VIRUSUM

Lucky me gets to be the first to warn gamers about another asset flip scam from My Way Games/A Nostru/Dnovel. [quote][url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asset_flip]Warning: Asset Flip![/url][/quote] Virusum is an asset flip, what Valve calls a "fake game". The "developer", Orange Blossom/My Way Games, took a template from the godawful Construct-2 video game construction kit, changed the colour scheme, and dumped the result onto Steam as a cash grab scam. Orange Blossom/My Way Games has shown a repeated pattern of ripping off Construct-2, Unity 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: "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1553980]Gear Tunnel[/url]", copy + pasted from the same template by illuminati Look for yourself... It's exactly the same game! An important note: My Way Games are known asset flippers 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. My Way Games have shown a repeated pattern of trying to scam gamers, here are some examples of other asset flip scams they've pulled: [list] [*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1034160]Extreme Racing On Highway[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/packs/highway-racer-50866]Highway Racer[/url] developed by BoneCracker Games, flipped by A Nostru [*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1058980]Dinosaur Bone Digging[/url]" = [url=https://www.sellanycode.com/item/515/dinosaur-bone-digging-games]Dinosaur Bone Digging Games[/url] developed by Ardian Kaltara, flipped by A Nostru [*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1058500]Muscle Car Robot[/url]" = [url=https://gamening.com/muscle-car-robot/]Muscle Car Robot[/url] developed by GameNing, flipped by A Nostru [*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1054930]Mine the Gold[/url]" = [url=https://unityassets4free.com/goldmine/]Gold Miner Century[/url] developed by SplayGame Official, flipped by A Nostru [*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/891290]Easy Racing[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/packs/crashy-racing-115748]Crashy Racing full game pack[/url] developed by SgLib games, flipped by Adeeemmm [*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/628580]Miniballist[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/packs/endless-turns-63501]Endless Turns[/url] developed by SGLib Games, flipped by My Way Games [*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1050810]The Hunt in the Forest[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/systems/advanced-sniper-starter-kit-7593]Advanced Sniper Starter Kit[/url] developed by Hardworker Studio, flipped by My Way Games [*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1058930]Top Burger[/url]" = [url=https://unityfreaks.com/asset/4815]Top Burger Chef[/url] developed by KetchAp, flipped by My Way Games [*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/864010]Space Force[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/x-racer-35344]X-Racer[/url] developed by Deer Cat, flipped by My Way Games [*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/628570]Trivia Night[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/systems/trivia-quiz-game-template-45521]Trivia Quiz Game Template[/url] developed by Puppeteer, flipped by My Way Games [*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/645360]CubeXL[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/packs/switch-the-gravity-63196]Switch The Gravity[/url] developed by App Advisory, flipped by Timberwolf Studios [/list] 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, "Virusum" is just a very basic 2D minimalist "gear tunnel" game template from Construct 2 where you must avoid touching the walls, 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 Orange Blossom/My Way Games.