AI Slop May Have Clogged Up The Steam Review & Approval Process For Upcoming Games

Devs Are Being Forced To Delay Their Games On Steam Thanks To AI Slop

'Oh no, we are not releasing on the same day as Zelda'

Indie games are missing launch dates because Steam is backed up

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 upcoming title called Food Devils, had planned to launch the game in […]

Valve is making changes to deal with a ‘significant increase’ in Steam game submissions

In a new post today, Valve acknowledged that it’s seen “a significant increase in submissions for store and page review in recent months” and says it’s “running a little behind” by taking “up to 12 business days” for reviews instead of the typical 3-5 days. Valve is making changes to deal with a…

"Steam's review queue is clogged up by AI slop": Salacious Fire Emblem-ish Food Devils gets a delay because its devs think Valve is inundated with genAI games

You might have seen that for today's grub, Edwin decided to in part feed The Maw with Food Devils, an incredibly salacious, foodie take on Fire Emblem, as it was meant to release today. The only problem is, it's not actually out yet. That might prompt you to call Edwin a rotten liar and march up to his castle at the top of the hill on a dark and stormy night with pitchforks and torches, but I beseech you to wait, because it's actually Steam's fa…

AI Slop May Have Clogged Up The Steam Review & Approval Process For Upcoming Games

AI slop may have brought about a considerable delay in the Steam review and approval process for upcoming games, according to a developer. Alfred Kamon, game director of Food Devils…