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Re:72% of devs believe Steam has a monopoly on PC games, acc... by galagawinkle489 on Wednesday November 05, 2025 @08:50AM (#45822798)
Indie game development largely owes its existence to Steam. I know I would spend a lot less on indie games if I had to buy them from their own websites or, god forbid, through an awful laggy "app store" run by Ubisoft or Microsoft.
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Re:72% of devs believe Steam has a monopoly on PC games, acc... by plumthreads on Wednesday November 05, 2025 @09:09AM (#45823015)
If competitors offer passable services for selling indie game developers, then indie game developers would be able to earn more money (due to competition).

This is why developers are hopeful for alternative services.

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Re:72% of devs believe Steam has a monopoly on PC games, acc... by milch on Wednesday November 05, 2025 @11:37AM (#45824917)
There are competitors like itch.io, which are specifically targeted towards indies
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Re:72% of devs believe Steam has a monopoly on PC games, acc... by UtopiaPunk on Wednesday November 05, 2025 @01:05PM (#45825914)
Itch.io is great
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