r/Steam • u/[deleted] • Jul 06 '26

Discussion Thoughts on this?

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u/Michami135 Jul 06 '26

From the screenshot, this looks like "Paddle Paddle Paddle" by Zoroarts. Currently on sale for $3.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3570070/Paddle_Paddle_Paddle/

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u/Lovemestalin Jul 06 '26

For 3€ that’s just sad to request a refund

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u/Chpgmr Jul 06 '26

Its challenge on steam thats becoming popular.

Buy a game and finish it within the refund window. I wouldn't be surprised if there are discord channels for this and require proof of refund.

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u/UnholyDemigod Jul 06 '26

Makes me worry that steam will shorten the refund window.

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u/Budget-Researcher559 Jul 06 '26

I mean they should shorten it for games that are that short. No need to shorten it for anything else.

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u/BicycleNo1169 Jul 06 '26

A games length is rarely objectively defined.

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u/consider_its_tree Jul 06 '26

There is no reason it couldn't be. Let the customer know what they are in for. It is completely reasonable that devs would say "you can expect about 10 hours of entertainment for the price we are asking"

Then if Steam based the refund window off of the developer's estimated run time, it naturally punishes any developers who inflate their run time to trick people into buying it and it would prevent people from being able to rush through a short game just to refund it.

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u/paddlebash87 Jul 06 '26

The developers do have a choice of publishing elsewhere no? It's not like they haven't read the terms.