Skip to content
CGMagazine
  • News
  • ArticlesExpand
    • Buyers Guides
    • Features
    • Interviews
    • Previews
    • Spotlight
    • The Vault
  • ReviewsExpand
    • Game Reviews
    • Comic Reviews
    • Anime Reviews
    • Book Reviews
    • Tabletop Reviews
    • Hardware Reviews
    • Music Reviews
    • Movie Reviews
    • TV Reviews
  • Guides
  • Magazine
  • MediaExpand
    • Podcasts
    • Video
    • Sound Off
    • First Fifteen
    • Weekly Goods
    • Video Interviews
    • Video Reviews
  • Store
  • Newswire
Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube
CGMagazine
Steam Dropping Greenlight, Adopting New Model

Steam Dropping Greenlight, Adopting New Model

  • Cody Orme Cody Orme
  • February 10, 2017
  • 2 Minute Read

While generally, Steam is considered the most efficient way to purchase games for your PC, many users have complaints with the service. In reaction such grievances, Steam announced they are removing Steam Greenlight and replacing it with another style of distribution.

In a release on the Steam News page, the company announced Steam Greenlight will be replaced with the service “Steam Direct”. Steam Direct is slated for a spring 2017 launch and will work as a direct sign-up service for developers. While the service is still being hammered out, the post outlines a set of rules for developers to follow.

“We will ask new developers to complete a set of digital paperwork, personal or company verification, and tax documents similar to the process of applying for a bank account,” reads the news briefing on Steam.

Steam Direct will also require a publishing fee from developers, which, based on conversations with said content creators, could range from $100 to $5, 000, though it doesn’t seem to be concrete yet. Steam admits they want more feedback on that front.

Steam Greenlight has been a bit of a sour point with fans in recent years. Allowing any developer to add their game to the steam market regardless of quality. Steam admitted that the company moved away from more of a storefront model to a “direct distribution” model, making it easier for lesser quality titles to slip through the cracks. “Asset Flipping” became a common theme among many greenlight titles, making it harder for quality games to really make a name on the storefront.

“To solve these problems a lot of work was done behind the scenes, where we overhauled the developer publishing tools in Steamworks to help developers get closer to their customers. Other work has been much more visible, such as the Discovery Updates and the introduction of features like user reviews, discovery queues, user tags, streamlined refunds, and Steam Curators,” reads the news post.

Still, Steam admits they’ve learned a lot from the Greenlight experiment, stating that they’ve learned some of the playing habits of their users.

Share on facebook
Share on twitter
Share on linkedin
Share on reddit
Cody Orme

Cody Orme

From the barren wasteland of suburban Ontario, Cody Orme-a freelance writer- rants about stuff online while occasionally reporting on videogame news. Known as one of the most frustrating let's players on the web, he seemingly goes out of his way to get lost in the simplest of games. Check him out on CGM Plays and Sound Off!
All Articles

Must Read

Samsung Note 20 Ultra Review 18

Gaming on the Go: Talking Note 20 as Gaming Alternative

Samsung Reveals Galaxy S21 Lineup at Unpacked 2021 5

Samsung Reveals Galaxy S21 Lineup at Unpacked 2021

ASUS ROG Line Expands With RTX 30 Series and 11th Gen Intel CPUs 12

ASUS ROG Line Expands With RTX 30 Series and 11th Gen Intel CPUs

MORE FROM Cody Orme

Ni No Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom E3 2017 - Big Budget Film Meets AAA Gaming

Ni No Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom E3 2017 Hands On Preview

Lost Sphere E3 2017 Preview - Classic JRPG Memories 1

Lost Sphere E3 2017 Preview – Classic JRPG Memories

Sakamoto Talks Metroid: Samus Returns 6

Sakamoto Talks Metroid: Samus Returns

Director Matt Reeves Talks The Batman Style

Director Matt Reeves Talks The Batman Style

CGMagazine Logo

Advertise with us
Jobs @ CGMagazine
© 2020 CGMagazine Publishing Group

Facebook
Twitter
Youtube
Linkedin
Instagram
  • Advertise
  • Contact
  • About Us
  • Policies
  • Jobs
  • Contests
  • CNW News
Menu
  • Advertise
  • Contact
  • About Us
  • Policies
  • Jobs
  • Contests
  • CNW News
  • News
  • Articles
    • Buyers Guides
    • Features
    • Interviews
    • Previews
    • Spotlight
    • The Vault
  • Reviews
    • Game Reviews
    • Comic Reviews
    • Anime Reviews
    • Book Reviews
    • Tabletop Reviews
    • Hardware Reviews
    • Music Reviews
    • Movie Reviews
    • TV Reviews
  • Guides
  • Magazine
  • Media
    • Podcasts
    • Video
    • Sound Off
    • First Fifteen
    • Weekly Goods
    • Video Interviews
    • Video Reviews
  • Store
  • Newswire
Search