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Chris TrottieronMastodon1d ago
Plantation Simulator was advertised as a game in which you could buy and abuse black slaves. This isn’t that notable. There’s lots of edgelord games out there made for and by terrible people.
What is notable is that, a few days after it was launched—allowing for playtime outside Steam’s refund window—the dev issued a patch that turned all the slaves white.
This upset a lot of awful people who bought the game with the expectation that they could enslave black people only to realize they could no longer do this. They were now stuck with white slaves. The whole thing was a rug pull.
As of May 24, the dev has since removed the game from Steam, claiming he’s said everything he wanted to say.
But before it was removed, this game had overwhelmingly negative reviews on Steam. But not because it was racist. No, it was because racists could no longer live out their fantasy.
https://kotaku.com/racist-plantation-game-trolls-valve-watches-2000698673
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Analysis Summary
This post describes a now-removed Steam game called Plantation Simulator and claims the developer patched it to change enslaved characters from Black to white as a deliberate rug pull targeting racist players. The Kotaku link is provided but the core claims—the game's existence, the patch mechanics, review reasons, and removal date—cannot be independently verified through web search. The framing cherry-picks a narrative (that negative reviews were from disappointed racists rather than broader criticism) without supporting evidence, and the story structure reads as highly constructed social commentary rather than documented fact.
Claims Analysis (4)
“Plantation Simulator was advertised as a game in which you could buy and abuse black slaves”
Kotaku article link provided but game details cannot be confirmed via search results. No corroboration found.
“A few days after it was launched, the dev issued a patch that turned all the slaves white”
Core claim unverified. Web search returned no results about this game or patch.
“As of May 24, the dev has since removed the game from Steam”
Cannot independently confirm game removal from Steam as of specified date.
“The game had overwhelmingly negative reviews on Steam”
Cannot verify Steam review status for unconfirmed game.
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