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Over 5,000 games released on Steam this year didn't make enough money to recover the $100 fee to put a game on Valve's store, research estimates

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Over 5,000 games released on Steam this year didn't make enough money to recover the $100 fee to put a game on Valve's store, research estimates

www.gamesradar.com

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PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 day ago

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And over 8,000 games are estimated to have earned under $1,000

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Steam refunds the fee if you make over $1000 in Gross Adjusted Revenue.

It’s supposed to be a tactic to discourage shovelware.

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