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An event so big no one person can play through it all - Steam Next Fest June 2026 is live with thousands of demos so you can try before release. Like with previous events there will be developer livestreams going on as well. The event runs through June 22nd at 10am pacific / 5pm UTC.

Valve's official trailer is below:

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As for some initial quick recommendations? I have a good few gems here that I think are worth your time (and in no particular order):

And as always, you can check out our own dedicated Demo tag for various games we've already covered at any point. You don't need to wait for some special event - we cover games nearly every day here on GamingOnLinux. We'll continue going through and highlight others as we find them amongst our normal news tips and other articles so keep an eye out.

See the event on the Steam store.

You can also use our comments below to drop your own suggestions for people to pick up and play.

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Tags: Demo, Event, Misc, Steam
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Petethegoat 17 minutes ago
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highly recommend the divine frequency demo, imo it's something really special. dark, fuzzy, and intense uzdoom based dungeon crawling. super satisfying gunplay.
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