About KSP2 on Steam (split from another thread)

[para 9]

lol never mind. i was just writing to the user registry like any competent coder would. 

Edited January 7 by para 9
lol nm

[Skorj]

I guess we'll see what the new owners do with the store page.  The roadmap on the KSP2 store page violates Steam EA rules, but since Steam doesn't enforce those rules ... well, we'll see.

I believe the majority of Steam EA games are abandoned before 1.0.  Usually this is more forgivable, as it's often a 1-dev project where the dev lost interest or hit a technical wall.  It's frustrating to see a major publisher do the same, but what can you do?  Still, perhaps the new owners will make it eligible for deep discounts on Steam sales.  I'm sure the work of the modding community has made it worth $5 by now, maybe even $10.

 

[Lisias]

I just finished report I was working on:

https://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/topic/226503-about-ksp2-on-steam-split-from-another-thread/?do=findComment&comment=4434152

Reproducing it here for convenience:

• 4 were due Legal Reasons:
  • https://delistedgames.com/abstractism/
  • https://delistedgames.com/bolsomito/
  • https://delistedgames.com/demons-age/
  • https://delistedgames.com/the-outbound-ghost/
• 2 were delisted by "abusing the ToS or the Store terms", but were relisted back (perhaps a mistake?):
  • https://delistedgames.com/aery/
  • https://delistedgames.com/dagestan-technology-titles/
• 4 by "creating numerous accounts and rigging reviews" (it's qualified fraud nowadays, but it wasn't at that time):
  • https://delistedgames.com/art-of-stealth/
  • https://delistedgames.com/cold-dreams/
  • https://delistedgames.com/platformica/
  • https://delistedgames.com/sharf/
• 2 by "By malpractice of steam resources", meaning using Steam to attack a person or protected minority.
  • https://delistedgames.com/corporate-lifestyle-simulator/
  • https://delistedgames.com/domina/
• 3 by "abuse of Steamworks tools or Steam’s terms of use":
  • https://delistedgames.com/death-gasp/
  • https://delistedgames.com/retro-tanks/
  • https://delistedgames.com/siberian-digital-titles/
• 2 entire Studios were blanket banned also by "abuse of Steamworks tools or Steam’s terms of use":
  • https://delistedgames.com/digital-mistake-titles/
  • https://delistedgames.com/drunken-ape-titles/
• 1 removed apparently due Censorship, but unknown if by VALVe or the Publisher:
  • https://delistedgames.com/the-wall/
• 1 removed by unknown reasons, and it's not known by whom. Apparently the Studio got a good deal with Oculus Rift, but it's spectulation:
  • https://delistedgames.com/silicon-rising/
• 1 removed by VALVe *for sure* due external Censorship
  • https://delistedgames.com/devotion/
• 1 removed bv VALVe *for sure* after a death treat against Gabe
  • https://delistedgames.com/paranautical-activity/
• 1 removed by VALVe *for sure* after the publisher tried a subpoena against 100 Steam users:
  • https://delistedgames.com/digital-homicide-studios/
• 1 removed by VALVe *for sure* due privacy reasons. It's the only one really arbitrary, IMHO.
  • https://delistedgames.com/tax-heaven-3000/

Edited Monday at 01:23 AM by Lisias
(sigh) Moar tyops...