# Vindictus: Defying Fate demo

> The free action RPG demo reached 40,911 concurrent Steam players.

- Owner: NEXON
- Kind: Game
- Sector: Gaming
- Seed date: 2025-06-09
- Observed peak date: Week of Jun 9, 2025
- Date basis: Observed peak within the documented measurement window; not an all-time maximum. Some dates are known only to the week, month or year.
- Spread Score: 30 (Niche), v1.3
- Mechanics: Platform jump, Press loop, Controversy, Pairing

## Summary

Nexon opened a free alpha demo on Steam during Next Fest. It reached 40,911 concurrent players in its opening hours, prompted mixed reviews, and led Valve’s most-played demo list.

## Timeline

- 2025-06-04 — NEXON (Open web) — Nexon announced an open alpha test for Steam Next Fest.
- 2025-06-08 — NEXON (Open web) — Nexon opened pre-downloads of the alpha demo.
- 2025-06-09 — NEXON (Open web) — The free alpha test opened to everyone on Steam at 02:00 UTC.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/mcp#api).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/vindictus-defying-fate-demo-2025

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Vindictus: Defying Fate demo.” Case HIS-01971. Spread Score v1.3: 30/100. Updated 2026-10-28. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-01971