[quote][url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asset_flip]Warning: Asset Flip![/url][/quote]
Hell Madness is an asset flip, what Valve calls a "fake game". The "developer", Atomic Fabrik/Cristian Manolachi, took a template/game pack from GameMaker Studio, slapped a couple of asset flipped sprites on it, and dumped the results onto Steam as a cash grab scam.
Atomic Fabrik/Cristian Manolachi has shown a repeated pattern of ripping off Unity asset packs and GameMaker Studio templates and dumping them on Steam.
Don't believe me? Here's another asset flip from exactly the same template, shamelessly dumped on Steam as nasty cash grab:
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[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1778090]Castle Life[/url]", copy + pasted from the same template by ImperiumGame
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Look for yourself... it's a reskin of exactly the same game!
An important note: Atomic Fabrik are known asset flip scammers and have previously taken other developers work and put it on Steam in an attempt to scam gamers and get paid for someone else's effort. Atomic Fabrik have shown a repeated pattern of trying to scam gamers, here are some examples of other asset flip scams they've pulled:
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[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1856010]Eagle Simulator[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/systems/sky-flight-full-game-template-113460]Sky Flight Full Game Template[/url] developed by Puppeteer
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1967620]Tuk Tuk Extreme Simulator[/url]" = [url=https://www.sellmyapp.com/downloads/tuk-tuk-rickshaw-driving-offroad-auto-game-2022/]Tuk Tuk Rickshaw Driving Offroad Auto Game 2023[/url] developed by Zoobs Man
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/2100740]Save The Girl[/url]" = [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEVzzD9iMXE]Save The Girl[/url] developed by Unity Source Code
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1917720]Two Sedans Driving Simulator[/url]" = [url=https://www.sellmyapp.com/downloads/dual-control-hypercasual-game/]Dual Control[/url] developed by Game Polygon
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1935410]The Smash Cars Tournament[/url]" = [url=https://www.sellmyapp.com/downloads/smashy-drive-trending-game/]Smashy Drive[/url] developed by Game Polygon
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1724020]Space Tower Defense[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/packs/tower-defense-complete-game-144384]Tower Defense Complete Game[/url] developed by ADDPGAMES
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1720950]Zombie Killer Drift - Racing Survival[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/packs/zombie-apocalypse-143231]Zombie Apocalypse[/url] developed by BoneCracker Games
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1859590]The Zombie Smasher[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/packs/zombie-apocalypse-143231]Zombie Apocalypse[/url] developed by BoneCracker Games
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1988990]Animals Transport Simulator[/url]" = [url=https://www.sellmyapp.com/downloads/city-farm-animal-transport-truck-2022/]City Farm Animal Transport Truck[/url] developed by Zoobs Man
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/2117090]Let's Park Backyard Edition[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/tools/physics/realistic-car-controller-16296]Realistic Car Controller[/url] developed by BoneCracker Games
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/2123690]Forest Tower Defense[/url]" = [url=https://unityassetcollection.com/tower-defense-2d-free-download/]Tower Defense 2D Template[/url] developed by GoodDay
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1917780]Humans vs Tigers[/url]" = [url=https://www.sellmyapp.com/downloads/deadly-hunter-trending-game/]Deadly Hunter[/url] developed by Game Polygon
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1868280]Coins Collector [/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/packs/super-toy-cars-186308]Super Toy Cars[/url] developed by BoneCracker Games
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1851640]Police Hot Pursuit[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/packs/endless-car-chase-game-template-116027]Endless Car Chase Game Template[/url] developed by Puppeteer
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1927710]Supreme Race on Highway[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/packs/crashy-racing-115748]Crashy Racing full game pack[/url] developed by SgLib games
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1926630]Waves Running Simulator[/url]" = [url=https://www.sellmyapp.com/downloads/tsunami-escape-original-game/]Tsunami Escape[/url] developed by Game Polygon
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/2100710]Ambulance Chauffeur Simulator[/url]" = [url=https://www.sellmyapp.com/downloads/city-emergency-ambulance-simulator/]City Emergency Ambulance Simulator[/url] developed by Zoobs Man
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1938460]Masterchef Chinese Food Edition[/url]" = [url=https://www.sellmyapp.com/downloads/cook-chinese-food-asian-cooking-games/]Cook Chinese Food - Asian Cooking Games[/url] developed by Webelinx
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1850690]Zombies Killer Machine[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/packs/zombie-drive-full-game-template-73074]Zombie Drive - Full Game Template[/url] developed by Puppeteer
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1863650]Van Van Up[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/packs/zigzag-infinite-runner-game-100035]ZigZag Infinite Runner Game[/url] developed by Puppeteer
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1721050]Office Strike - Multiplayer Battle Royale[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/systems/shooter-io-pun2-112153]Shooter IO - PUN2[/url] developed by SURIYUN
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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, "Hell Madness" is just a soldier defense game with a castle/tower on the left hand side, 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 very shortly after launch. Don't reward this morally bankrupt, unethical behaviour from Atomic Fabrik/Cristian Manolachi.
[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.
