The Problem With Playway Games...
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- Опубліковано 4 лют 2025
- I made a video on Viking City Builder a few days back, and it showed a new, solo developed medieval game that seemed to copy the trailer from Manor Lords. But lets look deeper into Play way games, a company that has some dodgy marketing tactics but most importantly find out if its a Scam or just Sketchy?
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Again huge thank you for the support Resonant. This whole situation did sting a little. I think it would really benefit the industry to popularize the term 'concept trailer' - the developers and publishers could still do market research but without being dishonest.
Would play manor lords all day over that shitty looking viking city builder.
@Terence Black Thanks for the support! I do hope so too, doing my best.
I think that concept trailer term is a genuinely productive and constructive idea, I really like it.
Might be just me, but the difference in the videos is quite apparent. Your videos are clearly taken from gameplay while the other ones are so obviously staged footage...
Looking forward to Manor Lords!
Can't wait for Manor Lords! Keep up the great work don't sweat this stuff!
That's actually a 1000 IQ move.
i actually love the idea lmao, steam should have a special place to vote for game ideas, i mean players that chose what game should be made? damn count me in
I agree, it's just being done the wrong way.
@@viscountwilliammelbry6147 which way will be better? we think that players should vote for games. For example our prologs - when you can write review, developer will read it and think about your complains
examples
The Tenants - Free Trial 95% Overwhelmingly Positive (1,164)
SUCCUBUS: Prologue 83% Very Positive (3,716)
Builders of Egypt: Prologue 77% Mostly Positive (3,316)
Mr. Prepper: Prologue 86% Very Positive (1,886)
Lust from Beyond: Scarlet 82% Positive (951)
Occupy Mars: Prologue 78% Mostly Positive (681)
Scrapnaut: Prologue 88% Very Positive (669)
Contraband Police 94% Very Positive (280)
I Am Your President: Prologue 79% Mostly Positive (264)
Smooth brain being tricked to think something retarted is genius. Wow, let me tell you how i know you supported children sniffing biden
@@ThePlayWay I am attributing to the games you have announced without having concluded weather you should develop the game or not thus far and do not have a demo.
In the case of a demo being launched on steam I have no query nor objection to, however as the title of this video implies it brings a company to question when a game is announced and is it shut down before any form of release.
I would not have risked losing potential players on the grounds of distrust and miscommunication and we wouldn't be discussing this otherwise if this wasn't the case. Nevertheless, I believe giving people a voice to express their wishes and ideas is a splendid idea and my solution would have been to form a dedicated centre for people do so for games without a demo and that is my answer to your question on "how to do it better".
I understand making these announcements on steam may attract larger number of people yet with the lack of clarity and communication on your steam pages on the account of searching for confirmation from interested players on weather to proceed with the formation of the game, it would only brew further distrust and conjecture, a good example being "Roman Empire Wars".
Steam should force these developers to label it as “Concept Art” or something to show it is just an idea and not a game yet.
Honestly it’s a good idea but pretending it’s a game that’s coming out then completely dismantling the game if not enough people like it sucks for those who wanted the game.
Many times Steam ask about playable part of game when you submit new title
@@ThePlayWay Is the VCB trailer with the "pre-alpha gameplay" actual recorded gameplay or in engine cinematic sequences?
@@ManorLords the latter, no way they actually have gameplay lol
Steam needs to start banning people calling games scams because they aren't done in 5 mins and people wishlist games then whine when its not fast enough, so they bash certain games to hype games they like, trying to screw over other indies.....which is shameful...
The trailers from Playway really looks likes those fake ads for mobile game....
agree
considering they make mobile games, its not surprising.
no shit.
Don't buy there games, its simple....
I actually noticed this, the devs names also seem weird. Like Emperor games making that Roman Empire Wars? lol
We should wishlist every game they have on Steam so they go to actually publish this s***
Really good idea
or we ignore it and their company crashes like a mountain
@@JordyHistorian Honestly, with how many trailers they have just wishilisting everything would do that faster cause they'd go bankrupt trying to invest in everything.
dude, i've known about Playway for years and i was wondering when someone would finally make a video on it.
One thing i didn't see you bring up is that its not just Playway but there are quite a few other publishers that are working with playway too like Ultimate games, movie games, and gaming factory
Thank you for noticing this, I thought I was the only one to see this city builders clones pop up on steam
This citybuilders will not exist if players will not ask developers for them.
Playway Polish company
Manor lords Polish Developer
Ok guys all in normal standard behavior between polish people nobody will stab us like we do ourselves
tak
GoG - Polish online game store ; Playway stopped putting their games there and updating the ones that are already there.
Doing these "Concept trailers" might actually be pretty good overall when implemented honestly, testing the waters to see what people are interested in and pursuing those projects can only be a good thing for all involved, but only when done honestly. As it stands now however I cannot in good conscience support their methods of blatantly lying about their projects at the expense of other Devs
The kicker is that their method is actually rather sound when it comes to business. In actuality, they make nothing. They find out what topic is popular and cling on to it. I thing the " X City Builder" series is the perfect example: Egypt was teased and it saw massive praise. So much so that they hop on the bandwagon and just start churning out tried and true settings for the same concept.
We see that with Viking CB too: Not only is it building off of the hype of Manor Lords, but it's also building off of the recent resurgence of the Viking theme in the video game scene (Valheim, AC Valhalla, Norsegard, etc.)
After your Viking CB video I went back and took a look at them on steam and was surprised to see they were behind a lot of the popular "Simulator" Games (most notable/popular being car mechanic simulator.) And that follows the same formula: they had one well received format that was released when the genre was popular and they proceeded to clone as many as possible as quick as possible to maximize profits.
I mean if we're being honest they're doing the same thing titles like AC or CoD do, just on a smaller, quicker scale. Also, this is why I follow stuff (especially EA titles) before I Wishlist them.
I just hope they don't use this to try and pull any copyright claim shit on other developers that happen to release a game that happens to be similar to what one of their trailers shows.
Their trailers reminds me of those mobile games with fake trailers.
Kudos to Playway for engaging in this debate in the comments. They should however respond to the criticism on the Manor Lord controversy
Sees interesting game:
****PLAYWAY****
fucking run
this is exactly what kevin o'leary says all the time on shark tank: what's to stop a big fish swallowing up this idea and making it tomorrow?
Medieval Dynasty is made and published by Toplitz Productions
FYI, Medieval Dynasty is published by Toplitz Productions not Playway
These devs have made Uboat. And honestly, I freaking love it. It's a great game
I think they just published the game, the developer for U Boat is Deep Water Studio, but I agree, it's a great game.
They are combo of 27 diffrent studios. They are just the publishers who hire companies to churn out games, deep water studios is actaully goood studio, its just other lesser companies that are just like contract workers for Playway
@@Jorn-gy3yc ah i see!
What's so good about it? I've seen the game, thought about buying it but wasn't sure if it was just a port of a mobile game or something...
@@CiaphasCainHeroOfTheImperium It's a modern rendition of U-BOAT games. It's.. A game, it's good when it isn't buggy. But if you were expecting decently made models.. Well, get used to free models from the blender market.
Dude I can't believe I was one of those people that got hooked on there game that will never come out. I was so hyped for that roman game but I guess I may never see it released. Nice catch!
Hope you get demo this year.
for now maybe try
Builders of Egypt: Prologue 77% Mostly Positive (3,316)
Mr. Prepper: Prologue 86% Very Positive (1,886)
@@ThePlayWay This is disgusting and you should be ashamed of yourselves.
@@ThePlayWay if you make games that get such good feedback, why be so dishonest and outright shameful in the way you market yourselves? doing that to a solo developer with manor lords is a disgrace on your 'studio'
@@ThePlayWay You know.. steam rating can be manipulated right... right..
I follow SidAlpha and watch his videos about Indie Developer trying to manipulate steam rating on their games.
It's pure false advertising. They are marketing a product that doesn't exist, nor give any promise that the "game" will look/play as depicted.
Especially when they advertise "gameplay".
They are no different than the Chinese game companies with their fake ads.
so don't buy it, and if you do there is still possibility to refund via steam. easy af.
Most of our titles are playable for free before release. examples:
The Tenants - Free Trial 95% Overwhelmingly Positive (1,164)
SUCCUBUS: Prologue 83% Very Positive (3,716)
Builders of Egypt: Prologue 77% Mostly Positive (3,316)
Mr. Prepper: Prologue 86% Very Positive (1,886)
Lust from Beyond: Scarlet 82% Positive (951)
Occupy Mars: Prologue 78% Mostly Positive (681)
Scrapnaut: Prologue 88% Very Positive (669)
Contraband Police 94% Very Positive (280)
I Am Your President: Prologue 79% Mostly Positive (264)
Almost all recent Playway games have free demos and prologues so you don't have to rely on trailers, you can actually play the game for free and see if you like it. Most of their recent games have more or less 80% on Steam and that is clear evident that their not so bad. The Tenants, Mr Prepper, Lust From Beyond, Drug Dealer Simulator, House Flipper, Car Mechanic Simulator, Thief Simulator, 911 Operator, Cooking Simulator, Tank Mechanic Simulator - they all are rated above 80%.
I knew something was wrong when they had a different mechanic simulator game for every type of transportation that exists. They had Car Mechanic, Motorcycle Mechanic, Tank Mechanic, Yacht Mechanic, Train Mechanic (in VR which is kinda neat), and Plane Mechanic. It's basically shovelware
Damn, you weren't kidding. After looking at my wish list. Most of the, Release To Be Announced, games on my list are from them. And it seems that's the case with more than half of their games on their own list. Thanks for the heads up.
and most of them you can try free before release
The Tenants - Free Trial 95% Overwhelmingly Positive (1,164)
SUCCUBUS: Prologue 83% Very Positive (3,716)
Builders of Egypt: Prologue 77% Mostly Positive (3,316)
Mr. Prepper: Prologue 86% Very Positive (1,886)
Lust from Beyond: Scarlet 82% Positive (951)
Occupy Mars: Prologue 78% Mostly Positive (681)
Scrapnaut: Prologue 88% Very Positive (669)
Contraband Police 94% Very Positive (280)
I Am Your President: Prologue 79% Mostly Positive (264)
@@ThePlayWay No one informed enough falls for your bullshit, just stop the false advertisement and scammy business practices
@@ThePlayWay
"and most of them you can try free before release"
You mean Demo? which many indie developer already done this and some released full version and some didnt make it just like "most" of your games
How many video games project do you have currently? And how many of them actually released?
I also have to say that I have no problem with it, if the idea is there, how else can you get feedback on this idea, if not so. So I think it's good what PlayWay is doing.
They should atleast label it as concepts though.
PlayWay games land immediately on the ban-list.
We need to greenlight their worst and weirdest ideas.
LMAO yes
I Am Jesus Christ 🙌🏼
To be fair, this is how indecisive developers would go about projects.
First time I saw Roman Empire Wars on Steam I was shocked at just how awesome and ambitious this project was, and was really hyped. The lack of trailers, the sheer scope of the promises and, well, the pretty generic title, however did make me look up the developer on Steam to see if this was indeed something for real. I saw there were another 2 or 3 games with exactly the same shit going on for them, just changing the setting, so I doubted a little. Have had some weird experiences with backwater chineese developers and their games, but I decidided to give them a follow in case they had any news. Now, seeing your video, I just realized the sheer scope of this company, and how, unknowingly to me, many of the actual games I have were published by them. That doesn't mean they are bad, I play them for a reason. But, it is indeed a surprise.
Uboat by them is pretty fucking great
Uboat was developed by young team, which didnt work on bigger projects before. Plan was 2 years, but it take 4 years to Early Access.
@@ThePlayWay nothing wrong with that, its common in the industry...
7:55 This ninja trailer has me missing Tenchu all over again! 😢
So playway trailers are bad, but when everyone else (EA, CDProjekt, Ubisoft etc.) use trailers that have nothing to do with game beside overall details it's ok? WHOLE INDUSTRY - EVERY COMPANY do this and bashing one publisher for this is hypocrisy. MOST of games doesn't look like in trailers/screens
PlayWay Publishes hundreds, stop being stupid.
two wrong don't make a right, no one said "it's ok if Triple A Games making fake trailers"
Love this video and I support what you’re saying I studied how to make video games and it is a hard thing to do and when somebody steals of the hype to Make their own game it’s messed up and especially since it’s bigger company a big company can spread it across the world better well little one can do crap he only depend on the hype they’re getting to sell their game
We have over 100 developers which we invested in. Isn't easier to send email, and ask before judge?
@@ThePlayWay You're a scummy company putting out fake trailers for shovelware "games", I'll judge you all I want.
@@ThePlayWay Hi. Could you please explain what prevents you from doing a copyright claim on other developers that happen to release a game that happens to be similar to what one of your trailers shows. The other guy could have developed it for years. But you could claim the idea to be yours simply by producing a trailer and not any actual work on the game. I am not saying you did this btw. I am asking what prevents you from doing so in the first place.
@@ThePlayWay something tells me you guys are based in china, which would make a lot of sense :)
@@steves578 oh s*** I thought so too!
i've suspected for the past several years now that this has been a thing but never bothered to look further in to it to confirm or deny my suspicions.. thanks for this video.
I like what you said at the end. I do feel for them that they have to advertise but yes Don’t steal content or at least wait for them to put the game out at least lol
I really thank you for posting this video. It does affect negatively the solo and small team of indie developers. Publishing thousands of low-quality mockup games on social media ads causes demoralization to those who are working so hard to make an idea possible. Steam and other platforms should prevent companies to publish not more than 2 or 3 games at a time and using that threshold to finish at least 1 out of your 3 games on purchased licence to allow yourself/them to buy another one.
This is what has been put in discussion in the US regarding Facebook as well, We can't allow other companies on becoming the monopoly of their own market and giving no chance to future competition.
I don't think Hollywood wants to distribute a movie trailer knowing that their audience will never watch that movie, or worse, making it look like it's cool and ready, but in the end showing up buggy with developers that don't know how to take care of their clients and community.
Here again, I am going to quote Ready Player One "They are hated by gunters because they have seemingly endless funding to cheat to get the egg. The Sixers' main goal is to find the egg for IOI so that IOI can take control of the Oasis"
I have worked in the gaming industry for nearly 20 years and worked for and on some of biggest in industry and practice some of these new companies do is mind boggling to me i have noticed what playway are doing and stay clear of games they push now. Builders of egypt is a frustrating one over 2 years of development and still not finished, the demo they released this week has game breaking bugs and for time spent on it has made me think its not worth the wait, hell Pharaoh remake has even beat them to the punch and i loved the original game so many years ago. Quite a few developers are taking too long to make games that once they are out the buzz around that type like vikings etc has moved on and the game is quite dated. X Simulator games are just getting too much now and some are just rinse and repeat and once released are not built upon with dlc or extra content. Manor Lords is a game i have been looking forward to alot and seeing the progress on that game along with the updates has kept me interested still and i believe it will be an awesome game to play.
Anyone else miss Total War Arena?
that used to be the shit what happened god dame it
Its still up, but now only in china. You can still play it with a bit of lag, dont even need vpn. There is also a workaround to make the game in english. I play it from Norway and it works well. Check out SUNTZU Academy youtube channel for guide to install and register account. Hope you enjoy!
I was just thinking this yesterday as I was looking at some of the steam pages, thanks for making a video and putting it into words. It feels extremely dishonest and makes me skeptical of the eventual quality of any of these games if they get made. Money is already an issue in gaming, and this methodology seems to be the latest extension of that. Seeing Playway's defensive replies in these comments makes me think you struck a nerve, so keep it up.
From the 1st had i have to say yes, you are right. It works as following: first someone working there gives an idea of new game, if ppl higher up like it the 'game idea' gets a steam page and trailer. Trailer is made in Unity or similar and takes ~2 weeks to finish, and it goes on steam page. At this point noone has started to work on game itself, and noone will until it generates enough interest. The same goes with their VR versions
Some games of theirs are fun and look good
like U boat
or mr preppers
but i bet like these 2 examples they are in a very early version but playable
U boat is actually not in a very early version its going to realese soon they have released some very good updates but at the same time players sometimes don't change to the new version because when u buy it you have the first draft of the game basically but all they have to do is change it to b128 in the properties this results in players rating the game 1 star because they just don't think
1:22 What is the name of that gorgeous background music?
"The Peasants" i'ts the Manor Lords trailer soundtrack
@@frenchfry9370 Thank you! 🙂
Good work. IMO if they are honest about it and actually market on that's how their company works then they can frame themselves as hey we have these ideas/sketches, vote on the ones you think are great and we'll make it a reality-
Thanks for the video, I thought I was the only one to realise that 80% of the videos are fake games, or games that will be developed only if they are very well received. I posted it several times on PlayWay's channel but they always delete my comments, that's why you'll only see people commenting good stuff. And lately every time I comment, then my comment doesn't appear, I log in youtube, enter in comments with another account and it's gone, so I think they've already muted my account.
why build a game if you are not sure there is a base for it. it's a pretty smart move. and most games are actually getting released.
Can there be an update video on playway? I don't know if its just me, but some of their games seem to be games that are also acquired by them and not developed by them "Mr. Prepper" being one of them as it has a Demo on steam then later got another demo called Prologue, then had the game full dropped on steam. Diesel Punk Wars I'm pretty positive was also not initially started by them. Could be wrong on this, but would be interesting if there could be an update on this.
alot of them are contracted out or other companies who make these games, Play Way, puts there stamp on them to help out indies, from my understanding, which is common with this industry.
Good job for this video. It's unfortunate that's you alone on the entire UA-cam exposing them. I've been boycotting them for years. Even worse than fake trailers of fake games is when the actually publish a bare bones shit game with the label of early access and when it undersells the devs abandon it with 80% of its features missing.
just found this video because i was looking for information on the company after watching a trailer of theirs thinking it looked janky and suspicious
What is the game at 5:35?
This explains it. A few weeks ago I was looking at a few games and one of their games caught my interest but when I looked at the publisher and saw that they've got a very similiar game to the one I was interested in I was wondering wether they just reused their game engines and assets all the time to reduce development cost. I was however thinking more along the lines of "they got no game and just try to scam people into buying their almost non existent game". Their vampire game looks just like a reskin of their Yakuza game and vice verse. So their actual plan is to create an engine combine it multiple different skins and see which one gets enough attention to become an actual game and only than start development....
That's really dissapointing since now I think that it's most likely that only one, if any, of those games is going to be actually made...
Literally all this could be considered a non problem if they called them “concept trailer”
The only game I have from them is U-boat and I think its pretty good. They're adding a lot of updates and continue to work on it.
They published it - they havent made it...
This is the best way to do market research. Of course, ideally steam should have implemented separate section for this. Greenlight kinda served this purpose before, but it no longer exist and I do believe that steam should make something similar.
I came searching for this video after a "Monastery Builder" on my steam page, ridiculous how they replicate the same on hundred of topics
"Fake trailers" could be used for most games these days.
steam just needs to add a section that is called something like Devtable, where devs can post stuff on this so we as a community can discuss it and give propper feedback if we like it or not , so we dont have fake games and the devs get the info they need. + most gamers are usually verry vocal about things in games they like/dislike so there is a community that is willing to do this stuff , there is just no propper platform.
Whats the game at: 0:00 ?
I think the idea is fine
The problem is filling the store with a bunch of things that won't get made. We already deal with scammers with early access, we don't need more pointless trash filling the store. Regardless if they even make some of these games, there will be numerous that end up on the store and never go anywhere.
At the very least, steam needs to implement a concept section or limit how much a developer/publisher can put on the platform within a given time so they can't just flood it with concepts.
Thanks a lot for this video.
Its called pre-alpha gameplay because it comes before the alpha build has even been made, which in a way is completely honest.
You need to lookup "leanstartup".
Trying to sell a product before making it is 1000% how to succeed in building a tech product.
While doing so has ethical questions and there have to be some limits, there is absolutely nothing wrong with it, and it is the correct way to go about building something new.
It is called validation.
Now --- in the gaming space --- we are an industry defined mostly by passion: the best games are built by gamers who have sought after a specific gameplay for years, and then finally build it.
This is very different than solving a market problem which is where leanstartup comes into play. But it can still work to some degree.
The last question is: even if they validate that XYZ game is the best one to make because they validated the market demand for it --- CAN THEY BUILD IT? Which goes back to the passion issue. Just because they figured out XYZ game is going to be highly demanded, doesnt mean they have the inspiration and gamer background to build the right kind of game that we all want.
I don't really See what is the problem. In the end most wanted games will be done and others, well since noone wants them... whats the Point of doing them anyway?
Not really fussed to be honest. They've published some decent titles, I'd rather them than certain AAA cash-grabbing publishers out there that I'll not mention. Whilst Playway might be competing with Indie developers, they're also offering alternatives to some long-established titles that have cornered their particular markets.
Searching these games on steam shows they have changed the names Developer and publisher for most games
they need to put their games on greenlight rather then early access store.
Even though I have nothing against this type of advertising (minus the manor lords ripoff), i fully expect steam to be responsible for upholding their policy.
I only know about them because a few of their published games got super popular / were fun af. And when you click on most if not all of the dev name it doesn't go to them... it goes to playway.
Even their most popular games ("Crime Scene Cleaner" and "Car Mechanic Sim") dev links go to playway... It feels like they are now the publisher you go to if you want to release some shiddy sim game that probably has ai art and voices.
Love your vids man! Just a question though. Do you have a pop filter on your mic? Your p and b sounds are wild in this vid.
what game is 3:54?
Hey I never payed attention to this! I have played many of their IPs now that you have pointed this out and yes most of them were "inspired" by more than one games.
Also I have seen that if Play way finds a type of game that are selling well they churn out similar games so quickly! Just take Car Mechanic Simulator for example, the original game was okay and sold well, now we have tank mechanic, motorcycle mechanic and freaking rover mechanic?!
I hope they do not have much impact on Manor lords
i still like playway because New games with new concepts like houseflipers
I think they've found a really good market for "a bit of everything" whilst i've felt games haven't been very interesting for the past 5 years, if they brought aspects from all these games together they could make an amazing game (still waiting for bum simulator lol)
thanks for cool words, in this frozen area. Bum will be this year.
a few moments ago after i watch this video, i searched on google "playway games scam", there are 2 steam forums thread about this issue, especially about how shady all of these games are, and in every thread there are always a person or two that disagrees with OP, often throwing back non arguments, with similar wording and language, feels like those were playway paid shills, since video games industry arent a stranger to these things(as well as any other entertainment industry)
This, it feels like paid shills commenting "This very good developer, making first game, why you judge?"
Even worse, they got paid by CD-key or even access demo.
BTW, this "fake games" producer released in April two games that reach top 1 bestsellers on Steam. One of that games was 5 years in development and was created by a small studio (I estimate 3 people max). You say that "smaller developers" could be impacted by this. Oh, wow, guess what, Playway is a big group of small developers. So I guess that some small developers benefit from that. At least they don't throw years of work for a game that will not be well received.
Steam requires adding playable build before you publish game page. This changed like a half year ago. Playway CEO responded that they did not notice that change because they were already always publishing game pages that had playable build.
Actually, I could go on and on about all the misunderstandings and false statements but everybody likes to just spit hate, so I guess why bother.
If you play the lottery enough times, eventually you will win. It doesn't mean you're a genius it just means you're addicted to the lottery. PlayWay wants to be like Pokemon and catch em all hoping one of them will be a big hit.
whats the game @ 2:40
what is that building game again 3:57
WEll the issue falls on steam. They should start following through with their own rules and demand to see playable pre alphas before allowing the pages. can start by removing everything these guys have their fingers in till they prove it.
but Steam ask about playable builds
UBOAT is a good game and worth the money
To be honest I dint think this is bad, I kinda like the idea of showing people an idea an if it's liked it's made into a game.
Just maybe show that it isn't guaranteed to actually be made
As someone who spends an enormous amount of time each week researching games for my channel, these "concept testers" end up wasting my most valuable resource as a content creator: time. Their use of seemingly dozens of publisher name aliases adds to my frustration with this practice.
Me on my way to wishlist every single one of their “games” with thousands of alt accounts, so they're forced to develop hundreds of games at the same time and go bankrupt.
I feel part of this definitely falls on Steam and the way they either do or don't filter legitimate games out. I feel like I've seen that Roman game you referenced a few times on Steam, but it might just be one of the several others copy-cat games that exist. I really can't tell. It's gotten a little better over the last few years, but Steam should add a type of filter, like they do with adult content, to prevent "spam titles." No matter what, when Manor Lords comes out on EA, I'm buying that!
Also. If this is gameplay. Let's see PlayWay stream the build on Twitch. I bet that never happens.
From what I find speaking to devs on their discord, it seems to have one developer working on a game they want to make.
No it does not matter but by doing fake gameplay they are turning people against them that would have been interested normally. And making people stop taking anything they put out seriously makes it less likely they will make any new games in the future unless they make it clear its only a idea.
Playway games on their way to publish car simulator, car painting simulater, car washing simulator, used car simulator, car tire reparing simulator:
"Roman Empire Wars" Screenshots are genuinely from Attila Total War, after some very big visual and unit mods...
You know they're honestly not interested that much in the game, when the "title" itself, isn't spent much thought on...
so what you are saying is if we all wishlist a crappy game and then dont buy it when it releases we can bankrupt them?
The tenants already come out, and also some of other games included in your video
thanknyou for making a video about this... will the aoe2 rips ever face their reckoning... 😂
The spirit of LJN lives on.
I can totally understand your feelings torwards PlayWay, but you missed an important point: Companies that work on a somewhat different simular game also sharing their progress with each other, so they progress faster all together. At least give PlayWay time until 2023 to release some of the better games and see if they really can come close to all the expectations or if they fail and will be closed 12/2022 (what I do not think so).
And their games all feel the same, at least the first person games.
Unsatisfying movement, odd animations, weird shaders, all of it makes it feel like that Coke ad that imitates GTA.
Play a game made in Source and then play a PlayWay published game and it's like night and day.
Their games really feel like concepts quickly made in Unity..
Started getting into their games. Its Eurojank but i enjoy them.
Well there goes my hope for Roman Wars - because I want more games in the Roman Empire and there aren't many apart from Paradox/total war and maybe ubisoft but yeah
I think they are trying to recreate what city interactive(another polish video games company) did in the early 00s copying at a fast pace cheap versions of more popular games. It doesn't make any sense to do that kind of things right now, is not illegal, but it generates a bad opinion in possible customers.
Wow really? That beer bottle at 4:39 says FUS ROH BEAER!!!! Love skyrim references
They are that guy in the ally way luring you with promise of something nice, then lie about it when you get there
What's really weird as you said is that they're definitely capable developers, some of their games are genuinely good, why would they taint their names like this?
ive seen this before how the have fake trailers, your right cause ive used to play older games, and the new games USE their pics and trailers yet its not the ACTUAL game itself, it even made me stop playing mobile games and not worth checking free games, i rather go with the people ive seen and trust with popular games and pretty much the peeps who show and comment gameplay
This is the essence of lean startup
Sounds almost like securities fraud. Investors may be mislead into thinking they will have a lot of IP soon, a huge development pipeline, possible revenue, lots of customers on Steam (any day now), etc.