'Overwhelmingly Positive' Steam Game Called Out For Paying Players For Reviews
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The developers are offering players in-game rewards for leaving a positive review, which goes against Steam's ToS.
  • Fubarberry@sopuli.xyzEnglish
    51·
    8 months ago

    Thanks for including the game title in your post title. I hate it when articles leave that kind of information out.

  • Bubs@lemmings.worldEnglish
    17·
    8 months ago

    Pasting the first section of the article because of the stupid anti-adblocker on Mobile:

    • Shinobi Warfare’s developer is rewarding players for positive reviews, violating Steam’s terms of service agreement.
    • The controversial practice was revealed by a Reddit user, leading to concerns about inauthentic reviews flooding the game.
    • Despite reports to Steam support, Shinobi Warfare continues to face backlash for questionable tactics and content appropriation.

    Shinobi Warfare, a 2D turn-based RPG multiplayer game, is being called out by Steam users after it was discovered that the developer has been rewarding players with in-game currency for leaving a positive review. The lucrative reward has led to the game receiving an ‘overwhelmingly positive’ review badge, but goes against the platform’s terms of service agreement.

    The discovery was made by Reddit user Glavurdan, who took to the Steam subreddit yesterday to reveal their findings. The post has multiple images of the questionable practice, with the most notable being on the Shinobi Warfare Discord server, where an admin on the server offered players 1,000 in-game gems to leave a positive review.