Steam accused of allowing low effort scam games

[KeyboardWarrior]

Valve is facing criticism again after users reported a surge of low effort and potentially scam filled games appearing on Steam. Some players claim AI generated assets and copied content are overwhelming discovery sections.

Steam remains one of the best gaming platforms overall, but discoverability has clearly become messy. Smaller legitimate developers now compete against waves of shovelware and misleading projects.

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[Emma92]

Steam discovery has been terrible for years

[Shane96]

There are genuinely thousands of fake looking games now

[RayOfLight]

Valve barely moderates anything until backlash starts

[Emma92]

Some indie gems still come from Steam though

[Builder]

Refunds make the situation slightly better

[QuantumLeap]

The asset flip problem keeps getting worse

[HeartbreakKidOscar97]

Feels impossible for small devs to stand out

[Andy89]

Console stores are not much better honestly

[NeonPhantom]

Gaming storefronts became overcrowded fast