Chinese players urge to complain about the game Coronavirus Attack on Steam – review

Few days ago in Steam casual strategy appeared Coronavirus attack studios Mythzsgame. Its essence is simple: the inhabitants of a certain country are infected with the virus of selfish zombies. And so that they could not escape and infect the whole world, a coronavirus was created that destroys them.

However, the unpretentious plot quickly saw a real political statement. The main color scheme of the game is red and yellow, in the colors of the Chinese flag. The list of gaming achievements includes “Taiwan is not China,” “Free Hong Kong,” and “Freedom to Xinjiang.”

The creators of Coronavirus Attack admitted to the portal AbacusThat the game was conceived as a protest against the Chinese government and criticism of those who exported the COVID-19 virus from Wuhan. Not surprisingly, the game is blocked in China. Moreover, at the request of the players themselves.

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Chinese social media has called for a proper response: complain about Coronavirus Attack. And as an argument, there is a fear that due to such projects they might block the entire Steam platform: for now, the store is available in China, although it is not approved by the government.
And the history of Chinese locks is already quite expressive. In March, the infection simulator was banned in the country Plague inc. Even earlier, because of several artworks, the Taiwanese horror was forever banned Devotion and his publishing house lost its license.

Meanwhile, Coronavirus Attack is receiving very positive reviews. And hardly due solely to the exciting gameplay.

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