Valve is ending the crowdsourced Greenlight submission program, replacing it with a direct sign-up system. Instead of putting a game up for community voting on Greenlight, developers will use a new system called Steam Direct, paying a fee for each title they plan to distribute.
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“Our goal is to provide developers and publishers with a more direct publishing path,” wrote Valve employee Alden Kroll in a blog post. “After the launch of Steam Greenlight, we realized that it was a useful stepping stone for moving to a more direct distribution system, but it still left us short of that goal.”Steam Greenlight was launched in 2012 as a way for indie developers to get their games on Steam, even if they weren’t working with a big publisher that had a relationship with Valve. Steam users would vote on Greenlight games, and Valve would accept titles with enough support to suggest that they’d sell well. Kroll says that “over 100” Greenlight titles have made $1 million or more. But Greenlight has also had. Developers could by offering rewards for votes, and worthy projects could get lost amidst a slew of bad proposals.
Since Valve ultimately made the call on including games, the process could also seem. In 2013, Valve founder Gabe Newell as a “bottleneck” that didn’t solve the bigger problems with submissions.The big question is whether what’s replacing it is better. To get a game on Steam Direct, developers will need to “complete a set of digital paperwork, personal or company verification, and tax documents similar to the process of applying for a bank account.” Then, they’ll pay an application fee for each game, “which is intended to decrease the noise in the submission pipeline” — a polite way of saying that it will make people think twice before spending money submitting a low-quality game. Steam Direct is supposed to launch in spring of 2017, but the application fee hasn’t been decided yet.
Developer feedback has apparently suggested anything from $100 — the current — and $5,000.We’re not sure how (or how much) Valve will vet submissions. Greenlight was supposed to be a crowdsourced quality filter, but here, the company risks either opening Steam up to a bunch of iffy games, or committing a lot of resources to vetting them. A high submission fee could weed out non-committed developers, but also small indie creators without much money. Kroll says Valve is welcoming input, so there might still be time to affect how it turns out.
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For those of you who don’t know, Steam Greenlight is a platform that encourages users to pitch their game ideas using compelling gameplay videos, pictures and summaries. If a certain title generates enough interest through voting, the game will be available for download or purchase on Steam. I originally intended to cover all types of games that piqued my interest from Steam Greenlight. It’s strange how this happened, considering I get scared easily even if I’m just five minutes into a game. However, most if not all my choices turned out to be horror themed games so I decided to focus on this area in particular.1. AsylumOkay, I found this game really creepy. At first, I was acting really brave and thought that this was a Dear Esther type game where all you do is find clues by walking around.
However, I turned out to be extremely wrong. I was able to try it firsthand through Senscape’s demo available for PC, Mac, and Linux. It’s a first person experience where you point to click what to investigate or where to go. There are lots of interesting stuff to investigate like photos and articles posted around the Asylum. These clues give you an insight on the disturbing events that transpired. The surroundings reminded me of the mansion from the first Resident Evil title.
Yet, Asylum’s area is much more chilling since you don’t know if you’re expecting vengeful ghosts or crazy lunatics.Like Slender, it’s the ambience that gets to you. You hear your character breathing heavily and sometimes you get paranoid if that’s just you or someone else. I haven’t encountered anyone threatening yet while playing the demo. However if you watch the gameplay video on full screen, I guarantee you that there will be moments where you’ll jump off your seat.To vote for it, click this.2.
While Rebirth doesn’t have much material to showcase its gameplay and premise except for pictures, I find the concept itself intriguing. When I was a lot younger, there was this flash game I used to play on this site called Newgrounds. I forgot what the game was called, but the game was a survival horror game. The set-up involved you fighting zombies at night, and when morning comes you are to allot hours for finding weapons, materials for your barricade, and for other survivors as well. How you choose to spend your time reflects during your battle with the undead at night, so it pays to strategize well.Rebirth appears to have a similar concept but with much more features and potentials. This title offers a sandbox horror experience wherein you fight against your needs, other survivors, and whatever evil lurks out there. In the day, you are expected to scavenge, hunt and explore for supplies or allies to help you.
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During the afternoon, you must fend off dangerous survivors. In addition to that, you must constantly check on your barricades and the batteries on your flashlight for the looming darkness. At night, it’s not clear who or what you’ll be facing but the main goal is to survive.Despite the lack of more substantial previews, I’m interested to see how this game turns out. To vote for it, click this.3. Slenderman AdaptationsFacelessIf you guys remember, my first article here in Unreality was about the beta of Parsec’s game Slender.
However, this isn’t a game related to Parsec’s title but it’s also a game based on the creepy myth of the Slenderman. As I scanned through the game’s photos and viewed the videos they had available, I realized that this game employs the same tactic as Parsec’s game—using the tool of ambient music and atmosphere. What makes this game unique from all the maps based on Slender, there’s actually a story and it progresses with four different protagonists. There are also different areas to explore so you won’t bored exploring just one vicinity. Another interesting feature with Faceless is the fact that it is a four-player co-op game. I think this is great because what’s funnier than getting scared to death than experiencing it with your friends?
You basically start off split from one another and I think you have to find your friends. The description says that the audio from voice chat works only if you’re near one of your friends. This is an interesting spin on games based on the Slenderman.To vote for it, click this.The Slenderman Stories: The OrphanageBy this time, I accept any comments that call me a Slenderman fanatic. In all seriousness though, I’ve honestly breezed by other Slenderman adaptations on Greenlight and this one stood out like Faceless. It’s hard not to be impressed by how some developers show their take on the myth especially if it’s done well.In this game, you are tasked to find a boy inside a creepy orphanage at night.
Your only tool is your smartphone. I wonder if that works as just a light or you can do other things with it. In Hotel 626, you had a camera and you had to take pictures in the dark.
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The result was not all rainbows! If other parts of the game allow you to do other things with the smartphone then I think it would be a cool addition. I was actually watching the videos available, and one of them startled me so it definitely has my interest piqued!To vote for it, click.