Let me see a list of games by Developer, not Publisher

[spaneika]

When I find a game I like, I want to be able to click on the Developer to see other games that Developer made. Instead, I get pushed to the Publisher page, which is not relevant for me, and includes all games published from a multitude of Developers.

I understand that I can search the store by typing the Developer's name, but that isn't the cleanest solution is it? The search also brings up games that share the name of that Developer.

Its like wanting to see all the movies directed by Sam Raimi, but instead I am pushed to a page of all Lionsgate films released. It's not very helpful, and this seems like an easy thing to fix. Why even have different hyperlinks for Developer and Publisher if they both land on the same page?

thanks.

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

It is because the developer opted not to make a developer page and it is linked to the publisher page instead. That is up to the dev/pub to set up. Valve doesn't do that.

Using the search function and searching Sam Raimi still works just fine.

https://store.steampowered.com/search/?term=Sam+Raimi

[spaneika]

Well if its true that Valve doesn't do that, then that's too bad I guess. It would still make things easier however if the search functionality were more robust. We can narrow searches by specific tags or genres, why not developer? oh well.

[zaphodikus]

Lots of devs do not put a page up, it is sad.

[Menzagitat]

Can you give an example of such a developer, spaneika?
I noticed that Steam is showing me the publisher instead of developer games but I cannot find an example now that I look more closely.

[Falsus Te Deum]

https://store.steampowered.com/publisher/artifexmundi
here is one. other does it
https://store.steampowered.com/publisher/bethesda
Fallout new vegas dev's Obsidian has their own page apart being shown in the publisher's page.

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Everything is outlined in the FAQ for them...

https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/store/creator_homepage#faq

[Menzagitat]

Originally posted by Falsus Te Deum:

https://store.steampowered.com/publisher/artifexmundi
here is one. other does it
https://store.steampowered.com/publisher/bethesda
Fallout new vegas dev's Obsidian has their own page apart being shown in the publisher's page.

Indeed, we used to see something like this
https://store.steampowered.com/search/?developer=Arkane%20Studios
And now the store page of the games made by Arkane Studios is sending us to the Publisher Page. I do not like this Steam feature.

[zaphodikus]

Basically the devs do not have the time to set it all up and publishers are in control, google is a decent search engine and will find you the developers own website, most of the time. Sometimes they jsut want to write games, not write websites.

[Menzagitat]

Originally posted by zaphodikus:

... Sometimes they jsut want to write games, not write websites.

Sometimes. Just sometimes. Most of the time they make bugs.

[@R+5]

+1

valve could still ask devs to make a page as part of the information that must be filled in each game profile page. devs wouldnt need to make the page (not all devs are web masters and or web designers, and they rarely do it): it would be those in the publisher side who should make the page for the devs, as part of the deal to promote the game and the company. This would be more professional, and allow indie and small developers to have an easier way to be found.

i have found a few programs and games which dont have a website at day one of a sale (ie, a program can be sold without contact information, and is hard to figure out if its a scam or not, and where to ask for help).

[Zomboss]

Damn, YES! I want just a list of works of this developer. I don't need to know taste of its publisher.
If developer don't waste time on creating page, I still want to see info about developer, not it's publisher. I have clicked on developer name, not publisher.

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Great... Read how and why it links to the publisher page in the FAQ above.

[Scooty]

Nice I would like this.

[Zomboss]

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

Great... Read how and why it links to the publisher page in the FAQ above.
:qr:

If publisher can overwrite link from not existing dev page on himself - it is flaw of steam idea. We has a good info search feature and they just broke it, allowed to replace it on useless advertising.

[Menzagitat]

Originally posted by Zomboss:

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

Great... Read how and why it links to the publisher page in the FAQ above.
:qr:

If publisher can overwrite link from not existing dev page on himself - it is flaw of steam idea. We had a good info search feature and they just broke it, allowed to replace it on useless advertising.

I was looking to a game now, called The Sojourn and made by Shifting Tides.
Being interesting and tempting, I wanted to find out if it is their first game.
By clicking on the developer name, I am fed with a big list belonging to Iceberg Interactive.
I have to bookmark this link and fill the name manually into the query :( https://store.steampowered.com/search/?developer=

And yes, Shifting Tides is at their first game and they do not want to show that.