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This really feels like a monkey paw event. Of all the big games that could've done it, it had to be this incoming trainwreck.
I can't see confirmation for no EA App anywhere.
Well there it is.
Updates to Free Demos on Steam
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.
Demos now behave better in the Steam library
We've made a few updates to how demos appear and behave within the Steam Library. Here are the key items:
- You can add demos to your library without having to immediately install them. Just click on the new "add to library" button next to demos you may not be ready to install (while using the mobile app, for instance).
- Demos can be installed even if you already own the full game. Primarily, this will make it easier for developers to test demos, but it will also help players more easily manage installing/uninstalling demos.
- Demos can be explicitly removed from an account by right-clicking > manage > remove from account.
- When a demo is uninstalled, it will automatically get removed from your library.
Demos can now have a separate store page
By default, free demos appear as a button on the full game's store page. But, developers have been asking for a way to enable a full store page to better describe the contents of the demo, add separate screenshots, upload a trailer, and specify supported features. So, that is now possible and you'll find that clicking on a demo sometimes loads a full demo store page while other times will take you to the full game's page with a button to install the demo.
Tight connection with the full game
Stand-alone demo store pages will automatically display both the demo install button as well as a widget linking back to the full game for players interested in wishlisting or purchasing the full game.
User reviews for demos
If developers have chosen to enable a store page for their demo, it will also be possible for players of the demo to post user reviews for the demo. These reviews and review score will appear on the demo store page just like reviews for any other free game on Steam. Note that if the developer has chosen to not have a separate store page for their demo, then user reviews will not be enabled for that demo.
Demos now appear more in the Steam store
Demos now behave more like free games and can appear in all the same sections and lists. For example, demos can now appear on the Steam homepage in charts such as the "New & Trending", on the "New on Steam" page, and on relevant tag and category pages. We've also made some changes to the thresholds for free products to appear in those sections to better balance them with paid products.
Of course you can always find great demos to play on the Steam demo hub.
Wishlist notifications when demos become available
We've now also made it so that when a demo becomes available for the first time for a game that you have on your Steam wishlist, or from a developer you follow, Steam can send you an email and mobile notification about that demo.
You can opt in or out of these emails by updating your email preferences.
Infrequently Asked Questions
Q. What is the deal with the Demo icon? Is that a plate? A vinyl record?
A. That classic icon, my friend, is from the days when demos were commonly distributed through the post office, contained in a bound package of game journalism printed on dead trees and imprinted on circular media known as Compact Discs.
Q. Some demos just appeared in my Steam library. How did those get there?
A. We've made some changes to visibility of demos in the Steam Library, which may effect demos that you played long ago. We've tried our best to clean up the demos that we expect you don't care about anymore, but we may have missed some. You can easily remove those by right-clicking them in your Steam library and selecting manage > remove from account.
Q. I love free demos. When is the next Steam Next Fest?
A. Check back on October 14th for the next weeklong Steam Next Fest, featuring hundreds of new free playable demos! You can sign up for a reminder by visiting the Next Fest page now: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/nextfest
I still have my PC CE for the game sealed somewhere. One day I will eventually get to it.Good job 621
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Steam :: Steam News :: Updates to Free Demos on Steam
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...steamcommunity.com
This is actually incredibly helpful.Demos can be installed even if you already own the full game. Primarily, this will make it easier for developers to test demos, but it will also help players more easily manage installing/uninstalling demos.
yup, really good changes!This is actually incredibly helpful.
Good to see I'm not the only one getting tired of this shit. Let's hope the devs take note and make EOS optional for cross play. Too bad for Eisberg and the 5 other people who buy this game on EGS.
notifications for demos for wishlisted games sounds useful as someone that tends to wishlist anything that sounds interesting to me in showcases or whatever and then just forgets about most of them![]()
Steam :: Steam News :: Updates to Free Demos on Steam
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...steamcommunity.com
Yeah I think this is legit the first piece of good news I've seen of the game and it's not about the game itself.This really feels like a monkey paw event. Of all the big games that could've done it, it had to be this incoming trainwreck.
Is the bundle a price mistake?Another dev affected by BD games ban self published their game today. its got a relaunch discount.
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AS Resurrection on Steam
store.steampowered.com
Oh well. Seems cheap. I bought the bundle
Here is the old listOh well. Seems cheap. I bought the bundle
Thanks!
What other games were published by BD Games?
Something something complaining works something something.Important Message
Thank you for your feedback on “Earth Defense Forces 6”.
The EDF6 development team for Steam is reviewing and planning changes to the specification that requires sign in to Epic Games account, which has received the most feedback.
At this time, we are unable to provide specifics on how much time this will take, but we will continue to work on it as we address the feedback we have received.
The writing in the demo, while being a very small chunk obviously, looked to be the same standard bioware writing. There was a choice to go with varric's plan or not and if you don't he goes ahead with it anyway and all that happens is you lose a few happiness points with him. As usual with their games choices seem to be superficial at best The rest of the writing in the demo wasn't anything interesting either, typical shallow bioware wheel dialog.Actual RPG mechanics wise I'm not expecting anything from Veilguard. At best it will be a passable action RPG.
What I'm interested in is the writing, but even on that perspective what I'm hearing from this jus sounds so frustrating.
The Steamworks package has an API for cross platform multiplayer - ISteamNetworkingSockets Interface (Steamworks Documentation)I hope Valve takes note of the recent EDF debacle and starts working on cross-play for Steamworks. I can't blame developers for using EOS, as long as the only alternative is to write an online matchmaking component themselves.
I hope Valve takes note of the recent EDF debacle and starts working on cross-play for Steamworks. I can't blame developers for using EOS, as long as the only alternative is to write an online matchmaking component themselves.
Still not available in INDIA. Fuckers
I can't see confirmation for no EA App anywhere.
Well there it is.
You are talking about something different here then me. Writing to me is about the quality and artistry of the resulting writing. Whether words be good. What you are complaining about is the game not reacting in a satisfying way to a user choice and making them feel like they play a meaningful role. BioWare has long stopped being at the forefront of pushing what the RPG genre can do. Arguably, they stopped that stuff long,long ago when they decided to go for linear AAA stuff. From a purely commercial standpoint, it was an excellent choice. Mass Effect 2 is a shoddy RPG, but it's a really fun, very well written linear third person shooter with lite RPG aesthetics. Dragon Age Origins was strange leftover from old BioWare days, that somehow survived and was published under EA, and then got the modern BioWare treatment.The writing in the demo, while being a very small chunk obviously, looked to be the same standard bioware writing. There was a choice to go with varric's plan or not and if you don't he goes ahead with it anyway and all that happens is you lose a few happiness points with him. As usual with their games choices seem to be superficial at best The rest of the writing in the demo wasn't anything interesting either, typical shallow bioware wheel dialog.
Why would you want to start Steam as an administrator?Is it possible to auto run Steam on startup as administrator? I've already enabled it on startup (task manager) and Steam settings, but it still won't automatically start.
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