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- Comment on SteamDB joins Nexus Mods 1 week ago:
isthereanydeal.com or gg.deals
- Comment on SteamDB joins Nexus Mods 1 week ago:
RIP SteamDB, prepare for the enshittification
What are you going to do with it?
Short term: nothing you’ll notice. SteamDB keeps running exactly as it does today. Same site, same features, same data, same URL, still free.
Then we invest. SteamDB goes from essentially a one-person operation to a cross-functional team with modern infrastructure, security and scalability. That means long-standing backlog items actually shipping, more robust infrastructure, and less “everything depends on one person not burning out.”
We will also be connecting SteamDB’s data to modding tools and modding metadata so a mod manager can know which build of a game you’re running, warn you before an update breaks your setup, and make things like collections/mod lists install significantly more reliably.
Are you going to commercialise it?
We’re going to be straight about this rather than dance around it: yes, SteamDB needs to make money. What xPaw has built - and kept running largely through personal dedication and community donations - is an extraordinary achievement. Giving it the team, infrastructure and long-term investment it deserves is how we protect that work and ensure SteamDB can thrive for the next decade and beyond.
That said, we want to be smart about it, and it’s very important that we don’t degrade SteamDB from the amazing resource it is today. While we could simply put ads on the website, we don’t think that’s the right approach here. So we’ll be looking at other, lighter-touch ways to make the website sustainable. This may include use of partnerships, integrations, and affiliate links with publishers when you buy a game after visiting SteamDB. These are harder to do, take longer to set up, and may not show the benefits immediately, but we’re happy to take that hit in the interest of doing things right.
Here’s what it does not mean: no paywall on anything that exists today, no selling your personal data, no login walls, no degrading the site to squeeze value out of it. Enshittification is when an owner extracts value while the product gets worse. Our plan is the opposite direction: put money and people in so the product gets better. Judge us on what we ship.
- Submitted 1 week ago to steamdeck@sopuli.xyz | 17 comments
- Comment on Steam machine prices are live 2 months ago:
I’m sad (but not surprised) it’s that expensive because I would have jumped on it at 700€, at the same time it encourages me to try and find individual parts for a custom build at the same price with greater theoretical performance
- Comment on Alleged Steam Machine specs according to Chris Mizo 3 months ago:
Yeah that was already pointed out in the comments hence why i edited the title
- Comment on Alleged Steam Machine specs according to Chris Mizo 3 months ago:
Shit you’re right, I got misled by whoever shared it to me saying it leaked, I’ll update the title
- Submitted 3 months ago to steamdeck@sopuli.xyz | 32 comments
- Comment on Takeaways from Steam Next Fest : February '26 fro ma player perspective 6 months ago:
I was getting curious of the Titanium Court gameplay, and then the music hit me, I stopped and went to wishlist it lol
- Comment on Takeaways from Steam Next Fest : February '26 fro ma player perspective 6 months ago:
Thank YOU for the kind words!
- Submitted 6 months ago to steamdeck@sopuli.xyz | 17 comments
- Comment on Steam Machine verification will be easier than on Steam Deck 7 months ago:
According to Valve designer Lawrence Yang, developers hoping for a “Steam Machine Verified” badge can expect “fewer constraints” than Steam Deck Verification. “One easy rule of thumb is that if your title is Verified on Steam Deck, it will be Verified on Steam Machine,” Yang continued. VR developers seeking Steam Frame verification may expect a different process, though Yang said Valve will “be going through the same rounds of testing and providing developer feedback” as it does for the other verification programs.
- Submitted 7 months ago to steamdeck@sopuli.xyz | 7 comments
- Comment on Lets speculate about the steam controllers price 8 months ago:
I would buy thrm if the Steam Deck can’t be a controller for the Steam Machine (which I’m cautiously considering), like the Wii U
- Comment on I was recently gifted a Steam Deck for Christmas! If you only had a budget of, let's say 50 bucks, what would you get? 8 months ago:
I’d recommend Protondb as well www.protondb.com/explore
- Comment on What game recently hooked you on the Deck, more than on PC ? 8 months ago:
I’ll take a look at both, thank you!!
- Comment on What game recently hooked you on the Deck, more than on PC ? 8 months ago:
No please I can’t afford a new rehab
- Comment on What game recently hooked you on the Deck, more than on PC ? 8 months ago:
It looks lovely, reminds me of Minit haha
- Comment on What game recently hooked you on the Deck, more than on PC ? 8 months ago:
Ive been waiting for a good sale to get it, can’t wait to dive into it
- Comment on What game recently hooked you on the Deck, more than on PC ? 8 months ago:
How’s Northguard with the control scheme? I only played it on PC
- Submitted 8 months ago to steamdeck@sopuli.xyz | 74 comments
- Comment on ARC Raiders is now Steam Deck Verified 9 months ago:
Yeah those sound awful, and I feel like they cut off words from players sometimes, I have a hard time understanding what people say when playing solo if they’re using it
- Comment on Baldur's Gate 3's Native Linux Port Is A Huge Improvement For Steam Deck 11 months ago:
Glad they tried it in act 3 where fps starts being a problem, too many reviews only checked act 1 for performance
- Comment on Replacing the Delta fan IS VERY worth it 1 year ago:
Same situation, I was in the second batch, whiny Delta fan, impossible to play without headphones, annoying for people around me…
I snatched the Huaying from Ifixit as soon as it was back in stock. It was scary to open the deck so early but I feel like having that experience taught me more about maintaining it !
- Comment on What emulated games hold up in 2025? 1 year ago:
Wario Land 3 is a game design gem
- Comment on Steam Deck / Gaming News #19 1 year ago:
I downloaded something like 70+ demos from Next Fest, only around 20 left to play, there’s a lot of awesome stuff this edition !!
- Comment on Steam Next Fest - June 2025 edition is live with new demos 1 year ago:
Updating a list of games I found interesting :
- store.steampowered.com/app/1677100/AiliA/ interesting puzzles with the mirror mechanic
- Comment on Steam Next Fest - June 2025 edition is live with new demos 1 year ago:
downloaded a bunch of demos to try!
A notebook page with the list of about 50 Steam games demos I downloaded to keep track of them
- Comment on [Discussion] The Steam Spring sale is live, what games are you buying for your Deck? 1 year ago:
Thanks for the heads up! I’m a fan of the people behind it and follow the development closely so I’m kind of biased and know what I’m getting into haha
- Comment on [Discussion] The Steam Spring sale is live, what games are you buying for your Deck? 1 year ago:
I’ve been eyeing Signals, Children of the Sun, Jusant, and Weird West for some time now. Maybe Floppy Knights and FAR Changing Tides too
- Comment on What are some light-hearted, feel-good, comforting games to play on the deck? 1 year ago:
I didn’t think of survivors games but they fit perfectly, thank you!
