Yeah, no. Thanks all the same

Do I absolutely have to pay any attention to this game? I do? Well fuck, fine. Let’s get it over with.

Scum of the earth simulatorHatredis bringing its oh-so-edgy self to Steam on June 1. To ‘celebrate’ this announcement, they’ve shat out a trailer that is obviouslyvery NSFW, and contains a lot of disturbing images. It features the same 14 year old fanfiction levels of angst, that god-awful leather coat again, and of course there’s the graphic murder that made waves when it initially released.

Article image

It’s also going to be the first AO (Adults Only) rated game on Steam, beating the many visual novels and dating simulators who have had to cut out their sexual content to get on to the platform. It’s been one big ball of useless, greasy controversy with arguments about freedom of expression and whether Valve were right to remove it from Greenlight and then reinstate it.

Honestly I don’t want to touch this fucking thing with a ten foot bargepole. I respect that it has the right to exist, and I appreciate that this gamewillappeal to a lot of people. If that’s you, great. I hope you enjoy it. However, I sure as hell won’t be buying it when it comes out, and I question what specifically it was about this game that made Valve create an exception to their rules against AO content. What are they seeing in this game that I’m not?

John and Molly sitting on the park bench

Close up shot of Marissa Marcel starring in Ambrosio

Kukrushka sitting in a meadow

Lightkeeper pointing his firearm overlapped against the lighthouse background

Overseer looking over the balcony in opening cutscene of Funeralopolis

Edited image of Super Imposter looking through window in No I’m not a Human demo cutscene with thin man and FEMA inside the house

Indie game collage of Blue Prince, KARMA, and The Midnight Walk

Close up shot of Jackie in the Box

Silhouette of a man getting shot as Mick Carter stands behind cover