"STEAM Guides"

[TheCommandTent]

Saw this new feature pop up on STEAM the other day.  Looks like it could be helpful especially for some of the more involved games.

Steam Guides are player-created references for games and software, created by fellow members of the Steam Community. Whether you're stuck on a certain puzzle or looking to find all the hidden secrets in a level, there's probably a guide to help you through. And if there isn't, try your own hand at creating one to help others.

http://steamcommunity.com/guides


It looks like right now anyone can create and upload a guide to STEAM. 

[bbmike]

Thanks for pointing this out! Sounds like a great idea and I'm glad Steam added this.

[Greybriar]

That's a great idea. It looks like they formalized what gaming communities provide their members, making the information more readily accessible.

Thanks for sharing the info.

[LongBlade]

I saw those. Generally speaking I don't use guides. It's not a bad idea, though.

[FarAway Sooner]

Any time you can use user-generated content to add value to your game or your service, it's a win.  I was thankful that the guides are available to all Steam subscribers, rather than just to Steam users who own the game.  The latter would have been a bold marketing move, but would have left out anybody who didn't buy their game via Steam. 

This looks like more of an investment in Gaming communities than it does in Steam, which moves them up a notch in my estimation.

[Ubercat]

I saw those. Generally speaking I don't use guides. It's not a bad idea, though.

I imagine that the guides are going to be more than just walk throughs. Many games have obscure facets that aren't well explained in their manuals. It can be very useful to know that shift clicking abc lets you xyz.

[Nefaro]

I saw those. Generally speaking I don't use guides. It's not a bad idea, though.

I imagine that the guides are going to be more than just walk throughs. Many games have obscure facets that aren't well explained in their manuals. It can be very useful to know that shift clicking abc lets you xyz.

Not just that, but there are usually "Beginner Guides" to help ease people into more complicated games with big learning curves and they are pretty popular.

[TheCommandTent]

I saw those. Generally speaking I don't use guides. It's not a bad idea, though.

I imagine that the guides are going to be more than just walk throughs. Many games have obscure facets that aren't well explained in their manuals. It can be very useful to know that shift clicking abc lets you xyz.

Not just that, but there are usually "Beginner Guides" to help ease people into more complicated games with big learning curves and they are pretty popular.

That will be very helpful especially to draw the "mainstream" gamers into games like CKII and the like.