Big publishers came back because Valve offered them a sweetheart deal, much better than what's offered to small devs. https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/30/18120

Big publishers came back because Valve offered them a sweetheart deal, much better than what's offered to small devs. https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/30/18120577/valve-steam-game-marketplace-revenue-split-new-rules-competition https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/30/18120577/valve-steam-gam...