MrDeKat Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 Hi!! Checking some strange data on some Steam games, I've detected many duplicate Windows games with small differences (I think due to the different name on Steam, GOG and the cover). My question is what main name should be used, considering that the game will not be linked automatically if main name is not Steam name (correct me if I'm wrong). For example: - Cover name: The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind: Game of the Year Edition (https://gamesdb.launchbox-app.com/games/details/12816) - Steam Name: The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind Game of the Year Edition (https://gamesdb.launchbox-app.com/games/details/376101) Does the cover name take priority as the rules indicate, or does the Steam name for its correct link? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurzih Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 17 hours ago, MrDeKat said: Does the cover name take priority as the rules indicate I think you answered your own question https://gamesdb.launchbox-app.com/games/details/376101-the-elder-scrolls-iii-morrowind-game-of-the-year-edition is a duplicate entry lacking a lot of media and data and wrong original release date. Steam is a marketplace, not a platform. For some reason that version was added to the database as the "2009 Steam version" ... weird stuff (I'm also seeing people adding MS-DOS games in the Windows platform just because they are available on Steam/GOG etc. and running on DosBOX...). There's no point of adding all marketplace releases in my opinion: https://www.mobygames.com/game/11430/the-elder-scrolls-iii-morrowind-game-of-the-year-edition/releases/windows/ If a game has a specific (even if incorrect) name on Steam/GOG etc. it can always be added as an alternative name to the original entry... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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