Pirat_Nation 🔴(@Pirat_Nation):Steam’s review process is facing criticism from indie developers over the growing number of AI-generated games. Publisher 2 Left Thumbs says the flood of AI-generated submissions overwhelmed Steam’s review queue, delaying Wheel Make It by almost 3 weeks. Despite having over 11k wishlists, the game peaked at just 15 concurrent players during launch. Valve’s Tom Giardino defended its position saying: “We don’t want to be gatekeepers telling developers which tools they should or shouldn’t use.”

2026.11.04 04:00

Steam’s review process is facing criticism from indie developers over the growing number of AI-generated games. Publisher 2 Left Thumbs says the flood of AI-generated submissions overwhelmed Steam’s review queue, delaying Wheel Make It by almost 3 weeks. Despite having over 11k wishlists, the game peaked at just 15 concurrent players during launch. Valve’s Tom Giardino defended its position saying: “We don’t want to be gatekeepers telling developers which tools they should or shouldn’t use.”