Steam :: Steam News :: Updates to Free Demos on Steam
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With thousands of playable demos launching on Steam every year, and millions of players trying them out (often as part of Steam Next Fest), we've noticed some trends in feedback from both developers and players about the process and functionality. We've put together an update based on that feedback. As a reminder, you can always find great demos to play on the Steam demo hub.
  • Vahtos@programming.devEnglish
    2·
    4 months ago

    Showing free demos as their own line item in the store suggestions feels counterintuitive. As a user, I don’t want this, it just clusters the interface. I want to see the main game and something on it indicating a demo is available.

    As for developers, discoverability is something they are always talking (complaining) about. Artificially inflating the sheer number of competing games for visibility seems like an odd choice in that regard.

    • Donjuanme@lemmy.worldEnglish
      0·
      4 months ago

      My sentiments exactly. I don’t do many demos, but seeing games on my wishlist that have them, that’s going to be good for the devs and my own curiosity. Win:win:win:sad wallet

      • dinckel@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        4 months ago

        I wish more games had demos. In the era of 70€ triple-A games, you can’t even get out of the tutorial in 2 hours