I’ve had this question for awhile, but cant seem to find an answer. What determines if a game has trading cards? Is it just developer discretion, or determined by Valve? I was thinking it had to do with game size/player base, but I’ve seen small/unknown games that have them, and relatively popular games that don’t. 192.168.1.254
Also, is it determined pre-launch on steam if there will be cards, or can a developer add them as an update later in the game’s life? Thanks. 10.0.0.0.1
P.S. I was playing Evolution, the one based off of the board game (that has cards as gameplay), when I wondered what the steam cards were, and saw there weren’t any.
As far as I know, there is a certain list of games with which you can get cards. From the collected cards in the game, you can improve your hero inventory.
A game on Steam gets trading cards if the developer opts into the Steam Trading Card system and meets certain criteria, such as community engagement and sufficient sales.
Steam trading cards are determined by the game’s developer opting into the feature and meeting specific criteria set by Steam, like popularity and engagement metrics.
A game gets Steam trading cards if the developer chooses to enable them and meets Steam’s criteria, including sufficient player engagement to prevent abuse or manipulation.
A game has Steam Trading Cards if it is integrated with Steam’s API that supports card drops. This is typically determined by the game’s developer or publisher, who opts to include the feature. The system allows players to earn collectible cards through gameplay, which can be traded, crafted into badges, or sold.