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 (1,216)
Miryam: The Polluted Land
DemoMar 27, 2025$4.99
- Strategy
- Adventure
- Single-player
- +3
- Followers
- 52
Screenshots and trailer
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Slice Adventure
DemoApr 3, 2025No price yet
- Action
- Adventure
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 51
Screenshots and trailer
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Lost Valley of the Frog King
DemoMar 5, 2025$1.99
- Adventure
- Simulation
- Single-player
- +3
- Followers
- 51
Screenshots and trailer
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Horrors Glade
DemoSep 10, 2026$9.99
- Simulation
- Single-player
- Adventure
- +3
- Followers
- 51
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 510–1.6K
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
I met an Archaeologist
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Puzzle
- Single-player
- Adventure
- +4
- Followers
- 51
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 510–1.6K
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Collapsed Horizon
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Adventure
- Single-player
- 3D
- +3
- Followers
- 51
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 510–1.6K
Screenshots and trailer
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Swingularity
DemoMar 11, 2025$4.99
- Sports
- Puzzle
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 50
Screenshots and trailer
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Dreamwalker
DemoAug 1, 2025$8.99
- Adventure
- RPG
- Single-player
- +3
- Followers
- 50
Screenshots and trailer
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Fogrest: The Whisper of Harbingers
Coming soonNo price yet
- Adventure
- Platformer
- Single-player
- +5
- Followers
- 50
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 500–1.6K
Screenshots and trailer
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White Room: Mind’s Prison
DemoMar 26, 2025$2.99
- Simulation
- Single-player
- 1990's
- +3
- Followers
- 50
Screenshots and trailer
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Beneath The Bell
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Adventure
- Single-player
- Indie
- +3
- Followers
- 50
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 500–1.6K
Screenshots and trailer
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The Night of Escape
DemoMar 7, 2025$3.99
- Adventure
- Puzzle
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 50
Screenshots and trailer
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Imperium: Titans of Commerce
Coming soonNo price yet
- Strategy
- Simulation
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 49
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 490–1.6K
Screenshots and trailer
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Consumables
DemoApr 6, 2025$3.99
- RPG
- Puzzle
- Single-player
- +5
- Followers
- 49
Screenshots and trailer
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Humans & Vampires
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Adventure
- Puzzle
- Single-player
- +5
- Followers
- 48
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 480–1.5K
Screenshots and trailer
In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Marble Dash
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Racing
- Platformer
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 48
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 480–1.5K
Screenshots and trailer
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The Bottle Boy - Grátis
DemoComing soonFree
- Platformer
- Single-player
- Adventure
- +4
- Followers
- 48
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 480–1.5K
Screenshots and trailer
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Super Miners
DemoMar 4, 2025−62%$3.79
- Simulation
- Platformer
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 48
Screenshots and trailer
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Blue Shutter
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Adventure
- RPG
- Single-player
- +3
- Followers
- 47
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 470–1.5K
Screenshots and trailer
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The Lost In Wonderland
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Strategy
- Adventure
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 47
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 470–1.5K
Screenshots and trailer
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KnockedDown
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Action
- Sports
- Single-player
- +3
- Followers
- 47
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 470–1.5K
Screenshots and trailer
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Kano. Stone islands.
DemoOct 8, 2025$2.99
- Adventure
- Platformer
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 47
Screenshots and trailer
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Billie Beetleneck -A detective tale-
DemoNov 18, 2025Free
- Adventure
- Single-player
- Casual
- +3
- Followers
- 47
Screenshots and trailer
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Henshin MyBro!
DemoApr 3, 2025$3.99
- Strategy
- Adventure
- Single-player
- +5
- Followers
- 47
Screenshots and trailer
In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Strangeland - The Last Colony
DemoMar 4, 2025$2.82
- Action
- Adventure
- Single-player
- +3
- Followers
- 46
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The Town of Downpour
DemoMay 2, 2025$0.99
- Adventure
- Single-player
- Casual
- +3
- Followers
- 46
Screenshots and trailer
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Tap Monster: Forest
DemoComing soonFree
- Strategy
- Adventure
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 46
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 460–1.5K
Screenshots and trailer
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Journey of Harvest
DemoApr 30, 2025$8.99
- Adventure
- Simulation
- Single-player
- +3
- Followers
- 45
Screenshots and trailer
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Wispy Dreams
DemoMar 21, 2025$7.99
- Action
- Platformer
- Local Multiplayer or Co-op
- +5
- Followers
- 45
Screenshots and trailer
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Nine Heavens
DemoApr 25, 2025$3.99
- Adventure
- RPG
- Single-player
- +3
- Followers
- 45
Screenshots and trailer
In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Taming Yore Dragon
DemoMar 20, 2025$13.99
- Adventure
- Puzzle
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 45
Screenshots and trailer
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Low_Signal
DemoJul 23, 2025$8.99
- Adventure
- Puzzle
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 45
Screenshots and trailer
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The Hunter's Path
DemoJun 13, 2025$9.99
- RPG
- Simulation
- Single-player
- +5
- Followers
- 45
Screenshots and trailer
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The Schism
DemoJun 23, 2025$5.99
- Action
- Adventure
- Single-player
- +3
- Followers
- 44
Screenshots and trailer
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Doomed Stars
DemoApr 25, 2025$9.99
- Action
- Single-player
- Adventure
- +3
- Followers
- 44
Screenshots and trailer
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Echoes of Eldoria
DemoApr 7, 2025$6.99
- Platformer
- Single-player
- Puzzle
- +5
- Followers
- 44
Screenshots and trailer
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The NAKI Files
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Action
- Adventure
- Single-player
- +3
- Followers
- 44
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 440–1.4K
Screenshots and trailer
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Banished Stone
DemoJun 26, 2025−50%$2.49
- Adventure
- RPG
- Single-player
- +3
- Followers
- 43
Screenshots and trailer
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Oh, Hel No!
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Adventure
- Online Multiplayer or Co-op
- Action
- +4
- Followers
- 43
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 430–1.4K
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗