Steam Next Fest in October 2023: start times

Don’t miss out on this edition of Steam Next Fest

Marco Wutz | Oct 9, 2023

Steam Next Fest in October 2023: start times /

Steam Next Fest is a paradise for fans of indie games, allowing players to try out free demos for hundreds of upcoming video games on PC. In addition to those demos, the event will feature a host of developer livestreams enabling users to ask questions and give feedback live, getting insight into the development process and the teams’ thoughts on their games.

Steam Next Fest October 2023: start times

Steam Next Fest in October 2023 begins on October 9 and will last for a week. Find the exact start time in your time zone below:

October 9, 2023, 10am PT
October 9, 2023, 12pm CT
October 9, 2023, 1pm ET
October 9, 2023, 6pm BST
October 9, 2023, 7pm CEST
October 9, 2023, 10:30pm IST
October 10, 2023, 1am CST
October 10, 2023, 2am KST/JST
October 10, 2023, 4am AEDT
October 10, 2023, 6am NZDT

Steam Next Fest artwork. — Next Fest is a great opportunity to try out many upcoming games / Steam

Next Fest will last until October 16, 2023, – or October 17 in some regions – ending at the same time as it began.

Some demos have already been available for a few days, though a majority comes live as soon as the event starts. You can read our RoboCop: Rogue City preview as an example for a demo version that’s already been live for a few days.

Furthermore, some titles we’ve seen at gamescom 2023 will become playable for the public at Steam Next Fest: You can dig greedily and deeply in Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor, experience the thrilling SpellRogue’s take on Slay the Spire, build adorable cities in Wild Country, or crown yourself the next king of hell in Solium Infernum.

RTS fans can look forward to playing the first three campaign missions of the upcoming Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Realms of Ruin, while players looking for a more relaxed strategy experience may find some joy in the demo for Pioneers of Pagonia.

Naturally, this is just the tip of the iceberg: With hundreds of games being available during the upcoming event, there will truly be something for everyone to try and enjoy.

Published Oct 9, 2023

MARCO WUTZ

Marco Wutz is a writer from Parkstetten, Germany. He has a degree in Ancient History and a particular love for real-time and turn-based strategy games like StarCraft, Age of Empires, Total War, Age of Wonders, Crusader Kings, and Civilization as well as a soft spot for Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail. He began covering StarCraft 2 as a writer in 2011 for the largest German community around the game and hosted a live tournament on a stage at gamescom 2014 before he went on to work for Bonjwa, one of the country's biggest Twitch channels. He branched out to write in English in 2015 by joining tl.net, the global center of the StarCraft scene run by Team Liquid, which was nominated as the Best Coverage Website of the Year at the Esports Industry Awards in 2017. He worked as a translator on The Crusader Stands Watch, a biography in memory of Dennis "INTERNETHULK" Hawelka, and provided live coverage of many StarCraft 2 events on the social channels of tl.net as well as DreamHack, the world's largest gaming festival. From there, he transitioned into writing about the games industry in general after his graduation, joining GLHF, a content agency specializing in video games coverage for media partners across the globe, in 2021. He has also written for NGL.ONE, kicker, ComputerBild, USA Today's ForTheWin, The Sun, Men's Journal, and Parade. Email: marco.wutz@glhf.gg