Or just the option to be able to ignore a developer from the search filter that pops up when you click a developer without a page. That would fix the problem as well. I'm just pointing out the problem and proposing solutions that I think are easy to implement, elegant, and in line with Valve's other efforts/design directions. It seems that Steam is moving towards the creator page for all, and has implemented all of their filter controls there, so I would think the solution to stop people from avoiding those filters, is to push all creators to the already implemented tool. I'm not, however, absolutely committed to my solutions being implemented, just a working solution.

I'm beginning to debate moving entirely away from steam to start shopping for games. The sifting through shovelware is beginning to get a little too much, Valve refuses to do any curating, refuses to reward or give any incentive or workable tools for their volunteer curators, and even worse refuses to fix the blatant issues with the broken tools that we can feebly attempt to curate for ourselves. One of these broken tools, appears to now be exploited by a few asset flippers, and will probably only get worse.

So, I've already complained earlier about this, but it seems really dumb that there is no way to ignore "creators" who refuse to create a creator page, a problem that many asset flippers are obviously keenly aware of. It appears to get worse. I've noticed today, that if I ignore a creator, and they delete their creator page, Steam will stop automatically ignoring their new "products" created after the page is brought down.

I've seen three asset flippers today, whose games were no longer being ignored on my store page from this. When I went to the creator page to ignore them, I noticed the following:
1.) The creator page has ceased to exist.
2.) The games that were previously ignored via the "ignore creator" filter were still being listed as automatically ignored.
3.) Each had a specific point in their timeline if you organized their "games" by release date, that they stopped being ignored. 3 to 5 newer "games" were now showing on my page where they shouldn't.

My suggestion to correct these issue if anyone has any pull with Valve would be:
1.) Automatically force each creator to have a default creator page, that clearly states that they have yet to create one, with stand in graphics, and the usual gear and ignore creator options.
2.) Don't allow creators to delete, take down, or reset their pages, just modify.
3.) Allow users the option to automatically ignore all creators with default pages (or no pages if the first suggestion isn't implemented) until the time they create one or modify theirs.
4.) Stop showing ignored creators in Steam Queues, this one should have been obvious from the get go, but hey, while we're pipe dreaming.
5.) If a user ignores a set number of games from a set creator (such as 3 or 5), show a pop up informing the user of such and ask them if they would like to ignore the creator.
6.) Give users the option to ignore either "informational", "not recommended" or both lists from individual curators they follow.
7.) Find some way to incentivize creators.

Also, has anyone else noticed asset flippers deleting or refusing to create creator pages, and am I the only one to think that they might be doing this specifically to exploit the lack of an "ignore creator" button by doing so?

I've noticed a couple of devs, listing or increasing the prices of their games to a whopping $999, and then building bundles with them all. I think they may be doing so in order to game search and aggregate sites for steam bundles/packages for the "best deal" when they sell their bundles of what would be essentially $1 games in a a bundle of 20 for $40 dollars at a whopping 99.79% off! Again, I could be wrong on the angle here, but something is definitely not right here.

examples:
https://steamhost.cn/bundle/6434/Wonderbox_MEGA_Bundle/

https://steamhost.cn/bundle/7055/Real_Fighting_Great_Bundle/

I'm posting this here, in case maybe somebody smarter than me can figure it out.

So, Ripknot Games is one of the few companies that I've flat out ignored. Or tried to. Most companies, I'll just ignore their products and give them a chance to maybe redeem themselves or eventually get kicked off Steam.

Recently, I've been so inundateed with "Trivia Vault" shovelware, I went to the developer/publisher (they're the same) page for Ripknot Games, and ignored them. Each day since, my queues and store front page is still inundated and buried in their Trivia Vault Trash. I'm sick of seeing it, I have to wade through 5 or 6 titles ignoring each before I can even see if any interesting New Release have come out. Hint: usually just more shovelware.

The thing is, that it's become apparent to me that this tool is useless. Half the shovelware developers haven't created a "page" for themselves to ignore them, and for those that have, it apparently does nothing. I'm just wondering if this is anybody else's experience. Has Valve addressed or mentioned this problem anywhere? Or am I just an anomoly here?

I'll just post 'em here, but it's pretty obvious what's going on I think. All three "curators" have very similar descriptions, ending with an e-mail contact. (Amazingly they're different e-mails). I'm assuming here that the e-mail contact is for shady or desparate developers to contact them and buy their services as a multiple curator review farm. All three curators have word for word identical reviews of the same games that all go up at the same time. They are all also universally positive and praise some outright awful looking games, and are not even always germaine to the gameplay on display in the trailers of these games.

Links below:

https://steamhost.cn/curator/27826123-GamingTaylor/

https://steamhost.cn/curator/33075381-Expert-Game-Reviews/

https://steamhost.cn/curator/33075780-Retro-Game-Classics/

Digging just barely any deeper, the following also have identically worded reviews if not of the exact same list. (I imagine they are trying to move what curators do which games in clusters of 3 or more depending on how much the dev is paying...

https://steamhost.cn/curator/5195189-GrabTheGames/

https://steamhost.cn/curator/28100498-FreeGamesBonanza/

I can't devote too much time as I'm chasing toddlers and trying to type at the same time. (I usually look at Steam Queues when I don't have time or the available attention to actually game, so this will probably when I find most of these problems),

I did search the forums for "Gaming Taylor" and "Retro Game Classics" before posting this, but if I'm redundant, I'm sorry I didn't have time to read all the prior topics. Happy hunting, and I'd love to see if this leads to any further discoveries.

Found a new renamed version of "Hammer 2" They tried to hide that this is pretty much a straight up asset flip by changing the name, and adding a dinosaur asset (very minimal effort), but the character, UI, and everything else is still the same.

Hero Hunters - Jurrassic Shooting Sniper

Hammer 2

I didn't have time to investigate Beyond Games much further, but they have 4 games that all came out in rapid succession, and all look suspiciously familiar.