Steam Subsequent Fest, which is a week-long occasion held by Valve’s online game storefront Steam, will likely be round for one more couple of days, however some followers and builders really feel just like the occasion is being overshadowed by the current launch of Kingdom Hearts.
For some other type of occasion, this won’t be a lot of an issue, however the function of Steam Subsequent Fest is to advertise upcoming indie video games that may in any other case wrestle to advertise their video games. Titles like The Alters, As soon as Human, and Tactical Breach Wizards are simply among the video games that at the moment are trending on Steam due to the platform’s occasion.
Whereas the neighborhood typically praises Steam Subsequent Fest for placing the highlight on lesser-known indie video games, the platform has discovered itself in scorching water with some followers because of the promotion of Kingdom Hearts. Promotion that some consider is totally pointless because of the recreation’s already large participant base.
Final month, Sq. Enix introduced that Kingdom Hearts would lastly be coming to Steam after its exclusivity take care of the Epic Video games Retailer got here to an finish. When that deal got here to an finish on June 13, three Kingdom Hearts bundles had been launched on Steam, that are Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5+2.5 ReMIX, Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Ultimate Chapter Prologue, and Kingdom Hearts III + Re Thoughts (DLC).
To have fun the discharge of Kingdom Hearts on Steam, the platform opted to switch the Steam Subsequent Fest banner that was on the highest of the storefront with a big promotional picture of Kingdom Hearts. Whereas this won’t appear to be a lot of a difficulty, some Steam customers consider that the banner is merely overshadowing the Subsequent Fest occasion.
PR Specialist for Pirate PR, recognized on X as ‘Bloody Good Opinions’, took to the platform to specific their dissatisfaction with Steam’s determination to overshadow the Subsequent Fest occasion. “To me, this week belongs to imminent video games and their demos. Not an enormous AAA title getting much more consideration,” they stated.
The person additionally famous that this wasn’t the primary time that it had occurred, with a earlier occasion experiencing an identical scenario.
Quite a few indie video games, akin to Weyrdlets, chimed into the subject, saying, “That is fairly upsetting. It’s our first time becoming a member of Steam Subsequent Fest too.” One other indie recreation developer, who hoped to advertise their upcoming recreation, Eve of Calamity, stated, “I used to be questioning what occurred to our newfound unbelievable visitors once I checked Steamworks this morning.”
Whereas Kingdom Hearts’ re-release is not precisely a recreation that wants a lot promotion, it is unlikely to see the banner change anytime quickly. When it does change, Steam Subsequent Fest will both already be over or coming to an finish, which sucks for indie builders trying to promote their upcoming titles.
