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I first heard of this from Kickstarter while it was still an active project there and it caught my interest. The intended game held the promise of a fantastic idea and, for many people, this project being on Steam still offers at least two things.
1. A game that some people might well enjoy in its current state, even for a short time. That may be difficult to relate to if you're someone who doesn't agree with their decision, but it's theirs to make. Taking a project down would be harming those who paid for it, especially those who paid for it and either like it or want to see what it can become (see below).
2. A game that could become something better. I know a lot of people have given up on the developer, and from what I have read they'd have reasonable cause, but others haven't. And even those who do know that there is a very talented group of people out there capable of updating/patching/modding even the worst games into something enjoyable. If you doubt the capacity for an active and interested community to achieve something incredible from what a developer ended with then I encourage you to look up user-ressurected projects (the original Everquest and the amazing changes done to Vampire The Masquerade come readily to mind as obvious examples).
The point(s) I'm trying to make is this.
- Steam may well have reason to remove this game, but I certainly wouldn't think that there's no interest in it.
- If people feel cheated, and they have reasonable cause to believe they were grossly misled by this game's developer in a way that breaks Steam's service agreement, then I fully support their action in getting a refund. I would reach out to Steam directly on a personal basis, and if enough people do that I imagine Steam will take action for buyers as a whole. I like to think so anyway.
- There are a lot of games on Steam that reach the full spectrum of quality. A lot of the responsibility for knowing whether a product is of value to a customer is in their own hands. Steam, and the internet in general, provide a vast array of resources for buyers to be informed toward their purchases. Looking to have Steam decide what can and cannot be made available to EVERYONE is walking on sticky ground. Be careful what you wish for.
Just my two cents. Yours are at least as valid.