Coin Pusher Casino Dev Tells Player to 'Kill Yourselves” After Negative Steam Review

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A developer for Coin Pusher Casino told a Steam user to “Kill Yoursells” after the player left a negative review for the game on the platform. The comment was quickly deleted, but not before the Reddit user snapped a screenshot and shared it on the platform. The post quickly went viral, leading to a backlash against the developer and the studio.

In response, Tree Nuts Games posted an apology on the Coin Pusher Casino forums on July 6, just a few hours after the Reddit post went viral.

“We deeply regret the recent incident involving an inappropriate post made by one of our developers,” the studio said. “We sincerely apologize to the affected user and to the entire community for this unacceptable behavior.”

According to the studio, the developer behind the comment has been “terminated and removed from the team.” Tree Nuts Games also said that it has started a thorough internal review and is looking into getting “professional help” for members of its team.

Kotaku has reached out to both Valve and Tree Nuts Games for comment on the incident.

“Once again, we offer our heartfelt apologies,” the studio said. “We are dedicated to improving our community interactions and to upholding the highest standards of conduct.”

Meanwhile, a few hours after sharing and deleting the comment telling the Reddit user to kill themselves, the developer posted on the Steam user's profile page, apologizing directly to the player.

“First of all, I want to apologize for my unacceptable comment from earlier today,” the developer said. “Of course a customer can [write] a review or comment that he/she sees fit and It’s not my place to give an emotional response to a customer of Steam. It was in the heat of the moment that I responded the way I did and of course that is no excuse, so again my deepest apology for my unrespectful behavior.”

Of course, because this is the internet in 2024, people began picking sides. Many sided with the Reddit user and review-bombed the game or left negative comments. But some others sided with the developer, claiming that the response wasn’t that bad and praising the small dev for pushing back against a negative review.

As for the Reddit user who posted the review in the first place, they told me that they had not heard back from Valve after filing a report against the developer and the comment on July 6.

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