Steam Next Fest is going on until March 3rd, and I’ve spent a considerable amount of time wading through a seemingly endless carousel of games, filling up my Steam Deck’s internal and external memory looking for the Good Shit™. I’ve landed on four standout game demos that are worth your time now and whenever their full games release.

Steam Next Fest for Winter 2025 is here, and we have 10 demos you should play to know about hot upcoming indie games.

Steam Next Fest is upon us once again, bringing with it a veritable barrage of demos for you to sample. But with thousands of demos available, which ones are worth your time, bearing in mind that a lot of them will disappear next week? We've trawled through tons of demos to make a list of the 10 very best demos for you to try out.