Steam Next Fest is an important celebration of all the smaller, upcoming games that all come with a free demo to give you a taste of what the full experience will be like. I wrote about the previous fest a few months ago and now it's time to check out the latest batch of games.

During the week-long Steam Next Fest, Valve highlights hundreds of cool games coming soon to its huge PC gaming marketplace by offering playable demos. You can browse by genre and features, and add titles to your wishlist for when they eventually debut on Steam.

I played several demos featured in October 2024’s Steam Next Fest ahead of the event, and I want to spotlight my favorites. From strategy RPGs to dumb physics-based platformers, these seven Steam Next Fest demos are worth checking out.

Steam Next Fest has returned this year, giving players free access to thousands of game demos. Valve’s triannual digital demo event, Steam Next Fest, has officially gone live this week. The event will offer thousands of free game demos on its platform for everyone to try.