"Steam's review queue is clogged up by AI slop": Salacious Fire Emblem-ish Food Devils gets a delay because its devs think Valve is inundated with genAI games
You might have seen that for today's grub, Edwin decided to in part feed The Maw with Food Devils, an incredibly salacious, foodie take on Fire Emblem, as it was meant to release today. The only problem is, it's not actually out yet. That might prompt you to call Edwin a rotten liar and march up to his castle at the top of the hill on a dark and stormy night with pitchforks and torches, but I…
Edwin decided to feed The Maw with a salacious, food-themed version of Fire Emblem called Food Devils, which was originally scheduled to release today. However, it appears Steam's review queue is overwhelmed with AI-generated games, potentially causing delays. Studio Daimon, the game's developer, submitted their build on October 12th but has yet to receive approval for release, despite the process typically taking 3-5 business days.
Valve requires AI disclosure in game descriptions since January 2024, and over 50% of October 2025's Steam releases disclosed AI use. SteamDB data shows a surge in game releases from October 2025 to almost 4000 in October 2026. Despite sending urgent requests to Steam, Studio Daimon remains unaware of when Food Devils might launch, even as other developers postpone their releases.
The team hopes to still release the game by the end of the week but acknowledges it is beyond their control.
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