Valve admits Steam has a 'fake games' problem

In a bid to curb the tide of low-quality video games hitting Steam in recent years, Valve will ask users of its digital distribution platform to sift through recent releases to find and highlight hidden gems. The company’s new program will recruit “Steam Explorers,” asking them to play through queues of Steam games, and giving them the chance to flag any they find promising. The more flags a game gets, the more visible it will be on the platform.

That’s according to Jim Sterling and John “TotalBiscuit” Bain — two prominent gaming YouTubers invited to Valve’s Bellevue head office to talk through the changes coming to the platform. Both detail the Explorer program in lengthy videos, describing how it will help Valve combat what the company...

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