https://it-news.uk/tags/indie-games/ Recent content in Indie-Games on IT News Hugo en-us Mon, 06 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://it-news.uk/posts/steam-refund-policy-hurting-indie-developers/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://it-news.uk/posts/steam-refund-policy-hurting-indie-developers/ <p>Steam&rsquo;s refund policy is one of the best consumer protections in gaming. Buy a game, play it for less than two hours within 14 days, and you can get your money back — no questions asked. Valve even evaluates edge cases individually. It&rsquo;s the kind of policy that makes players trust the platform.</p> <p>But trust cuts both ways, and some players are exploiting the system in ways that are quietly destroying indie developers.</p> <p>The problem is simple. A player buys a short indie game, finishes it in about an hour and a half, and immediately requests a refund. Steam grants it — the rules allow it. The player got the full experience for free. The developer gets nothing.</p> <img src="https://it-news.uk/images/itnews-973070-0.jpg" alt="Steam review screenshot" style="text-align: center;"> https://it-news.uk/posts/stardew-valley-creator-haunted-chocolatier-delay/ Sat, 27 Jun 2026 15:03:00 +0800 https://it-news.uk/posts/stardew-valley-creator-haunted-chocolatier-delay/ <p>Eric Barone, better known as ConcernedApe, quietly published a blog post this week that thousands of Stardew Valley fans have been waiting years for. He finally explained why Haunted Chocolatier — the follow-up to one of the most beloved indie games ever made — still doesn&rsquo;t have a release date, more than five years after it entered development.</p>