Next Fest, without the AI
The demos people are actually playing, most played first.
7,008 games in Steam Next Fest until 26 October. 2,506 of them declare AI.
Some developers don't declare it, so a few may slip through. Player counts are checked every few hours.
1,185 demos, tagged Atmospheric, including 389 that declare AI, marked in yellow.
Emberville
Cygnus Cross
Awaken with no memories inside the Vitromotus, a vast underground world created as a magical dungeon where death no longer lasts. Explore its depths, battle dangerous creatures, rescue survivors, and rebuild the ruined town of Emberville while uncovering the truth behind this prison.
Early AccessActionRPGPixel GraphicsAction RPG▶ Peak: 1,165 playersMore like this →Stronghold 4
Firefly Studios
Wood needed! Return to the green roots of Stronghold in this narrative prequel to the original 'castle sim'. Immerse yourself in a cinematic campaign, hone your siegecraft with new mechanics in skirmish mode and customise your castles with a wide selection of castle pieces and cosmetics.
Early AccessSimulationStrategyCity BuilderColony Sim▶ Peak: 889 playersMore like this →DREADMOOR
Dream Dock
DREADMOOR is a dark first-person fishing adventure game set in a submerged world, rotting from a past catastrophe. Fish in murky waters, upgrade your boat, craft survival gear, and fight monstrous creatures that lurk under the water and on the land.
AdventureExplorationSimulationLovecraftianFirst-Person▶ Peak: 621 playersMore like this →Ignite the Depths
SK Studios
Ignite the Depths is an atmospheric dark-fantasy PvE dungeon crawler set within a sprawling, hand-crafted labyrinth. Descend into the darkness alone or unite with up to 4 players in a co-op adventure. Will you conquer the Abyss?
Online Co-OpDungeon CrawlerDark FantasyActionAction RPG▶ Peak: 513 playersMore like this →Rip It! Card Collector
Cybernetic Walrus
A single-player incremental game where you hunt down 1,809 collectible trading cards. Sell dupes and upgrade your retro-futuristic gear to pull more cards, quicker! Enjoy the satisfaction of ripping packs, filling your binder, and completing the ultimate card collection. It’s time to get cracking!
CasualCollectathonSimulationOrganizingRelaxing▶ Peak: 325 playersMore like this →Reshine
Quite OK Games
Gently restore old objects by cleaning away layers of dust, rust, and time. Reshine is a minimalistic, relaxing experience: use a range of tools to watch years of grime disappear before your eyes. No management, no pressure - just you and the satisfaction of bringing vintage treasures back to life.
CasualIndieCleaningRetroRelaxing▶ Peak: 313 playersMore like this →Never Sort By Color
Bryan Livingston
Somewhere under that mountain of bricks is your floor. Sort the impossible Pile with a magnet glove, sieves, and part-seeking vision. Fill labeled drawers, pull parts, watch MOC builds snap together brick by brick. Cozy, satisfying, and governed by one rule: never sort by color.
RelaxingOrganizingCollectathonPuzzleSingleplayer▶ Peak: 296 playersMore like this →False Echo
Retromagine
False Echo is a narrative cryptography thriller set in the darkest depths of the Stelantic, aboard a secret military submarine. Operate the Obscura machine, decode messages, and decide what gets through in a regime where even the smallest mistake means a huge death toll.
IndieSimulationSubmarinePoint & ClickDystopian▶ Peak: 213 playersMore like this →Hunting Simulator 3
Nacon Studio Ghent
This open-world game lets you experience the thrill of the hunt, with your faithful dog by your side! Choose your equipment from official brands, and explore the wilderness in search of your next game.
HuntingOpen WorldSimulationRealisticFirst-Person▶ Peak: 188 playersMore like this →Guns of Eschaton
Eschatology Entertainment
The world’s first soulslike FPS pulls you into an apocalyptic Western by the legendary Viktor Antonov: a land of dust, blood, and horror. Study your enemies, count your bullets, forge your own style with gunpowder and prayers. Solo or in co-op—go West, gunslinger, go West and die with the country!
WesternActionFPSSouls-likeAlternate History▶ Peak: 183 playersMore like this →Clear the Snow
Garden of Dreams
Play with up to 4 friends and help clear the city of snow. Work together using shovels, snow blowers, and heavy machinery to complete jobs and upgrade your gear. Enjoy cozy winter vibes, and the freedom to play your own way!
CasualSimulationFirst-PersonRealisticAtmospheric▶ Peak: 163 playersMore like this →Trailblazers: Into the March
Strangers
Embark on a thrilling adventure in this roguelite colony-sim strategy game. Command your Landship in tactical battles, care for a crew composed of all sorts of characters, shape your home, manage resources, and lead expeditions into the March. Discover what lies at its heart... and in yours.
RoguelikeReplay ValueSci-fiStrategyColony Sim▶ Peak: 117 playersMore like this →Coal Duty
Corecrew Games
Coal Duty is a 1-5 player co-op extraction horror-comedy. Meet the state coal quota in procedurally generated mines, spend your tickets, plan your escape. Some miners have reportedly escaped. The state does not confirm this.
Early AccessOnline Co-OpCo-opHorrorSurvival Horror▶ Peak: 108 playersMore like this →Alien Archeologist
TheClassifiedX
Alien Archeologist is a chill incremental digging game. Use a variety of upgradeable tools to mine ore, blast through earth, and clean strange artifacts as you journey yet deeper toward the mystery hiding at the planet's core.
AdventureMiningCleaningCasualIncremental▶ Peak: 101 playersMore like this →Lenin Street Geek Shop
perelesoq
Become a shopkeeper in the first geek store in a snowy 2000s town: sell CDs, snacks, and fan merch, influence your customers' lives, get involved in shady business, and grow your small store.
Shop KeeperAtmosphericChoose Your Own AdventureTradingLife Sim▶ Peak: 97 playersMore like this →STARHOME
DIGIFOX
Lead the last survivors of your civilization through a hostile galaxy aboard a fleet that has become your new home. Manage every inch of space, balance living quarters, production, defenses, and weapons, and search for refuge before an overwhelming threat finds you.
SingleplayerCity BuilderBase BuildingAction RTSSpace▶ Peak: 95 playersMore like this →Benny's Backrooms
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A co-op horror where you and your friends (if applicable) explore a seemingly infinite expanse of eerie creature-infested liminal spaces, armed only with a glorified vacuum and specialized equipment to help you locate and extract a rare substance in the name of science.
Early AccessOnline Co-OpHorrorFunnyMultiplayer▶ Peak: 79 playersMore like this →


