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Welcome Summit Reviews to the Sentinel Network!

January 21, 2026 at 10:35 PM

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Welcome @summitreviews.biz to the @steamsentinels.bsky.social Network!

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We’re pleased to officially welcome Summit Reviews into the Sentinel Network. Summit Reviews are an independent, international collective of experienced writers known for their professional, in-depth ...

9 Years of Sentinels - A Ramble From Me

January 22, 2026 at 7:28 PM

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Mellow_Online1

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Today, @steamsentinels.bsky.social turns 9 years old!

Here's a little ramble from me.

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Today, Sentinels of the Store turns 9 years old. Nine years ago, on January 17th 2017, I made the decision to create this group. The world was very different back then. Steam was very different. I was...

Steam Remove Thousands of Obzor Reviews - Our Progress Begins Now

January 17, 2026 at 6:33 PM

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New @steamsentinels.bsky.social article!

@steampowered.com Remove Thousands of Obzor Reviews - Our Progress Begins Now

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Hi all, First of all, a quick apology in advance: there are going to be a few announcements going up this week. The first landed yesterday with our latest podcast episode , where we discussed a range ...

When Trust Breaks - Steam Sentinels Podcast - Ep.12

January 16, 2026 at 3:28 PM

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Mellow_Online1

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New @steamsentinels.bsky.social Podcast

This week we talk about review manipulation on @steampowered.com, a community comment comeback on cautious buying and more!

Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lr6I...

#Steam #PCGaming #GameDev #SteamReviews #GamingNews #SentinelsOfTheStore

2026 – The War Against Review Manipulation

January 15, 2026 at 9:44 PM

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The @steampowered.com community backs @steamsentinels.bsky.social's plan to tackle review manipulation.

January 6, 2026 at 8:24 PM

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We’ve just published a new @steamsentinels.bsky.social article outlining our 2026 focus: sustained action against review manipulation on @steampowered.com.

Read here: steamcommunity.com/groups/Senti...

2026 marks our ninth year as a community. A year where we hope to continue growing, strengthening our work, and advancing consumer awareness on Steam. But it is also the year we are committing to tack...

2025: A Year Where Trust Was Tested Repeatedly

January 5, 2026 at 9:25 PM

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Mellow_Online1

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2025: A Year Where Trust Was Tested Repeatedly

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Looking back on 2025, what stands out isn’t a single defining moment - it’s how often the same questions had to be answered again and again. This was a year spent circling trust: how it’s earned, how ...

Moral Panic - Steam Sentinels Podcast (Ep.11)

December 28, 2025 at 4:11 PM

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Mellow_Online1

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New @steamsentinels.bsky.social Podcast episode “Moral Panic” is live.

We discuss fake censorship narratives, AI, @steampowered.com policy confusion & bad-faith outrage

Where does genuine concern end - and moral panic begin?

Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaJU...

#Steam #PCGaming #GameDev

Horses, AI, Anime Girls, and How They All Got Delisted From Steam

December 27, 2025 at 7:30 PM

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Mellow_Online1

@mellowonline1.bsky.social

New @steamsentinels.bsky.social article!

'HORSES' and taboo horror, 'Postal'-adjacent AI backlash, and a gacha game quietly vanishing after wishlist incentives - Caff digs into three very different delistings.

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#Steam #IndieDev #AIArt #GameIndustry

We’ve had a particularly interesting couple weeks of delisted releases on Steam - especially given that a significant number of them have been high-profile releases. While it's not uncommon to see gam...

Hold Your Horses | Steam Sentinels Podcast (Ep.10)

December 22, 2025 at 6:09 PM

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Hold Your Horses - @steamsentinels.bsky.social Podcast (Ep.10)

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This week, we dive into Horses being banned across storefronts, Postal: Bullet Paradise & the AI backlash & Tim Sweeney vs Steam's AI disclosure labels.

Where does moderation end and censorship begin?

Spam, Ram & Scams | Steam Sentinels Podcast (Ep.9)

December 16, 2025 at 2:15 AM

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Mellow_Online1

@mellowonline1.bsky.social

New @steamsentinels.bsky.social Podcast Episode!

While I was away, @sirviolentdeath.bsky.social, Ratchet, and Caff took over hosting duties and delivered a banger of an episode!

Steam Game Spam, Bundle Sites and RAM shortages, all this and more in the latest episode!

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Charity Stream: Safe in Our World: Eternal Darkness Sanity's Requiem

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December 5, 2025 at 1:23 AM

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Next, Dragnix is streaming 'Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem' for our @safeinourworld.org fundraiser as part of @steamsentinels.bsky.social charity drive on @tiltify.com

Check Dragnix out below and also consider donating! We're over halfway!

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YouTube video by Dragnix

Steam Sentinels Podcast LIVE Q&A Session

November 24, 2025 at 11:11 PM

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This Sunday at 11 pm GMT, myself, Ratchet and @sirviolentdeath.bsky.social will be hosting a live episode of the @steamsentinels.bsky.social podcast.

Alongside our comment comeback segment, we will be answering questions sent in and also hosting a giveaway.

On Sunday, November 23rd at 11pm GMT, Mellow, Ratchet and SirViolentDeath of Sentinels of the Store will be doing a live Q&A in addition to their podcast discussions. The live stream will be done in ...

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November 21, 2025 at 8:40 PM

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LIVE NOW!

Lord Crocosquirrel is streaming for the @steamsentinels.bsky.social fundraiser for @safeinourworld.org playing @cyberpunk.net The Phantom Pain

Check him out here:

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Charity 2025 (Stream 1): Cyberpunk 2077: The Phantom Pain

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November 21, 2025 at 5:30 PM

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Mellow_Online1

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Starting now-ish!

@newscartridge.bsky.social will be live shortly playing @seaofthieves.com for our @safeinourworld.org charity fundraiser!

www.twitch.tv/dandruff_luv...

Donate using the link below!

Raffle entries, shoutouts and games are available!

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November 21, 2025 at 2:59 PM

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Mellow_Online1

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The day has come!

@steamsentinels.bsky.social charity fundraising for @safeinourworld.org has started!

Firing the starting gun for us is English Teacher Plays with Cyberpunk 2077!

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Cyberpunk 2077 Charity Stream - 129 Mods and loving it!

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Key Revocations & New Hardware | Steam Sentinels Podcast (Ep.7)

November 21, 2025 at 10:53 AM

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Mellow_Online1

@mellowonline1.bsky.social

The @steamsentinels.bsky.social Podcast – Episode 7: Revoked Keys & New Hardware

This week, we break down @steampowered.com’s key revocation meltdown, the devs' misuse of the system, and @valvesoftware.com's brand-new hardware announcement.

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#Steam #Valve #Podcast #PCGaming

Steam Community :: Group :: Sentinels of the Store

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November 20, 2025 at 3:08 PM

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Mellow_Online1

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Today, we're launching the @steamsentinels.bsky.social X @safeinourworld.org charity fundraiser.

Safe in Our World will be the charity we support in our first annual charity fundraiser.

Visit our article on Sentinels of the Store for full details: steamcommunity.com/groups/Senti...

The Sentinels of the Store is a group founded on the core values of transparency, fairness, and consumer protection. Our journey began when we saw the urgent need to address the growing concerns withi...

Dominance & Damage Control | Steam Sentinels Podcast (Ep.6)

November 19, 2025 at 8:36 PM

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Mellow_Online1

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Great news on the Sunyu situation: one of the users who was unfairly hit with a community ban has now had it overturned after reopening their ticket and presenting the evidence from @steamsentinels.bsky.social's forums of ban abuse.

Persistence works - this is why we’ve been tracking these cases.

November 17, 2025 at 11:58 PM

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Dominance and Damage Control - @steamsentinels.bsky.social Podcast (Ep.6)

This week, we’re breaking down @steampowered.com's monopoly, Aftermath Z: Red Pine Lake's censorship dispute, and a studio that accidentally revoked legit keys, trying to fight grey markets.

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SteamWatch - A Steam Meltdown Saga - Sunyu and Key Revocations

November 17, 2025 at 11:21 PM

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Mellow_Online1

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I’ve published a full breakdown of the Sunyu key-revocation meltdown - including archived posts, contradictions, and why innocent customers got caught in the crossfire.

One of the worst PR responses I’ve seen from an indie dev.

@steamsentinels.bsky.social

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In a piece I wrote a couple of days ago (which you may have missed because Steam’s automated systems temporarily flagged it), we discussed a growing problem: developers revoking legitimately purchased...

SteamWatch - The Steam Key Revoking System is a Problem (V.2) :: Sentinels of the Store

November 16, 2025 at 10:34 PM

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Mellow_Online1

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Multiple games have had legitimately purchased keys revoked in the last 2 days - and the developer responsible is deleting threads, banning users, and refusing to answer questions.

We’ve published our full findings.

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https://techraptor.net/gaming/guides/steamwatch-steam-key-revoking-system-is-problem Back in 2019, I wrote a TechRaptor piece warning that Steam’s key-revocation system was wide open to abuse - that b...