Steam Next Fest June 2026: Top 10 Most-played Demos to Try This Weekend

With the second Steam Next Fest of the year — Steam Next Fest June 2026 — we're taking a look at all of the demos and offering the ones that we think you should check out this weekend. It's hard to sort through the thousands (with over 8,000 demos in this event) to find the ones worthy of your time.

For this article, we're taking a look at all of the demos that have received a high number of peak players, showing interest from communities to check them out en masse. Find the top 10 below!

Mistfall Hunter

• Developer: Bellring Games
• Publisher: Skystone Games
• Genre: Action, Adventure
• Tags: Extraction Shooter, Dark Fantasy, Action
• Release Date: 29 Jul, 2026
• Steam Link

IRON NEST: Heavy Turret Simulator Demo

• Developer: Nick Nieuwoudt, Dominik Latos
• Publisher: Nick Nieuwoudt
• Genre: Action, Indie, Simulation
• Tags: Simulation, Military, 3D
• Release Date: 15 Jun, 2026
• Steam Link

Echoes of Aincrad

• Developer: Game Studio Inc.
• Publisher: Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.
• Genre: Action, RPG
• Tags: JRPG, Anime, Action RPG
• Release Date: 9 Jul, 2026
• Steam Link

Onimusha: Way of the Sword

• Developer: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
• Publisher: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
• Genre: Action, Adventure, RPG
• Tags: Action, Action-Adventure, Singleplayer
• Release Date: 24 Sep, 2026
• Steam Link

Hyperstacks Demo

• Developer: Squirrel Bytes
• Publisher: Squirrel Bytes
• Genre: Action, Indie
• Tags: VR, Level Editor, Platformer
• Release Date: 21 Aug, 2020
• Steam Link

Mortal Shell II - Open Beta

• Developer: Cold Symmetry
• Publisher: Playstack
• Genre: Action
• Tags: Violent, Souls-like, Action
• Release Date: 5 Jun, 2026
• Steam Link

1666: Amsterdam (Prologue)

• Developer: Panache Digital Games
• Publisher: Panache Digital Games
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie
• Tags: Action, Adventure, Action-Adventure
• Release Date: 5 Jun, 2026
• Steam Link

over the hill Demo

• Developer: Funselektor Labs Inc., Strelka Games
• Publisher: Funselektor Labs Inc.
• Genre: Adventure, Casual, Indie
• Tags: Racing, Sports, Exploration
• Release Date: 12 Jun, 2026
• Steam Link

Dust Front RTS Demo

• Developer: rtsDimon
• Publisher: rtsDimon
• Genre: Indie, Strategy
• Tags: Strategy, RTS, Action RTS
• Release Date: 15 Jun, 2026
• Steam Link

Double Dealers - Demo

• Developer: Miklagard Studios
• Publisher: Miklagard Studios
• Genre: Casual, Indie, Strategy
• Tags: Multiplayer, Social Deduction, Casual
• Release Date: 26 May, 2026
• Steam Link