Removing Greenlight was the beginning of the end. Now the floodgates are open, I don’t think they can ever be closed. Curation was important for not just consumer protection but also partner protection. I’m meant to believe I’m a Steam Partner as a developer but I feel more like the subordinate in an abusive relationship. I can’t leave Steam but I have no voice in the partnership whatsoever. I’ve attended Steam round tables at game expos to voice my opinion but 7 years later, only a baby step happened just this year. I suppose I should be grateful for anything but I’m mostly just bitter about the death of Greenlight destroying the discoverability and overall sustainability of my chosen career path of indie development.

Got to spend most of the day hanging with my best friend and business partner currently visiting me for my wedding. We live in different countries now so I rarely get to see him in person, just digitally in Valheim or whatever. Parents arrived as well and we all had lunch together, which was really nice. My friend and I lived with my parents back in 2018-2019 while we were building a small run of arcade cabinets for our little indie fighting game, so he’s like family to them now. So yeah, pretty solid day! Thanks for asking!

I think it’s bucking the trend of idolizing villains. Not to mention the sheer size of the posters, making them far too much of their identity. Also buying a gold KAWS figure for some ungodly price was a choice…