Steam has been the head honcho of the digital PC gaming world pretty much since it came out, around 20 years ago. Of course, in order to stay ahead of the curve, it needs to be vigilant about how it allows game developers to operate on its platform.
As a result of some noted challenges recently,Steam has decidedto make some changes to the description pages, making new rules about what studios can and cannot put in these sections. These changes will be rolling out in “early September,” so devs have a bit of time to make any alterations to their own product description pages.
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The rules will affect the “About the Game,” “Short Description,” “Special Announcement,” and “Awards” sections, and are as follows:
To discourage linking to other Steam store pages
Going forward, come September, studios will be required to make the necessary changes to descriptions for each of their games. Steam says, when the time comes, any store pages that have links will be recognized and will be removed automatically. Things like social media links are still encouraged, but only within the “Basic Info” sections.
Having said that, prologues are still permitted on Steam, but the company has stated that these are best labelled as demos, which have become a “much better path for building an audience and directing players to your full game.”
