Valve has quietly introduced 90-minute game trials to Steam, with the feature making its debut in conjunction with EA’s Dead Space remake.
Accessible via the Dead Space remake’s Steam page, the new 90-minute trial version requires players to first install the full game then hit the “play now” button to begin their free trial period, whereupon a timer will keep track of the minutes still remaining.
There doesn’t appear to be a progression cap on the trial, meaning players are free to continue as far as they can before their hour and a half expires.
Valve hasn’t yet discussed, or even acknowledged, the new 90-minute free trial – which is so far only available for EA’s Dead Space remake – on its Steam blog, so it’s unclear what its wider plans are for the feature right now. It seems likely this is all a bit of an experiment, with the Dead Space remake being high-profile enough to suit Valve’s research needs.