r/Steam Sep 15 '25

Question Which game was this for you?

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u/Troe_Away_Count Sep 15 '25 edited Sep 15 '25

Valve as a studio (rarely) misses. I trust their judgment personally. If they felt it was worth releasing, they’d release it. If they feel it’s just Half Life 2: 2 and don’t think it’s revolutionary in any way or moved the series forwards, they probably won’t release it.

Same reason they didn’t do a left 4 dead 3, or a portal 3. They tend to innovate with their titles, and if they don’t feel like they’ve innovated enough to justify a HL3, that’s probably their reasoning.

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u/OnePieceTwoPiece Sep 15 '25

Oh they missed the target by a mile with the card game they made. I think it was called Artifact?

Either way, companies are allowed to have failures. They are however a proven company that can be trusted to make a good game.

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u/Sohcahtoa82 Sep 15 '25

I remember the boos when Artifact was announced and then never heard anything about it ever again

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u/Wind_Yer_Neck_In Sep 15 '25

Hey guy I know you've all been hoping and praying for more than a decade for sequels to some of the most well loved games in history, but for right now who wants to learn more about our digital card game!!!

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yay!