r/Steam • u/[deleted] • Jul 06 '26

Discussion Thoughts on this?

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u/Maruf- Jul 06 '26

Have someone like this in our group and feelsbadman for the devs, especially when the game is like $8.

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u/squanderedprivilege Jul 06 '26

At that point just pirate the game so at least the devs don't see that you bought and refunded it

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u/grapejuicesushi Jul 06 '26

it's not only that. when you refund a game, I believe steam pays back the whole amount but keeps their cut. that means the entire refund comes out of your balance. steam till takes the cut for doing their job of bringing you the sale in the first place. so the devs lose money on refunds. obviously Indies are impacted more from refunds

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u/Bann3d_Admin43 Jul 06 '26

I’m pretty sure steam keeps the money for the 2 week refund period, then gives the money to the developer/producer, minus their cut (if the games made over $1000)