Valve has updated the refund policy on Steam – time in paid early access is now taken into account

Valve has updated the refund policy on Steam – time in paid early access is now taken into account

Valve has updated the Steam refund policy. In particular, the rules regarding pre-orders and paid early access have been changed – we are talking about extended editions of games that allow you to play a few days before the global release.

If previously game time before release was not taken into account in the two-hour limit for refunds, it is now taken into account.

If you purchase a game in Early Access or Extended Access, your entire time in the game will count toward your two-hour refund limit. If you pre-order a game that cannot be played prior to its release date, you can request a refund at any time prior to release, and the standard 14-day, two-hour refund period will begin on the game’s release date.

Before these changes, players used a loophole in Steam – they spent a lot of time in games before the official release, and then got their money back without any problems.