Anyone doing a uBlock for Steam?
the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world 3 hours ago
“game” is a big stretch for a lot of the asset flip or AI trash that is currently on steam.
tordenflesk@lemmy.world 3 hours ago
I_Jedi@lemmy.today 27 minutes ago
I personally stick to searching by specific tags to find the hidden good stuff.
fartsparkles@lemmy.world 1 hour ago
Steamdb lets you filter out games with less than x reviews which I’ve made liberal use of over the years.
paultimate14@lemmy.world 32 minutes ago
AI has slop is a problem, and Shovelware has been a problem for decades, basically as long as videogames have existed.
However, a LOT of these cheap and obscure games on steam have more innocuous explanations, with that explanation often being “the dev doesn’t really care about making money”. Perception, for example, is a student project that was released for free and I wouldn’t pay much for anyways, but it was a fun way to spend a couple of hours.
Or when I was in a band, one of the other members was a developer by trade who, as a hobby, connects with a couple of his other friends to develop game that he released on steam. I recorded and produced an EP for that band and we released it for free and we certainly spent more money buying drinks at the bars we played than we were ever paid for playing. I think his game was similar: they charged money for it to cover some of their costs, but he certainly never left his day job.
Or Mind Over Magnet, which was the project of the YouTuber GamerMakersToolkit. The whole thing was a multi-year project where the guy made videos covering the game development process and culminated in the release of the game. The actual business model was based on the video content, while the game itself was just a side piece that was probably profitable, but I doubt made enough profit for him to survive on for years.