# Steam review waits hit 12 business days, and Valve responds with stricter build rules amid an AI game surge

Valve's target for reviewing new Steam games is three to five days. Reviews are currently taking as long as 12 business days, and indie developers are blowing past their own launch dates as a result, in some cases by weeks.To clear that backlog, Valve has rolled out new release rules. It hasn't expl

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| Published | 4 November 2026 |

Source: https://egamers.io/steam-review-waits-hit-12-business-days-and-valve-responds-with-stricter-build-rules-amid-an-ai-game-surge/