Steam’s refund policy remains the best in the industry, and today, Valve made a small change to how it considers a certain tier of games.
In a very brief note posted to Steam, Valve said that playtime accrued during those ‘advanced access’ periods will now count towards the Steam refund policy (two-hour) period.
This change is part of an attempt to keep up with the ever-evolving games industry.
Previously, some players took advantage of that limitation to play the games for longer, and request a refund once they’ve been officially released.