[b][quote][url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asset_flip]Warning: Asset Flip![/url][/quote][/b]
Snowboarding is a Unity Asset flip, what Valve calls a "fake game". The "developer", INFINITE BRIDGE, took the [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/systems/snowboard-game-starter-pack-template-186097]Snowboard Game Starter Pack[/url] Unity Store tutorial/demo/game asset pack from the real developers, Denis Lapiner, changed the name, and dumped the result onto Steam. They're attempting to scam people into buying this, so they can get your money for someone else's work.
It gets worse... "Snowboard Game Starter Pack" has also been shamelessly dumped on Steam by other asset flippers apart from INFINITE BRIDGE:
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[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1734610]Robosnow[/url]", asset flipped by Vitok/Vitok
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1547500]Snowboard[/url]", asset flipped by Hede/Top-Down Games
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/2026590]Grindshift[/url]", asset flipped by Dystopian Edge Publishing/GRINDSHIFT TEAM
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Take a look for yourself... these are all [i]exactly the same game![/i]
INFINITE BRIDGE has shown a repeat pattern of unethically dumping other people's work onto Steam as a cheap, nasty cash grab. Here's some examples so you can see for yourself:
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[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1572050]Crash Race[/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/1605050]Crossy Bridge[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/packs/crossy-bridge-79760]Crossy Bridge Game Template[/url] developed by SgLib Games
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1504030]Hover Ship[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/packs/hovershift-107789]Hovershift[/url] developed by SgLib Games
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1402000]Trapped Guys[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/2d/characters/pixel-adventure-1-155360]Pixel Adventure 1[/url] developed by Pixel Frog
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1494050]The Deepest[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/tutorials/cave-exploration-starter-kit-37158]Cave Exploration Starter Kit[/url] developed by Robert "That Games Guy" Wells
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1499780]Beat the Moles[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/whack-a-mole-82155]Whack a Mole[/url] developed by Tasonco
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1506430]Asteroids Belt Try To Survive[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/packs/asteroid-belt-project-2062]Asteroid Belt Project[/url] developed by Allebi Games
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1512170]Infected Town[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/packs/toxic-townsmen-complete-game-104332]Toxic Townsmen[/url] developed by Daniel Buckley
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1521050]Zombie Van Drive[/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/1539890]Avoid![/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/tutorials/avoid-82067]Avoid game tutorial[/url] developed by Tommy Den Reijer
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1543320]Road to Gelendzhik Palace[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/tower-defence-template-75770]Tower Defence Template[/url] developed by Keeree Games
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1554280]Asteroids Maneuvers[/url]" = [url=https://github.com/aholla/Game-Asteroids-Unity]Game-Asteroids-Unity Open Source project[/url] developed by Adam Holland (also a violation of the Apache open source license).
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1558740]Planetary Defence[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/packs/planetary-defence-104099]Planetary Defence game pack[/url] developed by Daniel Buckley
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1563100]Nightmare Survival[/url]" = [url=https://learn.unity.com/project/survival-shooter-tutorial]Survival Shooter Tutorial[/url] developed by Unity Technologies
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1566370]Contrast Tunnel[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/contrast-tunnel-survival-71524]Contrast - Tunnel Survival game template[/url] developed by DOTexe
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1596060]Infinity ZigZag[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/packs/zig-zag-2d-79487]Zig Zag 2D[/url] developed by Bizzy Bee Games
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1623720]Brain Teaser[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/systems/brain-teaser-58903]Brain Teaser[/url] developed by MadFireOn
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1635950]Circular[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/packs/impossible-circle-round-the-ball-60571]Impossible Circle - Round The ball[/url] developed by App Advisory
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1641780]Armored[/url]" = [url=https://learn.unity.com/project/tanks-tutorial]Tanks Tutorial[/url] developed by Unity Technologies
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1646830]Infinite Brick Breaker[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/packs/ballx-infinite-brick-breaker-complete-game-template-87125]BallX - Infinite Brick Breaker - Complete Game Template[/url] developed by App Advisory
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1653200]Vortex Rolling[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/packs/rolly-vortex-templete-125512]Rolly Vortex[/url] developed by Bloody Panda
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1667800]Dodge[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/packs/swipe-game-complete-ready-to-release-templete-61264]Swipe Game - Complete Ready To Release Template[/url] developed by Ak7 Games
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Because this is an almost exact 1:1 copy + paste of the original Unity asset, it's in violation of the [url=https://unity.com/legal/as-terms]Unity Asset Store Terms of Service and EULA[/url]. Specifically, Section 2, Subsection 2.2.1a:
[quote][i]Subject to the restrictions set forth in this EULA, Licensor hereby grants to the END-USER a non-exclusive, non-transferable, worldwide, and perpetual license to the Asset solely:(a) to incorporate the Asset, [b]together with substantial, original content not obtained through the Unity Asset Store[/b], into an electronic application or digital media that has a purpose, features, and functions beyond the display, performance, distribution, or use of Assets ("Licensed Product") as an embedded component of that Licensed Product, [b]such that the Asset does not comprise a substantial portion of the Licensed Product[/b][/i][/quote]
Because the developer misused the asset pack such that it comprises the vast majority of this "game", the developer has unethically and deliberately breached the license agreement. Worse, this intellectual property violation was done in an attempt to profit from their illicit actions. Why is this permitted on Steam?
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, "Snowboard Game Starter Pack" is just a Unity starter kit to teach people how they can make a snowboarding game, and doesn't have any merit as a proper, fully fledged PC game, so this copy+paste of it can't be recommended.
Asset flips don't involve any professional game development. Sure, sometimes they may
