author: Lukasz Stefaniak
Indie Developer Changes Name to 'Very Positive' on Steam
One of the developers publishing indie games on Steam decided to mislead users with a not-so-sophisticated method.
- A dev of Emoji Evolution has changed his company name on Steam to "Very Positive";
- Such a decision may result from the desire to mislead players or be a joke.
Emoji Evolution is a little-known game that bases its gameplay idea on alchemy. It's all about choosing the right ingredients so that others will be created from them. The game itself is a rather unremarkable position in the flood of indies, which hit Steam every day. Recently, it attracted attention mainly due to the actions of the developer, who decided to mislead the users of this platform.
The overall reviews of Emoji Evolution from the last 30 days are mixed. 68% of players rated the game positively during this period. The creator decided to salvage the situation and chose a rather unusual method to do so. He changed the names of developer and publisher to "Very positive". This is probably to give the illusion that the item gets overwhelmingly positive reviews on Steam. Someone who browses through the catalog of the platform, may, after seeing this phrase, be misled and buy the game under its influence.
It is also possible that the name change is simply a joke on the part of the developer. Overall, 75% of all reviews of Emoji Evolution are positive. In this case, changing the name may seem like a completely unnecessary step. Because it may draw the attention of the administrators of the service and even lead to the game being pulled from the service