Snapshot: Most Popular Feb 2026 NextFest demos.

[Zed Clampet]

I'm always suspicious that some won't wade through a longer thread to find compiled info that might be useful, so I made a separate thread for this.

		Name	%	Price	Rating	Release	Follows	Online	Peak
		Windrose Demo		Free	90.22%	Feb 2026	—	6,415	22,396
		Fate Trigger Demo		Free	—	Feb 2026	—	5,260	8,797
		Burglin' Gnomes Demo		Free	—	Jan 2026	—	4,756	26,645
		Far Far West Demo		Free	94.53%	Feb 2026	—	4,091	5,169
		Romestead Demo		Free	88.13%	Feb 2026	—	3,787	4,001
		Tap Tap Loot Demo		Free	—	Feb 2026	—	3,740	3,740
		BidKing Demo		Free	62.13%	Feb 2026	—	3,495	3,495
		Vampire Crawlers Demo		Free	—	Feb 2026	—	2,590	5,237
		John Carpenter's Toxic Commando Demo		Free	69.03%	Feb 2026	—	2,217	5,831
		Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite Demo		Free	92.09%	Feb 2026	—	2,000	2,362
		风暴怕死队 Demo		Free	—	Dec 2025	—	1,987	2,966
		大千世界2 The Stupendous World Demo		Free	88.67%	Sep 2025	—	1,900	2,006
		妹居物语 Demo		Free	84.53%	Oct 2025	—	1,620	5,461
		Wanderburg Demo		Free	81.01%	Feb 2026	—	1,615	2,833
		Outbound Demo		Free	79.70%	Feb 2026	—	1,501	3,686
		龙胤立志传 Demo		Free	—	Feb 2026	—	1,405	1,583
		Arkheron Demo		Free	62.83%	Feb 2026	—	1,289	1,997
		Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection Trial Version		Free	77.42%	Feb 2026	—	1,251	6,782
		Typing Farmer(Demo)		Free	—	Jan 2026	—	1,108	3,764
		Water Margin Scrolls Demo		Free	43.68%	May 2025	—	957	957
		Another Hero's Adventure Demo		Free	56.23%	Feb 2026	—	839	1,769
		How Many Dudes? Demo		Free	—	Dec 2025	—	809	3,306
		Hozy Demo		Free	80.44%	Feb 2026	—	802	1,061
		Desktop Raid Demo		Free	73.20%	Feb 2026	—	749	760
		RACCOIN: Coin Pusher Roguelike DemoDemo		Free	86.33%	Nov 2025	—	695	3,630
		今古群侠传 Demo		Free	—	Feb 2026	—	612	731
		Gambonanza Demo		Free	85.41%	Feb 2026	—	601	1,411
		The Piper of Dawn Demo		Free	—	Feb 2026	—	573	1,083
		Birdwatching Notebook Demo

 

[Zed Clampet]

Except for a couple of exceptions, that's a bizarre list of niche indie games, but the niche is becoming the norm now. Of course, NextFest participation is normally led by indies, but there are some large studio games with demos that aren't even registering.