Steam's Next Fests have grown into humongous battle royales, and June 2025's was no different

The best thing about Steam's Next Fests nowadays is that there are so many games. The most terrifying thing about Steam's Next Fests nowadays is that there are so damn many games. It's no surprise then, that according to calculations by developer Chris Hanney and the GameDiscoverCo newsletter, the latest summer Next Fest continued a trend of substantial year-on-year demo number growth.

Hanney, a dev on Space Pirate Trainer and Shredders among others, has had a go at pulling the numbers...