alt Hacker NewsRegarding the 30% cut. Developers can actually generate steam keys and publish them on third-party sites which can be redeemed by users on Steam. Developers then get 100% of the profit.
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foresto • yesterday at 9:12 PM
Are the developers allowed to sell those keys for less than the Steam price?
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But they're only limited to 5000 keys. beyond that requires special approval, which is not given if the game is being sold more outside Steam than inside.