Valve has removed over 150 games from Steam in an ongoing battle against asset flippers.
Asset flippers are developers who create games using previously made assets but with little to no original material. This allows developers to churn out poor games cheaply and make a handsome profit on Steam Direct.
Polygon reported 173 games were removed from Steam, the majority being developed by Silicon Echo Studios, or it's alleged alias Zonitron Productions. Studio Echo has released 86 titles in just two months, many which are the same but under a different name.
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Asset flippers are developers who create games using previously made assets but with little to no original material. This allows developers to churn out poor games cheaply and make a handsome profit on Steam Direct.
Polygon reported 173 games were removed from Steam, the majority being developed by Silicon Echo Studios, or it's alleged alias Zonitron Productions. Studio Echo has released 86 titles in just two months, many which are the same but under a different name.
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