An asset flip is a type of shovelware in which a video game developer purchases pre-made assets and uses them to create numerous permutations of generic games to sell at low prices.[1] Such games tend to be viewed by gamers as uncreative,[1] and as diverting attention from less popular high-quality titles. Asset flips have been noted to be a problem on many online distribution platforms, especially Steam.[2] The Nintendo Switch eShop has also been accused of allowing the sale of asset flips.[3]
As mobile gaming became popular during the 2010s, app stores such as the Google Play Store have predominantly featured games which utilize "knockoffs" of popular IPs in a similar format. As the required investments are lower for users and publishers alike, mobile asset flips derive profits from free-to-play downloads with frequent in-game advertising and/or a freemium model.[4]
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2014' Contender". They regarded the game as an assetflip, a game made poorly and quickly from art assets purchased from online stores. Sterling's videos...
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