| 25 | Dragonkin: The Banished | 29.2K | — | approximately $2.2M | Mar 16, 2026 |
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 (750)
Dice with the Devil: Rerolled
DemoApr 11, 2025$4.99
- Strategy
- Single-player
- Simulation
- +3
- Followers
- 21
Screenshots and trailer
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Grandma's In Hell
DemoMar 23, 2025$2.99
- Strategy
- Action
- Single-player
- +3
- Followers
- 21
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Blitzthera
Coming soonNo price yet
- Strategy
- Action
- Local Multiplayer or Co-op
- +5
- Followers
- 21
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 210–672
Screenshots
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Emergent Fates re:developed
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Strategy
- RPG
- Single-player
- +3
- Followers
- 20
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 200–640
Screenshots and trailer
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Theurgy Architect
DemoMar 23, 2025$2.99
- RPG
- Simulation
- Single-player
- +3
- Followers
- 20
Screenshots and trailer
In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
LinJiang Tale
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Strategy
- RPG
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 20
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 200–640
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Necropolis Nights
DemoSep 9, 2025$5.99
- Strategy
- Single-player
- Action
- +3
- Followers
- 20
Screenshots and trailer
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Raider of Realms
DemoApr 17, 2025$4.99
- Strategy
- Single-player
- Indie
- +3
- Followers
- 20
Screenshots and trailer
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Wild Horizon: Edge of Survival
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Strategy
- Adventure
- Single-player
- +3
- Followers
- 20
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 200–640
Screenshots and trailer
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4X4 PROGRESS
DemoMar 27, 2025$5.99
- Strategy
- Puzzle
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 20
Screenshots and trailer
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Real Time Chess Roguelike
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Strategy
- 3D
- Action RTS
- +2
- Followers
- 20
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 200–640
Screenshots and trailer
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Nuclear Tides
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Strategy
- Single-player
- Base Building
- +3
- Followers
- 19
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 190–608
Screenshots
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Paw Kitchen
Coming soonNo price yet
- Strategy
- Single-player
- Casual
- +3
- Followers
- 19
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 190–608
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
16: The Art of the 15
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Puzzle
- Single-player
- Casual
- +4
- Followers
- 18
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 180–576
Screenshots and trailer
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Kingdom Fortress
DemoMar 30, 2025−40%$4.19
- Strategy
- Adventure
- Single-player
- +3
- Followers
- 18
Screenshots and trailer
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Super Polished
Oct 6, 2025$6.99
- Action
- Single-player
- Adventure
- +3
- Followers
- 17
Screenshots and trailer
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Roll a Dice
DemoMar 4, 2025$4.99
- Strategy
- Single-player
- Casual
- +3
- Followers
- 17
Screenshots and trailer
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Royal Explorer
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Strategy
- Simulation
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 17
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 170–544
Screenshots
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Quodan: Treachery on the Arheid
DemoJun 20, 2025$2.99
- Strategy
- RPG
- Single-player
- +5
- Followers
- 17
Screenshots and trailer
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Reclamation of Xanthros
DemoApr 14, 2025$4.99
- Strategy
- Single-player
- Early Access
- +3
- Followers
- 16
Screenshots and trailer
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Mine Defender
DemoMar 18, 2025$2.99
- Strategy
- Single-player
- Early Access
- +3
- Followers
- 16
Screenshots and trailer
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Lab Escape: Box Puzzle Game
DemoApr 17, 2025$4.99
- Puzzle
- Single-player
- Indie
- +4
- Followers
- 16
Screenshots and trailer
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Icon Tower Defense
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Strategy
- Simulation
- Single-player
- +5
- Followers
- 16
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 160–512
Screenshots and trailer
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Survivor's Gambit
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Strategy
- Action
- Single-player
- +3
- Followers
- 15
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 150–480
Screenshots
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Cardinal Sequence
DemoApr 25, 2025$5.99
- Strategy
- Puzzle
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 15
Screenshots and trailer
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Kuma's Panty
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Strategy
- Adventure
- Single-player
- +5
- Followers
- 14
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 140–448
Screenshots and trailer
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非常迷 Variable Puzzle
DemoJun 6, 2025$9.99
- Strategy
- Puzzle
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 14
Screenshots and trailer
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Expedition Chronicles
DemoApr 17, 2025$6.99
- Strategy
- Puzzle
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 14
Screenshots and trailer
In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Kingdom Defense: Deliverance
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Strategy
- Adventure
- Single-player
- +3
- Followers
- 14
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 140–448
Screenshots and trailer
In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Totally Defenceless
DemoMar 4, 2025$7.99
- Strategy
- Single-player
- Indie
- +3
- Followers
- 13
Screenshots and trailer
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The Impostor
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Strategy
- Single-player
- Local Multiplayer or Co-op
- +5
- Followers
- 12
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 120–384
Screenshots
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Portal of Defense
Coming soonNo price yet
- Strategy
- Indie
- 2D
- +2
- Followers
- 12
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 120–384
Screenshots and trailer
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Mr Dookie Adventures
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Action
- Adventure
- Single-player
- +3
- Followers
- 12
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 120–384
Screenshots and trailer
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Telealiens
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Puzzle
- Single-player
- Casual
- +4
- Followers
- 12
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 120–384
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗