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by JusticeJuice 2755 days ago
The money games can make on steam is infinitely higher than other platforms - what you're paying for is to get your game on the platform with the most users.

A local game company I knew had a game on the humble bundle, their website, and a few other platform for months - they made a few thousand. Then it got greenlight on steam and they pulled 1m over 4 months.

Steam is not merely a payment processing system, it's an audience.