Der var engang hvor der ligesom var konsensus omkring, at de spil Valve selv udgav ville gå hen og blive en stor succes, og dette blev da også tilfældet for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Portal og Portal 2, Dota 2 og Left 4 Dead 2.
Men deres seneste spil, kortspillet Artifact, klarede sig ikke ligesom sine forgængere, og lige nu er der faktisk næsten ingen der spiller det. Alligevel mener en af designerne bag at det kan reddes.
I et interview med Eurogamer fortæller designer Richard Garfield, at han fortsat mener at Artifact kan blive stort.
"Personally, I'm interested in designing new games or expanding old games. I don't want to be involved in damage control and figuring out how to find an audience for this game."
"I think the underlying game is excellent and original. It gives the player something new. So in that sense, since there's something there to offer the player, I think it's possible to save it. Since Valve is a smart company with lots of smart people working there, I think that it's possible they can do that."
Dog er konkurrencen blandt kortspil hård, og der er mange store successer med millioner af spillere at skulle op imod.