alessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 day agoSteam breaks record with over 18,000 new titles released in 2024www.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up1195arrow-down11cross-posted to: gaming@lemmy.ml
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minus-squareUlrichlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23arrow-down2·1 day agoIt 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.
minus-squarePogbom@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·20 hours agoI’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.
minus-squareodium@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 hours agoI use steam’s two hour return window as a demo.
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.
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.
I use steam’s two hour return window as a demo.