Valve now requires developers to launch their game through the Steam client and run it for at least five minutes before submitting it for review, as part of several new additions to Steam's pre-release checklist. It doesn't have to be the developer playing, since anyone's playtime counts, as long...

Apparently, Valve keeps getting builds that were never run through Steam at all, which is how games end up with broken launch options or missing depots.

  • codydodd@lemmy.caEnglish
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    14 hours ago

    Meanwhile we were so afraid to hit submit we tested for months even if we were just launching a playtest build. Sweating before every early build submission and our steam review.

    Even if it was actually a rubber stamp im glad we took so much care and am glad steam is setting up more tests like this.

    • Saledovil@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      1·
      4 hours ago

      But looking back, do you think that after you were done with testing, you could have said: “These tests we’ve run show that our game runs according to our standards” with confidence?