Next Fest

Steam Next Fest: October 2025 Edition

Oct 13 – Oct 20, 2025 · ended Oct 20, 10:00 Pacific

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Ended2,963 games: Steam's full list.

The event on Steam ↗Source: Steam's own event page · list read Oct 20, 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	Half Sword	Steam's order	—
2	Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era	Steam's order	—
3	YAPYAP	Steam's order	—
4	Final Sentence	Steam's order	—
5	REANIMAL	Steam's order	—
6	Everwind	Steam's order	—
7	The Midnight Walkers	Steam's order	—
8	THE CUBE, SAVE US	Steam's order	—
9	MISERY	Steam's order	—
10	Long Drive North: Co-Op RV Simulator	Steam's order	—
11	Car Service Together	Steam's order	—
12	Roadside Research	Steam's order	—
13	Crashout Crew	Steam's order	—
14	Servant of the Lake	Steam's order	—
15	Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown	Steam's order	—
16	Tears of Metal	Steam's order	—
17	Painkiller	Steam's order	—
18	CarX Drift Racing Online 2	Steam's order	—
19	PowerWash Simulator 2	Steam's order	—
20	Ultimate Sheep Raccoon	Steam's order	—
21	Starsand Island	Steam's order	—
22	Carnival Hunt	Steam's order	—
23	Systemic War	Steam's order	—
24	GODBREAKERS	Steam's order	—
25	Eastern Era	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	Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era	212.7K	—	approximately $19.5M	Apr 30, 2026
2	Half Sword	114.6K	—	approximately $31.3M	Jan 30, 2026
3	Road to Vostok	111.7K	—	approximately $6.3M	Apr 7, 2026
4	MENACE	107.2K	—	approximately $27.1M	Feb 5, 2026
5	Anno 117: Pax Romana	105.4K	—	approximately $47.1M	Nov 12, 2025
6	REANIMAL	103.4K	—	approximately $13M	Feb 13, 2026
7	Everwind	102.8K	—	approximately $5.2M	Mar 17, 2026
8	Quarantine Zone: The Last Check	100.1K	—	approximately $12.1M	Jan 12, 2026
9	The Last Caretaker	91.2K	—	approximately $26.1M	Nov 6, 2025
10	Cairn	80K	—	approximately $23.9M	Jan 29, 2026
11	MISERY	74.2K	—	approximately $10.4M	Oct 23, 2025
12	YAPYAP	70.4K	—	approximately $3M	Feb 3, 2026
13	Starsand Island	58.3K	—	approximately $19.1M	Aug 18, 2026
14	Tears of Metal	49.8K	—	approximately $2.4M	Jul 22, 2026
15	Cloudheim	48.4K	—	approximately $2M	Dec 4, 2025
16	The Legend of Khiimori	47.8K	—	approximately $3.8M	Mar 3, 2026
17	Whiskerwood	45.1K	—	approximately $5.7M	Nov 6, 2025
18	TBH: Task Bar Hero	42.3K	—	approximately $0	May 27, 2026
19	Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown	40.9K	—	approximately $7.6M	Feb 18, 2026
20	Of Ash and Steel	39.8K	—	approximately $5.5M	Nov 24, 2025
21	Roadside Research	38.9K	—	approximately $2.9M	Feb 12, 2026
22	Species: Unknown	37.5K	—	approximately $3.8M	Oct 23, 2025
23	Tavern Keeper 🍻	36.6K	—	approximately $8.7M	Nov 3, 2025
24	MOTORSLICE	32.2K	—	approximately $4M	May 5, 2026
25	LORT	31.1K	—	approximately $2.4M	Jan 21, 2026

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 (906)

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Simulation ✕

Slay The King
DemoSep 22, 2026
$4.99
- Strategy
- Action
- Single-player
- +3
Followers
24
Est. wishlists
approximately 240–768
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Plane Balance
DemoComing soon
No price yet
- Simulation
- Puzzle
- Single-player
- +4
Followers
24
Est. wishlists
approximately 240–768
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Packonomy
DemoNov 18, 2025
$2.99
- Strategy
- Simulation
- Single-player
- +3
Followers
24
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
BUY SELL
DemoNov 7, 2025
$0.99
- Strategy
- Adventure
- Single-player
- +3
Followers
24
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Type Ride
DemoAug 23, 2026
$8.99
- Action
- Simulation
- Single-player
- +5
Followers
23
Est. wishlists
approximately 230–736
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Pasture Palette
DemoComing soon
No price yet
- Simulation
- Single-player
- Casual
- +3
Followers
23
Est. wishlists
approximately 230–736
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
HaoWei1: Your Domineering Warlord
DemoComing soon
No price yet
- Simulation
- Single-player
- Casual
- +3
Followers
23
Est. wishlists
approximately 230–736
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Clicker Climber Pachinko
DemoNov 18, 2025
$1.99
- Strategy
- Simulation
- Single-player
- +3
Followers
23
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Tele E Mezzo
DemoComing soon
Free
- Strategy
- Simulation
- Single-player
- +3
Followers
23
Est. wishlists
approximately 230–736
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Fred's Idle Garden
DemoComing Jan 11, 2027
No price yet
- Simulation
- Single-player
- 3D
- +3
Followers
23
Est. wishlists
approximately 230–736
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Cairns
DemoComing soon
No price yet
- Simulation
- Puzzle
- Single-player
- +4
Followers
23
Est. wishlists
approximately 230–736
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
VEGEMANCER
DemoComing soon
No price yet
- Simulation
- Single-player
- Casual
- +3
Followers
22
Est. wishlists
approximately 220–704
Screenshots
In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Pet Oddities: Desktop Shelter
DemoNov 11, 2025
$2.99
- Simulation
- Platformer
- Single-player
- +4
Followers
22
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Stock Fighter
DemoJan 9, 2026
$7.99
- Strategy
- Simulation
- Single-player
- +3
Followers
22
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Farm Defence
DemoOct 24, 2025
$5.99
- Simulation
- Single-player
- 2D
- +3
Followers
22
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Little Lures
DemoNov 4, 2025
$4.99
- Simulation
- Single-player
- Casual
- +3
Followers
22
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Locked Together
DemoOct 29, 2025
$3.99
- Action
- Puzzle
- Online Multiplayer or Co-op
- +5
Followers
21
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Chernobots
DemoJan 23, 2026
$3.99
- Action
- Simulation
- Single-player
- +3
Followers
21
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Blind Memory
DemoJan 6, 2026
$3.50
- Action
- Simulation
- Single-player
- +3
Followers
21
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Evac Bay 09
DemoComing soon
No price yet
- Adventure
- Single-player
- 3D
- +3
Followers
21
Est. wishlists
approximately 210–672
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Coin Shark
DemoComing soon
No price yet
- Strategy
- Simulation
- Single-player
- +4
Followers
20
Est. wishlists
approximately 200–640
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Bad Teams
DemoComing soon
No price yet
- Action
- Racing
- Online Multiplayer or Co-op
- +5
Followers
20
Est. wishlists
approximately 200–640
Screenshots and trailer
In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
The Seven
DemoFeb 12, 2026
$3.99
- Strategy
- Simulation
- Single-player
- +3
Followers
20
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Don´t Hang Up
DemoComing soon
No price yet
- Action
- Simulation
- Single-player
- +4
Followers
20
Est. wishlists
approximately 200–640
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Slime Town
DemoComing soon
No price yet
- Simulation
- Single-player
- Casual
- +3
Followers
20
Est. wishlists
approximately 200–640
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Ayrton Idle
DemoNov 13, 2025
$4.99
- RPG
- Simulation
- Single-player
- +4
Followers
19
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Feed the Lie
DemoComing soon
No price yet
- Adventure
- Simulation
- Single-player
- +3
Followers
19
Est. wishlists
approximately 190–608
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Space Dash
DemoComing soon
No price yet
- Action
- Simulation
- Single-player
- +4
Followers
19
Est. wishlists
approximately 190–608
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Randomly Jerk Simulator
DemoComing soon
No price yet
- Strategy
- Simulation
- Single-player
- +3
Followers
18
Est. wishlists
approximately 180–576
Screenshots
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Chess 2048
DemoComing soon
No price yet
- Simulation
- Puzzle
- Single-player
- +4
Followers
18
Est. wishlists
approximately 180–576
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Basement 66
DemoComing soon
No price yet
- Strategy
- Adventure
- Single-player
- +3
Followers
17
Est. wishlists
approximately 170–544
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Cosmic Composer
DemoComing Jul 28, 2027
No price yet
- Puzzle
- Single-player
- Casual
- +4
Followers
17
Est. wishlists
approximately 170–544
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Mannequin: Factory
DemoJan 24, 2026
$1.99
- Action
- Adventure
- Single-player
- +4
Followers
17
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Pray or Die: Tactical Defense
DemoFeb 14, 2026
$8.99
- Strategy
- Simulation
- Single-player
- +4
Followers
17
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Shelf Life
DemoComing soon
No price yet
- Action
- Puzzle
- Single-player
- +4
Followers
17
Est. wishlists
approximately 170–544
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
No Food?
DemoNov 16, 2025
$1.99
- Simulation
- Single-player
- Casual
- +4
Followers
17
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Slingshot Pilot
DemoNov 27, 2025
$2.99
- Action
- Simulation
- Single-player
- +3
Followers
16
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
SHITTY GAME
DemoComing soon
No price yet
- Strategy
- Simulation
- Single-player
- +4
Followers
16
Est. wishlists
approximately 160–512
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Brave Splat
DemoDec 1, 2025
No price yet
- Strategy
- Action
- Single-player
- +4
Followers
15
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Mech Shop
DemoJul 17, 2026
$5.99
- Simulation
- Puzzle
- Single-player
- +5
Followers
15
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Ministry of Stoic
DemoOct 21, 2025
$3.99
- Simulation
- Puzzle
- Single-player
- +4
Followers
15
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Sky Fields: Goober Gardens
DemoComing soon
No price yet
- Simulation
- Single-player
- Indie
- +3
Followers
15
Est. wishlists
approximately 150–480
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Victoriam
DemoOct 24, 2025
−67%$0.98
- Strategy
- Action
- Single-player
- +3
Followers
15
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Corner Cards
DemoNov 2, 2025
$3.99
- Simulation
- Single-player
- Casual
- +4
Followers
15
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Cool Cool Water
DemoFeb 5, 2026
$9.99
- Adventure
- Simulation
- Single-player
- +4
Followers
14
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Kiddie Train
DemoComing soon
No price yet
- Adventure
- Simulation
- Single-player
- +4
Followers
14
Est. wishlists
approximately 140–448
Screenshots and trailer
In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Paw Pop Fish
DemoComing soon
No price yet
- RPG
- Simulation
- Single-player
- +5
Followers
13
Est. wishlists
approximately 130–416
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗
Ethics Empire
DemoFeb 19, 2026
$7.99
- Strategy
- Simulation
- Single-player
- +3
Followers
13
Screenshots and trailer
Registered (press-preview list) · In Steam's participant list · Steam ↗