I think demos work. It was the entire reason i paid for planet crafter. I knew it was a fun game because of the free demo, and the demo let me play for several days so I got very hooked.
Until the refund fees become too much to be supported (and it will be because I don’t see more payment processors going by, if anything,we have less and less because reasons), that is basically the stance on this subject yes
Less work than making a demo, customers might forget to ask for the refund, and all the customer service is free because Steam automates it.
Makes lots of sense for developers.
As a customer, I’d still prefer a demo.
Steam has had couple of demo fests recently so I guess someone over there felt the same as you did.
This might fall under “less work than a demo” but far too many games that do have a demo, the devs don’t bother keeping it up to date.
I think demos work. It was the entire reason i paid for planet crafter. I knew it was a fun game because of the free demo, and the demo let me play for several days so I got very hooked.
First computer game I ever spent my allowance on was because of the free demo. Was a fun little game called DOOM.
Why not both?
Until the refund fees become too much to be supported (and it will be because I don’t see more payment processors going by, if anything,we have less and less because reasons), that is basically the stance on this subject yes