Normally the steam awards winners are real stinkers, but the voters had shockingly good taste this year.
Okay listen. I know I haven’t played it myself but… Isn’t Arc Raiders just another fucking extraction shooter? How the fuck does it beat Blue Prince for most innovative gameplay?
Steam Awards is a popularity contest.
Because people have no idea what innovative means. Nor does Valve, since Arc Raiders was in the category.
Nor does Valve, since Arc Raiders was in the category.
Valve doesn’t decide anything, the whole Steam awards are voted by the community. It’s a popularity contest.
No because we can’t add our own picks. You choose from a limited selection.
The top 4 picks are decided by user nomination a ~month before.
Huh I still don’t remember ever getting an open ended choice.
It’s refreshing to see Expedition 33 winning a category it deserves, and only that category.
The difference between awards chosen purely by people who play video games and awards chosen primarily by people who make their pay cheques in the industry
