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Glossary · Steam and games · checked Oct 24, 2026
Steam Next Fest
Short answerSteam Next Fest is a week-long event, held several times a year, where unreleased games offer free demos and run livestreams, featured across the Steam store.
Why it matters
It is the biggest free visibility window for an unreleased indie game, and a common wishlist spike.
Our number
Next Fest timing and demo strategy come up across our Steam articles and the wishlist calculator.
Go deeper on this site
Where it shows up here
It appears on 14 pages of this site: 10 Articles, 2 Free tools, 1 The Manual, 1 path. A few to start with:
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Sources
- Steamworks: Steam Next Fest: partner.steamgames.com/doc/marketing/upcoming_events/nextfest (checked Oct 24, 2026)
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