Patient Zero: Plague Idle

Steam Next Fest Autumn 2026 · ended Oct 26 · standings at the close

#485of 4,928 demos with players

top 10%#88 of 900 in Incremental

Players, last 24 h22

Playing now8

Fest peak92

Place vs 6 h ago▲ 37

Place vs 24 h ago▲ 82

Top Wishlists chartnot in top 3,000

Place goes by the most people playing the demo at once over the last 24 hours, among every demo in the lineup.

Players and place by hour

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Place#50#100#1,000

Oct 20Oct 21Oct 22Oct 23Oct 24Oct 25

Most players at once in each hour, UTC. Peak 92 on Oct 21 at 05:00. Scale up to 100.Hover or tap the chart to read any hour.At the open #68 · Best #68 on Oct 19 at 17:00 UTC · Now #485. Place each hour is counted as in the table: by the most players at once over the previous 24 hours.

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Oct 20Oct 21Oct 22Oct 23Oct 24Oct 25

Most players at once in each hour, UTC. Peak 92 on Oct 21 at 05:00. Scale up to 100.Hover or tap the chart to read any hour.

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Data as of 2026-10-28. Every number comes from Steam’s own public surfaces or is computed from them; definitions are in Metrics.