Next Fest
Steam Next Fest: February 2026 Edition
Feb 23 – Mar 2, 2026 · ended Mar 2, 10:00 Pacific
Ended3,537 games: Steam's full list.
The event on Steam ↗Source: Steam's own event page · list read Oct 19, 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 | Marathon | Steam's order | — |
| 2 | Burglin' Gnomes | Steam's order | — |
| 3 | Windrose | Steam's order | — |
| 4 | Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors | Steam's order | — |
| 5 | Far Far West | Steam's order | — |
| 6 | Outbound | Steam's order | — |
| 7 | Wanderburg | Steam's order | — |
| 8 | John Carpenter's Toxic Commando | Steam's order | — |
| 9 | Fate Trigger | Steam's order | — |
| 10 | Hozy | Steam's order | — |
| 11 | Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite | Steam's order | — |
| 12 | Sledding Game | Steam's order | — |
| 13 | Arkheron | Steam's order | — |
| 14 | Romestead | Steam's order | — |
| 15 | We Gotta Go | Steam's order | — |
| 16 | Guardians of the Wild Sky | Steam's order | — |
| 17 | Don't Panic! It is Just Turbulence | Steam's order | — |
| 18 | RACCOIN: Coin Pusher Roguelike | Steam's order | — |
| 19 | REPLACED | Steam's order | — |
| 20 | Darkhaven | Steam's order | — |
| 21 | Shift At Midnight | Steam's order | — |
| 22 | SpaceCraft | Steam's order | — |
| 23 | Tap Tap Loot | Steam's order | — |
| 24 | Gambonanza | Steam's order | — |
| 25 | Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection | 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 | Windrose | 261.1K | — | approximately $37.1M | Apr 14, 2026 |
| 2 | Tap Tap Loot | 177.9K | — | approximately $134.9K | Apr 13, 2026 |
| 3 | PRAGMATA | 173.8K | — | approximately $54.5M | Apr 16, 2026 |
| 4 | Marathon | 124.7K | — | approximately $48.7M | Mar 5, 2026 |
| 5 | Far Far West | 94.1K | — | approximately $15.3M | Apr 28, 2026 |
| 6 | REPLACED | 82.9K | — | approximately $6.7M | Apr 14, 2026 |
| 7 | Outbound | 75K | — | approximately $2.8M | May 11, 2026 |
| 8 | SpaceCraft | 64.1K | — | approximately $4.6M | Jun 11, 2026 |
| 9 | Burglin' Gnomes | 56.6K | — | approximately $1.7M | Jun 10, 2026 |
| 10 | Fate Trigger | 54.7K | approximately 547.5K–1.8M | — | Coming soon |
| 11 | Esoteric Ebb | 54.4K | — | approximately $8.8M | Mar 3, 2026 |
| 12 | Romestead | 53.7K | — | approximately $2.5M | May 25, 2026 |
| 13 | Active Matter | 53.1K | approximately 530.7K–1.7M | approximately $6.8M | Sep 15, 2026 |
| 14 | John Carpenter's Toxic Commando | 52.9K | — | approximately $12.9M | Mar 12, 2026 |
| 15 | Alabaster Dawn | 47.3K | — | approximately $2.2M | May 7, 2026 |
| 16 | Shift At Midnight | 45.8K | — | approximately $5.4M | Jul 22, 2026 |
| 17 | The Ranchers | 45.6K | — | approximately $813.3K | Jul 30, 2026 |
| 18 | Witchspire | 45.2K | — | approximately $1.7M | Jun 10, 2026 |
| 19 | Dinoblade | 44.7K | — | approximately $1.9M | Jul 23, 2026 |
| 20 | Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors | 43.8K | — | approximately $6.1M | Apr 21, 2026 |
| 21 | Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection | 42.5K | — | approximately $15.5M | Mar 12, 2026 |
| 22 | Farever | 41.2K | — | approximately $6.7M | May 6, 2026 |
| 23 | Sledding Game | 40.2K | — | approximately $1.5M | Apr 30, 2026 |
| 24 | Wanderburg | 38.5K | approximately 385K–1.2M | approximately $3.6M | Sep 8, 2026 |
| 25 | ZERO PARADES: Director's Cut | 37.5K | — | approximately $4.6M | May 21, 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 (1,609)
Back in the Swamp
DemoMar 4, 2026$9.99
- Adventure
- Puzzle
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 527
Screenshots and trailer
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The Angel's Devil Tail - One More Question 2
DemoApr 14, 2026−15%$8.49
- Puzzle
- Single-player
- Adventure
- +4
- Followers
- 525
Screenshots and trailer
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Vampire Hunter: Nightrise
DemoJul 14, 2026$14.99
- Action
- Adventure
- Single-player
- +3
- Followers
- 525
Screenshots and trailer
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face the immortal
DemoMar 19, 2026$17.99
- Action
- RPG
- Adventure
- +2
- Followers
- 523
Screenshots and trailer
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Ratcheteer DX
DemoMar 5, 2026$12.99
- Action
- Adventure
- Single-player
- +3
- Followers
- 521
Screenshots and trailer
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Magical Massage
DemoMar 12, 2026$11.99
- RPG
- Simulation
- Single-player
- +3
- Followers
- 519
Screenshots and trailer
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Echoes of Mora
DemoSep 21, 2026$14.99
- Adventure
- Puzzle
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 517
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 5.2K–16.5K
Screenshots and trailer
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Cat Squeeze
DemoJun 30, 2026$9.99
- RPG
- Puzzle
- Single-player
- +5
- Followers
- 515
Screenshots and trailer
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idle:Doodle Realm
DemoJun 28, 2026$5.69
- Strategy
- Adventure
- Single-player
- +3
- Followers
- 515
Screenshots and trailer
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Console Store Simulator
DemoMay 7, 2026$9.99
- Adventure
- Simulation
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 511
Screenshots and trailer
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Echoes of Red
DemoMar 3, 2026$4.99
- Action
- Single-player
- Adventure
- +3
- Followers
- 505
Screenshots and trailer
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In Search of Freedom
DemoAug 29, 2026$8.99
- Action
- Adventure
- Single-player
- +3
- Followers
- 503
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 5K–16.1K
Screenshots and trailer
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Apopia: Sugar Coated Tale
DemoMar 3, 2026$14.99
- Adventure
- Puzzle
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 497
Screenshots and trailer
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There Is mORE
DemoSep 17, 2026$16.99
- Action
- Adventure
- Single-player
- +3
- Followers
- 495
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 5K–15.8K
Screenshots and trailer
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CONDEMNED: Nightfall
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Action
- Adventure
- Early Access
- +3
- Followers
- 494
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 4.9K–15.8K
Screenshots and trailer
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Shattered Realm Rebirth
DemoMar 5, 2026$13.99
- Action
- RPG
- Single-player
- +3
- Followers
- 493
Screenshots and trailer
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Spaceman Memories
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- RPG
- Puzzle
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 491
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 4.9K–15.7K
Screenshots and trailer
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Void of Lilly
DemoMar 17, 2026Free
- Adventure
- RPG
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 488
Screenshots and trailer
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Hellfire: Wukong
DemoMar 26, 2026−59%$1.63
- Action
- Adventure
- Single-player
- +3
- Followers
- 474
Screenshots and trailer
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女儿国的诅咒 The Curse of Womanland
DemoMay 15, 2026$9.99
- Adventure
- RPG
- Single-player
- +3
- Followers
- 465
Screenshots and trailer
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Curse Chapter: Dawnthief
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Action
- Platformer
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 462
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 4.6K–14.8K
Screenshots and trailer
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Shifting Sands
DemoAug 27, 2026$19.99
- Action
- RPG
- Single-player
- +3
- Followers
- 457
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 4.6K–14.6K
Screenshots and trailer
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Cat Gladiator
DemoJul 20, 2026$8.99
- Action
- RPG
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 455
Screenshots and trailer
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Yet Another Incremental Game (but this time about coding)
DemoJul 14, 2026$7.99
- Adventure
- Simulation
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 453
Screenshots and trailer
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Don't Freeze: A Winter Card Survival
DemoMar 30, 2026$17.99
- Adventure
- Simulation
- Single-player
- +3
- Followers
- 451
Screenshots and trailer
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Beta Kafe : Write Your Love Story
DemoApr 17, 2026$6.99
- Adventure
- Simulation
- Single-player
- +3
- Followers
- 449
Screenshots and trailer
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When We Arrive
DemoSep 9, 2026$9.99
- Adventure
- RPG
- Online Multiplayer or Co-op
- +3
- Followers
- 447
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 4.5K–14.3K
Screenshots and trailer
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Butcherman
DemoMay 21, 2026$4.99
- Adventure
- Simulation
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 445
Screenshots and trailer
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RUIN: Beast City
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Action
- Adventure
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 439
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 4.4K–14K
Screenshots and trailer
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Subjectivation
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Action
- Adventure
- Single-player
- +3
- Followers
- 436
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 4.4K–14K
Screenshots and trailer
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MultiEnding Heroes
DemoMar 11, 2026$9.99
- Adventure
- RPG
- Single-player
- +3
- Followers
- 435
Screenshots and trailer
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Chopped Up
DemoMar 11, 2026−40%$2.99
- Action
- Adventure
- Single-player
- +3
- Followers
- 427
Screenshots and trailer
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闇ゆく君に花束を～Bouquet for you in the dark～
DemoMay 26, 2026$14.99
- Simulation
- Single-player
- Adventure
- +3
- Followers
- 426
Screenshots and trailer
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A Study in Blue
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Adventure
- Single-player
- Indie
- +3
- Followers
- 420
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 4.2K–13.4K
Screenshots and trailer
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Forehead Chip
DemoMay 1, 2026$9.99
- Action
- Platformer
- Single-player
- +5
- Followers
- 419
Screenshots and trailer
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Hollow Stories: Lockdown
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Action
- Adventure
- Single-player
- +3
- Followers
- 416
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 4.2K–13.3K
Screenshots and trailer
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Lucha Chess
DemoJun 1, 2026$8.99
- Strategy
- RPG
- Single-player
- +3
- Followers
- 415
Screenshots and trailer
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Abject Abyss
DemoApr 8, 2026$7.99
- Adventure
- Single-player
- Action
- +3
- Followers
- 414
Screenshots and trailer
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Life & Shadow: Celestial Call
DemoComing Oct 26, 2026No price yet
- Adventure
- Simulation
- Single-player
- +3
- Followers
- 414
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 4.1K–13.2K
Screenshots and trailer
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DopePie Survivors 3D
DemoApr 27, 2026$5.99
- Adventure
- RPG
- Single-player
- +3
- Followers
- 414
Screenshots and trailer
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