[quote][url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asset_flip]Warning: Asset Flip![/url][/quote]
Kitty Adventure is an asset flip, what Valve calls a "fake game". The "developer", ImperiumGame (aka Reforged Group, HotFoodGames, VeryHardMemeStudio, GreatHopeStudio etc, they use a lot of accounts to mislead gamers and hide their activities), took a 2D retro pixel platformer template from the godawful Construct 2 game construction kit, slapped a couple of asset flipped sprites on it, and dumped the results onto Steam as a cash grab scam.
ImperiumGame has shown a repeated pattern of ripping off GameMakerStudio, NW.js and Construct 2 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 a nasty cash grab: "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1846290]Avocado Love[/url]", also asset flipped by ImperiumGame. Take a look. It's exactly the same game!
This unethical behaviour should be no surprise, as ImperiumGame 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 this:
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[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/913150]Kitten and Food: Adventure Park[/url]" = [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kje_0eMY7g4]Cat and Food[/url] developed by Softrave
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1488020]Bird[/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/1496430]Relax Fly[/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/857570]World of Feudal[/url]" = [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGslj41TSFY]Tayphyn[/url] developed by Bocharov Anton
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1470820]Mad Bus[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/packs/zigzag-infinite-runner-game-100035]ZigZag Infinite Runner Game[/url] developed by Puppeteer
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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, "Kitty Adventure" is just a ripoff of a 2D retro pixel side scrolling platformer template made with Construct 2, 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 ImperiumGame.
[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.
