VHS

RewindApp, one of the most prolific copyright infringers and intellectual property thieves to infest Steam, famous for running numerous asset flip scams, seems to have returned. Only this time with a whole new kind of scam. Don't believe me about how much this guy has stolen the work of others and tried to get YOUR money for it? Here's some proof. [list] [*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/853580]Lost[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/hack-and-slash-2dplatformer-lost-83970]Hack and Slash 2DPlatformer Lost[/url] developed by Studio HardCore [*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1012830]Poor Stickman[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/tutorials/stickman-blast-102069]Stickman Blast[/url] developed by Code Master Studio [*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1023060]Yet Another Survival Game[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/packs/apocalypse-survival-complete-project-117998]Apocalypse Survival Complete Project[/url] developed by Kuzkay [*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1008680]Crazy Archery[/url]" = [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djy7QO1gO9g]Gibbet - Archery Complete Game Template[/url] developed by ADDPGAMES [*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/716870]Gravity Ball[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/packs/gravity-ball-2d-dynamic-lights-and-shadows-50622]Gravity Ball 2D Dynamic Lights and Shadows[/url] developed by App Advisory [*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/861710]Geometry Rush[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/packs/speedbox-game-116513]Speedbox Game[/url] developed by Lovatto Studio [*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/801890]Christmas Race 2[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/packs/sliding-santa-103647]Sliding Santa[/url] developed by SgLib Games [*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1239690]Retrowave[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/packs/highway-racer-50866]Highway Racer[/url] developed by BoneCracker Games [*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1106350]Pyrax[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/packs/smash-way-hit-pyramids-50963]Smash Way Hit Pyramids[/url] developed by Andrew Oleynik [*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/727320]Operation Desert Road[/url]" = [url=https://forum.unity.com/threads/released-full-game-kit-operation-desert-road.418922/]Full Game Kit Operation Desert Road[/url] developed by XForm Games [*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/755600]Christmas Race[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/packs/sliding-santa-103647]Sliding Santa[/url] developed by SgLib Games [*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1029920]Twinship[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/twinship-97023]Twinship[/url] developed by RomePost [*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/903740]Kings[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/packs/kings-card-swiping-decision-game-asset-105749]Kings Card Swiping Decision Game Asset[/url] developed by KM-Games [*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/760930]Bitcoin Farm[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/packs/bitcoin-clicker-miner-simulator-103009]Bitcoin Clicker / Miner Simulator[/url] developed by Dudle Studio [*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/999640]Cube Defense[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/packs/3d-wave-shooter-133749]3D Wave Shooter[/url] developed by Daniel Buckley [*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/781660]Space Rocket[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/packs/space-frontier-complete-game-kit-100011]Space Frontier Complete Game Kit[/url] developed by Finalboss [*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/741120]Solar System[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/packs/solar-system-16139]Solar System pack[/url] developed by Adam Beilecki [*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/730620]Hammer 2[/url]" = [url=https://forum.unity.com/threads/released-full-game-kit-hammer-2.353481/]Full Game Kit - Hammer 2[/url] developed by XForm Games [*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1059190]Skully Pinball[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/systems/pinball-creator-74772]Pinball Creator[/url] developed by Tropical Studio [*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1066240]Tankex[/url]" = [url=https://learn.unity.com/project/tanks-tutorial]Tanks Tutorial[/url] developed by Unity Technologies [*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1036600]Junglex[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/packs/pix-jungle-adventure-133667]Pix Jungle Adventure[/url] developed by Fox Games [*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/725680]Golf 2D[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/packs/quick-golf-67900]Quick Golf[/url] developed by Shorka Games [*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/819650]BitCoin[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/packs/bitcoin-clicker-miner-simulator-2-110963]Bitcoin Clicker / Miner Simulator 2[/url] developed by Dudle Studio [*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1096510]Seven Nations[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/systems/rts-toolkit-17660]RTS Toolkit[/url] developed by chanfort [*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/799500]SurvivalZ[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/systems/unitz-unet-33494]UnitZ UNET[/url] developed by Hardworker Studio [/list] "VHS" is another disgusting clicker scam game like "banana". Effectively a blockchain/NFT game, but abusing the Steam Marketplace instead of some other blockchain/wallet system... the end result is the same, this isn't a real game, it's just dumped on Steam to scam PC gamers through the Steam Marketplace. It has no value as a serious game, you just click stuff in the hopes an "NFT" marketplace item drops so the developer can get paid for the sale... and of course so the developer can sell ones that he's farmed up himself. So while this looks "free", it's only superficial. The real purpose for this game is for the developer to farm and exploit Steam Inventory items that drop through the game. They can then sell these items in bulk on the Steam Community Marketplace. This kind of Steam abuse, combined with a minimum-viable-product non-game, does no service to gamers whatsoever. There's also a disgusting $5 USD scam DLC to spend your money on. What a joke. This is pollution... it's harmful to everyone. It hurts genuine indie devs, who have to compete with this pollution to get visibility for their sincerely made games. It makes indie devs look bad. It makes it harder for gamers to find those genuinely made games. It's designed to prey on gamers and manipulate the Steam Community Marketplace to the detriment of all. Avoid this at all costs.

Another clicker game with a lot of inventory drops but with upgrade features so that we can actually enjoy the game for a while. The very first upgrade you click on activates the auto-click functionality. As you purchase more and more upgrades, more shortcuts appear on the left-hand side. The arrows (cursors?) coming from these shortcuts aim at the VHS in the center of the customisable background and they are responsible for the regular clicks we gain per second. But it isn't just the background we can change. The VHS cassette can have different appearances and the soundtrack can also be modified. All this emits an 80's vibe which makes playing this game more exciting than anything released recently under the [i]bananaware[/i] umbrella. Also, the studio here is not a newcomer but has been developing games for several years now. Give this one a try if you like idle games. It should be noted that given the availability of the (tradable) inventory items this will likely have the same fate as the other games we have recently seen in the [i]itemdropware[/i] genre when (if?) Valve actions. Until then have some fun retro-style! *edit* Nominated for the "Sit Back and Relax" award in 2024

Looks like a regular clicker game but it's actually one of those banana/NFT games.