Steam Awards 2023 clearly rigged

[Flow]

So this seems like another "game awards" scenario where the public vote is like 10% and worth nothing so the real nominees are up to steam staff to decide. Why even bother with this voting thing if it's all lies and doesn't matter.

[Boblin the Goblin]

It's completely user vote. Just because games you want don't get nominated, doesn't mean it's rigged.

[Zarineth]

And what are you basing your claim on? I am pretty sure, that Steam awards are 100% user based.

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Originally posted by Flow:

Steam Awards 2023 clearly rigged

So this seems like another "game awards" scenario where the public vote is like 10% and worth nothing so the real nominees are up to steam staff to decide. Why even bother with this voting thing if it's all lies and doesn't matter.

This isn't The Game Awards where there are judges and community votes.

The Steam Awards are 100% community nominated and final votes.

[Flow]

Have you even looked at the nominated games? For example the game Inward in visual style awards has barely over 100 reviews so when such a game gets a nomination then it looks very sketchy.

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Originally posted by Flow:

Have you even looked at the nominated games? For example the game Inward in visual style awards has barely over 100 reviews so when such a game gets a nomination then it looks very sketchy.

You don't need to own the games to nominate them. So, those reviews are pointless towards what gets nominated.

People like to meme. This is how they do it on Steam.

[FusionBunny]

Stardew Valley Labour of Love is missing.
And that game has an upcoming patch 1.6 coming Q1 2024.
And it already outdid Terraria in terms of updates and Terraria GOT the award!
If this does not prove a rigged vote then I don't know what would qualify as proof.

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Originally posted by FusionBunny:

Stardew Valley Labour of Love is missing.
And that game has an upcoming patch 1.6 coming Q1 2024.
And it already outdid Terraria in terms of updates and Terraria GOT the award!
If this does not prove a rigged vote then I don't know what would qualify as proof.

The community as a whole disagrees with your opinion.

[Volfogg]

Honestly... I don't even pay attention to game awards. They mean nothing to me.

[nullable]

Seems like some Joe Everygamer's found out they ain't.

[Tandy]

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

People like to meme. This is how they do it on Steam

explain this: https://steamdb.info/charts/?compare=668580,1497440,1583230,1940340,1545430
a game no-one knows, follow nor play entered most 5 (FIVE) appreciated for visual style among hundreds of 2023 titles, no one NOONE can't deny they are more appealing

Show the raw collected data, and show there is not a great number of account manipulating it
You're not reliable.

[LegendaryDS]

No best soundtrack nominee to Warhammer Darktide??

[Retrogon]

Originally posted by Volfogg:

Honestly... I don't even pay attention to game awards. They mean nothing to me.

+1

[Garou]

I see some games that couldn't have made it to the nominee list without lots of regular users voting for them. Popular games always make it regardless.

[dudhit]

As someone who hardly buys new games anymore and wont pay more than $20 for a game, It's kinda of sad that i'll vote for games i've never played for stickers or cards., at least i avoiding giving anything related to blizzard, R*, bethesda, EA a vote. that made me feel better

[Aachen]

Originally posted by FusionBunny:

Stardew Valley Labour of Love is missing.
And that game has an upcoming patch 1.6 coming Q1 2024.
And it already outdid Terraria in terms of updates and Terraria GOT the award!
If this does not prove a rigged vote then I don't know what would qualify as proof.

Well, that's quite correct.