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Ali Jones

The biggest strategy game in Steam Next Fest is a medieval siege MMO from cult devs - but it's impossible to play it most the time and I have to wait 5 hours to get in

Anvil Empires.

The biggest strategy game at Steam Next Fest is an MMO from devs I've long-admired. The problem is, as I'm writing this, I've still got to wait four hours before I can actually play their game.

According to Valve's own Steam Next Fest charts, the biggest strategy game on the books in the June 2025 Fest is Anvil Empires. Currently topping the daily players chart and at second place in the wishlist charts, it's certainly an early success story. Given its pedigree, however, that's not a surprise - Anvil Empires comes from Siege Camp, best known as developers of Foxhole, a cult warfare MMO in which logistics are just as important as combat.

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