The nextfest for my genre of game, which is a bullet hell, is around a month from now. I'm pretty sure I can finish the game by then
I've read that next fest is a steam Wishlist multiplier but I only have a 100 wishlists now. I can get music in a few weeks and I can start marketing the game .
I am probably going to wait for the generic October 2026 next fest. Maybe I could get a higher boost from the bullet hell specific event but I really dont think I could get many wishlists the week or two before next fest.