How many times have you left a game review on Steam? There are many Steam users who still find breaking the ice and writing their first review a bit challenging or awkward, but that one review you shied away from writing may be exactly what an indie developer needed for their game to finally take the spotlight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A conversation on this exact topic was recently initiated by Japanese independent game engine developer dolphilia (@dolphilia_ on X) who posted<\/a> that they had never written a Steam review before, and that they find writing critique of another person\u2019s work an emotionally demanding task. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Apparently, only one in around 30-50 players leave a Steam review, and that ratio is correlated with the game\u2019s selling price and time passed since release, with newer and more expensive games getting more reviews (related article<\/a>). While there are many different reasons why the number of reviews per player is so low, many of those players may be facing problems similar to what dolphilia has expressed in their post. However, many game developers have responded to the post with words of encouragement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n