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Valve has announced Steam Greenlight, a new platform to assist indie developers in getting their titles on the Half-Life developer’s ubiquitous digital distribution service.
The new tool, scheduled for release on August 30, will allow indie developers to publicly detail and showcase game information and media, and the Steam community will vote for what they’d like to see pushed through the occasionally perilous submission process.
The publisher said the new service “piggybacks” the Steam Workshop and its peer review systems, but that games won’t require a minimum amount of votes to be considered.
“We are most interested in finding the games that people want, not requiring them to always hit a specific number of votes,” says Valve’s Greenlight FAQ.
In order for a game to be featured on Steam Greenlight, developers will need the following:
- A square branding image (similar to a box cover) to represent your game in lists and search
- At least 1 video showing off your game or presenting your concept
- At least 4 screenshots or images
- A written description of the game along with tentative system requirements
Valve is also encouraging developers to submit their games to Steam Greenlight early in the development process. “We encourage you to post information about your game as early in the development process as you are comfortable with. Greenlight will let you define whether you are posting your game as a concept/early build or as a playable game that is nearing completion.”
“We ask that you only define your game as ‘playable game’ if you have a playable build that demonstrates the gameplay mechanics and at least one level of your game. Otherwise, please classify your submission as ‘concept’ until its far enough along that the community can reasonably evaluate the mechanics, scope, and style of your game. Either way, you will probably get great feedback and a good start in building a community of fans around your game.”
The only restrictions are that games must not contain offensive material or violate copyright.
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