Next Fest

Steam Next Fest: February 2026 Edition

Feb 23 – Mar 2, 2026 · ended Mar 2, 10:00 Pacific

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Ended3,537 games: Steam's full list.

The event on Steam ↗Source: Steam's own event page · list read Oct 20, 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 (1,546)

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Action ✕

Morkull Ascend to the Gods
DemoApr 2, 2026
$14.99
- Action
- Adventure
- Single-player
- +3
Followers
71
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Portal Brawlers
DemoApr 27, 2026
$19.99
- Action
- Adventure
- Single-player
- +4
Followers
70
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Drift Survivors
DemoMar 5, 2026
$2.99
- Action
- Racing
- Single-player
- +3
Followers
70
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Ecto Mercenary Program
DemoMar 3, 2026
$9.99
- Action
- Single-player
- Online Multiplayer or Co-op
- +4
Followers
70
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Demon Stick
DemoMar 3, 2026
$6.99
- Action
- Platformer
- Single-player
- +4
Followers
70
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Snack Invaders
DemoAug 25, 2026
$14.99
- Action
- Adventure
- Online Multiplayer or Co-op
- +4
Followers
69
Est. wishlists
approximately 690–2.2K
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Shadow of Ancients
DemoJun 26, 2026
$1.99
- Adventure
- RPG
- Single-player
- +3
Followers
69
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Project Louisiana - The BOUNDS VR
DemoComing soon
No price yet
- Adventure
- Single-player
- 6DOF
- +3
Followers
69
Est. wishlists
approximately 690–2.2K
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Radical Zomboarding
DemoComing soon
No price yet
- Action
- Sports
- Single-player
- +3
Followers
69
Est. wishlists
approximately 690–2.2K
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
MechaBlight (恶意结核)
DemoComing soon
No price yet
- Action
- Adventure
- Single-player
- +3
Followers
69
Est. wishlists
approximately 690–2.2K
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
NYRA: The Fall of Light
DemoComing soon
No price yet
- Action
- Adventure
- Single-player
- +4
Followers
69
Est. wishlists
approximately 690–2.2K
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Invocation: Ghost Photography
DemoComing soon
No price yet
- Simulation
- Single-player
- Indie
- +3
Followers
69
Est. wishlists
approximately 690–2.2K
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Nauts
DemoMar 3, 2026
$8.99
- Action
- Adventure
- Single-player
- +3
Followers
68
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Andrew's Nightmare
DemoComing soon
No price yet
- Adventure
- Single-player
- Action
- +3
Followers
68
Est. wishlists
approximately 680–2.2K
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
NeuroCorp
DemoComing soon
No price yet
- Strategy
- Action
- Online Multiplayer or Co-op
- +4
Followers
68
Est. wishlists
approximately 680–2.2K
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Pinfall
DemoApr 13, 2026
$6.99
- Action
- Platformer
- Single-player
- +4
Followers
68
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Hamstory
DemoMar 3, 2026
$4.99
- Platformer
- Puzzle
- Single-player
- +5
Followers
68
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
This Place at the End: An Apocalyptic RPG
DemoComing soon
No price yet
- Adventure
- RPG
- Single-player
- +3
Followers
67
Est. wishlists
approximately 670–2.1K
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
EverCastle
DemoComing soon
No price yet
- Action
- RPG
- Single-player
- +3
Followers
67
Est. wishlists
approximately 670–2.1K
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Crack In The Dark
DemoComing soon
No price yet
- Action
- Adventure
- Single-player
- +3
Followers
67
Est. wishlists
approximately 670–2.1K
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Nanima
DemoComing soon
No price yet
- Action
- Single-player
- Indie
- +3
Followers
67
Est. wishlists
approximately 670–2.1K
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
PRICHAL
DemoComing soon
No price yet
- Action
- Adventure
- Single-player
- +5
Followers
67
Est. wishlists
approximately 670–2.1K
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
The Other Me Reborn
DemoComing soon
No price yet
- Action
- Adventure
- Single-player
- +3
Followers
67
Est. wishlists
approximately 670–2.1K
Screenshots
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Pinball with a Gun
DemoApr 13, 2026
$7.99
- Action
- Puzzle
- Single-player
- +6
Followers
66
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Ironforged
DemoComing soon
No price yet
- Action
- Single-player
- Action Roguelike
- +3
Followers
66
Est. wishlists
approximately 660–2.1K
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Our Metal Bowl
DemoMar 9, 2026
−75%$1.99
- Action
- Adventure
- Single-player
- +3
Followers
66
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Dead Fibers
DemoComing soon
No price yet
- Action
- Adventure
- Single-player
- +3
Followers
65
Est. wishlists
approximately 650–2.1K
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Chefs Arena
DemoComing soon
No price yet
- Action
- Adventure
- Online Multiplayer or Co-op
- +6
Followers
65
Est. wishlists
approximately 650–2.1K
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Ollie and the Merchant of Dreams
DemoMar 12, 2026
$11.99
- Action
- Adventure
- Single-player
- +3
Followers
65
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Night of the Living Bubble
DemoSep 18, 2026
$5.99
- Action
- Adventure
- Single-player
- +3
Followers
65
Est. wishlists
approximately 650–2.1K
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Ratdoodle Adventure
DemoComing soon
Free
- Adventure
- Platformer
- Single-player
- +4
Followers
65
Est. wishlists
approximately 650–2.1K
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
A Forest Tale: Porasy
DemoComing soon
No price yet
- Single-player
- Action
- Adventure
- +3
Followers
64
Est. wishlists
approximately 640–2K
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Malware City
DemoMay 8, 2026
$9.99
- Platformer
- Single-player
- Indie
- +4
Followers
64
Screenshots and trailer
In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Terminal Shift
DemoApr 15, 2026
$5.99
- Action
- Adventure
- Single-player
- +3
Followers
64
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Fire & Light: Thrones of Tyberion
DemoComing soon
No price yet
- RPG
- Single-player
- Action
- +3
Followers
64
Est. wishlists
approximately 640–2K
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
BoobyRogue: Tumor Takedown
DemoMar 17, 2026
$9.99
- Action
- Single-player
- Indie
- +3
Followers
64
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
UKNON Jones - Portal
DemoMar 14, 2026
Free
- Action
- Puzzle
- Single-player
- +4
Followers
64
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Rusted Sea
DemoMar 4, 2026
$9.99
- Action
- Adventure
- Single-player
- +3
Followers
63
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Grandis Adventures
DemoComing soon
No price yet
- Adventure
- RPG
- Single-player
- +3
Followers
63
Est. wishlists
approximately 630–2K
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
DARK IN LIGHT
DemoComing Jan 20, 2027
No price yet
- Action
- Adventure
- Single-player
- +3
Followers
63
Est. wishlists
approximately 630–2K
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Setuna:Legend of Hamburger 2
DemoMar 19, 2026
Free
- Action
- Adventure
- Single-player
- +4
Followers
63
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Eggstinct!
DemoComing soon
No price yet
- Adventure
- RPG
- Online Multiplayer or Co-op
- +6
Followers
62
Est. wishlists
approximately 620–2K
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Knightward
DemoComing soon
No price yet
- Action
- RPG
- Single-player
- +3
Followers
62
Est. wishlists
approximately 620–2K
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Operation Terra
DemoApr 3, 2026
$10.99
- Action
- RPG
- Single-player
- +3
Followers
62
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Versus One
DemoSep 26, 2026
Free
- Local Multiplayer or Co-op
- Action
- Free To Play
- +3
Followers
62
Est. wishlists
approximately 620–2K
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Red Oath: The Forsaken One
DemoMar 25, 2026
$9.99
- Action
- Single-player
- Early Access
- +3
Followers
62
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Ethan's Watch
DemoApr 23, 2026
$2.99
- Action
- Adventure
- Single-player
- +3
Followers
62
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Isernsmith
DemoSep 22, 2026
$10.99
- Adventure
- RPG
- Single-player
- +3
Followers
62
Est. wishlists
approximately 620–2K
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗