Free Steam demos from small studios
Steam Next Fest runs October 19 to October 26. These are demos of new games from small studios that caught our eye.
They're on Steam, not in your browser: each demo is free, and you'll need Steam to download it.
Overrafted!
Studio Rivi
Crew a raft across the ocean with up to three friends
Roguelite · Co-op
Get the free demo on Steam
Bear's Desktop Cake Shop
DAYAStudio
Grow a cake business from farm to counter
Idle · Single player
Get the free demo on Steam
Mischief Motors
Weak Against Damage
Couch car combat with silly weapons
Vehicle combat · Multiplayer
Get the free demo on Steam
ZomBMart
Ink Inc
Work a supermarket shift during a zombie outbreak
Arcade · Co-op
Get the free demo on Steam
Nullsec: Unauthorized Access
Oliver Cho
Hack a huge network and script your own tools
Simulation · Single player
Get the free demo on Steam
Kigetsu: Night of the Waning Moon
Edia
Relive one night in a remote village on a time loop
Adventure · Single player
Get the free demo on Steam
Tactful Tactics
Yokozuna Games
Plan your turn together, then act all at once
Strategy · Co-op
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Kern
Pollapee
Defend a crashed ship and fix it to escape
Tower defense · Single player
Get the free demo on Steam
BoardboundHeroes
Calvis Studio
Arrange heroes on a 3x3 grid and auto-battle
Auto battler · Single player
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Hello Mayor
JZHL
Run a growing pixel city and live with your choices
City builder · Single player
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Echoes of Taihang
qichang
Run a gunsmith workshop in a survivor camp
Action RPG · Single player
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Pocket Dinos
Diesel Laws
Hatch eggs and grow habitats of dino stickers
Incremental · Single player
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Forty Depths Beneath Knossos
Troll Hunter Gaming
Dodge a bull in a handmade maze to rescue Icarus
Action roguelike · Single player
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Highschool Heroes
Koi Game Studio
Beat up school bullies in a side-scrolling brawler
Beat 'em up · Single player
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Chains of Eternis
Blade Art Games
Fight down a dungeon that changes every run
Roguelite · Single player
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Reveria: Act 1
Enefium Studios
Lead four adventurers through old-school dungeons
RPG · Single player
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Diggems
Purgehold
Smash gems in chain reactions and guard your hoard
Incremental · Single player
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Little Pagan Land
Baka Ducky Games
Restore a cozy forest glade on your desktop
Cozy · Single player
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Anurak
Duxignal Games
A journalist explores caves under Machu Picchu
Horror · Single player
Get the free demo on Steam
Project: YGG
Brawley
Fix the last ship from Earth and find a lost crewmate
Adventure · Single player
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WordMaxed
Flexibendi
Build several words per turn on tiny boards
Word puzzle · Multiplayer
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Streak of Power
Marttalin Games
Bend an energy beam with gravity to hit the enemy base
Strategy · Single player
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Banana Airways
Eggscape Entertainment
Feed your passengers before they eat each other
Comedy · Co-op
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Crown of Time
Thirteenth Hour Games
Rebuild a shelter while your companions keep working
Idle RPG · Single player
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Phantom Havoc
AgentSynthStudios
Lead fleets and rebuild humanity in real time
Strategy · Single player
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Enter the Dungeon
Paul From PC
A dark pixel art action roguelite
Roguelite · Single player
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Please Stay Seated
livewire
Carry aliens onto rides at a hands-on amusement park
Comedy · Co-op
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Infinigon
FrostLeaf Games
Shapes fuse on touch and split when broken
Idle · Single player
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Stellar Forge
Nexude
Feed a cold cloud of matter until it ignites
Incremental · Single player
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Tunnel Heist
Highlander Interactive
Dig a secret tunnel to a bank vault
Simulation · Single player
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Deep Space Starship Repair
Necrotik
Repair a fleet's hulls while its ships auto-battle
Roguelite · Single player
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Distantia
Max H
Uncover the secrets of the space station you're stuck on
Platformer · Single player
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Flavio The Ghost Clown
Digital Bast
Run and gun, craft gear and fight bosses
Platformer · Co-op
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Grimli & Friends
JoyMandate
Survive goofy hordes solo or with three friends
Roguelite · Co-op
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Bad Bunnies: Beyond Brackenridge
Another Dimension Game Studio
Collect carrots in a 3D bunny platformer
Platformer · Single player
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Interlace
Flawed Games
Swap tiles so rows read right and columns match
Puzzle · Single player
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Among Paws
HOGO Games
Cats steal fish at night and accuse each other by morning
Party · Multiplayer
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Thornline TD
Corby Wenzelbach
Build a maze to stretch the enemy's path
Tower defense · Single player
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Toto's Journey
Hanuman Games
Explore magical lands as a dog far from home
Cozy · Single player
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The Pogo Witch
VLaDOS
Bounce on a pogo stick up a tower
Platformer · Single player
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Rent A Car Together
2MEDYA
Run a car rental business, solo or in co-op
Simulation · Co-op
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Fish World
A.O.Line
Eat smaller fish, flee bigger ones, evolve
Roguelike · Single player
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