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Is steam available in China? If not, what platforms do people use? Do you really only get about 15% of the sale price before taxes? I’m making a game of my own

• meibo 6y ago
  Steam is available in China, but it's a separate "instance" ran independently of worldwide Steam with a curated list of AAA games, so without the abundance of content and freedom to publish for everyone. Generally if you want to publish in China I'd say either "don't" and just release a Chinese localization in global stores, if you think that you will have a target audience in China, or find a huge publisher that will help you out.
  • rfoo 6y ago
    > Steam is available in China, but it's a separate "instance" Not yet. Despite various sources saying it is "near", the separate "instance" has not been up for now. The main Steam store works in China for the past few years, and it's what everyone uses. Yes, I mean I can buy a copy of Devotion on Steam with Alipay (or Wechat Pay) + RMB, download and play it without messing with anything. I have no idea why it hasn't been banned though. The Steam Community pages did get GFW-ed, just as every other sites hosting UGC without censorship[1]. [1]: If it is not, it's usually just a "Five demands not one less" away from being banned. Even scratch.mit.edu.