Indie dev exposes pirated copy after player complained on Steam

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A developer from the game Farthest Frontier publicly criticized a Steam user who was reporting bugs despite playing a pirated copy of the game.

Piracy has always been a problem in PC gaming. While most people are aware it happens—particularly those creating indie games—it’s often something we avoid talking about. It’s unusual to see someone openly ask for help with a game on an official forum while admitting they haven’t purchased it.

City builder dev tells Steam user to buy the game before asking for fixes

A player on the Farthest Frontier Steam forums reported a problem with the game’s clock. A developer responded by asking the player to buy a legitimate copy of the game instead of using an unauthorized one.

The developers at Zantai explained on Reddit that the person requesting modifications had previously asked for help with a supposed copy of the game that wasn’t purchased through Steam. The studio doesn’t offer support for such versions, as they don’t officially exist.

He explained that if people aren’t willing to help with our efforts, we don’t believe they should be able to be part of our group.

He clarified that while Frontier doesn’t intentionally include anti-piracy measures that cause problems, their previous game, Grim Dawn, did have a system where pirates experienced random glitches.

He jokingly said receiving bug reports was actually enjoyable. He finished by asking players to support indie developers if they enjoy their games.

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2025-12-22 19:48