Looks like someone forgot what quotation marks mean.
Where is the text of the actual review? I dont know about you but the only text I can see on that image is the word Muslim, nothing else. Maybe not getting the best quality image or something but it’s still really hard to read.
Nvmd the quality is better on the bluesky version, dunno what op did here.
Based dev and I wishlistrd that game because it looks fun and I want to support them for the response alone, but I think I kind of agree with that decision, or can at least see where it’s coming from. Disliking a game for its political message seems entirely valid to me, if someone made an otherwise amazing game but the message is “hitler was great actually”, I’d like to be able to negatively review that. And since it’s not review bombing but actual individual idiots, it shouldn’t have a big impact wrt to the ratio. If anything I read a review like that and become more interested in the game. Allowing it at least keeps them honest.
Though “it has muslims” as a negative review reason still seems like it should be removed just for being racist (or if i were to give the reviewer way more benefit of the doubt than they deserve, sounding racist. I guess in theory they could just not like religions in games, but let’s be real they’d love if it were christians instead).
It would be interesting to test with other groups of people. For example, when happens if all my review says is “I don’t like jews” or “I don’t like Americans/Russians/Chinese people”.
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So long as you’re equal opportunity with your hate it’s good to go.
Good to know Valve is on record as defending islamophobia. Should align with the views of many of their current game customers.
I just see it as defending free speech
What does leaving this review up harm? Are you afraid a Muslim person would read it and be offended? That might actually be a useful review for some people, as they might like the things this person hates.
I dont see the harm in this. From what I can read they said “also has Muslims.” That tells me the game has Muslims, and that the reviewer doesnt like Muslims. Maybe I like Muslims, and want to see what thats about.
More specifically, they wrote “Also has Muslims… No one is asking for this type of stuff.” At least that’s how it is in the OP screenshot, though a screenshot in another comment doesn’t have the second part.
Though I agree that leaving that clown show up is useful.
This is where we are now?
C’mon, Valve has been extremely off hands in moderating their platform since day one. It’s a problem, especially since their business model is to provide people value for using their service over DRM-free and piracy options.
Let’s comment this exact same shit under every single Christian game in the market.
“Sorry I just don’t agree with their immoral lifestyle.”
“Eww this is pushing too many hateful Christian ideals. Not recommended.”
Everywhere.
in this case it seems like they were pretty hands on since they intervened specifically to override the developer removing the comment
Literally buying this game right now to support them, looks like a game I’d enjoy too which is a bonus
Props to the dev. Fuck em.
Hey look, free publicity! Based Dev.
Great responses from the dev. Steam moderation really needs an overhaul, whichever moderators or automated systems that are in place really don’t do a good job. There’s a lot of hate in reviews and Steam discussions that should just lead to people’s accounts being permanently muted across the platform and preferably in games too where possible.
What a legend.
You know, as a vehicle to have the developers respond in that quippy manner, I’d support leaving those comments up (also shows not to pay attention to any other reviews they post).
The game is little rocket lab and actually looks like something I want to try. Can’t wait to get it just so I can enjoy a good game and leave a review that I checked it all out because the dev is based and shoots down bigots.
Imagine spending your time doing this stupid shit and then thinking you’re not a loser.
Gabe is speedrunning the Musk Campaign…. First brainchips and now Nazi enabling on his platform.
Just another fucked up billionaire to add to the chopping block.
Yeah bro…
Gabe probably immediately parked his regular yacht into his giant yacht and sprinted to a fucking PC to answer this report himself…
He 100% needs to redistribute the wealth he’s amassed, but acting like he personally supports nazis because of this doesn’t make any logical sense.
