Steam says those hours you time criminals put in during advanced access now count toward the refund allowance

players that put more than two hours into pre-purchased or advanced access games will now be exempt from Steam's refund policy

April 24, 2024 · 1 min · 62 words · Michael Thomas

This change covers titles that are in pre-purchase and offer Advanced Access.

Playtime acquired during the Advanced Access period will now count towards the Steam refund period.

you might find our more information regarding Steam Refunds here.

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The standard 14-day/two-hour refund period also applies, starting on the games release date.

Thank you, Valve.

Nonsense aside, this is honestly a perfectly reasonable change.