Valve’s latest Steam Next Fest for upcoming games will open on October 1st

Steam Next Fest is coming October 1st | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge

Valve announced Friday that its latest Steam Next Fest is coming the first week of October, giving access to playable demos of hundreds of upcoming PC games.

A video teaser showed glimpses of a few games to expect to see in demo, including Airhead from Octato Games, Unexplored 2: The Wayfarer’s Legacy from Ludomotion, ANNO:Mutationem from Thinking Stars, Mahokenshi from Game Source Studio, _Starship Troopers— Terran Command_fromThe Artistocrats,Life of Delta from Airo Games, and more. And IGN reported that The Last Campfire, from Hello Games, the creators of No Man’s Sky, will also have a playable demo available as part of Next Fest.

Gamers can “explore the latest from veteran devs and first-timers alike,” according to the promotional...