Most of the other reviews appear legit, though

I posted here before about possible review manipulation from the DNA Army group before. The newest game, Trader Life Simulator raises many red flags.

The release date is listed as February 22, yet [imgur.com] the game has 3 reviews and a purchase option. Two out of three reviews (all positive) come from the DNA Army group. These all possibly point to signs of gaming the Steam system.

Originally posted by Osselpi:

Huh, I snooped around a bit and here's a very curious explanation (coming from a friend of the dev as it seems?) why the developer in question has three similar games with few to no updates online.

Here's a screenshot (will auto-delete in a month, so save it to your HD if you want a backup of that); this was in the Factory Runner steam forum:
https://ibb.co/vDHn1ss

That... is very weird. Here's what 3D_DAD wrote:

Originally posted by 3D_DAD:

im sorry guys but i couldn't figure out where is the problem of having a franchise on steam , which means having more than 1 game very similar to the others with some different idea .

so many devs do so , its not a scam its just for people who likes the idea of the game and would like to play more like it , and i can name so many devs who done this without being attacked from customers

about the updates : steam gives the customers 2 hours to refund the game , and updates are only for games which are in early access and promised a roadmap or updates , well in this game didnt release in early access , so you dont have the right to ask for updates

i dont really see where the problem is JUST REFUND IT

And of course, the reviews are at least dubious in nature.

Imgur [imgur.com] capture for archival purposes

I posted here before about possible review manipulation that originated from a strange Discord message. Going back, I looked at the reviews for the newest game Falafel Restaurant . Comparing the reviews, I saw that many of the positive reviews were made by the same people that positively reviewed the two other games (the "DNA Dboor" developer account included). I even saw one positive review a week old from an account so new that their community profile was not completed. Finally, looking at the groups for the reviewers, I discovered that all of them are in the same DNA Army Gaming group. These all seem like signs that point to review manipulation.
Screenshots [imgur.com] displaying [imgur.com] proof [imgur.com] of [imgur.com] the [imgur.com] allegations [imgur.com].
Bonus [imgur.com] negative review of Vegteria.

Hello everyone; this is my first post to this group. I was on Discord when I was suddenly messaged about an offer to show these two games on my YT channel in exchange for steam keys. The thing is that I do not post anything related to those games on my channel. Since I got the links to these games, I looked them up on Steam. At first, they seemed a bit decent with only one negative review. The positive reviews looked like they came from legitimate accounts with multiple reviews and products. However, I looked at one account and noticed it had the same name and profile as the Discord message I was sent. The messager admitted that he was the developer. Aren't developers not allowed to review their own games?

Factory Runner
Vegeteria
Proof [imgur.com]