Xiao Xiao is 27 years old this year, a back-end developer of an Internet company, and he also has an identity in private, which is an independent game producer.

Different from those small studios, Xiao Xiao is a real "independent" game producer, and the games he makes are completely completed by him, from the most familiar programming, to art design, and script copywriting.

In the indie game circle, sometimes a rapid design competition is held, which requires participants to make a small game within 24 hours, Xiao Xiao has participated in such a competition, and has come up with a very good work, so he is well-known in the circle.

After Hatsune Games announced the news of the "Steam" platform, Xiao Xiao also paid attention to it for a while.

It's impossible to say that indie game producers don't have the heart to start a successful business, and their biggest dream is to one day be able to make their work recognized by most players, and even like the founders of those legendary game companies, they will embark on the road of industry leaders.

And the distribution of indie games has always been a problem.

Large companies such as Suoren Mutual Entertainment and Hardcore Technology are not very eye-catching for independent games made by small individuals like Xiao Xiao, not only do they not have development machines, but they also have to let these producers find publishers to act as agents, which is an indirect rejection of these independent games.

For a long time, the promotion and promotion of indie games have been placed on social platforms, which is why most indie game producers have a good relationship, and every time one releases a new game, the others have forwarded the news and helped each other.

But for the average gamer, indie games are still synonymous with mini-games, and many people even think that the pixel style is shoddy.

When she saw the news of "Steam", Xiao Xiao didn't quite understand the intention of Hatsune Games, just like many other people, but later, when Hatsune Games announced that the "Steam" platform was a comprehensive game platform, Xiao Xiao was undoubtedly in good spirits.

However, at this time, everyone still has different opinions on the future development of "steam", some people think that this platform will not be able to do it for long, and some people think that the so-called "comprehensive game platform" is estimated to be the same as Suo Ren Mutual Entertainment, only the game platform of the big factory.

In the face of these questions, Xiao Xiao also felt a little apprehensive, until, on the day when the "Steam" platform opened the test, the news of the Independent Game Award came out, and Xiao Xiao's eyes suddenly brightened.

Among the thousands of people named [Huaxia Independent Producers Exchange Center], the news that was refreshed within an hour after the news came out was comparable to the previous month.

[Fruit of Climbing Trees]:, this "steam" platform is a bit powerful, indie game awards, is this going to support indie games?

[Moonlight Sonata]: Whether it's true or not, at least this platform accepts independent games, I looked at the beta version of other people's live broadcasts, and there is indeed an agency release agreement, which means that the games we make can be put on it and sold.

[Brother with glasses by the window]: It's less than a year old, isn't it obvious that it needs to be a game that has been in development for a while?

[Telephone pole tilt]: Not necessarily, if it is a small-scale game, eight months is completely enough.

[Soy Sauce Star]: I'm still a little skeptical, but it's really that good.

[Kilowatt light bulb]: I happen to have a project here, and I feel like I can try it.

[Fried rice with hanging stuffing]: Wow, someone has already uploaded the game, so fast?

Xiao Xiao did not get the test qualification, so he could only watch the live broadcasts of the anchors, which was also a rare time for him to watch the live broadcast not to watch others play games, but to watch others browse the platform.

He watched the live broadcast of [Qin], this anchor is a popular anchor on the first sound video network, and his game skills are very strong in female anchors, especially good at shooting games, Xiao Xiao originally watched "The Last of Us" and paid attention to her, and now, [Qin] has obtained the test qualification of the steam platform and is browsing the content of this platform.

It can be seen that on the steam platform, the account of the first sound video network has been upgraded to the general account of the phantom system, which is unified with the web game and mobile game account, and after entering the account password, [Qin] logged in to the steam platform.

The first thing that appeared was the store interface, which was similar to Hatsune Video.com, and the interface was rotated with advertisements for several games, including the works of several game manufacturers mentioned in the previous promotion, and guns and cars were readily available.

These manufacturers are the big manufacturers that sell games on all platforms, and the works are updated once a year, with the year as the label, also known as the big factories of the year, they are powerful, and they can choose all of them without considering the disputes between platforms.

In addition, the works of some medium-sized manufacturers can also be searched, and to Xiao Xiao's surprise, the span of games on this platform is huge.

From the classics of 30 years ago to the latest games released this year, as long as it is a manufacturer that has partnered with Hatsune Games, all its works have been brought to this platform.

Xiao Xiao doesn't know what conditions were used to negotiate the Hatsune game, but for a loyal gamer, it's just too cool.

You know, 30 years ago, not long after the birth of personal computers, the games of the extremely rudimentary operating system are basically fantasy masterpieces that ordinary players have never heard of, but many of them have made pioneering contributions to the booming game industry since then.

For example, the first RPG, the first shooter game, the first 3D game, the first free-view game, because there was no piracy, only people who bought game discs at that time, or even floppy disks, could play them, and most of these games could not run at all under today's operating systems, and special virtual machines needed to be installed.

Xiao Xiao joined such a group of classic game lovers, most of them were middle-aged people who had begun to indulge in games at that time, and they had many game CDs in their hands, and the young Xiao Xiao could only look at them.

And now, Steam has turned all of these games into digital versions and put them on the platform for sale!

[Qin] also noticed this, she clicked on a Pac-Man page, this game only bought twenty yuan, it was literally free, after payment, it took a few minutes to download, and she played for a while.

Although Xiao Xiao hasn't played it, but I've seen the old video, this game is what it was back then, but it's ported to the current operating system!

Although some people in the barrage were confused and thought that this was a small game, Xiao Xiao was already very excited.

In this way, the Steam platform is not just a simple comprehensive game platform, it is more like a digital library of games, at least, those classic games can rely on this platform to revitalize!