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When Steam Direct launched, Valve predicted that, thanks to games still caught up in the arcane gears of the Greenlight system, there would be “an initial surge of new submissions and then a new rate somewhat higher than what was coming through Greenlight.” The upswing in releases, then, could be a heaping helping of Greenlight leftovers, or it might be a sign of things to come.

Regardless, Valve has contended that Steam’s algorithm and supporting systems are up to the task of helping people sift the cream from the crap. Time will tell whether or not it’s on the money with that gamble. For now, though, how are you surviving The Great Steam Game Flood Of 2017? Do you use built-in Steam features like the discovery queue and curators? Do you find that all these new games (some of which ain’t great) harm your ability to use the store, or are they just an irritating humming noise in the background?

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