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| Official Steam Next Fest February 2026 key art promoting the free demo event running February 23 to March 2. |
By Jon Scarr
Steam Next Fest is back with a full week of free PC demos, developer livestreams, and chats. The February 2026 edition starts February 23 at 10 a.m. Pacific (1 p.m. Eastern) and continues until March 2 at 10 a.m. Pacific.
Valve uses Steam Next Fest to help developers introduce upcoming games to you before launch. You can play as many demos as you want, then wishlist anything you’re into so you get notified when the full game launches.
A Week of Demos, Livestreams, and Dev Chats
Steam Next Fest is built around trying games early. The hub collects demos across genres, plus scheduled livestreams and developer chats. If you like checking out upcoming games before release dates hit, this is one of the easiest weeks to do it without committing to preorders.
Valve also holds Steam Next Fest three times a year, so the February edition is the first one for 2026.
Games Featured in the Official Steam Next Fest Trailer
Valve’s trailer is a quick sampler of demos you can try during the event. The games listed in the trailer description include:
- PRAGMATA
- The Magus Circle
- Fogpiercer
- Garden Ink
- Super Meat Boy 3D
- The Eternal Life of Goldman
- Windrose
- The Ranchers
- Snacktorio
- inKONBINI: One Store. Many Stories
- Thrifty Business
- Scriptorium: Master of Manuscripts
- PAPERHEAD
- Phonopolis
- Esoteric Ebb
- Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors
- Let’s Build a Dungeon
- Uh Oh Airlines
- Truckful
- DEADLINE DELIVERY
- RACCOIN: Coin Pusher Roguelike
- Fate Trigger
- Outbound
- NUTMEG! A Retro Football Management Game
- REPLACED
- Hozy
- Scott Pilgrim EX
Steam Next Fest: February 2026 Dates and Start Time
Steam Next Fest: February 2026 runs for one week:
- Start: February 23, 2026 at 10 a.m. PT (1 p.m. ET)
- End: March 2, 2026 at 10 a.m. PT
Everything is collected through the main Steam Next Fest page, which is where you’ll find the demo lists, featured sections, and event schedule links: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/nextfest
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