Next Fest

Steam Next Fest: October 2024 Edition

Oct 14 – Oct 21, 2024 · ended Oct 21, 10:00 Pacific

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Ended2,515 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	Delta Force	Steam's order	—
2	SUPERVIVE	Steam's order	—
3	POPUCOM	Steam's order	—
4	Gladio Mori	Steam's order	—
5	Strinova	Steam's order	—
6	The Precinct	Steam's order	—
7	Rivals of Aether II	Steam's order	—
8	SAND: Raiders of Sophie	Steam's order	—
9	Windblown	Steam's order	—
10	Fast Food Simulator	Steam's order	—
11	Streets of Rogue 2	Steam's order	—
12	AI LIMIT	Steam's order	—
13	Cozy Island	Steam's order	—
14	Permafrost	Steam's order	—
15	Tinkerlands	Steam's order	—
16	Sultan's Game	Steam's order	—
17	Luma Island	Steam's order	—
18	Temtem: Swarm	Steam's order	—
19	KLETKA	Steam's order	—
20	Empire of the Ants	Steam's order	—
21	Unrailed 2: Back on Track	Steam's order	—
22	Project: Mist	Steam's order	—
23	Mini Royale	Steam's order	—
24	Keep Driving	Steam's order	—
25	Matchmaking Inc.	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	Delta Force	345K	—	approximately $0	Dec 4, 2024
2	MiSide	142.7K	—	approximately $51.3M	Dec 10, 2024
3	SAND: Raiders of Sophie	95.4K	—	approximately $10.2M	Jun 22, 2026
4	The Precinct	82.8K	—	approximately $13.8M	May 13, 2025
5	Sultan's Game	80.7K	—	approximately $18.4M	Mar 30, 2025
6	AI LIMIT	69K	—	approximately $18.1M	Mar 27, 2025
7	Windblown	68.4K	—	approximately $8.6M	Oct 24, 2024
8	Luma Island	62.6K	—	approximately $11.3M	Nov 20, 2024
9	Strinova	59.3K	—	approximately $0	Nov 21, 2024
10	Permafrost	58.2K	approximately 581.9K–1.9M	approximately $2.9M	Oct 9, 2026
11	Mini Royale	57.9K	—	approximately $0	Mar 27, 2025
12	Deadzone: Rogue	54K	—	approximately $12.1M	Aug 11, 2025
13	Eldegarde	42.6K	—	—	Jan 21, 2026
14	Keep Driving	41.5K	—	approximately $5.7M	Feb 6, 2025
15	SULFUR	39K	—	approximately $13.2M	Oct 28, 2024
16	SUPERVIVE	38.9K	—	—	Jul 23, 2025
17	Heroes of Hammerwatch II	38.1K	—	approximately $4.6M	Jan 14, 2025
18	Fast Food Simulator	37.7K	—	approximately $7.9M	Dec 10, 2024
19	Commandos: Origins	37.5K	—	approximately $4.6M	Apr 9, 2025
20	Builders of Egypt	37.1K	—	approximately $566.3K	Jan 8, 2025
21	Streets of Rogue 2	36.6K	approximately 366.3K–1.2M	—	Coming soon
22	Empire of the Ants	36.3K	—	approximately $1.7M	Nov 6, 2024
23	Worshippers of Cthulhu	35.5K	—	approximately $1.9M	May 22, 2025
24	Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel	34.8K	—	approximately $3.9M	Sep 3, 2025
25	Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree	33.7K	—	approximately $4.2M	Apr 17, 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 (681)

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Strategy ✕

Cities Domination
DemoOct 29, 2025
$1.99
- Strategy
- Simulation
- Single-player
- +3
Followers
57
Screenshots and trailer
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eleMENTAL
DemoDec 13, 2024
$4.99
- Puzzle
- Single-player
- Adventure
- +4
Followers
57
Screenshots and trailer
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Affordable Healthcare
DemoComing soon
Free
- Strategy
- Action
- Single-player
- +4
Followers
56
Est. wishlists
approximately 560–1.8K
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Cube Hero
DemoComing soon
No price yet
- Strategy
- Puzzle
- Single-player
- +4
Followers
55
Est. wishlists
approximately 550–1.8K
Screenshots and trailer
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180 Seconds: A Firefighter's Call
DemoComing soon
No price yet
- Action
- Simulation
- Single-player
- +3
Followers
54
Est. wishlists
approximately 540–1.7K
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Mythic Merchants
DemoMar 14, 2025
$9.99
- Strategy
- Adventure
- Single-player
- +4
Followers
54
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Cosmic Outpost
DemoDec 5, 2024
$9.99
- Strategy
- Simulation
- Single-player
- +3
Followers
53
Screenshots and trailer
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Homam: An Inventor's Fist
DemoJun 20, 2025
$5.99
- Platformer
- Puzzle
- Single-player
- +5
Followers
53
Screenshots and trailer
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The Die Is Cast
DemoComing soon
No price yet
- Strategy
- Single-player
- Early Access
- +3
Followers
52
Est. wishlists
approximately 520–1.7K
Screenshots and trailer
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Cosmic Cowboy
DemoComing soon
No price yet
- Strategy
- Action
- Single-player
- +3
Followers
52
Est. wishlists
approximately 520–1.7K
Screenshots and trailer
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Worldseekers - Deckbuilding RPG
DemoComing soon
No price yet
- Strategy
- RPG
- Single-player
- +3
Followers
52
Est. wishlists
approximately 520–1.7K
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Last Star
DemoNov 17, 2024
$3.99
- Action
- Single-player
- Adventure
- +3
Followers
52
Screenshots and trailer
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Deus Proxy
DemoComing soon
No price yet
- Strategy
- RPG
- Online Multiplayer or Co-op
- +3
Followers
51
Est. wishlists
approximately 510–1.6K
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Micron Defense Force
DemoDec 16, 2024
$9.99
- Strategy
- Simulation
- Single-player
- +4
Followers
51
Screenshots and trailer
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Memories Of BUST
DemoComing soon
No price yet
- RPG
- Puzzle
- Single-player
- +4
Followers
51
Est. wishlists
approximately 510–1.6K
Screenshots and trailer
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白猫冒险团 White Cat Adventure Team
DemoOct 31, 2024
$2.99
- Strategy
- RPG
- Single-player
- +3
Followers
51
Screenshots and trailer
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Cosminomy
DemoComing soon
No price yet
- Strategy
- Single-player
- Early Access
- +3
Followers
51
Est. wishlists
approximately 510–1.6K
Screenshots and trailer
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Dice with the Devil
DemoNov 21, 2024
$4.99
- RPG
- Single-player
- Indie
- +4
Followers
50
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Reverse Defense
DemoComing soon
No price yet
- Strategy
- Action
- Single-player
- +3
Followers
50
Est. wishlists
approximately 500–1.6K
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
BARHEIM
DemoOct 21, 2024
$5.99
- Strategy
- Action
- Single-player
- +4
Followers
49
Screenshots and trailer
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The Moon Ate The Sun - A Realtime Turn Based RPG
DemoJan 14, 2025
$9.99
- RPG
- Single-player
- Strategy
- +4
Followers
49
Screenshots and trailer
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Geomancers
DemoComing soon
No price yet
- Strategy
- Platformer
- Local Multiplayer or Co-op
- +4
Followers
49
Est. wishlists
approximately 490–1.6K
Screenshots and trailer
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Mars vs. Robots
DemoNov 15, 2024
Free
- Strategy
- Action
- Single-player
- +3
Followers
49
Screenshots and trailer
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DUNGEON WALK3－奇妙な狂闘－
DemoJan 26, 2025
$4.99
- Strategy
- Single-player
- Indie
- +4
Followers
49
Screenshots and trailer
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Aerial Cleaner
DemoDec 5, 2024
$1.99
- Action
- Simulation
- Single-player
- +3
Followers
48
Screenshots and trailer
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ExtracTD
DemoComing soon
No price yet
- Strategy
- Online Multiplayer or Co-op
- Local Multiplayer or Co-op
- +6
Followers
48
Est. wishlists
approximately 480–1.5K
Screenshots and trailer
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Number Stomper
DemoNov 4, 2024
$4.99
- Strategy
- Puzzle
- Single-player
- +4
Followers
48
Screenshots and trailer
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The Feudal
DemoComing soon
No price yet
- Adventure
- Single-player
- Indie
- +3
Followers
46
Est. wishlists
approximately 460–1.5K
Screenshots and trailer
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Black Submarine: deep seek
DemoOct 31, 2024
$4.99
- Strategy
- Single-player
- Casual
- +3
Followers
46
Screenshots and trailer
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Well to Hell
DemoComing soon
No price yet
- Single-player
- Adventure
- Puzzle
- +4
Followers
46
Est. wishlists
approximately 460–1.5K
Screenshots and trailer
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UpRunner
DemoComing soon
Free
- Racing
- Platformer
- Single-player
- +5
Followers
45
Est. wishlists
approximately 450–1.4K
Screenshots and trailer
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Floatineer
DemoComing soon
No price yet
- Simulation
- Puzzle
- Single-player
- +4
Followers
45
Est. wishlists
approximately 450–1.4K
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Dumbino
DemoComing soon
No price yet
- Puzzle
- Single-player
- Action
- +4
Followers
45
Est. wishlists
approximately 450–1.4K
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
The World 21: Gambit Abyss
DemoComing soon
No price yet
- Strategy
- RPG
- Single-player
- +3
Followers
45
Est. wishlists
approximately 450–1.4K
Screenshots and trailer
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The Territory of Egg 2
DemoOct 30, 2024
$4.99
- Strategy
- Indie
- 3D
- +2
Followers
44
Screenshots and trailer
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West Journey
DemoNov 10, 2024
Free
- Strategy
- Action
- Single-player
- +3
Followers
44
Screenshots
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Clicky Coven
DemoDec 13, 2024
$4.99
- Strategy
- Simulation
- Single-player
- +4
Followers
44
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Protocol null
DemoComing soon
No price yet
- Action
- Single-player
- Casual
- +3
Followers
43
Est. wishlists
approximately 430–1.4K
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Hmph! Hmph! Yowai
DemoNov 25, 2024
$14.99
- Action
- RPG
- Single-player
- +3
Followers
43
Screenshots and trailer
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Bloxolotl
DemoJan 27, 2025
$11.99
- Puzzle
- Single-player
- Casual
- +4
Followers
43
Screenshots and trailer
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The Cursed Village TD
DemoComing soon
No price yet
- Action
- Indie
- Strategy
- +2
Followers
42
Est. wishlists
approximately 420–1.3K
Screenshots and trailer
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Cemetery of Bob
DemoComing soon
No price yet
- Strategy
- RPG
- Single-player
- +3
Followers
42
Est. wishlists
approximately 420–1.3K
Screenshots and trailer
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Cauldron Caution
DemoJun 2, 2025
$9.99
- Strategy
- Adventure
- Single-player
- +4
Followers
42
Screenshots and trailer
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Captain of Space
DemoComing soon
No price yet
- Strategy
- Simulation
- Indie
- +4
Followers
42
Est. wishlists
approximately 420–1.3K
Screenshots and trailer
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Desert Mercenary corps
DemoOct 21, 2024
$8.99
- Adventure
- RPG
- Single-player
- +3
Followers
42
Screenshots and trailer
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Battle Poet
DemoNov 1, 2024
Free
- Strategy
- Puzzle
- Single-player
- +4
Followers
41
Screenshots and trailer
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Balkan Bloodbath
DemoOct 26, 2024
−65%$3.49
- Strategy
- Simulation
- Single-player
- +3
Followers
41
Screenshots and trailer
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Books Upon Books - Bookshop Simulator
DemoApr 5, 2025
$8.99
- Strategy
- Simulation
- Single-player
- +3
Followers
41
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗