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Fantasy extraction game Dungeonborne was February’s most played Steam Next Fest demoStormgate, Pacific Drive, Homeworld 3 and Backpack Battles round out the top five
Stormgate, Pacific Drive, Homeworld 3 and Backpack Battles round out the top five
Image credit:Mithril Interactive
Image credit:Mithril Interactive
Valve don’t provide any extra context or numbers to show exactly what it takes to rise to the top of the Next Fest charts, but according to developers Mithril Interactive, they had over 19K concurrent players during their Next Fest playtest - a feat that’s helped catapult them from the top 500 of Steam’s most wishlisted games right into the top 50, all in the space of two weeks since it was first announced.
“This playtest has affirmed that our vision forDungeonborneis on the right track,” the devs wrote in aSteam blogpost on Monday. “Armed with your insights, we’re prepared to address the challenges identified during this test, such as balancing classes and gear disparity, enhancing anti-cheat measures, and polishing other gameplay details. Rest assured, every piece of feedback will be thoroughly reviewed and combined with our data analysis to guide our future development plans and release strategy.”
As for the rest of the top 50, which you can seein full here, you’ll find several familiar names in the list - many of which we clocked early in ourteam recommendation list, as well as many of our otherdemo postswe’ve written over the last few weeks.
It’s a pretty stacked list all told - clearly a sign that Next Festers have pretty good taste at the end of the day, though the fact that everyone ignored thebeautiful Until Thenis a crime I will never forgive (I’m sure it’s no.51). The demo’s still live, too, so you simply have no excuse. Go get it played.
In fact, most Next Fest demos still seem to be going strong at the moment, so if you’re wondering what all the fuss is about with some of these chart toppers, then there’s a good chance you still have time to find out.
