More indie developers say they've been forced to delay the impending release of their games as a result of Steam's growing approvals backlog - a relatively recent problem that's believed to stem from an influx of AI slop on the platform . Read more
As low-effort AI slop continues to flood Steam, yet more developers announce game delays caused by Steam's growing approval backlog
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