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If you're feeling overwhelmed by the sheer amount of demos available at Steam Next Fest, we've narrowed down our must-play cozy game demos to save you the stress of searching for yourself

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Physics-Based Soccer Game 'Rabona' Officially Announced for PC

After making some notable updates to Steam earlier this month, Valve is now continuing the tradition of Steam Next Fest. The event celebrates the upcoming games, allowing you to try out free demos for plenty of titles. One of these titles, a physics-based online soccer game called Rabona, has caught…

Operation Sports

This might be the fastest I've gotten sucked into a roguelike all year: building the perfect war machine in this Steam Next Fest demo is so fun it's hard to stop

Wanderburg is like medieval Vampire Survivors on wheels

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A dev made their own little Factorio about feeding a monster instead of growing a factory, and the name Snacktorio is just one clever part of its Steam Next Fest demo

Snacktorio is a little less sandbox and a little more sautee

GamesRadar

After 8 years, my favorite house renovation sim returns with revamped visuals and all $120 worth of DLC included – and the Steam Next Fest demo already has me sold

I can't get enough of House Flipper Remastered

GamesRadar

As Steam Next Fest gets bigger and more crowded with free demos, these developers are still finding wins: "It's kind of early access for Early Access"

Interview | Speaking with developers who have participated in Steam Next Fest over the last year, there are still plenty of opportunities to taking part in the crowded demo festival

GamesRadar

Steam Next Fest is full of Balatro-likes: here's 7 demos I think you should try

From pushing coins to sweeping mines, developers are still trying to capture LocalThunk's magic.

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Finally, a new pirate game that's actually good: I can't stop playing the Steam Next Fest demo for this open-world survival game with Assassin's Creed Black Flag sailing, Sea of Thieves combat, and Ark crafting

Windrose is something special, I can feel it

GamesRadar

One of the best pixel art RPGs ever made is getting a spiritual sequel, and I’ve been hooked since the Fallout-esque opener of its new Steam Next Fest demo

Alabaster Dawn was always going to be good, but even then, hoo boy it's good

GamesRadar

Nintendo's made me wait 15 years for a new Nintendogs, but now I don't have to – this cozy game is "a tiny dog hotel for pups" and its Steam Next Fest demo has me hooked

Puppy Park is as fun as it is adorable

GamesRadar

I didn't think it could be done, but Super Meat Boy 3D's Steam next fest demo proves Team Meat's masocore platformer translates to 3D shockingly well

Mr Meaty returns

GamesRadar

Has AI ruined Steam Next Fest?

It's getting harder to find the gems, but these are my picks.

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Indie pirate game overtakes Pragmata with swashbuckling Sea-of-Thieves-meets-Rust Steam Next Fest demo as devs celebrate 1 million wishlists: "A few weeks ago, we couldn't even have imagined this"

"This past week has been a real whirlwind" for the Windrose team

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"There are a zillion demos in this Steam Next Fest," Palworld lead says, and "I don't feel very compelled" to check out any that feature AI art

Finding a demo to play can feel like a part-time job

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Devs behind GoldenEye, Perfect Dark and TimeSplitters are done with big shooters after getting burned by Embracer, so their next game is a Balatro-like twist on Scrabble—and you can try the demo now

Beyond Words is part of Steam Next Fest.

PC Gamer

The latest Steam Next Fest features a pile of Palworld-likes as witches and airships battle over the creature-collecting survival subgenre

I can only assume there's a Nintendo lawyer seething somewhere.

GamesRadar

"Made by many of the original creators of Diablo and Diablo 2" are big words for an action RPG, but the Steam Next Fest demo for Darkhaven feels like sampling bread by eating raw flour

There is something in Darkhaven, but I can't quite reach it

PC Gamer

Steam Next Fest is back and you've once again got just 7 days to find your favorite demos among hundreds of choices

The February 2026 edition of the Steam Next Fest is live now and runs until March 2.

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GamesRadar

What if Bloodborne was on PS2? Dark horror No Vacation for an Executioner is so old school even the dev insists you try the free Steam Next Fest demo before buying "to make sure you like this control style"

Hands-on | No Vacation For An Executioner is a baroque and distressing PS2-style Souslike with immaculate vibes that you need to try for yourself

PC Gamer

If you've ever had a crippling Vampire Survivors or Slay the Spire habit, avoid Vampire Crawlers at all costs

Or play it, and let it consume your whole Steam Next Fest week. I'm not your dad.

TechRadar

Steam Next Fest kicks off this month, and ZA/UM Studio's next game Zero Parades: For Dead Spies is getting a free demo to try out

ZA/UM Studio has announced that a free demo for Zero Parades: For Dead Spies will be available during Steam Next Fest this month.

GamesRadar

One of Steam's hottest top-sellers is the zombie apocalypse sim that previously dominated Steam Next Fest, and it's celebrating with a Dead by Daylight collab

Quarantine Zone: The Last Check is like The Last of Us meets Papers, Please

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Pure Pool Pro Devs Outline Community Driven Updates and New Release Window

It’s been about a month since the Pure Pool Pro demo went live and over 5,500 players have picked up their cues to try it out. The team has spent the past few weeks digging through feedback from the Closed Beta, Steam Next Fest, Discord and social channels and they’ve…

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My new Steam obsession is this love letter to Metal Gear Solid which nails the PS1 aesthetic in a shoot-'em-up inspired by '90s games and anime

Birdcage nails that arcade feel making for one of the best demos from the previous Steam Next Fest

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The number of Steam Next Fest games that used gen AI should scare you

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