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Indie developer behind 'Overwhelmingly Positive' rated shipbuilder argues that Steam's "free advertising" is worth the 30% cut (www.gamesradar.com)
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[-] PlzGivHugs@sh.itjust.works 13 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Just a few days ago, I wrote a comment about how you would theoretically try and become a significant competitor to Steam, and one of the points I raised was that Steam's storefront and recommendations are very generous (compared to others). It makes a huge difference that even indie games can appear on the front page regularly, both improving user and dev experiences. Players find games that they enjoy, while devs pay a very small amount to get effective, targetted advertisements.

[-] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 8 points 4 months ago

I found weird ass games like Age of Decadence because of steam. I dount I wouldve found that lovingly crafted load of slavic jank without steam, or atleast it wouldve been until Warlocracy made a video on it.

[-] Cavemanfreak@lemm.ee 3 points 4 months ago

Shit, I've bought that but haven't gotten around to playing it yet. Is it any good?

[-] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 months ago

Its a solid CRPG but be ready for slav jank. Really good story.

[-] CancerMancer@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 months ago

My library and tastes are pretty eclectic so I think Steam's recommendation engine struggles with me lol. That said, I love how it sends me shit no one seems to know about at the time, like Kenshi, Volcanoids, PULSAR, etc.

[-] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 months ago

Yeah, though my tastes seem to be a rather close to a venn diagram circle with Mandaloregaming which is disconcerting at times. Maybe a bit more post apocalyptia on my part.

[-] CancerMancer@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 months ago

Yeah it's becoming a bit uncanny when I pickup a game and see Mandalore, SplatterCat, or AlphaBetaGamer covering it a few days later.

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