Steam Next Fest is finally back for 2023 and there’s a lot of content to consume during the event. A full week of free game demos to fill your time. Assuming you can step away from any of the amazing games that have released over the past few weeks.
Steam Next Fest will begins today, June 19, and will go until June 26 at 10am Pacific. The big draw is mostly free demos on hundreds of games across the platform. All the demos will be for upcoming game releases, giving players a chance to check out tiles that they may have had on their radar.
The week of celebration for upcoming games also serves as a means for discovering new titles that might be right up your alley. You can play the demos, then add the ones you like to your Steam wishlist. Which by the way is not just a great way to be notified when these games launch, but also when games go on sale. Some of the games are also officially supported on Steam Deck. Like Sea of Stars, an upcoming turn-based RPG with retro graphics inspired by the classics from early console days.
Steam Next Fest 2023 also features developer livestreams
The game demos are definitely the biggest part of Steam Next Fest. But there’s also developer livestreams to watch. These might provide some valuable insight into the games you’re looking forward to.
And Valve is making it easy to see when livestream events are happening so you can plan what to watch. On the Steam Next Fest page, both on the website and in the Steam client, there’s an entire section of the event dedicated to the broadcast schedule. Complete with dates and times for each stream and what it focuses on.
You can even set reminders so you don’t miss when the stream begins. With notifications going out to you either by email or through the Steam mobile app. If you haven’t popped into Steam today, now would be a good time to check in. As there’s tons of good content there already to dive into.