WHAT THE
Hasn't this already been a thing? Steam implemented a key icon in 2016 to indicate reviews that did not count toward the review score. The star just seems to be a change in how they present this fact.
Steam News page for the 2016 implementation
As a result of this, we are making some changes to how review scores are calculated. As of today, the recent and overall review scores we show at the top of a product page will no longer include reviews written by customers that activated the game through a Steam product key.
Customers that received the game from a source outside of Steam (e.g. via a giveaway site, purchased from another digital or retail store, or received for testing purposes from the developer) will still be able to write a review of the game on Steam to share their experience. These reviews will still be visible on the store page, but they will no longer contribute to the score.
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it was never this public and im only just learning about it when another person pointed it out
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new star that shows up next to every single game review if you hover it the text comes up with.
this review is not counted in the overall review score because this user activated the product via a Steam key, received it as a gift, or via temporary license.
98%+ of my games come from outside of the steam store...
Lost all trust in steam reviews now.... with the steam store charging more for games reviews are now pay to win. ಠ_ಠ
fuck me cause im poor so my game reviews dont count because i got the game discounted or even full price but from another seller
https://www.steamgifts.com/giveaway/AHaBSeven/
https://www.steamgifts.com/giveaway/wpI0?/ ?oker
https://www.steamgifts.com/giveaway/?Q8ck/ 1st letter of the bat dogs name
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