Steam Next Fest: October 2025 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	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 ≈$24M	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 ≈$3.9M	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.