Steam’s Growing Review Backlog Has Cost Another Game Its Launch Date

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Steam’s growing backlog for approving game builds appears to be getting worse, as yet another studio’s game is stuck in the purgatory of the platform’s review program. Australia Did It: End-of-the-World Railway Defense Business, a post-apocalyptic game about keeping a cargo railway running after society has collapsed, was originally scheduled to launch on November 10, but it’s stuck waiting for Steam’s mandatory QA review before it can be published.

“Unfortunately, we’re stuck waiting for Steam to review and approve our launch build. We have been waiting for a few weeks now and sadly don’t know when they will finally get around to it,” Australia Did It publisher Mystic Forge wrote in an update. “We’re hoping to be able to launch as soon as possible and will update all of you the second we get an update. We really appreciate all of your continued support and apologize for the situation. We can’t wait for you to check out the final game and hope to be able to get it into your hands soon!”

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Australia Did It co-developer and game designer Rami Ismail said the game was originally submitted on October 20, and a minor controller issue caused it