10 Game Demos To Check Out At Steam Next Fest February 2025

Anyone trying to get a taste of the upcoming games in 2025 or later now has a golden opportunity to play a free demo of them as the first round of Steam Next Fest for this year is already live, with many indie developers – and some triple-A studios – showing off a vertical slice of their upcoming projects.

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With the massive number of demos available and a limited time, it’s difficult to choose which games to play, especially when there are so many promising titles with creative approaches. However, some demos have already received positive feedback from the fans, which sets up a bright future ahead of them.

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Tempest Rising

A Classic RTS With Command And Conquer Vibes

Real-Time Strategy

Action

Base Building

Systems

Released

April 24, 2025

Developer(s)

Slipgate Ironworks, 2B Games

If anyone misses the old RTS games like Red Alert, Generals, or StarCraft, then Tempest Rising is a must-wishlist for them, with a brief free demo already available to play. While featuring breathtaking visuals, Tempest Rising tries to remain as loyal as possible to classic games of the genre, where the army is the only thing that matters.

Just like its sources of inspiration, managing the economy is a key part of the game. Players start by building different manufacturing facilities to produce warfare machines or recruit infantry units and then lead the army towards the objectives. Both airborne and ground-based units are supported in the game, and battles are fought on a variety of unique maps.

Tempest Rising feels like a true spiritual successor to Command And Conquer: Generals, a game that never received its promised sequel.

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Among Us 3D

Taking The Same Fun Experience To 3D With Voice Chat

Franchise

Among Us

Released

June 5, 2018

Developer(s)

InnerSloth

OpenCritic Rating

Strong

While still not ready for a full release, Among Us 3D does have a free demo available at the moment to let the fans feel what the next evolution of the game will be like. The biggest feature to expect from the 3D version is the native proximity voice chat support that lets players talk together with no need for third-party programs.

The core gameplay still remains the same, but the first-person perspective does give the game a fresh feel and makes it a bit difficult for both impostors and crewmates, as their field of view is now limited, and they need to act more cautiously. It’s worth noting that the current demo does not support VR yet.

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RoadCraft

Use A Variety Of Construction Machines To Restore Roads

• Developer: Saber Interactive
• Release Date: May 20, 2025
• Platforms: PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC

Coming from the developers of SnowRunner, RoadCraft is a new experience in the same subgenre with a focus on restoring roads damaged by natural hazards using a wide variety of construction machines, each with its own unique feel and challenges.

Visually, RoadCraft seems more impressive than SnowRunner, but the gameplay loop might feel a bit slower, as players will have to use different machines with different purposes, though the missions feel more diverse, and they barely feel boring or repetitive.

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Deliver At All Costs

A Chaotic Driving Experience Entangled With A Destructible Environment

• Developer: Far Out Games
• Release Date: To be announced
• Platforms: PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC

Deliver At All Costs is a light-hearted driving game that relies on its spectacularly destructible environment to inject more fun and chaos into the gameplay. The plan is simple. The player is tasked with delivering some peculiar cargo in each mission, and they must be delivered at all costs!

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Deck Of Haunts

Become A True Mansion Evil And Scare The Hell Out Of The Residents

Systems

Hunderds of games have been released so far that put the player in the shoes of a lonely survivor trying to escape from a haunted mansion, but few games have done it vice versa. Deck of Haunts lets players enjoy being evil, scaring the residents of a haunted mansion by base-building and deck-building gameplay.

During the day, players expand their mansion by adding new rooms and corridors to it and giving more depth to the maze inside it, while at night, the rooms become the playground for the evil to play their cards of terror and drain the sanity of residents. That being said, evil is not immune to damage, as the player must secure the heart of terror, which is placed within the mansion.

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Descenders Next

Snowboarding In Style With Some Dose Of Hardcore Gameplay

• Developer: RageSquid
• Release Date: April 9, 2025
• Platforms: PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, Xbox One, PC

After the incredible success of the original game simulating extreme cycling, now the same formula is back again with snowboarding. Descenders Next is less than two months away from its full release, and a free vertical slice of the game is more than appreciated by the community.

While the core gameplay remains almost unchanged, Descenders Next comes with skateboarding in dry environments and snowboarding on top of tall mountains, which adds a new variety to the game’s environment. The roguelike elements and massive grind to master each track are all there for a fresh adventure.

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Gothic 1 Remake

Discovering A Classic RPG With Modern Visuals

Gothic: Remake

Platform(s)

PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC

While still lacking a release date, a demo for Gothic 1 Remake seems like a good opportunity for the player base to provide more feedback before the full release. The goal of this demo is to acquaint the players with the overall atmosphere and feel of the game rather than showing all gameplay elements.

The demo includes a brief quest, during which players are introduced to the game’s opening region, and they will have the freedom to explore the area and talk to the NPCs, though not much story progression will be made.

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PUBG: Blindspot

A New, Creative Take On Competitive Shooters

• Developer: ARC Team
• Release Date: To be announced
• Platforms: PC

The upcoming competitive shooter from the PUBG universe is quite a unique approach to the top-down shooter genre. Not that we never had tactical top-down shooters, but few of them have decided to make it a fully competitive experience.

PUBG: Blindspot feels like a top-down version of Rainbow Six: Siege. The game features unique heroes, each with their own abilities and equipment. Most maps feature complex interior design that requires teammates to clear it together and have a strategy for that.

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Breathedge 2

A Loyal Sequel To The Beloved Space Survival

• Developer: RedRuins Softworks
• Release Date: To be announced
• Platforms: PS5, PC

The original Breathedge is always remembered for its lovely humor, and it’s a relief to see the sequel will keep that alive! Breathedge 2 remains loyal to its predecessor when it comes to the core gameplay while delivering a bigger world with new features like the spaceship, which is the real home to the protagonist and his crewmates.

Maintaining and upgrading the spaceship is a new gameplay loop, while driving other smaller vehicles – similar to the first game – is still available to explore the planet surface. The crafting system will allow players to create all sorts of useful and junky stuff, while new enemies are introduced to make it harder to survive!

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Chernobylite 2: Exclusion Zone

Trying Out A New Direction With The Series

RPG

Open-World

Science Fiction

Franchise

Chernobylite

Released

2025

Developer(s)

The Farm 51

The first thing to note about Chernobylite 2: Exclusion Zone is that it has a completely different approach compared to its predecessor. It’s not a continuation of Tatyana’s story in the original game, and the story doesn’t seem to be the main focus this time around.

Instead, Chernobylite 2: Exclusion Zone is more of a survival experience with a bigger focus on crafting, base building, and exploration. Not that it doesn’t have a story to tell, but it is not supposed to be or feel like the original game’s story.

The sequel also comes with a switchable perspective, letting players explore in first-person or third-person, though it seems like the latter is what the developers try to encourage the players to use. Such a massive change of direction does require a demo before release to let the fans test the waters before making a purchase.

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