On the 24th, a game called Coronavirus Attack (novel coronavirus attack) was launched on the gaming platform Steam. Due to the humiliating metaphor in the game and the setting of "**" and "**", the game triggered strong criticism from netizens after it was put on the shelves. As of press time, the game has been removed from the shelves of mainland players, but overseas players can still find the game.
Steam is a game platform developed by Valve in the United States. The Global Times saw on Steam that the release date of the game is April 24, 2020. The developer and publisher are a game team named MythZsGame. The reporter learned through online public information that the author of the game is "Mi Yali" and now lives in Taipei. Through the Taiwanese game website "Bahamut Forum" and Facebook and other social platforms, it can be found that the author has a distinct ** and "**" background.
According to Steam, the game is a simple shooter with upgrades. The background description of the game on the platform reads: "A virus that can turn people into selfish zombies has spread throughout the country, and the carriers (virus carriers) have fled the country. In order to control the epidemic, a secret laboratory creates a coronavirus that can destroy the selfish zombie virus to fight it. Your goal is to prevent the selfish zombie virus carriers from fleeing and infecting others. You must destroy the carriers as much as possible, collect more DNA to develop more lethal biochemical properties, and eliminate the carriers before they develop corresponding immunity."
The Global Times reporter saw through several game screenshots and video clips released by the platform that the image quality of this game is rough and the picture is simple, the background main color is bright red, and the color of the novel coronavirus is bright yellow, which is similar to the color scheme of the Danish media released in January this year.
The reporter found that the game also has "achievement unlocked easter eggs" displaying the slogan "**" and "**". On the Steam platform, the crude game is seen for 15 yuan.
As of 9:45 a.m. on the 26th, there were 426 reviews in the consumer review area below the game. In the "most valuable review", one player said, "Is this the incompetent rage of **? It’s really funny."
On the other hand, some Taiwanese pro-green media ignored the facts and called the game "extremely positive", while at the same time contradicting themselves: "Sure enough, as soon as the game was launched, it shattered netizens susceptible, and Chinese netizens not only swiped negative reviews, but also left abusive messages." Taiwan’s game information website "NOW Video Games" posted the title "Little Pink" Ready for the expedition! Independent game < Coronavirus Attack > Landing ".
The Global Times reporter tried to contact the Steam platform, but the platform’s voice message said that consultation can only be made through the Steam website. The reporter then submitted questions through the customer service page of the Steam website, but had not received a reply as of press time.
At around 10 am on the 26th, the Global Times reporter noticed that for mainland players, the game was no longer available on the Steam platform, but for overseas players, as of press time, the game still existed.
