I hope at least half of those were real games and not the shovelware I see all the time ;(
Valve saw a record-breaking 19,000 games released on Steam in 2024
Submitted 3 months ago by Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz to steamdeck@sopuli.xyz
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apotheotic@beehaw.org 3 months ago
Lemmchen@feddit.org 3 months ago
Most of them complete garbage though.
callouscomic@lemm.ee 3 months ago
Meanwhile people still play the few popularity games and it never ends.
Ledivin@lemmy.world 3 months ago
That’s not a good thing. The Steam store sucks these days, there’s far too much complete shit
SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 3 months ago
I dunno. I rather have that devs have an easier time to get on the platform and release a surprise hit, than an arbitrary hurdle that gatekeeps the platform.
If something is shit, it will just not be relevant.
Downside is, that devs actually need to promote their stuff instead of completely relying on just being discovered on the platform
Ledivin@lemmy.world 3 months ago
If it’s easier to get on the platform, but it requires that you spend the same amount on marketing as development, is it actually easier to get on the platform? Sounds like the worst of both worlds for everyone except Valve.
Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz 3 months ago
You’re right, but I think that’s probably preferable to back when steam was much stricter about games on their platform. I remember a lot of good or promising games not being allowed onto steam, especially foreign VNs.
It’s true there’s a lot of crap on Steam these days, but generally we’re not seeing good games being unable to get on the platform. And steam has tried to use curators/etc to give ways for users optional ways to cut out the crap and focus on a smaller number of recommended titles.