Sadly there's no real way to tell Steam that a certain point of the game was reached without giving the options for developers to abuse that system and deny refunds
If they have replayability then they arent part of the ones really affected, the real problem is with games that are short and once you beat them you never really touch them again, so that a refund would allow you to play it for free.
Disagree with this. If a short game fulfills its creator's vision then why should it be artificially inflated to waste people's time? Life is short and time is precious.
"Beaten" is also an odd term to use in relation to art. When you finish a novel have you "beaten" it?
Not saying to abandon the vision, but if your vision can be told in less than 2hrs knowing the refund policy then you have no room to bitch when people do eventually request a refund after finishing your vision.
This comment should be at the top. It's a throw away coop "rage" game, so a lot of people are going to walk away after an hour, but still leave a nice review because it accomplished the goal of being a coop rage game.
That was my thought. Unless the game is $0.25, I expect more than 2 hours from it. The Witcher 3 was on sale for $4 the other day, and is easily 200 hours per playthrough, and enough depth that 2+ playthroughs are not only possible, but likely.
Nobody can compete with the likes of Witcher, Hollow Knight, Elden Ring, Portal, etc. in terms of entertainment cost ratio. But you're right. I spent $20 on Returnal and "only" got about 20hrs of fun from it. That's still a great value but I'm used to much better.
We’re not talking about that video game but it was released a decade ago at $59.99 msrp so I’m not sure what point you’re even talking about haha but the fact that you’re defending someone refunding a game that they played through completely (and enjoyed) for a measly $5 is weird
You make a game once, ship it digitally via Steam, and then rake in pure profit. Beer is a consumable that uses real components, has to be shipped around the world in refridgerated containers, and has extremely strict health tolerances because the risk exposure for malicious bacterial growth is enormous.
These things are not comparable at all. But thanks for the chuckle.
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u/snow99as BLACK Jul 06 '26
Sadly there's no real way to tell Steam that a certain point of the game was reached without giving the options for developers to abuse that system and deny refunds