Future Friends Next Fest Roundup: 👑Queen’s Domain, 🏖️Sandcastle, 🛩️The Hollowing
Press Release • 15 Oct 2026 14:30 • Story updated 2 weeks ago
It’s Steam Next Fest time, so we wanted to send over some super sick games we’re publishing or working with that have demos in next week’s edition!
Expect a highly anticipated Kings Field-inspired RPG, the ultimate ‘sandbox’ sandcastle builder, a horror-thriller where you can steal people’s faces (???), Flight Sim meets Iron Lung, and why not stab yourself in the hand 500 times in 500 Finger Fillet?
You can find a full list of games below, and if you have any questions, just let me know!
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Queen’s Domain
“These devs really get it” Iron Pineapple / Coming October 30th 2026
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FromSoft-inspired RPG Queen’s Domain (over 200,000 wishlists!) is being developed by dev duo Freshly Baked Games and launches on PC via Steam and Consoles on October 30th! Play the demo on Steam and embark on a quest to find your father who disappeared on the mysterious Isle of Neasied, where sinister forces gather, secrets hide everywhere, and the sleeping Queen has begun to stir…
Sandcastle
The ultimate sandbox / Coming 2026
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Sandcastle from Bubblebird Studio, has been drumming up excitement since its reveal in May, going viral multiple times and garnering millions of views on socials (4.5 million!). Craft sandcastles to your heart's content, create moats and embellish your builds with shells and driftwood that laps up on the shore! No pressure, no rush, just beach and physics based building joy. Enjoy the demo now on Steam!
The Hollowing
Iron Lung meets Flight Simulator / Coming 2026
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An atmospheric first-person horror flight sim from Rubeki, the creator of cult hit Lorn’s Lure (Over 60,000 copies sold). Repair inter-settlement communications towers across the vast Megastructure, and don’t get lost in the fog. Play the demo on Steam now!
We’ve also been working on these sick games that have demos in Steam Next Fest!
500 Finger Fillet
Stab your hand 500 times and don’t die / Coming November 12th
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This nailbiting horror roguelike sees you handcuffed to a hand-stabbing machine with 20 minutes to escape. Will you make it out with all your fingers intact, or bleed out on the table? A new game from Heather Flowers, creator of Unfair Flips (10M+ views).
SKINFACE
Steal faces in this gruesome horror thriller / Coming Late 2026
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SKINFACE is a gruesome horror-thriller where you embody a faceless hitman with a special skill: stealing people’s faces! Developed by Adam Pype (SPOOKWARE, No Players Online) and Ties Groen (Town to City, No Players Online), a new Steam demo drops on October 19th!