The solo programmer of the retro-style FPS Hedon Bloodrite has actually been left puzzled after their game was regarded disqualified to take part in Steam’s FPS Fest sale– an occasion concentrated on, you thought it, FPSgames
Although the very first Hedon began life as a complete conversion mod for Doom 2 (remodeling the whole game at the same time), programmer Zan _Hedon Dev later on integrated it with Hedon 2 to create Hedon Bloodrite, a FPS with an “exotic world of lore and secrets.” At the moment of composing, it’s handled to collect over 1,700 evaluations on Steam to create a ‘Very Positive’ ranking.
While several designers have actually been requiring to Twitter to verify their involvement in the Steam FPS Fest, Zan _Hedon Dev has actually shared their very own, much less favorable news: “Steam FPS Fest is on! Get Hedon 0% off,” they create, in addition to a screenshot which checks out, “None of your games are eligible to participate in this event.”
In the replies of their tweet, they elaborate that it’s “probably an error on Steam’s behalf. Sadly I get an error when I appeal too.” The dev additionally clarifies that the game’s rate hasn’t been transformed in the last 28 days, which is one reason Hedon Bloodrite might have been regarded disqualified. “It is what it is,” they say.
Even if the programmer has actually relatively approved the choice on this celebration, as has actually been mentioned by others, this isn’t the very first time that we have actually seen games regarded disqualified for Steam occasions such as this when it feels like they must fit the expense flawlessly.
“I have a deckbuildery boardgame-inspired thing. Was rejected from the deckbuilder fest, no reason given. Applying for the endless replayability fest but as they say on the form ‘deckbuilders don’t apply’ expecting to get rejected there too,” Chironex Studios dev @hersperus writes.
Other devs have actually reported that entering the FPS Fest had not been precisely simple, with some needing to send tickets to have their games authorized: “Our team, and someone else I know, had the same issue where the game was not eligible despite being a shooter. We submitted a ticket and got it fixed within 24 hours,” Selaco dev @Nexxtic says
