Steam events / Steam Next Fest: February 2026 Edition Next Fest
Steam Next Fest: February 2026 Edition Feb 23 – Mar 2, 2026 · ended Mar 2, 10:00 Pacific
Ended 3,537 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.
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 261K — 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 ≈ $48.6M 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 ≈ 546.9K–1.7M — 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.