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)
Isekai Captain
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Strategy
- RPG
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 168
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 1.7K–5.4K
Screenshots and trailer
In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Asgard's Edda: Mechanical Threat
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Action
- RPG
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 167
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 1.7K–5.3K
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Arcas Champions: Gorilla Warfare
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Action
- Online Multiplayer or Co-op
- Adventure
- +3
- Followers
- 167
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 1.7K–5.3K
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Arcane Board
DemoMar 27, 2025$9.99
- RPG
- Puzzle
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 163
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
WhamPunch 超能打
DemoApr 29, 2026$2.99
- Action
- Adventure
- Single-player
- +3
- Followers
- 163
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Crystal Conquest
DemoDec 12, 2025Free
- Strategy
- Action
- Online Multiplayer or Co-op
- +4
- Followers
- 160
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Paws and Whiskers
DemoMar 7, 2025−55%$4.04
- Strategy
- Single-player
- Casual
- +3
- Followers
- 159
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
The Colony: New Haven Chronicles
DemoJun 18, 2025$4.99
- Action
- RPG
- Single-player
- +3
- Followers
- 158
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
The Path of Ren
DemoApr 4, 2025$14.99
- Adventure
- Platformer
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 157
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Trailblader
DemoMar 5, 2025$4.99
- Strategy
- RPG
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 154
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Holy Grain
DemoApr 4, 2025$14.99
- Strategy
- Adventure
- Single-player
- +3
- Followers
- 152
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Petrified Pawns
DemoMar 4, 2025$5.99
- RPG
- Single-player
- Strategy
- +3
- Followers
- 152
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Menes: The Chainbreaker
DemoComing Nov 12, 2026No price yet
- Action
- Platformer
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 151
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 1.5K–4.8K
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
About an Elf
DemoJun 26, 2025$7.99
- Adventure
- Puzzle
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 150
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Null State
DemoApr 15, 2025$9.99
- RPG
- Single-player
- Indie
- +3
- Followers
- 145
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Threads of Karma
DemoApr 2, 2025$5.99
- Adventure
- Puzzle
- Single-player
- +5
- Followers
- 140
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Mystal Haven
DemoMar 5, 2025$4.99
- Adventure
- RPG
- Single-player
- +5
- Followers
- 139
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
我就是建-I just build
DemoApr 2, 2025$4.99
- Strategy
- RPG
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 138
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Seeking Adventure
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Adventure
- RPG
- Single-player
- +3
- Followers
- 137
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 1.4K–4.4K
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
The World Ends in Ohio
DemoSep 18, 2025$3.99
- Action
- RPG
- Single-player
- +3
- Followers
- 136
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Dead, too dead
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Adventure
- Simulation
- Local Multiplayer or Co-op
- +3
- Followers
- 133
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 1.3K–4.3K
Screenshots
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Shadows of Morhaven
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Action
- RPG
- Single-player
- +3
- Followers
- 131
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 1.3K–4.2K
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Sentinel Point Heroes
DemoMar 6, 2025$10.99
- Strategy
- RPG
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 130
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
戎辞汉月ArmedFarewell
Coming soonNo price yet
- Action
- RPG
- Single-player
- +3
- Followers
- 129
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 1.3K–4.1K
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
My Furry Succubus 🐾
Coming soonNo price yet
- Single-player
- Casual
- Indie
- +3
- Followers
- 128
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 1.3K–4.1K
Screenshots
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Divine Orders
DemoMay 22, 2025$5.99
- Action
- Single-player
- 2D
- +3
- Followers
- 128
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Nothing Beyond This Point
DemoMar 24, 2026$4.99
- Adventure
- RPG
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 128
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
2 Hours Later
DemoJan 21, 2026$5.99
- Adventure
- RPG
- Single-player
- +3
- Followers
- 127
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Temporal Cross
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Strategy
- RPG
- Single-player
- +3
- Followers
- 126
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 1.3K–4K
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Dissolving Disarray
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Action
- Puzzle
- Single-player
- +5
- Followers
- 126
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 1.3K–4K
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Aldo: Memory of the Kingdom
DemoJul 15, 2025$6.99
- Adventure
- RPG
- Single-player
- +3
- Followers
- 124
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Arena Monarchy
DemoMar 6, 2025$4.99
- Strategy
- RPG
- Single-player
- +3
- Followers
- 121
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Tank Factory Simulator
Coming soonNo price yet
- RPG
- Simulation
- Single-player
- +3
- Followers
- 120
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 1.2K–3.8K
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
神明高中生 - Cosmic High Schooler
DemoSep 4, 2026$6.99
- Adventure
- RPG
- Single-player
- +3
- Followers
- 119
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 1.2K–3.8K
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Parasited Will
DemoSep 21, 2026$5.99
- Adventure
- RPG
- Online Multiplayer or Co-op
- +4
- Followers
- 116
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 1.2K–3.7K
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
MUSESTRUCK
DemoComing soonFree
- RPG
- Platformer
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 114
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 1.1K–3.6K
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
ComicKingdom
DemoApr 10, 2025$2.99
- Adventure
- RPG
- Single-player
- +3
- Followers
- 111
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗