Not Done with Steam Next Fest? Here Are 10 Demos Launching This Week (20th–26th of October)

Steam Next Fest has concluded, and it's the last one of 2025, so we won't be seeing it back around until late February at the earliest. Still, if you were enjoying trying out free games and would like more, then we've got you covered!

Every week, we go through the new games launching on Steam, and while we're at it, we check out any titles that have scheduled demos. Here are the top 10 we found that we thought you should check out!

Phasmonauts Demo

• Developer: Dougie
• Publisher: Dougie
• Genre: Action, Adventure
• Tags: Survival Horror, Action, Action Roguelike
• Release Date: 24 Oct, 2025
• Steam Link

The Mailroom Demo

• Developer: Crowfriend
• Publisher: Crowfriend
• Genre: Indie, Simulation
• Tags: Psychological Horror, Job Simulator, Supernatural
• Release Date: 24 Oct, 2025
• Steam Link

PaperCars Tycoon

• Developer: Tiny Papers Softworks
• Publisher: Tiny Papers Softworks
• Genre: Casual, Indie, Simulation
• Tags: Strategy, Management, Simulation
• Release Date: Coming soon
• Steam Link

Shutter Story Demo

• Developer: Frostwood Interactive
• Publisher: Frostwood Interactive
• Genre: Adventure, Indie
• Tags: Hidden Object, Interactive Fiction, Photo Editing
• Release Date: 23 Oct, 2025
• Steam Link

Shroud of Gloom Demo

• Developer: MadChirpy
• Publisher: MadChirpy
• Genre: Adventure, Indie
• Tags: Horror, Puzzle, Point & Click
• Release Date: 23 Oct, 2025
• Steam Link

BLOODLETTER Demo

• Developer: ALDAMAMI GAMES
• Publisher: ALDAMAMI GAMES
• Genre: Indie, Strategy
• Tags: Roguelike, Atmospheric, Historical
• Release Date: 23 Oct, 2025
• Steam Link

Slumber Realm Demo

• Developer: Chugga Chugga LLC
• Publisher: Chugga Chugga LLC
• Genre: Casual, Indie, Strategy
• Tags: Strategy, Roguelite, Indie
• Release Date: 21 Oct, 2025
• Steam Link

Shifting To The Backrooms

• Developer: Oopsome Games
• Publisher: Oopsome Games
• Genre: Indie
• Tags: Horror, Psychological Horror, First-Person
• Release Date: Coming soon
• Steam Link

Survive the Rift

• Developer: Monster Helix Inc.
• Publisher: Monster Helix Inc.
• Genre: Action, Indie, Early Access
• Tags: Action Roguelike, Looter Shooter, Shoot 'Em Up
• Release Date: 15 Apr, 2021
• Steam Link

Between These Two Demo

• Developer: Mihai Calarasanu
• Publisher: Mihai Calarasanu
• Genre: Adventure, Indie
• Tags: Adventure, Horror, Exploration
• Release Date: 20 Oct, 2025
• Steam Link