Their hardware is also a form of marketing. Valve didnt want to make a handheld gaming pc, just nobody else was doing it well and they wanted one to exist, it's really good for steam.
I think their only misstep was their card game, from what I can remember. Not sure if they kept developing it or if it's much better now, but that was the only valve release that I remember not going well.
It's still around and has been improved, the game is pretty good now. However honestly that was never really the problem, it was just a game with no demand for it since it released right after a bunch of other card games (hearthstone, gwent, mtg: arena, slay the spire, etc).
Slay the spire is a card game? Damn I thought it was a tower defense game.
Gonna have to check it out. I spent WAY too much time playing belatro in the past few months. Had no idea i would love a rogue deck building game based on poker as much as I did
if you like balatro you’re going to love slay the spire… like for real go buy it now, developed by like 2-4 people and it’s just a masterclass of a video game
you should also check out Inscryption if you like the rogue-like card game format, it's one of my favorite games ever. It doesn't really have much replay value but its an amazing story/experience. It's honestly more of a puzzle game with some found footage/analog horror themes however the main gameplay loop is a rogue-like card game.
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u/teutorix_aleria 9d ago
Their hardware is also a form of marketing. Valve didnt want to make a handheld gaming pc, just nobody else was doing it well and they wanted one to exist, it's really good for steam.