Next Fest
Steam Next Fest: October 2023 Edition
Oct 9 – Oct 16, 2023 · ended Oct 16, 11:00 Pacific
Ended1,022 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.
| 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.
Participants
The games (913)
Duck's Despair
DemoJan 26, 2024$6.99
- Adventure
- Platformer
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 54
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Brickmasters
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Simulation
- Single-player
- Early Access
- +3
- Followers
- 53
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 530–1.7K
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Power Solenoid
DemoJul 9, 2024$7.99
- Action
- Adventure
- Single-player
- +3
- Followers
- 53
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Squeebing Up the Tower of Friendship
DemoNov 9, 2023$2.99
- Adventure
- Platformer
- Single-player
- +5
- Followers
- 53
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Sea of Brave: Aidan Adventure
DemoNov 13, 2023−50%$5.99
- Adventure
- Platformer
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 53
Screenshots and trailer
In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Astrominer
DemoNov 25, 2023$4.99
- Action
- Adventure
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 52
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
The Endless Dream
DemoMay 29, 2025$6.99
- Adventure
- Single-player
- Puzzle
- +4
- Followers
- 52
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Colorspace
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Action
- Racing
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 51
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 510–1.6K
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Cy: Cyberpunk Survivors
DemoApr 11, 2025$4.99
- Action
- Single-player
- Casual
- +3
- Followers
- 49
Screenshots and trailer
In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Kid Bubblegum
DemoNov 1, 2023−70%$1.79
- Platformer
- Single-player
- Action
- +4
- Followers
- 49
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Wage Slave TD
DemoApr 29, 2024$4.99
- Strategy
- Simulation
- Single-player
- +3
- Followers
- 49
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Phobia Exposure VR
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Single-player
- Casual
- Education
- +3
- Followers
- 49
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 490–1.6K
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Agents of SomeCompany
DemoMay 30, 2024Free
- Platformer
- Single-player
- Action
- +4
- Followers
- 48
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
ENTANGLEMENT
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Platformer
- Puzzle
- Single-player
- +5
- Followers
- 48
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 480–1.5K
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
DoomBreaker
DemoDec 2, 2024$4.99
- Action
- Adventure
- Single-player
- +3
- Followers
- 47
Screenshots and trailer
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Backroom: Constructions
DemoOct 25, 2023$16.99
- Simulation
- Single-player
- Indie
- +3
- Followers
- 46
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
City Slickers
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Adventure
- Simulation
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 46
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 460–1.5K
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
BANKWAVE: Neon Networth
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Simulation
- Single-player
- Adventure
- +3
- Followers
- 46
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 460–1.5K
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Tile Titans
DemoOct 16, 2023$4.99
- Strategy
- Simulation
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 45
Screenshots and trailer
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Planetgore
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Action
- Single-player
- Casual
- +3
- Followers
- 45
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 450–1.4K
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
You Have No Time
DemoNov 9, 2023$3.99
- Puzzle
- Single-player
- Action
- +4
- Followers
- 44
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Within Time
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Action
- RPG
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 44
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 440–1.4K
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Pegdrop Hearts
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Puzzle
- Single-player
- Casual
- +4
- Followers
- 44
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 440–1.4K
Screenshots
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
We Got Compagnie!
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Action
- Adventure
- Single-player
- +3
- Followers
- 44
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 440–1.4K
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Super Sushi Roll
DemoDec 12, 2023$3.99
- Platformer
- Single-player
- Casual
- +4
- Followers
- 43
Screenshots and trailer
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The Mangust
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Action
- Platformer
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 43
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 430–1.4K
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Knights Crypt
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Action
- RPG
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 43
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 430–1.4K
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Utter Takedown
DemoMar 1, 2024$4.49
- Strategy
- Action
- Single-player
- +3
- Followers
- 43
Screenshots and trailer
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ReThink | Lite
DemoOct 16, 2023$7.99
- Puzzle
- Single-player
- Indie
- +4
- Followers
- 43
Screenshots and trailer
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Turn By Turn Villain
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Adventure
- RPG
- Single-player
- +3
- Followers
- 42
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 420–1.3K
Screenshots and trailer
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Cosmo Cheats at Poker
DemoOct 27, 2023$9.99
- Strategy
- Adventure
- Single-player
- +5
- Followers
- 42
Screenshots and trailer
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SokoChess Black
DemoNov 13, 2023$4.99
- Puzzle
- Single-player
- Strategy
- +4
- Followers
- 42
Screenshots and trailer
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Kickback Slug: Cosmic Courier
DemoOct 26, 2023$4.99
- Adventure
- Platformer
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 40
Screenshots and trailer
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Chiki-Chiki
DemoDec 8, 2023$6.99
- Racing
- Single-player
- Local Multiplayer or Co-op
- +4
- Followers
- 40
Screenshots and trailer
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Dash & Swing
DemoNov 6, 2023$2.99
- Action
- Platformer
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 39
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗