Don't Nod is in shambles.

[cypher]

Don't Nod, the studio behind Life is Strange, has seen a catastrophic drop in value — losing around 95% of it in recent years. A big part of this massive decline seems to be tied to the studio’s shift towards making games that heavily cater to "woke" ideology. Instead of focusing on creating fun, immersive experiences, they’ve become more interested in pushing a political agenda that feels out of place for many gamers.

It’s one thing to have social commentary in games, but it’s another to turn your entire creative process into a political soapbox. Don’t Nod has increasingly focused on hammering in messages about identity politics, social justice, and activism, and it’s clear that a lot of their fanbase is just not interested in that. People play games to escape reality, not to be lectured on the latest cultural buzzwords. The result? A huge alienation of fans who feel like they’re being forced to embrace ideologies that are more about ticking boxes than telling a good story.

What makes it worse is that the studio doesn't just weave these messages into their games — they’re blatantly shoved in your face. The emphasis isn’t on creating great gameplay or compelling narratives; it’s about making sure they’re checking all the “woke” boxes, even if it means sacrificing quality or alienating a large chunk of their audience. And it’s no surprise this hasn’t worked out. Gamers are fed up with being preached to. Many feel like studios like Don’t Nod are less interested in making art and more interested in virtue-signaling.

Ultimately, Don’t Nod’s downfall is a textbook example of what happens when a creative studio prioritizes ideological conformity over the actual craft of game design. When your focus shifts from making great games to pushing a political agenda, you can kiss your fanbase — and your profits — goodbye. The lesson here? People don’t play games to be indoctrinated. They want to have fun, and when you forget that, you might just lose everything.

Source [markets.ft.com]

[Stoibs]

Yet another person with numbers and facts on hand without citation or links.

Let me guess, you're also here from the Youtube brigade? Come on in and join the rest of the trolls that we're laughing and rolling our eyes at.

It's almost the same script also, I swear it's almost like y'all are just bots at this point. Man...can't you atleast come up with something unique or interesting to say instead of regurgitating the same bullet points that the rest of your buddies already did.

Boooooring.

[nash.romi]

its just a game about some 90s kids, ma'am
why the pearl clutching? you gonna ask for Dontnod's manager next?

smh i mustve missed the part where the main character said "lets kill all white men"

surely you played the game for yourself to form this opinion and didnt get it from an "alpha male" influencer or something

[cypher]

Originally posted by nash.romi:

its just a game about some 90s kids, ma'am
why the pearl clutching? you gonna ask for Dontnod's manager next?

smh i mustve missed the part where the main character said "lets kill all white men"

you keep the cope and we keep on winning.

[Stoibs]

Oooh now he's onto the "lashing out" part of the playbook, he even used the word 'cope' too. Let's see what part of the script he does next.

[nash.romi]

Originally posted by cypher:

Originally posted by nash.romi:

its just a game about some 90s kids, ma'am
why the pearl clutching? you gonna ask for Dontnod's manager next?

smh i mustve missed the part where the main character said "lets kill all white men"

you keep the cope and we keep on winning.

game flops or not i still had fun playing it lol i don't need a youtuber to tell me how to feel about it, snowflake

[nash.romi]

Originally posted by Stoibs:

Oooh now he's onto the "lashing out" part of the playbook, he even used the word 'cope' too. Let's see what part of the script he does next.

"cope and seethe" more like "copy and repeat"

[cypher]

Originally posted by nash.romi:

Originally posted by cypher:

you keep the cope and we keep on winning.

game flops or not i still had fun playing it lol i don't need a youtuber to tell me how to feel about it, snowflake

i dont care about you, have your fun, i care about cleasing the game industry.

[cypher]

Originally posted by Stoibs:

Yet another person with numbers and facts on hand without citation or links.

Let me guess, you're also here from the Youtube brigade? Come on in and join the rest of the trolls that we're laughing and rolling our eyes at.

It's almost the same script also, I swear it's almost like y'all are just bots at this point. Man...can't you atleast come up with something unique or interesting to say instead of regurgitating the same bullet points that the rest of your buddies already did.

Boooooring.

there you go --> https://markets.ft.com/data/equities/tearsheet/summary?s=ALDNE:PAR

[nash.romi]

Originally posted by cypher:

Originally posted by nash.romi:

game flops or not i still had fun playing it lol i don't need a youtuber to tell me how to feel about it, snowflake

i dont care about you, have your fun, i care about cleasing the game industry.

HAHAHHAHAH bro think he's the main character in some Isekai

boy this is a trend, youre gonna look back at this 10 years later and cringe

[Stoibs]

Uhuh uhuh, keep going!

I believe the next part that you do now is go to SteamDB and recount to us the player numbers!

You're on a roll little fella! Don't lose that momentum now!

[cypher]

Originally posted by nash.romi:

Originally posted by cypher:

i dont care about you, have your fun, i care about cleasing the game industry.

HAHAHHAHAH bro think he's the main character in some Isekai

boy this is a trend, youre gonna look back at this 10 years later and cringe

we will remove the activists from our hobby.

[cypher]

Originally posted by Stoibs:

Uhuh uhuh, keep going!

I believe the next part that you do now is go to SteamDB and recount to us the player numbers!

You're on a roll little fella! Don't lose that momentum now!

1900 highest count, massive flop.

[Stoibs]

HE DID IT! He did the thing!
Thanks for playing

[nash.romi]

Originally posted by cypher:

Originally posted by nash.romi:

HAHAHHAHAH bro think he's the main character in some Isekai

boy this is a trend, youre gonna look back at this 10 years later and cringe

we will remove the activists from our hobby.

you cant even remove the crap stains off your drawers my guy

[Stoibs]

Why is he calling us 'Activists' anyway..
Is this also part of that youtuber's instructions I wonder... strange indeed.