ylai@lemmy.ml to Gaming@lemmy.mlEnglish · 7 months agoKerbal Space Program fans react with anger over Intercept Games closure, and you know what that means: Review bombing on Steamwww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up1120arrow-down111
arrow-up1109arrow-down1external-linkKerbal Space Program fans react with anger over Intercept Games closure, and you know what that means: Review bombing on Steamwww.pcgamer.comylai@lemmy.ml to Gaming@lemmy.mlEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square17fedilink
minus-squarekingthrillgore@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up17·7 months agoYou have to have a copy of the game on Steam to review it. It will automatically say you got it for free if it’s a key from Steamworks (given to the press usually). This means the costs of faking reviews would outpace the volume really early.
minus-squaretetris11@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months agocan’t multiple people share an account and post individual reviews from it?
minus-squarelud@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up6·7 months agoNo, reviews are per account. A single account can post multiple reviews for the same thing (obviously)
You have to have a copy of the game on Steam to review it. It will automatically say you got it for free if it’s a key from Steamworks (given to the press usually). This means the costs of faking reviews would outpace the volume really early.
can’t multiple people share an account and post individual reviews from it?
No, reviews are per account. A single account can post multiple reviews for the same thing (obviously)