Creating a zombie in a mountain village terrifies players worldwide.

Chapter 12 Natural Disaster Community
Crowdfunding?

After reading the developer's update, Akashi raised an eyebrow.

"We absolutely have to support it!"

"This is such a great horror game! It got me to the top of the charts with just one early access release. I definitely have to support the rest of the content. I'm really looking forward to gaining more followers with this game."

Without hesitation, Brother Akashi opened the crowdfunding page.

He donated 1000 yuan on the spot.

At this moment, on the crowdfunding page, the original 0 yuan suddenly became 1000 yuan.

Furthermore, his Tianwang ID—Chishi—was thoughtfully displayed next to him, telling everyone that I, the streamer Chishi, had done my bit.

"There aren't any decent horror games on the market right now, so we need to step up our game and not let my money go to waste."

He muttered something, rubbed his hands together, and then started a live stream, immersing himself in the game, determined to beat it completely.

At this time, news about the crowdfunding campaign quickly spread to a player community called 'Natural Disaster'.

This is the largest gathering place for gamers on Skynet.

Here, you can find the latest gaming news and industry updates every day.

There are countless high-quality game guides, reviews, and game-related articles.

Therefore, the Disaster Community has become a place for many players to learn about game news and relax, with an astonishingly high number of visits every day.

When the crowdfunding announcement came out, everyone's attention was drawn to it.

A post tagged with 'hot' quickly caught the attention of all online players.

The developers of the popular horror game "The Haunted Videotape" have launched a crowdfunding campaign on Skynet due to funding issues, claiming that future content will surpass the current experience.

The players were taken aback when they saw this.

The eerie videotape?
Wait a minute, isn't this the horror game that all the streamers are playing?

Yesterday, the top spot on the gaming channel was achieved through this game, and people in the community are still occasionally starting threads to discuss it.

The game opened a crowdfunding channel overnight?
Out of curiosity, players clicked on the post and were taken to the page for "The Weird Videotape" via a hyperlink.

Sure enough, below is a letter from developer O5 to the players.

Sincerity and earnestness are evident between the lines.

After reading the content, players felt the hardship and difficulties of this independent developer, as well as his passion and dedication.

Then I saw that Brother Chishi contributed 1000 yuan.

Some fans couldn't help but laugh when they thought of his comical appearance last night, when he was chased by the female ghost and screamed in terror.

It was as if I could see Akaishi's terrified and somewhat pained face again.

If the game's future content is indeed as good as the developers promised, even better than it is now, then Brother Chishi will definitely continue streaming. At that time, his screams will be even louder and more shrill.

Thinking about this, many players felt a mischievous urge.

Even disregarding Akaishi, the developer's attitude and the game's quality alone make it worthwhile to support them with money!

So the streamer's fans also did their part.

Some gave 5 yuan, some gave 10 yuan, some gave 100 yuan, and some, like Brother Chishi, gave 1000 yuan.

Players are very pragmatic. As long as your game is fun, or your game makes the streamers I follow lose, then I'm willing to spend money.

Even if I don't play it myself, I still want to watch the streamer play it.

Ideally, the streamer should be scared out of their wits; that would be the fun.

Before long, the crowdfunding amount reached tens of thousands of yuan.

In the community of natural disasters, almost every player who has played "The Weird Videotape" is praising how fun, how authentic, and how scary the game is.

Some people even captured the most horrifying moments of streamers being frightened, turned them into various memes and short videos, and posted them directly on online communities. Titles like "Streamer's Terrified Recordings" and "High-Energy Scream Compilation" were increasingly offensive.

These streamers, who are usually either calm or quirky, screamed so loudly during the game that the game's sound effects were drowned out. These reactions became the game's most aggressive advertisements.

Their loss of composure and their screams all spoke volumes about the game's terror and excitement.

This has sparked curiosity among players who have never played the game, do not watch streamers, or are out of touch with the information.

What game is this?

Why are so many people discussing this today?
I've been scrolling through the screen for ages, and everyone seems to be talking about this game.
What did I miss? How did it suddenly become so popular and even start crowdfunding?

Come, come, let me see what's going on.

Driven by intense curiosity, this group of belatedly aware players began actively searching for information about "The Weird Videotape".

Some cloud users chose to directly open video websites, intending to watch the video first.

As a result, when I typed in the search bar, the list of related videos stretched out to a very long length.

Holy crap? So many game streamers are playing this?
I glanced at it briefly; the dim lighting, the oppressive music, coupled with the streamer's occasional gasps and distorted screams—it was enough to send chills down my spine. Just watching the video was enough to give the virtual gamers a sense of the game's terrifying atmosphere.

Meanwhile, another group of action-oriented players don't waste time talking; seeing that it's free, they download it immediately and start playing.

You won't know until you play it, and once you start playing, you'll be exclaiming "Mommy!"

This directly caused great harm to their mature minds.

Soon, the crowdfunding amount began to increase.

Ten thousand, fifteen thousand, twenty thousand, twenty-five thousand, thirty thousand.
Meanwhile, due to the influx of a large number of players, the Disaster Community added more than 999 posts in just one day!
The hype instantly surpassed that of the shooting, racing, and ball sections.

Players are enthusiastically discussing the game content of "The Weird Videotape," with various discussions, analyses, and complaints emerging one after another.

"I thought it was another trashy game with sudden jump scares, but wow, after two hours, there wasn't a single jump scare, just a tense atmosphere."

"It's all about technique, not jump scares—that's real skill!"

"The game is definitely top-notch, but it's fucking terrifying. Is this what they call psychological horror?"

"The ghost hasn't even appeared yet, and I've already scared myself half to death. When I actually run into it, my brain just shuts down, and I have no idea what to do next."

"Red Stone Ranking actually has a game like this? I've never seen anything like it before!"

"Where's the capital? Give them a hand! They've already resorted to crowdfunding, and the capital still can't see the situation?"

"I suspect it was done by some big shot in the industry under a pseudonym. This level of quality completely blows away the perfect masterpiece 'They Are All Ghosts'."

"They Are All Ghosts? That thing was made by the producers to cater to Western 'political correctness,' it wasn't made for players at all. How can it be compared to this horror game? It's an insult to this game!"

"After listening to the Cantonese opera in the game, I'm completely doomed. I'll never be able to sleep peacefully again in my life. I feel like I've lost my right to a peaceful sleep for life."

"I declare that the health warnings at the beginning of this game, such as prohibiting people with asthma, epilepsy, and heart disease from playing, are absolutely true! They scared people out of their non-existent diseases."

"I suggest the development team release a beauty mod for Chu people, otherwise my heart can't take it."

"Where's the mountain village? Where's the mountain village?? What happened to the mountain village you promised? Is your mountain village a three-bedroom, two-living-room apartment with a bathroom?"

There are a lot of people discussing it in the community. If it were just a regular game, it wouldn't generate this much discussion.

But the amazing thing about "The Videotape" is that even though the game only lasts two or three hours, it still has random encounter events!

Everyone originally thought that the process was the same for everyone.

When I checked the accounts at the community center, wow, what is this? Oh my god, what is that?
It was only later that we discovered that the developers had included a random event in it!
This discovery sent everyone into a frenzy. Who could believe it? A free, early access horror game, so small in size, actually crammed with random content?

Is this developer a hardcore gamer? Or did he simply not plan to sleep at all?

What does randomness mean? It means that everyone's gaming experience will be completely different! This greatly increases replayability!
This makes each player's gaming experience unique, allowing them to experience different events and content!

(End of this chapter)