Hackers' Pub

Syntax	Description	Examples
`"` keyword `"`	Finds the string within quotes, including spaces. Case-insensitive. (Escape quotes inside with `\"`)	`"Hackers' Pub"`
`from:` handle	Finds content written by the specified user.	`from:hongminhee` `from:hongminhee@hollo.social`
`lang:` ISO 639-1	Finds content written in the specified language.	`lang:en`
`#` tag	Finds content with the specified tag. Case-insensitive.	`#HackersPub`
condition condition	Finds content that satisfies both conditions on either side of the space (logical AND).	`"Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
condition `OR` condition	Finds content that satisfies at least one of the conditions on either side of the OR operator (logical OR).	`#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
`(` condition `)`	Combines the operators within the parentheses first.	`(#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" OR "Hackers Pub") lang:en`

Sin Vega @sinvega@mas.to

2/3/2026, 8:22:23 PM

Quiet public

I am not one to place much stock in steam user reviews, for several reasons. But it's funny how much laughable bullshit I was accused of for being the outlier here

cropped screenshot of wikipedia page showing game review scores from about a dozen outlets, all rated 4 or 5 out of 5, or 7-9 out of ten. Except for eurogamer, at 2 out of 5.

cropped screenshot of steam shop page, showing 26,157 user reviews (in english) and a tooltip reading "50% of the user reviews in your language are positive)

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