The Great Steam Demo Update - Demos can have their own page and reviews
The Great Steam Demo Update - Demos can have their own page and reviews
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Steamworks Development - The Great Steam Demo Update, 2024 - Steam News
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Ooh, that's really cool.
I've played very good demos in the past where I would have liked to write a positive review [without buying the game or reviewing the full game].
Being able to add them to the library as "play later" (eventually, right?) is a very good addition too.
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This is absolutely useful for developers and the health of the gaming ecosystem.
In past years, gacha/P2W games have had too many pages and too much traffic, exposing their trash to lure new gamers in the Steam store.
Traditional/buyout games have had unfair exposure conditions. Years ago, I sensed this problem, but I found good games through other channels, so I wasn’t impacted by this condition. However, the competition between buyout games and gacha/P2W games in the Steam Store is absolutely unfair.
So, I am very glad to see Valve changing this condition.
I hope I can see a lot of high-quality demos of buyout games occupying the Steam store page, getting the most exposure instead of gacha/P2W trash.
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Steam continues to be the best platform for your game. In an industry that almost prides itself on not listening to customers, Valve really is a miracle.