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 $5.5M	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 ✕

Tacticell Arena
DemoApr 17, 2026
$4.99
- Strategy
- Action
- Local Multiplayer or Co-op
- +4
Followers
8
Screenshots and trailer
In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
MEKANION
DemoMar 11, 2026
$1.99
- Action
- RPG
- Single-player
- +3
Followers
7
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
The Queen's Quest
DemoApr 28, 2026
−20%$3.99
- Action
- Adventure
- Single-player
- +3
Followers
7
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Remains: Echoes of Strength
DemoComing soon
No price yet
- Platformer
- Single-player
- Action
- +4
Followers
7
Est. wishlists
approximately 70–224
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Give Me Back!
DemoComing soon
No price yet
- Action
- Platformer
- Single-player
- +4
Followers
7
Est. wishlists
approximately 70–224
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Micro Rush
DemoJul 31, 2026
$7.50
- Racing
- Platformer
- Single-player
- +5
Followers
7
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
ROPES - Race Edition
DemoJun 5, 2026
$14.99
- Action
- Platformer
- Single-player
- +5
Followers
7
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
STEEL FORCE: Top Down Shooter
DemoMar 9, 2026
$0.99
- Single-player
- Action
- Indie
- +3
Followers
7
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Stolen Skies
DemoComing soon
No price yet
- Action
- Single-player
- Indie
- +3
Followers
7
Est. wishlists
approximately 70–224
Screenshots
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Mega Load On
DemoApr 28, 2026
$4.99
- Adventure
- Single-player
- Action
- +3
Followers
7
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Jump Bunny
DemoComing soon
No price yet
- Action
- Platformer
- Single-player
- +4
Followers
7
Est. wishlists
approximately 70–224
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Pop Balloons and Drop People
DemoMay 28, 2026
$4.99
- Strategy
- Action
- Single-player
- +3
Followers
7
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Suction Bot
DemoMar 13, 2026
$0.99
- Platformer
- Single-player
- Action
- +4
Followers
7
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Doodle Wipeout
DemoMar 19, 2026
$4.99
- Action
- Single-player
- Casual
- +3
Followers
7
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Gladiator Ascension
DemoComing soon
No price yet
- Action
- RPG
- Single-player
- +3
Followers
7
Est. wishlists
approximately 70–224
Screenshots and trailer
In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Emoji Squad
DemoComing soon
No price yet
- Adventure
- Single-player
- Action
- +3
Followers
7
Est. wishlists
approximately 70–224
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
TIMEHEIST
DemoComing soon
No price yet
- Strategy
- Action
- Online Multiplayer or Co-op
- +3
Followers
6
Est. wishlists
approximately 60–192
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
BugSquash
DemoJun 1, 2026
$4.99
- Action
- Simulation
- Single-player
- +4
Followers
6
Screenshots and trailer
In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Type: Turbo
DemoComing soon
No price yet
- Action
- Platformer
- Single-player
- +4
Followers
6
Est. wishlists
approximately 60–192
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Pop Pop Potato
DemoJun 7, 2026
$4.99
- Action
- Platformer
- Single-player
- +4
Followers
6
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
ArvusForge
DemoMar 18, 2026
$2.99
- Action
- Single-player
- Indie
- +3
Followers
6
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Asteroid Patrol
DemoComing soon
No price yet
- Action
- Single-player
- Casual
- +3
Followers
6
Est. wishlists
approximately 60–192
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Bang Pass Duel
DemoMay 22, 2026
$1.99
- Action
- RPG
- Local Multiplayer or Co-op
- +3
Followers
6
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Rogualik
DemoComing soon
No price yet
- Action
- Single-player
- 2D
- +3
Followers
6
Est. wishlists
approximately 60–192
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
The Flinch: Unforgiven West
DemoComing soon
No price yet
- Action
- Single-player
- 2.5D
- +3
Followers
6
Est. wishlists
approximately 60–192
Screenshots and trailer
In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Hellwalker: Gremory
DemoComing soon
No price yet
- Action
- Single-player
- 2D
- +3
Followers
6
Est. wishlists
approximately 60–192
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Reverse Horizons
DemoComing soon
No price yet
- Action
- Adventure
- Single-player
- +4
Followers
6
Est. wishlists
approximately 60–192
Screenshots and trailer
In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Juggle Star DX
DemoApr 1, 2026
$2.50
- Action
- Sports
- Single-player
- +4
Followers
5
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Robber
DemoMar 6, 2026
$0.99
- Adventure
- Single-player
- Action
- +3
Followers
5
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Combo Vectors
DemoComing soon
No price yet
- Action
- Single-player
- 2D
- +3
Followers
5
Est. wishlists
approximately 50–160
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Boing Over It
DemoComing soon
No price yet
- Action
- Platformer
- Single-player
- +4
Followers
5
Est. wishlists
approximately 50–160
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
WING-IT
DemoComing soon
No price yet
- Action
- Single-player
- Indie
- +3
Followers
5
Est. wishlists
approximately 50–160
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Endless Tower
DemoComing soon
No price yet
- Adventure
- Single-player
- Early Access
- +3
Followers
5
Est. wishlists
approximately 50–160
Screenshots and trailer
In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Thunder and Line-ing
DemoMar 15, 2026
$4.99
- Strategy
- Puzzle
- Single-player
- +4
Followers
5
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Labyrinthesis
DemoMar 12, 2026
$5.99
- Strategy
- Action
- Single-player
- +4
Followers
4
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
星之城
DemoComing soon
No price yet
- Action
- RPG
- Single-player
- +4
Followers
4
Est. wishlists
approximately 40–128
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Branchbound: Launch of the Logs
DemoComing soon
No price yet
- Action
- Single-player
- Indie
- +3
Followers
4
Est. wishlists
approximately 40–128
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Cosmic Rays
DemoMay 29, 2026
$4.99
- Action
- Platformer
- Single-player
- +4
Followers
4
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Little Boo and the Spectral Orbs
DemoComing Oct 27, 2026
No price yet
- Platformer
- Single-player
- Action
- +4
Followers
4
Est. wishlists
approximately 40–128
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Cursed Ghost
DemoMar 2, 2026
$0.99
- Adventure
- Platformer
- Single-player
- +4
Followers
4
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
FlapDeath
DemoApr 10, 2026
$0.99
- Action
- Online Multiplayer or Co-op
- Local Multiplayer or Co-op
- +5
Followers
4
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Zhuan Zhu Assassinating King Liao
DemoComing soon
No price yet
- Action
- RPG
- Single-player
- +3
Followers
3
Est. wishlists
approximately 30–96
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Discarded
DemoJul 24, 2026
$8.99
- Action
- Single-player
- 2D
- +3
Followers
3
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
FastBall 2
DemoMar 4, 2026
$4.99
- Action
- Platformer
- Single-player
- +4
Followers
3
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
The Debt Collector
DemoComing soon
No price yet
- Strategy
- Action
- Single-player
- +3
Followers
3
Est. wishlists
approximately 30–96
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Draeggoria
DemoComing soon
No price yet
- Action
- Racing
- Single-player
- +4
Followers
2
Est. wishlists
approximately 20–64
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Plane vs. Blocks
DemoMar 12, 2026
$0.99
- Strategy
- Action
- Single-player
- +3
Followers
2
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Fallin' Glocks
DemoAug 18, 2026
$0.99
- Action
- Single-player
- 2D
- +3
Followers
2
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗