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Steam reviews are now a little more useful but a little less fun

Steam reviews tend to be a medley of serious, helpful, jokey and meme-y, but Valve is looking to switch that vibe up a bit.

Steam reviews tend to be a medley of serious, helpful, jokey and meme-y, but Valve is looking to switch that vibe up a bit. The company has started publicly testing a new "helpfulness" system that will bring useful reviews to the top and effectively demote the fun ones, depending on what the user wants to see. "The primary goal of Steam User Reviews is to help potential players make informed decisions about the games they are considering purchasing."

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