Indie devs say Steam reviews are taking weeks and suspect a flood of AI-generated games

Multiple indie developers say Steam store reviews stretched to two or three weeks or more in October, beyond Valve's advised 7 business days, and some games were delayed as a result. Studio Daimon's Food Devils was submitted on October 12 and missed its November 3 launch, and the studio says it needs the sales revenue before the end of the year. Developers suspect the backlog is tied to roughly 4,000 games released on Steam in October, nearly half disclosing generative AI use, while Valve has not explained the delays.