Lazy Witch’s Factory Gets a New Demo for Steam Next Fest

Phoenixx and MELTCLOCK have announced that a free demo for “run-based rogue-lite factory builder” Lazy Witch’s Factory is now available for PC via Steam. The new Lazy Witch’s Factory demo is available ahead of the June 2026 edition of Steam Next Fest, which takes place from June 16 to June 23.

Here’s an overview of the game, via Steam:

One Shift. One Factory. One Impossible Deadline.

Lazy Witch’s Factory is a run-based rogue-lite factory builder.

You have only a short time to build a factory, make deals with demons, and repay a ridiculous amount of debt.

Build fast.

Optimize with minimal resources.

Spaghetti lines and stopgap fixes are allowed.

Because when the timer hits zero, you’ll—

…ah, never mind.

Contracts Solve Everything (For a While)

Mine resources. Turn them into products. Sell them to pay off debt.

But it is not enough. Make contracts with demons.

Short on raw materials? Let’s tweak the recipe.

No more iron ore? Convert it into gems.

Short on cash? Just make it.

When the shift ends, everything resets — except what you learned.

Knowledge lets you spot better contracts and smarter synergies next run.

Middle management in hell is hell itself.

You play as Momoko, who signed up for “easy money” — and paid the price.

Your workers seem far more interested in personal fulfillment than productivity.

Whether they can be made to work properly depends entirely on you.

• • • Salamanders think work is weight training. (It isn’t.)
    • Slimes enjoy pain a little too much. Unfortunately, that slows things down.

Eternal Life, Infinite Overtime

In the beginning, there was eternal life as punishment to sinners.

The manager Gehenna thought:

“Wonderful. This solves the overtime problem.”

You were cast down into a truly hellish work environment

Fortunately — by Hell’s standards — not every demon is your boss.

Bored by immortality, the arch-demons now offer their help with your factory operations, each in their own highly questionable way.

• • Leviathan, a researcher, improves efficiency by “experimental pollution.”
  • Mammon, the central banker, specializes in “creative accounting.”

Welcome to hell. Please clock in.

Game Features

• • • A frantic run to pay off your debt within a 30-minute time limit
    • Highly replayable gameplay that inflates production power through “factory design techniques” x “pick-and-choose strategies for random upgrades”
    • Diverse strategies based on sponsor character combinations
    • Cute characters and sarcastic humor