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They take 30%.

• drzaiusapelord 11y ago
  I imagine large publishers negotiate a much smaller cut.
  • et1337 11y ago
    My understanding is it's much worse with big publishers. IIRC more like 60% publisher / 40% developer.
    • distances 11y ago
      Do note though that Valve/Steam isn't a publisher, it's just the distributor even if a major one. Quite many games still have separate developer and publisher, neither of which is Valve.
  • TheCraiggers 11y ago
    I wouldn't be so sure. It's not like most publishers have much of a choice. Unless you have your own Steam-like service (and sometimes, even if you do) you almost don't even have a choice. I'm pretty sure Valve knows this, and takes advantage of it. In other words, Valve holds all the cards in the majority of negotiations.