karnak1: That is interesting because it apparently implies that "rave steam reviews" for a game do not equal many people buying/playing it.
TheMonkofDestiny: To be fair, this has been apparent ever since the whole rigging of the reviews system there came to light. From dirtbag devs/etc. making fresh accounts to post positive reviews to people "allegedly" paying for good write-ups.
Not to say Crashlands falls into the above, as I'd imagine given how small it is it likely got a few positive reviews from people who enjoyed it via Humble (of which I think it was in a few bundles).
Interesting. Since I don't have a steam account I wasn't aware of those review frauds. But it makes plenty of sense. Specially since, throughout the years, I've seen plenty of very obscure and "niche" games getting rave reviews on that store. And although steam has a colossal customer base, it also has a colossal number of games. Many of which are complete clones of each other,
Hence the reason why I think so many small publishers keep selling on GOG. Despite having fewer customers I think it affords more visibility and less competition for certain games.
And as for the reviews, at least GOG created the distinction for ratings from owners and people who don't own the games. Thus reducing the risk of fake reviews from people who have not even played said games.