Epic launches self-publishing tools, calls out Valve again: 'Steam has created a real problem for the industry'

The Epic Games Store is now open for self-publishing. For $100, the same fee Valve charges for Steam submissions, anyone can submit a game for inclusion in the Epic Games Store library. Epic’s system is similar to Steam Direct, which Valve introduced in 2018, and will probably result in Epic’s library ballooning dramatically over the next year.

There are a few notable differences between Steam and Epic’s self-publishing rules, however. In some ways, Epic’s game submission guidelines (opens in new tab) are more permissive than Steam’s, but Epic also has two big rules that Steam doesn’t. Paraphrased, they are:

  • No pornographic games
  • Multiplayer games must have crossplay with other PC stores
source: gamezpot.com