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Steam gamers have spoken: innovative indies like Palworld continue to thrive while traditional triple-A flounders for a foothold

Looking at the year's big Steam successes, there's a continuing trend of favoring more ambitious projects on PC over triple-A and remakes.

Steam gamers have spoken: innovative indies like Palworld continue to thrive while traditional triple-A flounders for a foothold

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Looking at the year's big Steam successes, there's a continuing trend of favoring more ambitious projects on PC over triple-A and remakes.

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