Steam’s new idea is very cool for gamers

Steam is indeed one of the most generous platforms towards consumers. The store wants to go further with a new idea: free trials of 90 minutes of gameplay, without paying any subscription.

For several years, Steam has worked on its terms of use to be particularly generous with regards to video game consumers. The platform especially offers a refund service that isn’t too demanding. If you purchased the game less than 15 days ago and played less than 2 hours, the service can give you a full refund.

Many gamers use this system to try out games for free. They buy the game, play it for less than 2 hours, and get compensation from the platform. A refund system that wasn’t really designed for that, Valve has created a new function for Steam: a 90-minute free trial.

Dead Space as a first candidate

Right now, there is only one game that takes advantage of this new functionality. that it dead space, the new version of the horror game released in early 2023. The advantage is that you will be able to play for 90 minutes without paying a single euro or taking steps for possible refunds. Good job to get an idea of ​​the game’s performance on your device and the playability and atmosphere.

It is interesting to note that dead space It is a game published by Electronic Arts and not directly by Valve. So the giant has already found a solid partner to launch this new service. It remains to be seen how quickly other games will be able to take advantage of this kind of free trial. A system that will also avoid unpleasant surprises when launching some games. newly, Star Wars Jedi Survivor And The Last of Us Part 1 They were distinguished by the mediocre quality of their PC versions.

dead space Not exactly the first game to offer this kind of free demo. Capcom used to make this kind of demo with vampire, but the Japanese publisher usually manages the game’s time on its own. Here, Valve and Steam take care of everything.

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