Steam Next Fest June 2026: The Most-Played Demos Revealed

Steam Next Fest June 2026 is currently in full swing, giving players a chance to sample upcoming titles before their official releases. Valve has provided a look at which demos have been capturing the most attention, sharing a list of the most-played titles tracked between the morning of June 15th and the morning of June 18th.

The Most-Played Demos of June 2026

If you are looking for something new to play, these titles stood out as the most popular picks among the community during the first few days of the festival:

• Echoes of Aincrad: A world of beauty and danger where players create heroes, choose gear, and build synergy with partners to master combat.
• Mistfall Hunter: A dark fantasy extraction ARPG that challenges players to combine skills, talents, and gear to survive and return with a full haul.
• over the hill: An offroading exploration game featuring iconic vehicles from the 60s to 80s, playable solo or with friends.
• IRON NEST: Heavy Turret Simulator: A brutal dieselpunk heavy-artillery game where players operate a colossal war machine to unleash fire based on provided coordinates.
• EMPULSE: A fast-paced 6v6 movement shooter focused on vertical mobility, featuring wall-running, grappling, and mech piloting.
• Dust Front RTS: A classic real-time strategy game with grand strategy elements and a non-linear campaign.
• The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu: A co-op survival game for up to four players set in a cursed jungle filled with monsters that alter reality.
• Embers of the Uncrowned: A dark fantasy MMORPG featuring fast-paced isometric combat and a story of survival against elven invaders.
• BOMBANANA!: A cooperative game for a 3-player team of monkeys—blind, deaf, and mute—tasked with defusing bombs under pressure.
• Casualties: Unknown: An unforgiving survival simulator focused on cave exploration on a foreign planet with 11 distinct layers.

Regarding Embers of the Uncrowned the developers have included a notice on their store page acknowledging that AI-based tools may be used for aspects such as visual content creation, marketing materials, live chat translation, and partial script localization. The team emphasizes that the final product remains a reflection of their own artistic expression.

The current iteration of Steam Next Fest continues through June 22nd at 10am Pacific / 5pm UTC. If you missed these, there is still time to head over to the Steam store to test them out for yourself.