steam next fest best games

Valve has just kicked off a week-long Steam Next Fest that features hundreds of free PC game demos. The event will run until February 13 at 10 am PT / 1 pm ET / 6 pm GMT. It isn’t easy to check out all the games before time runs out, so here are some of the most popular and wishlisted games from the Steam Next Fest.

The Steam Next Fest started as the Steam Game Festival as a spin-off to The Game Awards in December 2019. The event is a great place to test many upcoming games, including great indie titles and hidden gems. This year’s edition seems to feature 838 game demos with a series of developer live streams.

Fortunately, you don’t have to browse hundreds of games to find something good. For your convenience, we have listed some of the most popular and wish-listed games from the Steam Next Fest. It should be noted that it is currently just day one of the event, so keep checking the Steam Next Fest page for more updates.

  • Dark and Darker
  • Plan B: Terraform (15 Feb, 2023)
  • Darkest Dungeon II (May 8, 2023)
  • Voidtrain
  • Fabledom (Q1 2023)
  • Sons of Valhalla
  • Planet of Lana (Q2 2023)
  • Broken Arrow
  • Wandering Sword
  • Desynced
  • I Am Future: Cozy Apocalypse Survival (May 18, 2023)
  • Inkbound (Q2 2023)

Steam Next Fest: Most wish-listed games

  • Dark and Darker
  • Voidtrain
  • Darkest Dungeon II (May 8, 2023)
  • System Shock Remake (System Shock)
  • Infection Free Zone
  • Operation: Harsh Doorstop (February 16, 2023)
  • Planet of Lana (Q2 2023)
  • Boundary
  • Broken Arrow
  • Afterimage (April 26, 2023)
  • Ravenbound
  • Sons of Valhalla

Trending games on Steam

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According to SteamDB, there are also a few standout game demos that have been trending since the start of the event. Dark and Darker is one of the most popular games to come out of the Steam Next Fest. The game has topped all charts, including the most trending game in the last seven days.

At the time of writing, Dark and Darker is sitting at 60,000 concurrent players, with an all-time peak of 102,124 players. Let us know what other great games you plan to check out during Steam Next Fest in the comment section below.

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