Biggest Steam Next Fest Demos You Can Play This Week (October 2025)

Steam Next Fest is officially here after a long wait, as fans of playing titles before buying them get the opportunity to try their hand at several thousand demos launching... but just for a week. With too many demos to play, it's easy to get overwhelmed and lost on what you might want to try, so we compiled a list of the biggest Steam Next Fest demos you can try this week.

You can find below the top 10 biggest Steam Next Fest demos for this week!

Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era

• Developer: Unfrozen
• Publisher: Hooded Horse
• Genre: RPG, Strategy
• Tags: Strategy, Simulation, Turn-Based Strategy
• Release Date: 2026
• Steam Link

Half Sword

• Developer: Half Sword Games
• Publisher: Game Seer Publishing
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie
• Tags: Physics, Gore, Combat
• Release Date: 2025
• Steam Link

Road to Vostok

• Developer: Road to Vostok
• Publisher: Road to Vostok
• Genre: Action, Free To Play, Early Access
• Tags: Survival, FPS, Realistic
• Release Date: Coming soon
• Steam Link

Anno 117: Pax Romana

• Developer: Ubisoft Mainz
• Publisher: Ubisoft
• Genre: Simulation, Strategy
• Tags: Strategy, Simulation, City Builder
• Release Date: 13 Nov, 2025
• Steam Link

Quarantine Zone: The Last Check

• Developer: Brigada Games
• Publisher: Devolver Digital
• Genre: Indie, Simulation, Strategy
• Tags: Zombies, Simulation, Singleplayer
• Release Date: November 2025
• Steam Link

MENACE

• Developer: Overhype Studios
• Publisher: Hooded Horse
• Genre: RPG, Simulation, Strategy
• Tags: Strategy, RPG, Turn-Based Tactics
• Release Date: 5 Feb, 2026
• Steam Link

Cairn

• Developer: The Game Bakers
• Publisher: The Game Bakers
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie
• Tags: Stylized, Indie, Action-Adventure
• Release Date: Q1 2026
• Steam Link

'83

• Developer: Blue Dot Games
• Publisher: Blue Dot Games
• Genre: Action, Massively Multiplayer, Simulation
• Tags: Action, Cold War, Violent
• Release Date: Q4 2025
• Steam Link

I Am Jesus Christ

• Developer: Space Boat Studios
• Publisher: PlayWay S.A.
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Casual
• Tags: Simulation, Adventure, Indie
• Release Date: Q4 2025
• Steam Link

Long Drive North: Co-Op RV Simulator

• Developer: Mindflair Games LTD
• Publisher: Excalibur Games
• Genre: Indie, Simulation, Early Access
• Tags: Early Access, Survival, Open World Survival Craft
• Release Date: November 2025
• Steam Link