Unfortunately, Valve can’t tell us which games are on the docket for Steam Next Fest yet, largely because those haven’t been decided. In the same announcement where it revealed the dates for Steam Next Fest, Valve also put out a call for developers to submit their demos for it. Developers have until August 15th to submit their games, and more information can be found over on the Steam Next Fest announcement page.
This time around, we’ll want to keep an eye out for games that will play well on the Steam Deck, which is arriving in December. While the Steam Deck should run any game in your Steam library, there’s no question that some games are better suited for mouse and keyboard over traditional gamepads or even the touchpads Valve has included on the Steam Deck. With that in mind, those who have a Steam Deck reserved might want to put special focus on finding demos for games that will seamlessly make the transition to the handheld.
So, get ready because it looks like Steam Next Fest will help us usher in autumn. You can set a reminder for Steam Next Fest on the page we just linked above, but otherwise, we’ll let you know when more details about Steam Next Fest are announced.
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