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DEFECT: Steam release date & page score

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emptyvesselComing soon22,744 followersActionFPSShooterFirst-Person

Capsule 55Page copy 72Screenshots 56Setup 65checked 2026-11-07

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DEFECT at a glance

DEFECT is a CYBERPUNK SWAT SIM set in a destructible dystopian world. Play in Single-player, Co-op, or against others in 4v4v4v4 PvP.

Price
Not priced yet
Release
Coming To be announced
Steam reviews
Not released yet, so no reviews
Followers
22,744
Demo
No
Developer
emptyvessel
Languages
13 (English, French, Italian, German…)
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63/100
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Similar games: screenshots 86/255 · 2 trailers · 11 languages

DEFECT Steam header capsuleDEFECTemptyvessel · 20 tags · 15 screenshots

Section scores weights from methodology v1

Capsule visibilitybrightness 31/255 · saturation 63% at 231 × 8755
Screenshots15 shots · first five average 39/25556
Short description133 / 300 characters75
Tags20 / 20 tags84
Trailers1 trailer60
Demo & social proofno demo yet35
Long description1,638 chars · 0 clips · 0 headers67
Localization13 languages98
Links & communitywebsite · X50

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StoreCheck score: 63/100
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Fixes, ranked by estimated impact 12 ISSUES

critical3 of your first 5 screenshots are near-black+5 pts

Screenshots #3 (28), #4 (21), #5 (16) of 255 at thumbnail size. Steam shows the first 4 to 5 before the arrow.

Move your brightest shots forward: #1 (97) and #10 (53).

criticalNo demo on a Coming Soon page+5 pts

Steam Next Fest requires a demo, and each game gets one Next Fest.

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highCapsule is very dark at small size+3 pts

Average brightness 31/255 at 231 × 87.

Lift the subject and logo with a rim light or a brighter background zone.

lowFewer trailers than similar games+3 pts

1 trailer; similar games have 2.

Add a short gameplay-only trailer.

highlocked · full report+2 pts
highlocked · full report+2 pts
lowlocked · full report+2 pts
mediumlocked · full report+1 pts
lowlocked · full report+1 pts
lowlocked · full report+1 pts
lowlocked · full report+1 pts
lowlocked · full report+1 pts
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How you look on Steam

DEFECT at 460 × 215
Store header · 460 × 215
DEFECT at 231 × 87
Wishlist & lists · 231 × 87
DEFECT at 120 × 45
Search results · 120 × 45

Measured at 231 × 87: brightness 31/255, contrast 25, colorfulness 80, 80% near-black pixels.

Store copy short 75 · long 67

Short description · 133 / 300

DEFECT is a CYBERPUNK SWAT SIM set in a destructible dystopian world. Play in Single-player, Co-op, or against others in 4v4v4v4 PvP.

Opens with the game's name. Starts "DEFECT is a…", which wastes the first words.

A rewritten draft built from your own words is in the full report.

Screenshot audit measured brightness, store order

DEFECT screenshot 1
#197 · 8%
DEFECT screenshot 2
#234 · 69%
DEFECT screenshot 3
#328 · 79%
DEFECT screenshot 4
#421 · 91%
DEFECT screenshot 5
#516 · 94%
DEFECT screenshot 6
#638 · 68%
DEFECT screenshot 7
#733 · 75%
DEFECT screenshot 8
#839 · 61%
DEFECT screenshot 9
#921 · 88%
DEFECT screenshot 10
#1053 · 53%
DEFECT screenshot 11
#1130 · 80%
DEFECT screenshot 12
#1222 · 89%
DEFECT screenshot 13
#1350 · 37%
DEFECT screenshot 14
#1429 · 79%
DEFECT screenshot 15
#1535 · 62%

Steam shows 4 to 5 thumbnails before the arrow. Red = near-black (under 30/255), amber = dark (under 45).

First five screenshots vs the games Steam shows next to you average brightness, 0–255

DEFECT (you)39
Hood Warfare 267
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege74
THE FINALS86
Bodycam97
Counter-Strike 2114

Trailer, tags and setup

  • fixNo demo on a Coming Soon page. Next Fest needs one.
  • warn1 trailer; the games Steam shows next to you have 2.
  • warnTop five tags include Action.
  • warn0 GIFs or clips in the long description.
  • okAll 20 tag slots used.
  • ok13 languages.
  • okX, website linked.

Games Steam shows next to you

Bodycamshots 97 · 2 trailers · 10 langs
Counter-Strike 2shots 114 · 4 trailers · 29 langs
THE FINALSshots 86 · 1 trailers · 11 langs
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siegeshots 74 · 2 trailers · 16 langs
Hood Warfare 2shots 67 · 1 trailers · 1 langs

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Capsule CTR1.3%
Visit → wishlist5.0%
Wishlists / week7
The capsule isn't earning clicks

1.3% of impressions become visits. Below 2% usually means the capsule doesn't read at small size.

Bronze0–40 / wk
Silver15–120 / wk
Gold100–700 / wk
Diamond300+ / wk

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  • ✓ 13 languages
  • ✓ All 20 tag slots used
  • ✓ Short description uses 133 of 300 characters

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DEFECT: common questions

Is DEFECT on Steam?

Yes. DEFECT is on Steam (app ID 2470010) at store.steampowered.com/app/2470010. It isn't released yet, so you can wishlist it.

When does DEFECT come out?

DEFECT is listed as coming To be announced on Steam. Wishlist it to get an email when it launches.

How much does DEFECT cost on Steam?

DEFECT doesn't have a price on Steam yet.

Are DEFECT's Steam reviews good?

DEFECT has no Steam reviews yet.

Does DEFECT have a demo?

There was no demo on DEFECT's Steam page when we last checked.

Who made DEFECT?

DEFECT is made by emptyvessel.

What kind of game is DEFECT?

Steam players tag it Action, FPS, Shooter, First-Person, Comic Book. DEFECT is a CYBERPUNK SWAT SIM set in a destructible dystopian world. Play in Single-player, Co-op, or against others in 4v4v4v4 PvP.

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