[quote][url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asset_flip]Warning: Asset Flip![/url][/quote]
Happy Summer Quest is an asset flip, what Valve calls a "fake game". The "developer", khukhrovr, took a template from the godawful GameMaker Studio from YoyoGames, slapped a couple of asset flipped sprites on it, and dumped the results onto Steam as a cash grab scam.
khukhrovr has shown a repeated pattern of ripping off GameMakerStudio templates and dumping them on Steam.
Don't believe me? Here's some other asset flips from exactly the same template, all shamelessly dumped on Steam as nasty cash grabs:
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[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1730030]Skeleton Troubles[/url]", copy + pasted from the same template by Gales Corp
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1915420]Tiny Hill[/url]", copy + pasted from the same template by Gales Corp
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1731490]Alien Hunt[/url]", copy + pasted from the same template by Gales Corp
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1731490]Carrot Girl Adventures[/url]", copy + pasted from the same template by Gales Corp
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Look for yourself... these are all exactly the same game!
This unethical behaviour should be no surprise, as khukhrovr are known asset flippers who've previously taken the work of real developers, changed the name and put their own name on it, so they can sell it on Steam and try to scam gamers and get paid for someone else's work.
Take a look at these asset flips from this scammer:
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[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1686340]AirFighter[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/systems/air-strike-starter-kit-13421]Air Strike Starter Kit[/url] developed by Hardworker Studio
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1682600]Rolling Car[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/packs/circle-crash-88702]Circle Crash[/url] developed by SgLib Games
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1682610]Tank Zombie Smasher[/url]" = [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwtm_eZLzKo]Unity 3D Tutorial Create An Infinite Runner Game (With Zombies)[/url] developed by AwesomeTuts
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The products that result from asset flips aren't "real" games. They lack depth and content, because they're just simplistic copies of demos or tutorials. In this case, "Happy Summer Quest" is just a 2D side scrolling platformer with short spikes, commonly asset flipped, and doesn't have any merit as a proper, fully fledged PC game, so a copy+paste of it can't be recommended.
Asset flips don't involve any professional game development. Sure, sometimes they may change a few cosmetic things, swap out different assets etc, but at heart it's functionally identical to the asset they're ripping off. Asset flips are an insult to both PC gamers and to professional game developers who create genuine, high quality PC games. Asset flips like this are harmful to the gaming industry and to Steam because they reduce the visibility that sincerely made indie games should have. They make it harder for gamers to find genuine games made by honest developers.
To cement the position of this asset flip as nothing but a cash grab, it was dumped onto cheap DailyIndieGame shovelware bundles on launch day. Don't reward this morally bankrupt, unethical behaviour from khukhrovr.
[quote][url=https://mmofallout.com/valve-bans-titles-for-review-manipulation/]Warning: Review Manipulation![/url][/quote]
This game features a number of fake positive reviews from accounts known to be in the business of review manipulation/paid reviews. They're all written in either Russian or broken English, appear almost immediately after the game launched on Steam, all have a direct Steam purchase of the game, and the accounts are used consistently to write fake reviews for asset flips and other cash grabs/scams. The "Positive" review score on this game should be disregarded due to this review manipulation.
