You might've noticed a popular new dungeon crawler called Dreadmyst shooting up the Steam charts over the last week, fast becoming one of the top-trending games on the platform. However, after just five days on the market, this debut indie has come under fire over allegations of stolen artwork, privacy concerns, and the "sketchy past" of its lead developer.
As noted by u/l1lj3nb3rg, u/PoubelleTV, and u/Raaze, several of the in-game icons are pulled directly from Magic: The Gathering, Lords of the Fallen, and various Witcher games, while sound effects have been ripped from annother MMORPG entirely, Aion.
Lead developer Xjum is also believed to be Gummy52, who is notorious among World of Warcraft players for rugpulling private servers. As documented by u/Darknotical, Xjum was an alias of Gummy52, and both YouTube channels share the same logo. When prompted about this connection, Xjum vehemently denied the allegations, and demanded such posts be stripped from the MMORPG subreddit.
Xjum's Steam account also went by the name of 'Donald Trump' for a spell.
Given Gummy52's infamy among MMORPG players and the distrust they've accrued over the years, this revelation has cast doubt on...
