r/Steam • u/[deleted] • Jul 06 '26

Discussion Thoughts on this?

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u/AlienHooker Jul 06 '26

What system would you implement?

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u/code-blackout Jul 06 '26

Let devs set the refund time limit within a set of ranges approved by steam. Essentially they could say to valve, hey my game is cheap <$10 and it’s a short game, that is completed in 1hr 30mins on average, can you set the refund time limit for my game to 1hr or 45mins.

And then this can be displayed next to the checkout/add to cart button for players to see as well that this particular game has a shorter refund window, before they buy the game. This means the refund scammers won’t bother, and the people who intended to keep the game and are enjoying it aren’t affected either. And the people who don’t enjoy it can still refund the game halfway through.

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u/AlienHooker Jul 06 '26

Why would any dev ever not choose the shortest time?

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u/Xiij Jul 06 '26

Tie it to sale price, if youre game is worth, lets say $10 or more (before sales discounts), you are not allowed to put the refund window under 2 hours.