Early access articles
Pokémon-style survival RPG Palworld sells 6 million copies in first 4 days
Why it matters: Palworld, a new Early Access survival title that let's players tame and train Pokémon-like creatures, has topped the Steam Top Sellers chart, shifting 5 million copies in its first 4 days of release. Time may tell, but currently it seems to be more than just hype, the game has already amassed over 57 reviews and sits at "Very Positive" on Steam. At the time of writing, 93% of all reviews posted are positive.
Palworld is a smash hit with over 850,000 concurrent players on Steam, and counting
Arma Reforger is a $30 dry run for Arma 4, available now
'Portal meets Halo' shooter Splitgate delayed because too many people want to play it
Steam's new Playtest tool lets you apply to test out upcoming games early
Baldur's Gate 3's Early Access has been delayed to October 6
Factorio exits Early Access after eight years of work
Medieval sandbox RPG Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord is releasing a day early
Medieval sandbox RPG Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord releases on March 31 in Early Access
Black Mesa: Xen releases in Early Access with a 20-percent discount
Co-op horror stealth shooter 'GTFO' gets Steam Early Access release
'Dreams' is launching in Early Access this spring
Discord now offers 'Early Access' games through its digital storefront
Deathgarden is free for a week to celebrate Early Access release
SpyParty finally set to launch after nearly a decade in development
H1Z1 goes free-to-play just one week after exiting Steam Early Access
Gamers react to announcement of PUBG finally leaving Steam Early Access
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds' latest patch deals with AFK farmers
Quake Champions early access starts next week, adds playable Doom Guy
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds: What does it take to play?
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds pre-release build has been available since March, and by the first month it had sold well over a million copies. So the game is popular, but it's also known for not being greatly optimized. I've been messing around with a few CPU and GPU combinations over the past week, seeing which hardware deliver the most value.
Seven Steam games whose reviews have changed a lot
Valve recently overhauled Steam's review system, putting a larger focus on recent perspectives. The move made sense. Games are no longer static works. They constantly evolve thanks to updates and programs like Early Access. The system is, by and large, very useful, providing percentages that give narrow and wide snapshots of games. But numbers only tell part of the story.
Behind Valve's Greenlight and Early Access programs: bad games, minimum transparency
These days, it seems like Valve will let just about anything on Steam. Programs like Greenlight and Early Access make it easier than ever to get a game on the preposterously popular PC storefront. Some of these games are very bad. How does this happen? What is the process actually like?