Next Fest
Steam Next Fest: October 2022 Edition
Oct 3 – Oct 10, 2022 · ended Oct 10, 10:00 Pacific
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 | 569.5K | — | approximately $111M | 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.
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