Why i cant write an Review for a Demo?

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TheGamer May 24, 2015 @ 12:49pm

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eram May 24, 2015 @ 12:52pm

The demo is free you have to own the game to review it or if the game isnt out yet wait for it to be released and review the full game. Because you can not own demos you can not review them.

Last edited by eram; May 24, 2015 @ 12:52pm

Forcen May 24, 2015 @ 12:53pm

Because they want you to review the whole game.
No one needs a separate review tab for the demo, and very few people need reviews for demos I would guess.

ReBoot May 24, 2015 @ 12:55pm

What the hell is a review for a demo good for? Everyone can try the demo out himself. Or herself, for that matter.

TheGamer May 24, 2015 @ 1:08pm

I wanted to give the Devs feedback for improvement, and my feedback for this demo.
so the dev can improve the game/demo and thats good.

Last edited by TheGamer; May 24, 2015 @ 1:08pm

TheGamer May 24, 2015 @ 1:09pm

the demo is an part of the game, and thats the question, why this not supported
Demo Feedback/Review = Community

Last edited by TheGamer; May 24, 2015 @ 1:10pm

Forcen May 24, 2015 @ 1:11pm

Originally posted by ForEverWorld-X2:
the demo is an part of the game, and thats the question, why this not supported

Reviews are not for developer feedback really, there is a forum for that in each gamehub.

Also all the reasons posted are pretty fair.

ReBoot May 24, 2015 @ 1:16pm

Originally posted by ForEverWorld-X2:
I wanted to give the Devs feedback for improvement, and my feedback for this demo.
so the dev can improve the game/demo and thats good.

Post in the game forum.

Fumo May 21, 2017 @ 12:26am

Originally posted by erλm:
The demo is free you have to own the game to review it or if the game isnt out yet wait for it to be released and review the full game. Because you can not own demos you can not review them.

Well that's kinda bull. So we basically can't say crap until the game's fully released to give our feedback Doesn't that kinda eliminate the whole point of a demo?

FFL2and3rocks May 21, 2017 @ 12:34am

The point of a demo is to try it out before buying the full game.

If someone is that interested in seeing if a game is worth buying or not, they can try the demo themselves. Or play it safe and wait until the game is released and read reviews of the full game later. Or both.

Last edited by FFL2and3rocks; May 21, 2017 @ 12:34am

Sazzouu May 21, 2017 @ 1:08am

Originally posted by erλm:
The demo is free you have to own the game to review it or if the game isnt out yet wait for it to be released and review the full game. Because you can not own demos you can not review them.

Wrong

Actually you CAN write reviews for demos but only for specific demos like the demo of Angels That Kill

The reason for this is because this example has a seperated Steam AppID and its own Store-Page. Other Demos are downloadable with an extra button on their main games Store Page so they are basically the same game (means the same AppID) but the downloadable gamefiles are partially locked on the download so you are "playing the main game".
An example for this kind of a demo would be for the game Mu Complex. You can search for this game and you will find 2 different entries; the demo and the main game.
But not matter what you click you will always land on the main game Store-Page. The only way to download it is via the button on this page.

And as you can see on my example the main game of this game has totally different reviews than its demo.

And another point is that you are definately not allowed to flame Steam for its review system because it's the developers of the games that decide if the demo is a totally seperated game or a locked main game.

Last edited by Sazzouu; May 21, 2017 @ 1:16am

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Elf Feb 11, 2019 @ 5:40pm

Reviews for demos would be useful. Positive reviews wouldn't be covering the whole game, but "this was fun while it lasted" lets other people know it's worth trying, and negative reviews would let people know not to waste their time. You can't know the full game, but you can know if the graphics keep freezing up or the controls are terrible or the voice acting is awful. And you can assume that, if they're bad in the demo, they're not better in the full game.

Seems weird for Steam to encourage buying a game just to leave a negative review and then returning it.

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countryshack Mar 17, 2019 @ 7:39pm

I'd like to reply to a Demo: "Escape Legacy" because it doesn't Run!
Would be nice to be able to post to see if others are having the same problem.
Why would I buy a game if the Demo doesn't even run?

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ReBoot Mar 18, 2019 @ 1:19am

Originally posted by countryshack:
I'd like to reply to a Demo: "Escape Legacy" because it doesn't Run!
Would be nice to be able to post to see if others are having the same problem.
Why would I buy a game if the Demo doesn't even run?

Game forum. Ask people there.

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