Hundreds of free demos await you as Steam Next Fest kicks off a full week of fun, all in celebration of upcoming games on Steam.

Spend Steam Next Fest playing as many demos as you want; just don't forget to wishlist your favorites so that you can stay in-the-know with the developers when they officially launch.

Valve/Steam hosts Next Fest three times a year (February, June, October) as a way to give developers from around the world a captive audience for their demos on games they haven't released yet. If you already have a bunch of genres that are your faves, feel free to search that way. BUT we also encourage you to try something new-- check out the video player at the top of the main Next Fest hub for a new sprinkling of demos each day and perhaps discover your NEW favorite genre or theme!

You can even interact with the developers via livestreams and chats, and wishlist the demos you want to keep up with so you can be notified when they launch on Steam.

The June edition of Steam Next Fest, on now through June 22nd. See you there!

• About Fishing: Cast your line into calm waters and feel the quiet pull beneath the surface. Each cast brings rewards, but some things you reel in were never meant to be found.
• Ascend to ZERO: Have you ever wondered what it feels like to stop time? Ascend to ZERO is a time-bending action-roguelike where you can use your unique ability to freeze time and fight your way to the top.
• Cloudbreaker: Cloudbreaker is a roguelite, inventory management, bullet heaven. Explore a sky-world, finding relics and defeating hordes of enemies. Unlock and upgrade airships, each with its own unique layout, abilities, and strategies, to grow your power over time.
• Dark Cards of Candlewood: A solo collectible card game with the soul of a classic JRPG. Embark on replayable dungeon runs with deceptively deep, two-choice card combat. Draft items for your backpack, master chain attacks, and even crack a few card packs...then save the world from eternal darkness!
• Drink Factory Simulator: Build your own beverage empire! Discover recipes, upgrade your production line, and fulfill orders on time. Manage your factory, make deliveries, and run your store in multiplayer with friends. A fun simulation that combines strategy and creativity!
• Drone Sector: Drone Sector is a futuristic gunship game. Provide close air support by firing variety of weapons at the enemies and guide your allied troops via commands. Keep your troops alive, complete objectives, collect resources and recruit engineers. Research better weaponry for the gunship and the troops.
• Escape Academy 2: Back 2 School: Class is (back) in session with Escape Academy 2: Back 2 School! Play in solo or co-op and explore an all-new campus, escape life-threatening puzzle rooms, and unravel a conspiracy as old as the school itself — all before the bell rings.
• Exovia: Exovia is a physics-based mining and automation sandbox in space. Survey asteroids, engineer zero-G logistics without conveyor belts, and design complex Newtonian factories. Turn floating chaos into perfect order and experience true inner peace as you solve one satisfying problem and then the next.
• Fading Echo: Fading Echo is a fast-paced elemental action-adventure RPG where creativity fuels combat. Manipulate water, trigger chain reactions, and shift through surreal worlds as One, a young Legend on a mission to save a dying desertscape from the grip of the Paradox corruption.
• Jump Broke: Play as a legless Mimic whose only way to move is by blasting gold coins at the ground, using physical recoil to jump. The rule is simple: 1 jump costs 1 gold coin. Precisely control the force and angle of every leap. Finish in heavy debt, or reach the summit decently with your treasure intact.
• Kusan: City of Wolves: Kusan: City of Wolves is a high-octane hardcore top-down shooter where players fight through a brutal urban jungle ruled by gunfire and corruption to save Haru — a girl fitted with a city-grade atomic weapon.
• K-pop Idol Stories - Road to Debut: Start your dream idol group in this demo of K-pop Idol Stories: Road to Debut! Manage your first six weeks as a K-pop manager by discovering trainees, scheduling their weekly training and activities, and guiding them toward debut success.
• Lassen's Loop: More than an app. More than a game. Create songs from 8-second cards made by real musicians in this cozy throwback studio. No music theory or DAW knowledge required. Every track is yours to keep, forever! Y2K visualizers, weekly challenges, 3,500+ cards. Made in tribute to composer Justin Lassen.
• Onimusha: Way of the Sword: An Oni Gauntlet-wielding samurai makes a stand in Kyoto against the encroaching Genma menace. Through gritty, blood-soaked brawls, he searches for his reason to fight. What fate awaits at the end of his path?
• Security 51: You're a security officer deep within Area 51. Scan the staff, verify clearances, and decide who can enter the elevator and who absolutely mustn't leave. The deeper you go, the less certain you are that anyone standing before you is still human.
• SkyChart: Airline Executive: Inspired by Aerobiz. Build a global airline empire across 90 years of aviation history. Open routes between 496 real-world cities, buy or lease 66 historical aircraft, outmaneuver 35 rival CEOs, and survive the Great Depression, oil shocks, 9/11, and COVID.
• Slayblade: Build your battle-top and become King of the Streets! Collect 60+ parts, Merge their Powers, and Dominate opponents in this Chill Roguelite! Skate around a vibrant Y2K city, winning Cash and Upgrades on your way to the top. And if you Die in the game, you Die in real life.
• Sniper Dan: Get ready to play an outrageously funny, family-friendly 3D Hidden Object game with a big twist. In this demo, use a high-powered sniper rifle to solve low-stakes problems. No violence. Just wholesome chaos and good intentions!
• Sol Mates: Blast and laugh your way through space with up to 4 friends in this chaotic roguelike co-op. Every run is a new adventure so steer, shield, and work together to take on unpredictable challenges - or at least go out in style.
• Spinning Scarecrow: A dark arcade puzzle game where a Spinning Scarecrow faces deadly traps, grotesque minigames, and precision challenges in a fully hand-drawn world. Ready to spin?
• Spyder: Agent 8: Save the world as Agent 8, a robot spider superspy! Crawl across walls, ceilings, and floors, and use built-in gadgets to solve fun environmental puzzles in this brand-new, family-friendly adventure from the BAFTA Award-winning studio Sumo Digital.
• Star Trek: Outposts Unknown: Lead your crew across strange new worlds in this narrative driven outpost builder! Research, explore, and build as you face a mysterious cosmic force that threatens a new ally. Your adventure awaits, Captain!
• TFC2: The Fertile Crescent 2 - Collapse of The Bronze Age: Lead your small caravan on a great journey across the ancient world, in a story-driven RTS where protecting your family and friends matters more than conquest.
• They Are Here: Alien Abduction Horror: A first-person alien horror that magnifies the intensity of 2000s psychological sci-fi thrillers. In this cinematic, story-driven experience, play as local journalist Taylor Fox, sent to investigate reports of terrifying events unfolding at a remote family farm.
• Throttle Trace: Slot cars meets simulation racing. Master grip, timing, and race strategy using only throttle and brake. Push to the limit, outsmart rivals, and fight for every corner in intense wheel-to-wheel competition.
• The Old Flesh of Nuraga: First person psychological horror game about treasure hunting with your grandpa. Search among the sands of Nuraga to unearth what's driving him mad. The Ancient Times are seeping out. Will you succumb to them?
• ZENONIA 1: Remember the RPG that defined a generation? ZENONIA is back—faithfully restored and now on Steam. Relive the adventure that kept you playing for hours, or experience it for the first time.