Dead Game?

[TortafritaNinja]

does this game keeps updating?

[Lord Gor]

I was going to ask the same question. Looks like their last update was back in 2020 so pretty safe to say this game is dead. Which makes no sense to me...the devs had some goodwill with decent reviews and you would think sales as a result and still can't finish a game. Shame.

[Firecode99]

This game is awesome but it sucks that this game is dead. There is still a lot to do in the game just hard to find the items to do it.

[BlueDog]

yes. this game is incomplete and dead. it was a 1-person developer. they have not made any posts or updates in almost 4 years. do not purchase. =(

[Achievement Hunter]

dead beat dev

[p2a0n6d4o2r0a6b9ox]

What kind of an intuition is it to even stop making announcements like this?

[Achievement Hunter]

Originally posted by spikeout2003:

What kind of an intuition is it to even stop making announcements like this?

Pretty simple.

Dev copy pasted the code from the mobile game with limited effort.

Dev paid $100 to steam to list his game.
Steam gets 30% of every copy sold.
Dev calls game early access. Allows him to get the "may never be finished tag"

Dev updates game until the mobile app started encrypting their code and this copy paste with little unity and xml coding could no longer continue.

Devs stops updating, walks with his money


Websites have found about 41 to 63 games are sold per every 1 review(this is a guesstimate not hard facts, but steam hides the actual numbers.

So using this math, that is 221 reviews x a minimum of 41 equals atleast 9.061 games sold

We will round it off to 9,000 9,000 x $9.99=$89,910

Steam gets 30% of $89,910 which is $26,973.

$89.910-$26,973= $62,937


So, the dead beat dev made $62,937 by copying the source code of a mobile game.

Steam got $26,973 by allowing him to sell it.

The game he copied was Last Day On Earth. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=zombie.survival.craft.z

There is no website and no info for iDs Games and he hasnt posted since he last answered me in 2021.


The game isnt a scam, he sold a product and provided a playable product. But steam needs to do something about all the abandoned games on steam in early access.

[TortafritaNinja]

Originally posted by ToothlessRaider:

Originally posted by spikeout2003:

What kind of an intuition is it to even stop making announcements like this?

Pretty simple.

Dev copy pasted the code from the mobile game with limited effort.

Dev paid $100 to steam to list his game.
Steam gets 30% of every copy sold.
Dev calls game early access. Allows him to get the "may never be finished tag"

Dev updates game until the mobile app started encrypting their code and this copy paste with little unity and xml coding could no longer continue.

Devs stops updating, walks with his money


Websites have found about 41 to 63 games are sold per every 1 review(this is a guesstimate not hard facts, but steam hides the actual numbers.

So using this math, that is 221 reviews x a minimum of 41 equals atleast 9.061 games sold

We will round it off to 9,000 9,000 x $9.99=$89,910

Steam gets 30% of $89,910 which is $26,973.

$89.910-$26,973= $62,937


So, the dead beat dev made $62,937 by copying the source code of a mobile game.

Steam got $26,973 by allowing him to sell it.

The game he copied was Last Day On Earth. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=zombie.survival.craft.z

There is no website and no info for iDs Games and he hasnt posted since he last answered me in 2021.


The game isnt a scam, he sold a product and provided a playable product. But steam needs to do something about all the abandoned games on steam in early access.

Lol, that's ♥♥♥♥♥♥ up, yes, i know abaout LDOE, that's why i wanted to know if this game was abandones or not. Thanks for the info.

[p2a0n6d4o2r0a6b9ox]

I see, that's why you did that, thanks for letting me know, I won't hold my breath for a millimeter.

[sanityflaws]

Originally posted by Man Cave Mike:

I don't understand, how would he be able to copy LDOE's code? That doesn't sound very easy tbh. The game is definitely a scam though, no doubt. And I appreciate your write up on the stats... There's a game called Subsistence that is sort of the same thing, very carrot on a stick EA development...

[Achievement Hunter]

Originally posted by sanityflaws:

Originally posted by Man Cave Mike:

I don't understand, how would he be able to copy LDOE's code? That doesn't sound very easy tbh. The game is definitely a scam though, no doubt. And I appreciate your write up on the stats... There's a game called Subsistence that is sort of the same thing, very carrot on a stick EA development...

If you look at LDOE this game was an identical clone until they began encrypting there game code. Now that this dead beat cant easily copy paste the source code anymore he stopped updating. Literally stopped updating when LDOE changed their security. Maybe a coincidence but seeing how the dev just vanished after that, Im think that is what it was.

Im bought this because I hated the time gating of the mobile version.

Subsistence is NOTHING like this. Yeah that game has been in early access for years and years and may never get finished. But Lifez-Survival, is a 110% copy paste clone right down to the same bugs LDOE had before the patched them.

Subsistence just had more ideas than they knew how to skillfully add properly.

There are many games that get abandoned in early access. The difference here is, this is a 100% rip off of somebody elses work.


This game
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BxwRxpl6j0 (not my video)

LDOE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCyHgOzr9ks (not my video)

[a123456]

Originally posted by RTX 5080 FE(Mr Happy):

There are many games that get abandoned in early access. The difference here is, this is a 100% rip off of somebody elses work.

I wish the developer can port it to pc platform on steam.

[Achievement Hunter]

Originally posted by a123456:

Originally posted by RTX 5080 FE(Mr Happy):

There are many games that get abandoned in early access. The difference here is, this is a 100% rip off of somebody elses work.

I wish the developer can port it to pc platform on steam.

I am sure if the original devs wanted to they could. They dont have any intentions on it, and when they found out about this game, they started encrypting there website, which is why this game dev stopped updating-because he couldnt steal the source code or backward engineer it.

[a123456]

Originally posted by RTX 5080 FE(Mr Happy):

I am sure if the original devs wanted to they could. They dont have any intentions on it

well, it's fine, I'm now playing the real game "Last Day on Earth: Survival" with BlueStacks.

only downside is, it's more resource demanding to run a game with emulator and the longer you play the game, the more laggy/ /stuttery it gets.

[TortafritaNinja]

Originally posted by a123456:

Originally posted by RTX 5080 FE(Mr Happy):

I am sure if the original devs wanted to they could. They dont have any intentions on it

well, it's fine, I'm now playing the real game "Last Day on Earth: Survival" with BlueStacks.

only downside is, it's more resource demanding to run a game with emulator and the longer you play the game, the more laggy/ /stuttery it gets.

that game is ♥♥♥♥ anyways, shame it became a pay 2 win garbage all along. and yhea, the optimization on that game is made by a team of monkeys