So Steam Direct backfired again, can't say some of us didn't tell you so.

Valve is already taking their 30%, a $4000-5000 fee would be unfair (especially since most “smaller” games don’t even sell enough to cover those fees). I agree, Steam gets tons of crappy games (especially bad horror games), but I think a $500 entry fee would be more suitable. Too much for the 14 yrs old’s first PT clone, and reasonable enough for people serious about their games.