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 (664)
ShoppingMall: Manager Simulator
DemoApr 17, 2025$14.99
- RPG
- Simulation
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 739
Screenshots and trailer
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Song's Fantasy
DemoFeb 13, 2026−48%$4.15
- Strategy
- RPG
- Adventure
- +2
- Followers
- 720
Screenshots and trailer
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The Northern Path
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Adventure
- RPG
- Single-player
- +3
- Followers
- 712
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 7.1K–22.8K
Screenshots and trailer
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Steel Swarm: APOCALYPSE
DemoJun 24, 2025Free
- Strategy
- Action
- Online Multiplayer or Co-op
- +5
- Followers
- 706
Screenshots and trailer
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Containcorp
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Strategy
- Simulation
- Single-player
- +3
- Followers
- 699
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 7K–22.4K
Screenshots and trailer
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Kaamos: Puzzle Roguelike
DemoApr 28, 2025−50%$4.99
- Strategy
- RPG
- Single-player
- +3
- Followers
- 696
Screenshots and trailer
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Dive The Depths
DemoApr 15, 2025$9.99
- Action
- Adventure
- Single-player
- +3
- Followers
- 677
Screenshots and trailer
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Touhou: the Unreachable Oneiroborder
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Action
- RPG
- Single-player
- +3
- Followers
- 672
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 6.7K–21.5K
Screenshots and trailer
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Primal Fray
DemoNov 24, 2025$11.99
- Strategy
- Single-player
- Local Multiplayer or Co-op
- +4
- Followers
- 672
Screenshots and trailer
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Palpus X Annihilation
DemoFeb 17, 2026$11.99
- Action
- Single-player
- Indie
- +3
- Followers
- 658
Screenshots and trailer
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Neon Spellstorm
DemoAug 11, 2025$9.99
- Action
- RPG
- Single-player
- +3
- Followers
- 657
Screenshots and trailer
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Geo Mythica
DemoMar 20, 2025$14.99
- Adventure
- RPG
- Single-player
- +3
- Followers
- 656
Screenshots and trailer
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Unfriendly Friend
DemoComing Dec 2, 2026No price yet
- Adventure
- RPG
- Single-player
- +3
- Followers
- 644
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 6.4K–20.6K
Screenshots and trailer
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Last Helion
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Action
- RPG
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 639
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 6.4K–20.4K
Screenshots and trailer
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Into the M.A.W.
DemoJun 23, 2025$14.99
- Action
- Adventure
- Online Multiplayer or Co-op
- +4
- Followers
- 638
Screenshots and trailer
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Gun Store Simulator
DemoMar 18, 2026$9.99
- RPG
- Simulation
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 635
Screenshots and trailer
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Masks of the Void: Origins
DemoMar 6, 2026$14.99
- Action
- RPG
- Single-player
- +3
- Followers
- 633
Screenshots and trailer
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Grandma, No!
DemoMay 23, 2025−60%$5.99
- Adventure
- RPG
- Single-player
- +3
- Followers
- 625
Screenshots and trailer
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Endless RPG - Untold Tales
DemoAug 1, 2025$12.99
- RPG
- Single-player
- Adventure
- +3
- Followers
- 622
Screenshots and trailer
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Toward Dawn
DemoMay 8, 2025$14.99
- RPG
- Single-player
- Indie
- +3
- Followers
- 622
Screenshots and trailer
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Sunshine Farm
DemoJun 19, 2025$11.99
- RPG
- Simulation
- Single-player
- +3
- Followers
- 620
Screenshots and trailer
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Inhuman Resources: A Literary Machination
DemoApr 16, 2025$14.99
- RPG
- Single-player
- Adventure
- +3
- Followers
- 610
Screenshots and trailer
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Dead Underworld
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Strategy
- RPG
- Single-player
- +3
- Followers
- 580
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 5.8K–18.6K
Screenshots and trailer
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Cell Command
DemoJun 19, 2025−50%$8.99
- RPG
- Single-player
- Strategy
- +3
- Followers
- 558
Screenshots and trailer
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Wild Script: Nature
DemoJul 23, 2025$4.99
- Strategy
- Adventure
- Single-player
- +3
- Followers
- 551
Screenshots and trailer
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Dying Land
Sep 25, 2026$9.99
- RPG
- Simulation
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 545
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 5.5K–17.4K
Screenshots and trailer
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The Girl's Moving Castle
Mar 25, 2025$9.99
- Strategy
- RPG
- Adventure
- +2
- Followers
- 528
Screenshots and trailer
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Youxing continent
DemoApr 2, 2025Free
- Strategy
- RPG
- Online Multiplayer or Co-op
- +5
- Followers
- 526
Screenshots and trailer
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Mystical Tactics
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Strategy
- RPG
- Single-player
- +3
- Followers
- 508
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 5.1K–16.3K
Screenshots and trailer
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The Villainess Quits
DemoNov 14, 2025$12.99
- RPG
- Simulation
- Single-player
- +3
- Followers
- 505
Screenshots and trailer
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High Spirits
DemoApr 2, 2025$14.99
- Action
- RPG
- Local Multiplayer or Co-op
- +4
- Followers
- 505
Screenshots and trailer
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RLLL: Tower of Choices
DemoJan 30, 2026$9.99
- Strategy
- RPG
- Single-player
- +3
- Followers
- 495
Screenshots and trailer
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Whisper of Y'Ryando
DemoAug 15, 2025$7.99
- Puzzle
- Single-player
- Indie
- +4
- Followers
- 481
Screenshots and trailer
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The Last Nordic Tribe
DemoMay 7, 2026$5.99
- RPG
- Simulation
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 475
Screenshots and trailer
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Heartsworn Abyss
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Adventure
- RPG
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 474
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 4.7K–15.2K
Screenshots and trailer
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Augmented Empire
DemoApr 16, 2025$7.99
- Strategy
- RPG
- Single-player
- +3
- Followers
- 461
Screenshots and trailer
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Boogey Hunters
DemoJun 7, 2025$6.99
- Strategy
- Single-player
- Indie
- +3
- Followers
- 457
Screenshots and trailer
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Once Upon A Tile
DemoMar 27, 2025$17.99
- Strategy
- Puzzle
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 455
Screenshots and trailer
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