February 2026 Steam Next Fest Demos
- Kyle Stephenson
- Feb 10
- 7 min read
Updated: Feb 19
Here is a list of some games that will have a demo during Steam Next Fest from February 23rd to March 2nd. This will be updated throughout the next few weeks with what games will be available during the Fest that caught our eyes. Some of these even have their demos available right now, so keep checking back in to see what will be waiting for you!
This list of demos was updated on February 19th
Game Description: Ignite your sword and explore the dark depths and towering heights of a forgotten island that consumed itself long ago.
Genre: Metroidvania
Demo is designed to avoid any major lore spoilers
Game Description: Sail with your animal friend to uncharted waters, cultivate your floating farm, and discover new islands, crops and fish on your quest to become a Named Collector!
Genre: Cozy, Farming, Creature Collecting
Demo progress will carry over to the full game.
Game Description: Pilot the Mole, a monstrous post-war drilling machine built to descend deep below the Slavic soil. Fix failing systems, follow voices of the dead, and pray you can survive whatever is sharing your coffin. Will the vessel or your mind break first?
Genre: Horror, Adventure, Simulation
Demo Length: 30 minutes
Game Description: Become an Elder, a master Sorcerer. Manipulate or conquer your way to godhood, mastering arcane spells and transforming your armies in this lore-rich 4X real time/turn based strategy game. Achieve total domination—or destroy the world itself.
Genre: Strategy, 4X
Demo Length: 2 hours
Game Description: Set in the same universe as Cathedral, but with its own story and style, Cathedral: Crow's Curse is an action-adventure with tight combat and a focus on exploration. Parry, dodge and fight your way through numerous enemies in a rich detailed world as you uncover the events leading up to Cathedral.
Genre: Metroidvania
Demo available now
Game Description: A roguelike deckbuilder where you cast elemental spells, outwit monstrous foes, and escape prison on your way to your niece’s birthday party.
Genre: Roguelike, Deckbuilder, Strategy
Demo available now
Game Description: Fearwoods is a co-op survival horror where light and silence are your only weapons. Explore the cursed forest, uncover Aveline’s story, evade a relentless demon, and fight for escape before the darkness consumes you.
Genre: Horror, Co-Op Multiplayer
Demo available on February 23rd
Game Description: A story-driven Metroidvania where the allies you choose to bond with change how you fight and explore. Journey through the high-fantasy world of Raoah, uncover lost civilizations, and forge bonds that shape your path through a land on the brink of collapse.
Genre: Metroidvania
Demo Available Now
Game Description: Hatch, evolve, and upgrade powerful space creatures in this action-packed sci-fi 3rd person shooter that reinvents the monster taming genre!
Genre: Creature Collector, Third Person Shooter
Demo available on February 23rd
Game Description: Trackastrophe! is a puzzle game where you guide an eccentric train through wacky worlds. Add tiles to the map layout, expand your train by collecting train cars, and pray you can get to the other side in one piece!
Genre: Puzzle
Demo available now
Game Description: Build your weapon to its full potential in Galactic Vault, a fast-paced FPS roguelite. Discover endless upgrade combinations, craft diverse builds, and unleash devastating abilities. Get ready to infiltrate high-security vaults and recover lost tech.
Genre: First Person Shooter, Roguelite
Demo available now
Game Description: Swan Song is a cozy and emotional puzzle game where music guides your journey. Use notes of different shapes and sizes to program a music box and solve each puzzle. Help the swan reach the exit as you uncover a touching story of family, loss and grief.
Genre: Puzzle
Demo available now
Game Description: Get your gears in motion for a captivating monochromatic adventure where you play as Lelu, a small but determined clockwork toy who has gained consciousness and found a taste for freedom!
Genre: Action Adventure, Metroidvania
Demo available now
Game Description: BARKOUR is a fast-paced stealth-action platformer where you play as Agent T.H.U.N.D.E.R. - a tail-wagging canine with a knack for parkour, gadgets and barking at villains. Join a secret organization to stop evil schemes in a world full of charming absurdity.
Genre: Action Adventure
Demo available February 23rd
Updated - February 11th
Game Description: An FMV game where YOU are a psychiatrist trying to solve a double murder whilst treating the unusual patients of the recently deceased Doctor Dekker. Ask questions and link answers to determine their fates, and your own!
Genre: FMV, Mystery, Choose Your Own Adventure
Demo available now
Game Description: Journey into the forgotten world of Helix, where ancient powers awaken within you. Unlock and combine embodied abilities to unravel the mysteries of a lost civilization. Descend into a tale that will challenge your mind and soul, solving intricate puzzles as you ascend to the light of a new day.
Genre: Adventure, Puzzle
Demo available now
Game Description: Magnus Mortuga has been killed. The captain of the world's strangest submarine, he was found in a locked room with an ancient stone cauldron - unsealed and opened for the first time. How did he die? Was it a curse? Perhaps one of his eccentric crew? Or does the bizarre truth run even deeper...
Genre: Mystery, Adventure, Puzzle
Demo available now
Game Description: Challenge Koschei the Deathless himself! Journey to the Thrice-Nine Kingdom, save your immortal soul and become a true hero in Bylina, an action-adventure with a heavy focus on skill-based combat and a deep narrative rooted in Slavic folklore and legends.
Genre: Action RPG
Demo available now
Updated - February 17th
Game Description: A survival roguelike where a frog digs through freezing snow, uncovers treasures, unlocks upgrades, and battles mystical creatures. Find the escape door — or defeat the final boss to survive.
Genre: Action Roguelite
Demo available on February 23rd
Game Description: A fast-paced PvP team game set in a surreal dark fantasy world where items are the heroes. Build your strategy and identity on the fly by looting and combining items in real time.
Genre: Team-Based PvP Multiplayer
Demo available on February 20th
Game Descriptions: Bag of Dreams is a cozy indie roguelike with deckbuilder mechanics and high replayability. Draw cards, create powerful synergies, and expand your dream slots while avoiding nightmares in this strategic, relaxing card-game filled with adorable art.
Genre: Cozy Roguelike, Deckbuilder
Demo available now
Game Description: Carve your path through hordes of enemies, defying the gods to seize the power of Morrigan, Goddess of Death, and retrieve the soul of your beloved! SoulQuest combines amazing gameplay with the unique Celtic mythology into one, action-packed mixture!
Genre: Hack and Slash Action
Demo available on February 19th
Game Description: The Bearer & The Last Flame is a dark fantasy action adventure. In a realm where death is rampant, a living soul has received his commission, to carry the last flame and light the lands of the night, the dark lands.
Genre: Soulslike, Action RPG
Demo available on February 23rd
Game Description: Create and enjoy a peaceful interactive woodland throughout the changing seasons. Treeplanter helps plant trees! For every copy sold, we plant a real tree!
Genre: Simulation
Demo available now
Game Description: Join Frank, an awkward young boy, as he discovers newfound feelings for his classmate, Sylvia - who only has eyes for birds. Explore, collect, and solve puzzles as Frank attempts to catch her attention with a homespun, feathery transformation in this warm and nostalgic return to childhood.
Genre: Visual Novel, Story-Rich
Demo available now
Game Description: Embark on a PvE survival adventure in the Age of Piracy. Fight on land and sea, solo or with friends. Build, craft and explore vast open world filled with dark secrets. Master soulslite combat and take on challenging bosses, command your ship and plunder unspoken treasures!
Genre: Open World Survival, Crafting, Online Co-Op
Demo available now
Game Description: Build your own home on wheels and live sustainably off-grid. Craft workstations and power supplies, source energy from the sun, wind, or water, upgrade and customize your vehicle, grow crops, and explore a colorful world with up to 4 players.
Genre: Open World Survival Craft
Demo available now
Game Description: Randel’s Quest blends wordplay with roguelike combat in a fresh, slot-powered twist! Roll the slots for effects, read the color hints and strike with the right word at the right moment. Every word counts. Even the wrong ones!
Genre: Roguelike, RPG
Demo available now
Updated February 19th Box Knight
Game Description: A funny, silly and irreverent action RPG roguelike. A mix of ‘the Office’ and ‘Lord of the Rings’ with a comic like aesthetic.
Genre: Action, Comedic, Beat 'Em Up Demo available now
Game Description: The ultimate dungeon brawler. A revolutionary, physics-fueled throwdown where you’ll jump, slide, and collide on your adventure to restore peace to the Awaysis - an ancient floating relic under attack by forces of great darkness!
Genre: Hack and Slash
Demo available now
Game Description: Turn huge messes into sparkling spaces! Feel the satisfaction of restoring them to order with your super-powered cleaning tools. The quick, cozy joy of tidying up!
Genre: Simulation, Adventure
Demo available now
Game Description: Examine a family's photo album to reveal signs of the paranormal, as the horror unfolds in the house around you. Their fate is in your hands.
Genre: Horror, Adventure
Demo available now
Game Description: A survival-crafting adventure in a world brimming with magic and peril. Befriend and battle creatures, and conjure up a sanctuary alongside other witches in co-op or single-player. Genre: Open World, Survival, Crafting
Demo available now