Steam's Year-End Gift for Devs Who Published Games on the Platform

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I really love this gesture from Steam. Not sure if every dev gets one, but it definitely makes me like Steam more :)

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Wait, I didn't get anything. I guess they only give them to the top-tier devs xD - Maybe it's only for those who passed the threshold to get their initial $100 deposit back.

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They probably made around $600. Max. Sold about 154 copies at $4 each. - To be considered 'successful' by Steam's standards, total revenue usually needs to hit $1,000. - Honestly, for the store to actually consider you 'successful' and give you proper exposure, you need to hit like $50k. I cleared that, and I've never even seen a chocolate wrapper.

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Whoa, are you a big-name developer? I've never heard of this. There wasn't even an official announcement. Are the chocolates good? - They do it every year. My brother is a dev, and he gets chocolates from Steam every year. Looks pretty pricey too. - Yeah, that box is packed tight. No useless plastic packaging either.

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I've been a dev for almost 10 years and never received something like this :D There's probably an annual revenue baseline you have to cross. - I'm considered a pretty successful dev, but I've never gotten one. There must be other criteria to get on that specific mailing list. (I'm guessing mine were excluded because they're adult games.)

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For those wondering, every Christmas, Steam sends a $300 box of French chocolates to devs with annual Steam revenue over $600k. In the industry, it's often called the 'Chocolate Tier,' and it's a goal for indie devs who know about it. - Do you get two boxes for $1.2M, or does Valve's chocolate budget cap out there? - (Wallpaper Engine Dev) To answer properly: We always get this box. I think that's the limit. It's too much chocolate for two people, so we usually end up giving it away. But the truffles are amazing. Highly recommended.

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Madeleine Chocolate Gift Basket - La Maison du Chocolat. It's a chocolate set worth about $700.

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I thought that was a box of bricks at first. I was thinking, 'Wow, Steam is cold-blooded!'

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You don't even have to be a dev. Some friends of mine sent a wedding invite to Gabe as a joke (they met doing TF2 cosplays at Comic-Con). Steam sent them a huge haul of free items.

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The chocolate box name is La Maison du Chocolat. It's $330 a box. - That's the small version. The $165 one. Luxury Milk and Dark Chocolate Gift Box 60pcs - La Maison du Chocolat.

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What's the game? - Still waiting for OP to drop the name. Since they aren't answering despite multiple asks, I'm guessing it's an adult game. - It has some NSFW elements, but that's not the main focus :). I just want to focus on the heartwarming side of the story rather than promoting the game.

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My mama always said, 'Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get.' In your case, it actually was a box of chocolates... not bad.

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