Steam Next Fest: October 2024 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 measured: before our history starts (Oct 20, 2026): our demo player readings begin after this event's window opened.

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 ≈$3M	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.