Top 9 Demos Launching That You Can Check Out for Free (6th–12th of July 2026)

Every week, we check out all of the launches coming out on Steam, and while doing so, we check out all of the demos as well. 

For this list, we hand-curate a list of the top demos we think show the most potential, to showcase them to the enthusiasts who want to check out more games. Due to the nature of this being done by hand and selected by us, hoping to platform them, we're applying our ethics against AI-generation in development. You can learn more about our stance here.

Anhedonia: Sanctuary of Ash

• Developer: Trauma Bonded Studio
• Publisher: Trauma Bonded Studio
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie
• Tags: RPG, Exploration, Action RPG
• Release Date: December 2026
• Steam Link

Tiny Towers Demo

• Developer: RKO Software, David Elliot
• Publisher: David Elliot
• Genre: Casual, Indie, Strategy
• Tags: Casual, Incremental, Strategy
• Release Date: 6 Jul, 2026
• Steam Link

Malice in Wonderland

• Developer: Slyglass Games
• Publisher: DigiPen Institute of Technology
• Genre: Action, Indie, RPG
• Tags: Indie, Action Roguelike, Roguelite
• Release Date: To be announced
• Steam Link

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• Developer: Barney Whiteman
• Publisher: Barney Whiteman
• Genre: Casual, Indie, Strategy
• Tags: Roguelike, Deckbuilding, Singleplayer
• Release Date: 2026
• Steam Link

Age of Legacy Demo

• Developer: Chaotic Order Games
• Publisher: Chaotic Order Games
• Genre: Indie, RPG
• Tags: RPG, Roguelike, Turn-Based Combat
• Release Date: 10 Jul, 2026
• Steam Link

Pistol Cat

• Developer: MORPH
• Publisher: MORPH
• Genre: Action, Casual, Indie
• Tags: Cats, Sandbox, Casual
• Release Date: 1 Dec, 2026
• Steam Link

Mayak Demo

• Developer: Nikita Nplus1
• Publisher: Nikita Nplus1
• Genre: Adventure, Indie
• Tags: Adventure, Visual Novel, Exploration
• Release Date: 10 Jul, 2026
• Steam Link

The Missing Rune

• Developer: Mr.Boloney
• Publisher: Mr.Boloney
• Genre: Indie, Simulation, Strategy
• Tags: Simulation, Strategy, Horror
• Release Date: Q3 2026
• Steam Link

Whiskers In The Sand Demo

• Developer: Satoshi Matos
• Publisher: Satoshi Matos
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Casual
• Tags: Action Roguelike, Bullet Hell, Cats
• Release Date: 10 Jul, 2026
• Steam Link