Steam Next Fest kicks off in June and will offer ‘hundreds of demos’

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The next Steam Next Fest, an event where players will be able to try out demos of upcoming PC games right from Steam, will take place from June 13th through June 20th, the company has announced.

There will be hundreds of demos this year, and there were some notable games featured last June, including Toem. It seems likely that Valve will promote games that are great for the Steam Deck, and hopefully by that time, many more people will have gotten their reservations. My projected Q3 order availability means I'll probably miss out on trying games out for the handheld.

When E3 usually happens, the mid-June scheduling means that Steam Next Fest will be timed there. The trade show won't be in person this year due to health risks, but they haven't announced specific dates.