[b][quote][url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asset_flip]Warning: Asset Flip![/url][/quote][/b]
Only Down: Not Up! is a Unity Asset flip, what Valve calls a "fake game". The "developer", Leakage Games, took the [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/3d/environments/urban/polygon-city-low-poly-3d-art-by-synty-95214]Polygon City Low Poly 3D Art[/url] Unity Store game assets from the real developers, Synty Studios, changed the name, and dumped the result onto Steam, on a basic first person platformer game blueprint (no real game development took place, this is another fake game). They're attempting to scam people into buying this, so they can get your money for someone else's work.
It gets worse... "Polygon City Low Poly 3D Art" has also been shamelessly dumped on Steam by other asset flippers apart from Leakage Games:
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[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/2007850]City Things[/url]", asset flipped by HotFoodGames
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1767610]Super Gunfight[/url]", asset flipped by Kedexa
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1596750]Buddy and Lucky Solitaire[/url]", asset flipped by Mens Sana Interactive
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Take a look for yourself... these are all [i]exactly the same assets![/i]
This is a minimum viable product cash grab... there's no real gameplay, just jumping around basic Polygon City assets (with a couple of Polygon Construction assets), all plagiarised from Synty, the developer arranged them badly, put his own name on Synty's assets and is trying to get YOUR money for the work of other developers.
Because this is build from exact 1:1 copy + paste of the original Unity assets, 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, "Polygon City Low Poly 3D Art" is just a basic 3D low poly town asset pack for helping developers understand 3D modelling, and doesn't have any merit as a proper, fully fledged PC game. It's just a minimum viable product, just enough to get through the non-existent quality control on Steam Direct. Not a real game.
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 like this are harmful to the gaming industry and to Steam because they reduce the visibility that sincerely made indie games should have, and make it harder for gamers to find real games from genuine developers.
Don't reward this morally bankrupt, unethical behaviour from Leakage Games.
[quote][b][url=https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/marketing/profile]Profile Features Limited![/url][/b]
Valve have marked this game as "Profile Features Limited" at the time of this review. This is usually caused by poor sales figures and low community acceptance for the game (to date). Until this status changes, this game will not give you +1 to your Game Collector badge count, appear in profile achievements or any other Steam meta-accomplishments, nor can it be displayed in some profile showcases. If these factors are important to you, it may be worth holding off before buying this game.[/quote]
