The Epic Games Store is a continual source of discussion in the PC gaming community. Epic Games is developing and adding requested features to the Epic Games Store, including one that competitor Steam already has.
Every week, the Epic Games Store is renewed with new releases and a rotating lineup of free games. Any PC gamer with an Epic Games account can jump in and claim these games without spending any money. Now, Epic Games has listened to user feedback and has detailed plans to bring the most requested features to the store. Some of these Epic Games Store features include library customization and library filters.
Epic Games has announced a new update for the Epic Games Store, which adds a rating system and polls to the store. The scoring system is one of the most requested features for the Epic Games Store and is already present on the Steam platform. According to Epic Games, the rating system asks random players to rate the game over 2 hours long.
The opportunity to rate the game arises after a game session, with the player rating the game on a five-star scale. Over time, player scores will make up an overall rating for the game in Epic Games Store. Since the requests are random, Epic Games believes that the rating system will not be spammed or exploited through review bombing.
The poll system works independently of the scoring system, but is also randomly asked after a game session. Players will receive a question related to their most recent game session, and the answers will generate tags for the respective product listings. Epic Games claims that the tags will help improve the discovery of games on the Epic Games Store. Additionally, Epic Games will be seeking user input following today’s rating system update and polls.
An update like this continues to push the Epic Games Store in the right direction. For years, the Epic Games Store has been criticized for its lack of features compared to Steam. It appears that Epic Games has the resources and development efforts to turn their store into a feature-rich competitor.