The first Steam Next Fest of 2024 has begun, kicking off a full week of free demos on upcoming games on Steam. You'll also find loads of developer livestreams (check out the schedule for the week on the front page!) plus the official livestream today (February 5) around 11am PT!

Spend the week exploring demos of all kinds, and wishlist the ones you like - that way you'll be notified when the full game officially launches.

The February edition of Steam Next Fest is on now through February 12th at 10am PT. See you there!

• After Light Fades: A mystical, magical puzzle game about letting go. After the loss of her beloved partner, Alice is left with seven emotionally resonant artefacts. She embarks on a journey to revisit seven of their favourite places and cast each artefact into an abyss, so she can finally be free.
• Akumi Wars: Calling all Bounty hunters! Akumi Wars is a turn-based RPG. Build your own party of irresponsible misfit heroes and delve into an epic world story with the ultimate goal of... avoiding needing to work retail. Armed with guns, magic, and a distracting amount of leg, hop on your ship for adventure!
• Artificer's Tower: Are you the master of the magical arts? Prove it in this new colony-sim wizard tower defense game. Build your base, keep your mages happy, craft recipes, research new magics, and defend your wizard's keep. Will your Artificer's Tower be the envy of all your magical friends?
• Biomorph: BIOMORPH is a dark metroidvania game where you become the creatures that you kill! Solve ingenious puzzles and navigate a stunning hand-drawn world. Meet quirky characters, rebuild a city, and uncover the secrets of a sprawling, fallen civilization… and of your own mysterious origins.
• BORE BLASTERS: Blast through rocks with your machine gun drill. Collect rare gems, ores and ancient artefacts, upgrade your ship and unlock new abilities. Uncover the mysteries of the deep and the dangers that lurk below.
• Captain Soda: Transform into the ultimate pop bottle hero, obliterating an alien army with your sparkling soda guns! Captain Soda is a fizzy arcade platform shooter boasting soda flavors with unique abilities, powerful upgrades, and pulse-pounding challenges. Chemical warfare just got refreshing.
• Captain Velvet Meteor: The Jump+ Dimensions: As Captain Velvet Meteor, team up with heroes and heroines from hit Shonen Jump+ manga series to face challenges and take on hordes of enemies in this tactical adventure game!
• Deathbound: Deathbound is an Action RPG set in a world where Faith and Science clash. Absorb the essences of fallen warriors to harness their powers and abilities. Survive in a brutal reality where Life and Death were never more conflicted.
• Eden's Guardian: Where shadow falls, it begins. Dive into Eden's Guardian, a challenging metroidvania experience with handmade pixel art set in a world with medieval and fantasy aesthetics devastated by conflict where the history of Gods and humans intertwine.
• Final Factory: Final Factory blends factory building, spaceship design, and a rich universe to explore. Build a mega factory and command a massive fleet against the hostile local aliens. Discover new technologies and unlock the secrets of an ancient civilization as you explore an infinite cosmos.
• Guild Saga: Vanished Worlds: As a newcomer to the Heroes Guild, you were inexplicably chosen for a mission of grave importance, much to the chagrin of your seniors. Unravel the mystery as you make your way towards the Andra, an unchartered continent in the west brimming with danger and opportunity.
• Headquarters: World War II: Headquarters: World War II is a fast-paced turn-based strategy game where your battlefield tactics are as important as your army management skills. Experience both sides of the war, battling in Europe as the USA, the UK, or Germany. Storm bunkers, occupy houses, win tank duels.
• Kingsgrave: Welcome to Kingsgrave, a gloomy metroidvania adventure inspired by classic Zelda games. Gain more power and obtain new combat skills as you explore the fractured land, slay foes created by plague, solve puzzles and rebuild villages. Reclaim your realm!
• Necrosmith 2: Like a dead man reanimated by dark sorcery, the necromancer simulator is back! Give the undead the ability to fly over mountains and swim across rivers, explore a fully generated world at night and fend off enemy hordes during the day. Start a new, uhm, life.
• OctaRace: OctaRace is an explosive racing game. It pays tribute to the good old multiplayer titles like MicroMachines, offering fun and intense races.
• Regency Solitaire II: Revisit romantic Regency Britain to build a glorious garden, in this charming solitaire sequel. Tour historic hotspots, silence gossips, and host the season’s most anticipated soiree. Play your cards right to unlock bonus levels and a love story. Don't miss the party everyone's talking about!
• Rise Eterna War: Rise Eterna War tells the bloody tale of Arthbane, a great general who led the last stand to reclaim his homeland Ars Rare from foreign invaders. Play as Arthbane, 10 years before the events of Rise Eterna, rallying loyalists in a desperate bid to seize the capital Gaiacus.
• Soulmask: Escaping a deadly sacrificial ritual, you find an ancient mystical mask on your journey. This mask holds potent knowledge, changing the world you knew. Face the harsh challenges of nature, survive, rally followers, and build your own tribe. Explore and unveil the truths behind the enigmatic mask.
• Stormgate: Stormgate is a next-gen real-time strategy game set in a new science fantasy universe. Command mechs to defend the Earth or invade it as the Infernals. Explore an ever-evolving campaign, group up for 3P co-op vs. AI, compete in 1v1 or 3v3, or get creative in the editor. Welcome to the future of RTS!
• Tales of Kenzera: ZAU: Wield the dance of the shaman. Reclaim your father’s spirit. Brave the beautiful and treacherous land of Kenzera with the God of Death in Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU, a metroidvania-style adventure crafted by Surgent Studios.
• The Constructors: Become the owner of a construction company and help rebuild Wondersville's crumbling urban landscape. Design new neighborhoods, hire contractors to execute your vision, and try to stay calm handling your clients. Will you play by the rules or cut corners to maximize your profits?
• Vellum: Dive into the magic tomes of Vellum, a cooperative action roguelike. Discover pages of increasing power, sling ink-infused spells, and choose how your foes evolve - as a group or solo!
• Wakerunners: Wakerunners is a 4v4 & 5v5 team action game set in a near-future Earth, now a relic of its past. Glide through arenas with a top-down view, employing a unique speed mechanic. Unleash swift combat in diverse landscapes for an immersive experience.