Demo
just volleyball Demo, app 5401090, is free and dated October 19, 2026. Features in that build include 1v1 through 6v6, offline bots, online play, and the avatar creator.
Open the demo on Steamjust volleyball playtest
just volleyball playtest and the live demo are different Steam apps. The demo is free and dated October 19, 2026. The playtest was a separate app dated September 23, 2026. The full game is still coming November 4, 2026.
Get the free demoInstall app 5401090. It is the free Next Fest demo. The September playtest app is not that download.FreeDemo price
Oct 19, 2026Demo date
5401090Demo app
Nov 4, 2026Full game date
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Three builds, kept apart
Playtest
just volleyball Playtest, app 5037230, opened September 23, 2026. v0.77 is the last update for this playtest. It is not the free demo.
Open the playtest appFull game
App 5037200 is coming soon on November 4, 2026. It is not free, and the price has not been announced yet. It runs on Windows. Replay mode is on the full game, for highlights.
Open the full game pageDemo minimum PC
These figures are the demo's minimum. Recommended memory is 16 GB, on Windows 10 or 11. The full game asks for 4 GB of RAM and 250 MB of storage, and it has not named a processor or graphics card yet.
| Requirement | Demo minimum |
|---|---|
OS | Windows 10 64-bit |
Processor | 4-core CPU, Intel i5-4590 or AMD Ryzen 3 1200 or better |
Memory | 8 GB RAM |
Graphics | Dedicated Vulkan or DirectX 12 card with 2 GB VRAM |
Storage | 350 MB |
Recommended | Windows 10/11 64-bit and 16 GB RAM |
Rendering driver
Integrated graphics may need the launch option --rendering-driver opengl3. That option makes the game render inaccurately. The September playtest used the same flag to get past startup crashes, and the picture was wrong while it was on. It is a temporary bypass, not a supported look.
Demo versus playtest
| Question | Demo | Playtest | Full game |
|---|---|---|---|
App | 5401090 | 5037230 | 5037200 |
Name | just volleyball Demo | just volleyball Playtest | just volleyball |
Date | October 19, 2026 | September 23, 2026 | November 4, 2026 |
Price | Free | Not the free demo | Not free; price not announced |
Status | Public demo | Last playtest update was v0.77 | Coming soon |
Why it exists | Next Fest demo you can install | September test with patch notes | Windows release still ahead |
Which download to open
Install the free demo if you want to play now. The Free Nextfest Demo update points at app 5401090, and the demo date is October 19, 2026. It is a limited time demo with 1v1s, 2v2s, 3v3s, 4v4s, 5v5s, and 6v6. Offline bots, online play, and character customization are in that build.
The playtest is older and separate. It opened September 23, 2026, and a public playtest was already live before the demo existed. Patch notes through v0.77, and the 0.77.1 Quickplay rollback, belong to that playtest. v0.77 is the last update for this playtest, and its online version bump is required to keep playing online. Installing 5401090 is the current free download. Opening 5037230 opens the earlier test, not a second name for the demo.
The full game stays on November 4, 2026, and it is still coming soon. It is Windows only, and it is not a free release. Replay mode, for highlights and cinematic moments, is part of the full game and is not in the demo. Menus are in English.
Footage and the driver flag
temkosoft's video just volleyball | 3 Full Matches (Raw Gameplay) is rzmzlzZ1BOI. Everything in that footage is still being worked on, so nothing shown is final. Play the video on this page for those three matches. The Next Fest trailer plays on the home page.
The outdoor picture shows a finished point: grass court, home 6, away 4, match point, set 7, and a name tag reading Somnus. Somnus is a name on a player in that rally, not a character you unlock. Use the table above when you need the app number, and use this picture when you want to see how a point looks.
If the demo fails to draw correctly on integrated graphics, add the launch option --rendering-driver opengl3. Rendering becomes inaccurate while it is on. The September playtest used the same option to get past a startup crash, and the picture was wrong then too. Turn the flag on only for that case. It is not a quality preset, and the demo minimum still asks for a dedicated Vulkan or DirectX 12 card with 2 GB of VRAM, 8 GB of RAM, a 4-core CPU at least at the i5-4590 or Ryzen 3 1200 level, Windows 10 64-bit, and 350 MB free.