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Steam approval delays cause indie games to miss launch dates

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Indie game developers are experiencing significant delays in Steam's approval process, causing some to miss their planned launch dates. Studio Daimon, for instance, had to postpone the release of their game, Food Devils, due to these extended wait times. The issue appears to be widespread among independent developers submitting their titles to the platform. AI

RANK_REASON The cluster discusses a product-related issue (Steam's approval process) impacting users (indie game developers), fitting the 'tool' bucket.

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Steam approval delays cause indie games to miss launch dates

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Many indie game developers have recently posted on social media about unexpectedly long approval wait times for their game submissions on Steam, with some of th

    Many indie game developers have recently posted on social media about unexpectedly long approval wait times for their game submissions on Steam, with some of the approvals causing developers to miss their planned launch dates. For example, Studio Daimon, the team behind an upcomi…

    LINKS theverge.com/…/valve-steam-indie-games-mi…

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