[PSA] Groupees Build-a-Greenlight 25 buyers may need to know this…

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Sadly, the original BAG25 thread was closed, so I had to open a new one and I do not see any other thread posted on this…

A thread recently posted in the Sentinels of the Store group (may return an error if you are not a member) shed some light on one of the games that was originally in BAG25, called Don't drop the soap. This game was actually released, but under a new name 'Hentai: Exposed'.

The developer since then tries to pretend they are not the same game and refuses to send out the keys to Groupees, despite SteamDB and Internet Archive evidence:
https://steamdb.info/app/383970/history/?changeid=4003177
https://web.archive.org/web/20161026144239/http://store.steampowered.com/app/383970
https://steamcommunity.com/app/383970/discussions/0/1698294337784847772/

Yes, it is just another shitty one-dollar game from another shitty developer, but I guess the principle is still infuriating. So, if you are one of the buyers of that years-old bundle, you may want to lay on some pressure. Even with some Twitter love: https://twitter.com/PinkySwearbruh (it is posted as the official "website" on Steam, so I think this is not exactly witch-hunting yet…)

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ninjagaijin

Thanks for heads up, SotS are a great group

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axwxaxyx

Haha, that's Shoppa's game.

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pb1

Not trying to be the devil's advocate here, but the game looks completely different, isn't it possible that he actually scrapped the project and used the existing "steam slot" to publish another one?

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pb1

They could have obtained valve's permission to use the slot, since the greenlight is over now - who knows. Most likely he's been reported by some users by now, so we may know soon.

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madjoki

It was reused to cheat the system (enable card drops before meeting limits).

From what I read, there was never intention to release it, and "(dev name) did it to a get developer badge", even itch io links were invalidated to hide fact there was never a build for game.

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madjoki

I'm not allowed to answer to that.

But I doubt Valve will do anything unless devs scam steam purchasers.

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