Steam Next Fest

The most popular Soulslike in Steam Next Fest makes a good case for adding a shotgun to Dark Souls

Even more games on Steam are using AI: among over 8,600 demos in this week's Next Fest event, nearly 1,700 use AI

One of the best VR games is finally getting a non-VR port, and it's some of the most fun I've had this Steam Next Fest

Steam Next Fest 2026 and beyond: all the dates, details, and everything else you need to know

Subnautica's rare cozy moments meet my favorite Windows 98 screensaver in this relaxing new life sim

Balatro's legacy has spawned yet another time-devouring roguelike, and I might have ruined Steam Next Fest for myself

Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss' free Steam Next Fest demo has detective investigation so detailed it threatens to unravel me

And so, another excellent roguelike claims a chunk of my life: no wonder this is one of the biggest in Steam Next Fest

RPG dev of "Planescape Torment + Disco Elysium" spent 8 years struggling to pay rent and writing over 1 million words

The cutest game I've ever played slapped me in the face with character death at the start of its Steam Next Fest demo

I've been writing about new indie games for years, and these are the 10 best Steam Next Fest demos to play this weekend

Steam users pile into the demo of a job sim about the very thing wreaking havoc on PC gaming: data centers

The comically long name of this Steam publisher led me to the discovery of a sick Ace Combat and DMC-inspired roguelike

The prettiest platformer I've played since Rayman Legends is Ducktales coded, and has a free Steam Next Fest demo

This might be the fastest I've gotten sucked into a roguelike all year: build the perfect war castle in this Steam demo

A dev made their own Factorio about feeding a monster instead of growing a factory, and its Steam demo is very clever

I finally got to try the cyberpunk Metroidvania I've been following for years, and its Steam Next Fest demo is fantastic