Steam approval backlog is making indie games miss their launch dates
The Verge AI · rss · 2026-11-04
Indie developers report unusually long Steam review queues, with some missing planned release dates. Studio Daimon submitted Food Devils on Oct 12 for an early-access launch that still hasn't been approved; game director Alfred Kamon says the team still has no ETA despite filing another ticket last week.
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