Steam Is Tweaking Reviews To Make Them More Relevant

Steam is introducing a change to its review system to make game reviews more relevant to users from different cultural backgrounds. The platform will now display separate review scores for each language, in addition to the overall review score, for games with at least 2,000 publicly visible reviews and at least two reviews in at least one language. This change is intended to address the fact that not all games resonate equally across all cultures. The language-specific review scores will allow users to better understand how a game is perceived by players who share their native language, even if the overall review score may be different. Valve, the company behind Steam, has stated that this change is not meant to manipulate or hide information from users. Users will still have access to the overall review score, as well as the ability to view the full breakdown of reviews in different languages. The move is likely driven by Steam's growing user base in diverse regions, such as China, where cultural differences may influence a game's reception. By providing language-specific review scores, Steam aims to make the review system more meaningful and helpful for its global audience.