Next Fest
Steam Next Fest: October 2022 Edition
Oct 3 – Oct 10, 2022 · ended Oct 10, 10:00 Pacific
Ended749 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.
Steam has not published a most-played demos list for this edition, or we have not read it yet.
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 | Manor Lords | 569.6K | — | approximately $110.9M | Apr 26, 2024 |
| 2 | DREDGE | 144.7K | — | approximately $30.6M | Mar 30, 2023 |
| 3 | Against the Storm | 133.2K | — | approximately $35.2M | Dec 8, 2023 |
| 4 | Forever Skies | 104.7K | — | approximately $13.1M | Apr 14, 2025 |
| 5 | ZERO Sievert | 88.8K | — | approximately $9M | Oct 23, 2024 |
| 6 | UNDECEMBER: The Farside | 85K | — | approximately $0 | Oct 11, 2022 |
| 7 | Hello Neighbor 2 | 77.3K | — | approximately $5.9M | Dec 6, 2022 |
| 8 | Volcano Princess | 74.5K | — | approximately $13.2M | Apr 20, 2023 |
| 9 | Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander | 69.8K | — | approximately $12.4M | Oct 24, 2022 |
| 10 | Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut | 63.1K | — | approximately $21.3M | Oct 23, 2023 |
| 11 | Pax Autocratica | 57.8K | — | approximately $7M | Aug 10, 2026 |
| 12 | Drova - Forsaken Kin | 56.8K | — | approximately $8.5M | Oct 15, 2024 |
| 13 | Soulstone Survivors | 56.5K | — | approximately $9.3M | Jun 17, 2025 |
| 14 | KAKU: Ancient Seal | 54.7K | — | approximately $1.5M | Jul 11, 2024 |
| 15 | Mechabellum | 50.9K | — | approximately $8.3M | Sep 26, 2024 |
| 16 | ASTLIBRA Revision | 49.9K | — | approximately $13.6M | Oct 13, 2022 |
| 17 | Total Conflict: Resistance | 49.5K | — | approximately $7.1M | Apr 21, 2023 |
| 18 | Techtonica | 44.1K | — | approximately $5.2M | Nov 7, 2024 |
| 19 | Cassette Beasts | 41.5K | — | approximately $6.8M | Apr 26, 2023 |
| 20 | Asterigos: Curse of the Stars | 39.7K | — | approximately $3M | Oct 11, 2022 |
| 21 | Potionomics | 36.1K | — | approximately $9.4M | Oct 17, 2022 |
| 22 | Ship of Fools | 34K | — | approximately $5.2M | Nov 22, 2022 |
| 23 | Storyteller | 31.8K | — | approximately $3M | Mar 23, 2023 |
| 24 | Friends vs Friends | 30.5K | — | approximately $4M | May 30, 2023 |
| 25 | HELLCARD | 28.1K | — | approximately $3.3M | Feb 1, 2024 |
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 (686)
Deep in the Forest
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Adventure
- Single-player
- Trailer Usage Permission (Optional):I agree to trailer usage as described above
- +5
- Followers
- 344
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 3.4K–11K
Screenshots and trailer
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PixelJunk™ Scrappers Deluxe
DemoJul 26, 2023$14.99
- Action
- Adventure
- Single-player
- +7
- Followers
- 340
Screenshots and trailer
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Isle of Pan
DemoJan 10, 2023$19.99
- Adventure
- VR
- Single-player
- +5
- Followers
- 339
Screenshots and trailer
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Spell Defender
DemoOct 10, 2022$2.99
- Action
- RPG
- Single-player
- +5
- Followers
- 337
Screenshots and trailer
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Gamble Tower
DemoSep 1, 2023$14.99
- Strategy
- RPG
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 336
Screenshots and trailer
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Shadow of the Guild
DemoNov 10, 2022Free
- Action
- Adventure
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 336
Screenshots and trailer
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Atlas Wept
DemoJan 16, 2024$7.99
- RPG
- Single-player
- Trailer Usage Permission (Optional):I agree to trailer usage as described above
- +4
- Followers
- 330
Screenshots and trailer
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Pitstop in Purgatory
DemoOct 13, 2022$4.99
- Adventure
- Simulation
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 330
Screenshots and trailer
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Riley & Rochelle
DemoOct 18, 2022$9.99
- Puzzle
- Single-player
- Trailer Usage Permission (Optional):I agree to trailer usage as described above
- +5
- Followers
- 327
Screenshots and trailer
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Orbital Strike VR
DemoJan 31, 2023$16.99
- Simulation
- VR
- Single-player
- +6
- Followers
- 323
Screenshots and trailer
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Cliff & Field Tower Defense
DemoAug 7, 2023$4.99
- Strategy
- Adventure
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 313
Screenshots and trailer
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CaveFiction
DemoJul 16, 2023$5.99
- Adventure
- Puzzle
- Single-player
- +5
- Followers
- 309
Screenshots and trailer
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The Glitch Fairy
DemoDec 13, 2023$10.99
- Action
- Platformer
- Single-player
- +5
- Followers
- 305
Screenshots and trailer
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Heartless & Dreadful : Return by 72 Hours
DemoAug 20, 2023$6.99
- Action
- Adventure
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 304
Screenshots and trailer
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The Creepy Syndrome
DemoApr 27, 2023$4.99
- Single-player
- Trailer Usage Permission (Optional):I agree to trailer usage as described above
- Action
- +4
- Followers
- 304
Screenshots and trailer
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Still Ridge - A Supernatural Adventure Game
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Adventure
- Puzzle
- Single-player
- +5
- Followers
- 299
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 3K–9.6K
Screenshots and trailer
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The Cult of Chanseville
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Simulation
- Puzzle
- Single-player
- +5
- Followers
- 291
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 2.9K–9.3K
Screenshots and trailer
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Piggy Gambit
DemoMay 5, 2023$7.99
- Adventure
- Puzzle
- Single-player
- +5
- Followers
- 288
Screenshots and trailer
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Hallowlands
DemoAug 2, 2023$9.99
- Adventure
- RPG
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 285
Screenshots and trailer
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AHOD: All Hands on Deck!
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Action
- Adventure
- Single-player
- +6
- Followers
- 284
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 2.8K–9.1K
Screenshots and trailer
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Yuma Will Burn
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Strategy
- Platformer
- Single-player
- +6
- Followers
- 281
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 2.8K–9K
Screenshots and trailer
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Unders_core
DemoOct 11, 2022$11.99
- Adventure
- RPG
- Single-player
- +5
- Followers
- 279
Screenshots and trailer
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Violet Wisteria
DemoFeb 8, 2023$14.99
- Action
- Platformer
- Single-player
- +5
- Followers
- 276
Screenshots and trailer
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One Day More
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Adventure
- Single-player
- Trailer Usage Permission (Optional):I agree to trailer usage as described above
- +5
- Followers
- 275
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 2.8K–8.8K
Screenshots and trailer
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Pact of Joy
DemoAug 7, 2023$6.99
- Adventure
- Puzzle
- Single-player
- +5
- Followers
- 272
Screenshots and trailer
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Comrades and Barons: Gates of Freedom
DemoJun 1, 2023$19.99
- Strategy
- Single-player
- Trailer Usage Permission (Optional):I agree to trailer usage as described above
- +4
- Followers
- 267
Screenshots and trailer
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Murder Is Game Over
DemoOct 25, 2022$4.99
- Adventure
- Single-player
- Trailer Usage Permission (Optional):I agree to trailer usage as described above
- +4
- Followers
- 264
Screenshots and trailer
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Katana Rama
DemoSep 14, 2023$4.99
- Action
- Adventure
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 261
Screenshots and trailer
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Beers and Boomerangs
DemoNov 22, 2022$4.99
- Action
- VR
- Single-player
- +5
- Followers
- 260
Screenshots and trailer
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The Kraken Wakes
DemoMar 27, 2023No price yet
- Adventure
- Single-player
- Trailer Usage Permission (Optional):I agree to trailer usage as described above
- +4
- Followers
- 259
Screenshots and trailer
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Human or Not
DemoJan 20, 2023$9.99
- Adventure
- Puzzle
- Single-player
- +6
- Followers
- 257
Screenshots and trailer
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Iron Dungeon
DemoOct 3, 2023$9.99
- Action
- Platformer
- Single-player
- +5
- Followers
- 249
Screenshots and trailer
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Stars Arisen
DemoMar 15, 2023$11.99
- RPG
- Single-player
- Trailer Usage Permission (Optional):I agree to trailer usage as described above
- +4
- Followers
- 248
Screenshots and trailer
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My Name Is Uter
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Adventure
- Single-player
- Trailer Usage Permission (Optional):I agree to trailer usage as described above
- +4
- Followers
- 248
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 2.5K–7.9K
Screenshots and trailer
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Espresso For The Demon
DemoDec 7, 2023$8.99
- Single-player
- Trailer Usage Permission (Optional):I agree to trailer usage as described above
- Indie
- +4
- Followers
- 246
Screenshots
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XGamer - AI revolution
DemoOct 10, 2022Free
- Action
- RPG
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 246
Screenshots and trailer
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CRASH EFFECTS Inc.
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Simulation
- Single-player
- Trailer Usage Permission (Optional):I agree to trailer usage as described above
- +4
- Followers
- 243
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 2.4K–7.8K
Screenshots and trailer
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HyperLeague Heroes
DemoNov 10, 2022$2.99
- Strategy
- RPG
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 243
Screenshots and trailer
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