Valve drops Early Access game from Steam for an alleged lack of ‘honesty’

Developers can still release unfinished games on Steam … they just can’t mislead customers. That’s the gist of Valve’s ruling in regards to infamous Early Access game Earth: Year 2066.

Earlier today, Valve removed the “open-world survival” game from the Early Access portal on Steam due to developer Muxwell allegedly misleading consumers. Earth: Year 2066 debuted in April for $20, but it quickly drew the ire of gamers for presenting itself as a more complete piece of software than it actually is. The title currently only has a small map that is almost completely devoid of interaction. That’s despite Muxwell’s description that calls Earth: Year 2066 a “sci-fi apocalyptic open-world game” that puts player in control of a survivor who must get to “God’s House.”