That's a lot of games to choose from.
    • spireghost@lemmy.zipEnglish
      10·
      2 months ago

      Some of the most-played steam games are “Banana” and “Cats” where you literally click it every few hours and get steam item drops. Basically NFTs where people try to get rare items, but even more braindead because the developer, at any time can make more tokens.

    • Blackmist@feddit.ukEnglish
      9·
      2 months ago

      Only around 17,000 or so. The rest are minimum effort Unity asset flips.

      I do appreciate that it used to be too much effort to get a game onto Steam, but this situation is hardly better.

    • XtallllEnglish
      1·
      2 months ago

      That’s like 20 gameplay sessions for 99¢, that’s only like 5¢ per.

  • .Donuts@lemmy.worldEnglish
    38·
    2 months ago

    Discoverability is a huge problem on Steam because there’s so many games releasing, you can’t really keep up.

    18,000 games is almost 50 per day on average. That’s 50 titles fighting for your attention and wallet every single day.

    If you don’t get noticed because you didn’t spend half of your development budget on marketing, or your game didn’t pick up well with influencers or more traditional media like reviews, you’re just kinda fucked. No matter how good your game might be.

    Speaking about quality, how many of those 18k titles were uninspiring, asset flipping slop?

    • Ulrich@feddit.orgEnglish
      26·
      2 months ago

      It doesn’t help that Steam store is a nightmare to navigate.

      Releasing demos is a great way to succeed. It doesn’t take me more than 5 minutes to decide if it’s something I want to continue playing.

      Putting videos of nothing but cut-scenes is a great way to ensure I keep scrolling but every title seems to take this approach.

      • Pogbom@lemmy.worldEnglish
        6·
        2 months ago

        I’ve always dreamed of a world where game demos were mandated by law. Some products can’t be tested out easily, but just about any video game really can.

    • Cornelius_Wangenheim@lemmy.worldEnglish
      9·
      2 months ago

      The Steam Next Fest is how I found most of the good indie games I’ve played. Making a good demo will put you above 99% of the cruft out there.

  • gmtom@lemmy.worldEnglish
    13·
    2 months ago

    Guys we have soooo much shovelware, asset flips and softcore porn that’s barely a game. This is very much a good thing!!!

      • GeneralEmergency@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        2 months ago

        On a single platform. Giving a single company complete control over the marketplace, forcing any company looking to sell their game to a large audience to go through steam.

    • mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      5·
      2 months ago

      Do you seriously have nothing better to do on a holiday than just bash Valve? Jfc, go outside and touch grass you terminally online neckbeard

      • GeneralEmergency@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        2 months ago

        nothing better to do on a holiday

        Maybe don’t include that part when replying to a message on the holidays. Especially when you’re defending a monopoly.

        I know G*mers like you aren’t known for their critical thinking skills.

        • mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          2·
          2 months ago

          I’m not the one getting worked up an letting it ruin my day.

          I was just browsing Lemmy for a few minutes while visiting my parents and eating soup. You on the other hand have been acting like you spent Christmas alone because noone can stand you

          • stinky@redlemmy.comEnglish
            2·
            2 months ago

            You sure? You’re doing a lot of insulting people in this thread. Maybe take a break for a while, ok?

            • mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
              3·
              2 months ago

              No, I’m just insulting this guy because he deserves it.

              Also, I’m not blind - it’s pretty obvious you only replied to my comment here because I pissed you off in a completely different post and you decided to rummage through my comment history. I’d like to point out that that’s kinda sad on your part. Not my fault you’re bad at making an argument. You don’t need to stalk me for it.

          • GeneralEmergency@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            2 months ago

            Can I borrow you for a bit in the new year? The projector in work hasn’t been working recently and we could use you to project PowerPoints for us.