# Indie games miss launch dates as Steam review queues stretch for weeks

> Original title: Indie games are missing launch dates because Steam is backed up

- Source: The Verge · AI
- Published: 2026-11-03T18:14:50.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/zvrkm221w3ypno0bf5o6r9dma
- Original: https://www.theverge.com/games/1025596/valve-steam-indie-games-missing-launch-dates

## Summary

Indie developers say Steam's build approvals now take weeks, causing some to miss planned launch dates, including Studio Daimon's Food Devils, which had submitted on October 12th and was still awaiting approval. Valve says reviews of a store page "typically takes 3-5 business days," but developers suspect a surge of games and "AI slop" is clogging the queue. Valve did not immediately respond to a request for comment.