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Since this topic was revived anyway, y'all realize that:

  1. some games don't have to be bought, since the minimum price is zero
  2. some games can't be bought, because their creators can't take payments
  3. even if someone bought / downloaded a game, doesn't mean they've played it
  4. even if they did play the game, doesn't mean they're writing a review in good faith

Basically: how exactly do you propose to, what, magically make people nice?

Please remember than the occasional one-star review has no effect on your game's visibility or anything.

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Personally, my proposal is only for paid games, you should have to buy the game before you're able to review it. That is more or less how it works on Steam.

If a person buys your game and still gives it a negative review, fine, you at least made a sale off them.

This change alone would help prevent review bomb harassment by random people for paid products.

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Now itch just allow to enable/disable ratings and reviews. Would be better to add some additional options like:

  • Disable ratings and reviews
  • Allow ratins and reviews from buyers
  • Allow ratins and reviews from all

As for me, I always look at the rating before buying any product. If I see a low rating, I will think twice before sending money. Yes, a low rating does not affect the visibility of the game, but I am sure it greatly affects the number of sales.