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I miss this model for games. Demo disks were my favorite thing in the world. I'd play a demo a dozen times or so before I decided that it was worth begging a pa
by jermaustin1 8y ago
I miss this model for games. Demo disks were my favorite thing in the world. I'd play a demo a dozen times or so before I decided that it was worth begging a parent to buy the game for me.
- copperx 8y agoIt has been a long time since I played games, but I thought games still had demos. In Steam, do you have to buy a game before playing it?
- jermaustin1 8y agoUnless it is a Free to Play game, you pay before you play. Some Early Access games start out free, but less and less now days.
- fenwick67 8y agoSome games do have demos, but not that many.
- GhostVII 8y agoIn steam you can return for a full refund if you have played less than 2 hours within the first 14 days, so you effectively get a 2 hour demo.
- Ruthalas 8y agoTo summarize the other comments: Yes. -Very few games provide demos. -Steam allows refunds under certain conditions, but also reserves the right to ban accounts that abuse that system, and declines to define abuse. Therefore it's generally advisable to avoid using refunds to try games, and save them for when there is a issue. So there is definitely a gap where demos would serve well.
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