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BlackSpawn

Apr 22, 2016 @ 6:36pm

Inclusion Criteria: Curation List. Suggest titles to be added.

Criteria for Inclusion:

Any title that has formed part of Steam's Early Access program, even if it is currently marked as a Full Release

+ ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLOWING:
Failure to deliver content that was promised / used in the marketing of the title and/or description on the Steam store or developer website in order to create a sale
(Potentially) Abandoned games: Update history, dev communication, content updates (6 month+ or official announcement of abandonment)
Games that transition from Early Access to Full Release with minimal to no updates from initial Alpha and/or as a feature incomplete product (according to stated/marketed plans)
Games that transition to Full Release with game breaking bugs/unplayable condition
Developers with abandoned games or documented dubious business practices that introduce new games into EAG
Transition to episodic format or change in monetization (DLC, microtransactions, paid --> F2P, etc.) from that initially described/sold during Early Access launch and/or advertised on Greenlight
Misrepresentation of game content on Steam store page
Misrepresentation of Early Access status
Misrepresenting title compatibility and/or platform support (ex. Claiming Linux compatibility without delivering it)
Offering a product or service in exchange for Greenlight votes or positive reviews and/or otherwise manipulating review/voting systems
Forum/Critique censoring
Instability/turmoil of development and/or publishing team (Changes in lead developers, publisher, etc.)
Remove/Delete items from player's inventories without proper announcement and/or remediation/compensation
Wipe player progress or remove game save data without appropriate announcement or solution
Other behavior/practices that may go counter to the stated goals and aims of the platform and/or confer a higher risk of project failure/abandonment

Ancillary Criteria:

Significant delay from proposed timeline/roadmap/release date (1 year+)
- EAG is used interchangeably to denote Early Access Game and/or Early Access Game Platform
- Seemingly abandoned EAG: Title has no updates in the last 6 months
  Abandoned EAG: Developer, publisher, forum moderator and/or public announcement states the abandonment
- I exclusively use the term "launch" for the inclusion of a new game into the Early Access platform.
  I reserve the term "release" for Full Releases (as per the developer/publisher).
Please suggest titles that have used or are currently in the Early Access platform and may be appropriate for our curation list.

Don't forget to "Follow" us as a curator.

Thank you for your help, your suggestions and your participation.

Last edited by BlackSpawn; May 5, 2017 @ 1:45pm

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ShikenNuggets Apr 22, 2016 @ 9:11pm

I'm not sure what exactly the criteria is for you making a curator review, but I think this is one definitely worth mentioning.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/363490/

Escape Machines, hasn't been updated since May 30th, 2015 (about 11 months ago as of writing this). The developer also announced that he was making another game in order to fund the development of this one. Development of Escape Machines has been officially suspended until the completion of his new game, Black Prince (which was supposed to launch in March, but was delayed to sometime in April or May[mintagestudios.com]).

Last edited by ShikenNuggets; Apr 22, 2016 @ 9:13pm

A Nickel Jul 26, 2016 @ 9:16am

I'd like to suggest Break_In for being abandoned, as well as the dev actively censoring mentions of his promises of updates wherever they can be found.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/357320/

It hasn't been updated for almost a whole year, even though the developer has stated many times that he will keep in touch better, and bring updates soon(tm)!

colonel_eviscerator Sep 1, 2016 @ 7:49pm

I'd like to suggest Metaverse/Cubic for..well..being seemingly abandonded to work on another project

http://store.steampowered.com/app/325430/

It's not been a full year yet, but it's well past six months without a game update. It's clearly evidenced in the forums that they've suspended work on Metaverse to concentrate on XLR, and they'll be sure to return to finish Metaverse.

Considering how long it can take to develop a game in the first place, that's cold comfort.

Though they did give XLR to owners of Metaverse for free...it's a VR-only game. Unless you've already got the latest and greatest rig and shelled out the extra cash for an Oculus or Vive, it's unplayable.

*Yuki* Sep 8, 2016 @ 10:07am

Starbound
http://store.steampowered.com/app/211820/

State: left ea 2 months ago. Was in ea for few years. Release pushed.

Whats wrong: removed lots of content, was in early access (temperature system, lots of planet types, weapons, armor, etc). Promised content didnt implemented (such as architector mode). Perfomance is ever worse, than in beta, makes game unplayable ever on PC, much more powerfull, than listed in recommended (very low fps overall, lagspikes, in-load parts of planets). Some forum threads with critique got removed.

Last edited by *Yuki*; Sep 8, 2016 @ 10:07am

*Yuki* Sep 28, 2016 @ 3:41pm

Minimum
http://store.steampowered.com/app/214190

State: left ea after being offline for half year. Rushed.

Whats wrong: it was ea multiplayer game. Then SUDDENLY servers felt offline for half year. When devs finnaly brought em back, they wiped whole steam inventories, associated with this game (some items had prices of stuff from csgo or tf2, if you know, what im talkin about) and pushed game out of early access

Last edited by *Yuki*; Sep 28, 2016 @ 3:42pm

*Yuki* Oct 1, 2016 @ 8:18am

Shrooms
http://store.steampowered.com/app/361330

State: abandoned EAG

Whats wrong: no updates since december 2015. Developers stay silent aswell

*Yuki* Oct 26, 2016 @ 2:12pm

The Joylancer: Legendary Motor Knight
http://store.steampowered.com/app/315540/

State: abandoned EAG

Last content update was 29 sep 2015 (!), last bugfix - 9 months ago https://steamdb.info/app/315540/history/

Last edited by *Yuki*; Oct 26, 2016 @ 2:13pm

*Yuki* Dec 17, 2016 @ 7:21am

Dungeon Defenders 2
http://store.steampowered.com/app/236110/
State: EA

Reason to add: early access microtransactions.
Also used to be paid game, but switched to free 2 play model (was in their roadmap, but only after leaving early access)
https://steamdb.info/app/236110/

BlackSpawn

Dec 17, 2016 @ 9:04am

Thanks for the Dungeon Defenders II suggestion, Yuki.

As I research the title, the developers seem very upfront with their plans and the open ended nature of their business model.

Even at Early Access launch, they specified that the title would eventually go Free to Play and that the business model would evolve.

I haven't found any evidence of misleading, deceitful or otherwise potentiallly anti-consumer practices being employed. The game has been on Early Access for quite awhile (a little over 2 years), but it is still being actively developed.

"Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access?
“In the future, Dungeon Defenders II will be free. We’re focused on building a great game first and business model second, so as of the Steam Early Access launch, the game is absent of any monetization features. We will be adding these features to the game as we progress through Early Access. There will also be periods of time where it goes on sale or participates in other Steam promotions.

For supporting us early, you’ll receive an exclusive Hero Embellishment set and an equivalent or greater dollar value to your purchase price of in-game currency. You can use this currency to buy cool items like costumes, tower skins, and tavern decorations when those features come online. These in-game purchases will NEVER GRANT GAMEPLAY ADVANTAGE. EVER. WE’RE SERIOUS!” "
https://web-beta.archive.org/web/20141231034340/http://store.steampowered.com/app/236110

In my opinion, the ONLY scenario in which it is acceptable for an Early Acess Game to have microtransactions or other monetization models is when they are in fact, Free to start with.

As such, I probably will not add that title to our curation list unless I can actually find an inclusion crtieria that has been fulfilled.

Thank you lots for your suggestion and feedback!

As always, if there is any piece of information I am missing feel free to let me know.

Last edited by BlackSpawn; Dec 17, 2016 @ 9:06am

*Yuki* Dec 17, 2016 @ 9:44am

Originally posted by BlackSpawn:
stuff

Ik and I stated that (wasnt sure about monetisation plans during ea). Only posted it here, coz it match "ea microtransactions" criteria

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*Yuki* Dec 19, 2016 @ 10:16am

Orake 2D MMORPG
http://store.steampowered.com/app/516510/

State: abandoned EAG

Not sure, if its worth to include, since there is no buy button anymore and steam ever cant load its link, but thats it :D

Last edited by *Yuki*; Dec 19, 2016 @ 10:18am

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