Valve Bans Game Awards and Review Scores From Steam Listing Visuals
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, 08-04-2022 at 02:18 AM (254 Views)
An upcoming Steam update will prohibit developers from adding award and major review scores to their games’ primary visual assets.
According to Valve, developers have gradually prioritized their titles’ various accolades in Steam banner images (officially referred to as capsule images). This has resulted in cluttered visual assets that confuse potential customers when shopping for their next favorite game. Rather than allowing the eye to take in a game’s name and general design, these jam-packed capsule images often contain multiple review scores, impressive review quotes, and award information.
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