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 (538)
Adrenaline Rampage
DemoOct 18, 2025$14.99
- Action
- Platformer
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 744
Screenshots and trailer
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Core Devourer
DemoJan 25, 2024$5.99
- Action
- RPG
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 735
Screenshots and trailer
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Black Gunner Wukong: Prologue
DemoNov 10, 2023Free
- Action
- Adventure
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 728
Screenshots and trailer
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Plastomorphosis
DemoJan 24, 2024$6.99
- Action
- Adventure
- Single-player
- +3
- Followers
- 720
Screenshots and trailer
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Cry of Athena Battle Simulator
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Strategy
- Simulation
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 713
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 7.1K–22.8K
Screenshots and trailer
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Zero Grounds
DemoJan 25, 2024Free
- Action
- Online Multiplayer or Co-op
- Free To Play
- +3
- Followers
- 702
Screenshots and trailer
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Crossroad OS
DemoDec 8, 2023$4.99
- Action
- Puzzle
- Single-player
- +5
- Followers
- 656
Screenshots and trailer
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Aureole - Wings of Hope
DemoMay 15, 2025$12.99
- Platformer
- Single-player
- Adventure
- +4
- Followers
- 636
Screenshots and trailer
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Burning Skies Arcade
DemoJul 11, 2024No price yet
- Action
- Casual
- Free To Play
- +2
- Followers
- 618
Screenshots and trailer
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March of Shrooms
DemoNov 13, 2023−60%$2.79
- Action
- 2D
- Action RTS
- +2
- Followers
- 603
Screenshots and trailer
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Calcium Contract
DemoOct 17, 2023$9.99
- Action
- Single-player
- Indie
- +3
- Followers
- 597
Screenshots and trailer
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Rampage Agents
DemoSep 5, 2024Free
- Action
- Adventure
- Online Multiplayer or Co-op
- +4
- Followers
- 597
Screenshots and trailer
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Tiny Survivors
DemoDec 22, 2023Free
- Action
- Single-player
- Casual
- +3
- Followers
- 593
Screenshots and trailer
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Draken's Shrine
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Adventure
- Platformer
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 590
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 5.9K–18.9K
Screenshots and trailer
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Star Leaping Story
DemoMay 6, 2024$6.99
- Adventure
- Platformer
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 565
Screenshots and trailer
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Space Boat
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Adventure
- Puzzle
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 559
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 5.6K–17.9K
Screenshots and trailer
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Wild Country
DemoNov 25, 2024$24.99
- Strategy
- Adventure
- Single-player
- +3
- Followers
- 556
Screenshots and trailer
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Darkest Abyss
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Action
- Platformer
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 552
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 5.5K–17.7K
Screenshots
In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Your Journey of Survival
DemoMay 21, 2025No price yet
- Action
- RPG
- Single-player
- +5
- Followers
- 538
Screenshots and trailer
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Just Read The Instructions
DemoApr 16, 2024$9.99
- Action
- Puzzle
- Single-player
- +5
- Followers
- 535
Screenshots and trailer
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Being The Game
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Adventure
- RPG
- Single-player
- +3
- Followers
- 534
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 5.3K–17.1K
Screenshots and trailer
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FROM ASHES, BLOOM
DemoMar 11, 2024Free
- Action
- Single-player
- Casual
- +3
- Followers
- 516
Screenshots and trailer
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FloraMancer : Seeds and Spells
DemoMar 5, 2024$5.99
- Action
- Adventure
- Single-player
- +3
- Followers
- 515
Screenshots and trailer
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Countless Army
DemoJul 18, 2024$9.99
- Strategy
- Single-player
- Indie
- +3
- Followers
- 511
Screenshots and trailer
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Etrom 20th Anniversary Edition
DemoNov 1, 2023$2.99
- Strategy
- RPG
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 497
Screenshots and trailer
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BloodDome99
DemoNov 15, 2024$4.99
- Action
- Single-player
- Casual
- +3
- Followers
- 495
Screenshots and trailer
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Tales of Spark: Probation
DemoOct 16, 2023Free
- RPG
- Single-player
- Action
- +3
- Followers
- 490
Screenshots and trailer
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Lunar Lander Beyond
DemoApr 23, 2024−70%$8.99
- Action
- Adventure
- Single-player
- +3
- Followers
- 480
Screenshots and trailer
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Ocelot Sunrise
DemoNov 10, 2023$4.99
- Action
- RPG
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 477
Screenshots and trailer
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STREET UNi X
DemoJun 26, 2024$19.99
- Action
- Sports
- Single-player
- +3
- Followers
- 477
Screenshots and trailer
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Froguelike
DemoJan 3, 2024$2.99
- Action
- Adventure
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 475
Screenshots and trailer
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Legends of Dionysos
DemoJul 15, 2024$9.99
- Action
- RPG
- Single-player
- +3
- Followers
- 469
Screenshots and trailer
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Jett Rider
DemoJan 25, 2024$12.99
- Adventure
- Platformer
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 469
Screenshots and trailer
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ANIMO Stars Arena
DemoComing soonFree
- Action
- Single-player
- Local Multiplayer or Co-op
- +5
- Followers
- 455
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 4.6K–14.6K
Screenshots and trailer
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Replik Survivors
DemoJan 22, 2024$4.99
- Action
- RPG
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 444
Screenshots and trailer
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The Black Within
DemoMay 30, 2024−80%$0.99
- Action
- Adventure
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 443
Screenshots and trailer
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Bunny Game
DemoMar 11, 2024$4.99
- Action
- Adventure
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 440
Screenshots and trailer
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Haunted Memories: The Return
DemoComing soonNo price yet
- Action
- Puzzle
- Single-player
- +4
- Followers
- 418
- Est. wishlists
- approximately 4.2K–13.4K
Screenshots and trailer
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Ichima-san
DemoAug 8, 2024$10.99
- Action
- Adventure
- Single-player
- +3
- Followers
- 412
Screenshots and trailer
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Imprisoned Hyperion 2
DemoApr 15, 2024$14.99
- Action
- RPG
- Single-player
- +3
- Followers
- 401
Screenshots and trailer
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