Steam Next Fest: October 2023 Edition

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	Enshrouded	Steam's order	—
2	JDM: Japanese Drift Master	Steam's order	—
3	Sky: Children of the Light	Steam's order	—
4	Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor	Steam's order	—
5	RoboCop: Rogue City	Steam's order	—
6	FOUNDRY	Steam's order	—
7	Pioneers of Pagonia	Steam's order	—
8	Apocalypse Party	Steam's order	—
9	The Last Faith	Steam's order	—
10	Bopl Battle	Steam's order	—
11	Headbangers: Rhythm Royale	Steam's order	—
12	Last Train Home	Steam's order	—
13	Love Is All Around	Steam's order	—
14	Ghostrunner 2	Steam's order	—
15	Stronghold: Definitive Edition	Steam's order	—
16	ASTRA: Knights of Veda	Steam's order	—
17	Another Crab's Treasure	Steam's order	—
18	Unlisted app 2210830 ↗	Steam's order	—
19	The Thaumaturge	Steam's order	—
20	Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Realms of Ruin	Steam's order	—
21	Anonymous Hacker Simulator	Steam's order	—
22	Ascent of Ashes	Steam's order	—
23	Crime Scene Cleaner	Steam's order	—
24	SENTRY	Steam's order	—
25	The Crust	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	Enshrouded	401.4K	approximately ≈4M–12.8M	approximately ≈$91M	Oct 15, 2026
2	Lethal Company	327.8K	—	approximately ≈$83.7M	Oct 23, 2023
3	Love Is All Around	105.8K	—	approximately ≈$10.4M	Oct 17, 2023
4	Sky: Children of the Light	97.6K	—	approximately ≈$0	Apr 10, 2024
5	Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor	89.1K	—	approximately ≈$14.8M	Sep 17, 2025
6	Pioneers of Pagonia	83.8K	—	approximately ≈$10.5M	Dec 11, 2025
7	Crime Scene Cleaner	82.2K	—	approximately ≈$35.1M	Aug 14, 2024
8	RoboCop: Rogue City	75.6K	—	approximately ≈$28.5M	Nov 2, 2023
9	JDM: Japanese Drift Master	68.4K	—	approximately ≈$9.4M	May 21, 2025
10	Last Train Home	66.2K	—	approximately ≈$8.1M	Nov 28, 2023
11	The Thaumaturge	60.9K	—	approximately ≈$4.8M	Mar 4, 2024
12	The Crust	56.5K	approximately ≈565.2K–1.8M	approximately ≈$6.6M	Sep 10, 2026
13	FOUNDRY	52.4K	—	approximately ≈$5.9M	May 2, 2024
14	Stronghold: Definitive Edition	50.6K	—	approximately ≈$7.6M	Nov 7, 2023
15	Another Crab's Treasure	46.3K	—	approximately ≈$14.5M	Apr 25, 2024
16	The Last Faith	39.6K	—	approximately ≈$4.4M	Nov 15, 2023
17	下一站江湖Ⅱ	39.3K	—	approximately ≈$7.5M	Apr 17, 2024
18	Magicraft	38.5K	—	approximately ≈$7.2M	Nov 1, 2024
19	Ghostrunner 2	34.5K	—	approximately ≈$11.4M	Oct 26, 2023
20	A Date with Death	33K	—	approximately ≈$0	Dec 7, 2023
21	Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Realms of Ruin	33K	—	approximately ≈$5.6M	Nov 17, 2023
22	Astrometica	32.8K	—	approximately ≈$1.7M	Dec 10, 2024
23	Celestial Empire	32.7K	—	approximately ≈$794.4K	Sep 23, 2025
24	Terminator: Dark Fate - Defiance	31.8K	—	approximately ≈$5.9M	Feb 21, 2024
25	Peripeteia	30.8K	—	approximately ≈$3.9M	Feb 21, 2025

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.