I mainly give positive reviews to games where you see and feel that it is a labor of love by someone who has a coherent vision of what their game should become. This fits for example Star Valor , Tiny Rogues , Core Keeper , (and of course Terraria), Repetendium , Utopia must Fall and so on. Bonus points if the Devs actually have an eye on the Steam Forums - for communication with their players and to accept Bug Reports - they can have a discord if they want to, but don’t make it mandatory.

Workshop support is a big plus from my side! It’s very much the same reason i like things i can repair myself - it simply increases the lifespan of the game for potentially decades. That is good value!

Language support is dead last for me. English isn’t my birth language, but nearly every media i consumed in the last 30 years has been in English, and most german voice actors are absolutely awful in my opinion compared to the original - the only exceptions are games that were actually developed in german-speaking areas, like the Gothic - series.

Promoting my local culture is also not important to me. I have my own culture at my doorstep - i’m more interested in what other cultures do. Nationalism is a pretty hard no from my side. I also don’t care about quick price swings since i am a patient gamer; my last preorder was Cyberpunk 2077, and then i had to wait years until it was finally ready to be played the way it was supposed to. That taught me that it’s for the best to just wait anyways; It’s cheaper, and it’s more stable.