Tuesday, May 16th 2023

Play Before You Pay: Steam Allows 90-Minute Gameplay Before Purchasing a Game

For gamers that ended up buying massively hyped games and found them to be quite disappointing, Valve is there to help. Valve's Steam will now allow gamers to play games for free for up to 90 minutes before forcing them to either pay to continue playing or end the game there. Starting with the new Dead Space Remake, gamers will be able to enjoy the first 90 minutes of gameplay without committing any funds towards the purchase of the game. Given that today's AAA titles can cost 59.99+ USD, this is an excellent choice for gamers wanting to try out the game before purchasing to finish the gameplay.

The new measure is already available to gamers on Steam, as the Dead Space Remake is the first to kick off the wave of 90-minute trials. Previously available for 59.99 USD, the game is on a 20% discount until May 29 and can be had for 47.99. We need to find out if more games will support this policy of free trials or if Steam will force some titles to do the same. Valve's older measures, such as refunds, are still in place; however, refunds require less than two hours of the game being played, so a refund can be valid.
Sources: Steam, via HardwareLuxx
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83 Comments on Play Before You Pay: Steam Allows 90-Minute Gameplay Before Purchasing a Game

#76
Eskimonster
This great, i definitely want to use it . Now i can try games i never would have bought and hope fully get some surprises.
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#77
forman313
Metroid90 minutes is not good enough, 24 hours is all right.
24h is enough for playing through the whole single-player campaign on a lot of games. Battlefield series, COD etc. I welcome it as I refuse to pay $40++ for 12-24h of gameplay. I never play online these days. But... if I really enjoy playing the campaign mode, I might pick it up. Cheats, bad behavior and unbalanced game dynamics are all eradicated these days, right?
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#78
Dahita
This is great! I'm still upset about purchasing Diablo 4 $70 and uninstalling it four days later.
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#79
siuxo
You can borrow the game for couple of dollars on www.cheaap.com they will borrow you steam account with game you desire and after time runs out just log you out.
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#80
windwhirl
siuxoYou can borrow the game for couple of dollars on www.cheaap.com they will borrow you steam account with game you desire and after time runs out just log you out.
That domain is dead and this thread was inactive for almost an entire year.
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#81
siuxo
windwhirlThat domain is dead and this thread was inactive for almost an entire year.
ya sorry, it's www.cheaaap.com/
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#82
Vayra86
siuxoya sorry, it's www.cheaaap.com/
They 'borrow' your Steam account?

Sounds totally trustworthy, I'll send them my bank details too while I'm at it.
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#83
THU31
Vayra86They 'borrow' your Steam account?

Sounds totally trustworthy, I'll send them my bank details too while I'm at it.
I expect that person meant they lend you an account with the game you want (against TOS, but that's another matter).

Other languages can use the same word for borrow and lend.
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