The ‘Police Bodycam’ shooter Unrecord is causing a stir on Steam because it looks extremely realistic. Some believe there is a well-made fake behind it. The developer now wants to prove that the game is real.
The new shooter ‘Unrecord’ puts you in the perspective of a bodycam, like those worn by police officers or firefighters. The shooter is developed by Alexandre ‘esankiy’ Spindler. The first images and video material have already impressed millions of players. By now, over 70 million people have seen the developer’s gameplay video.
However, the huge success is also raising skeptics. They believe that what they see cannot possibly be real. Presumably, there is only a well-staged fake behind the material. Now the developer wants to prove on Twitter that his game is real.
We have embedded the trailer for Unrecord here for you:
Developer wants to prove that his shooter is really real
What is the developer doing? Developer Alexandre ‘esankiy’ Spindler has released several short video clips of his game on Twitter. Here, you can not only see the game, but also the developer interface. With this, he wants to prove that it is a real game and not just a video. You can watch the 40-second video directly on Twitter:
In a second video on Twitter, you can also see such raw material. This is mainly to combat critics who believe that he recorded it all with a real bodycam and that it cannot be a game:
The development team also commented on the accusations on Steam and stated that it is indeed a real game and that there are no recordings from the real world behind it. The developers explain (via steampowered.com):
Many doubts have been raised about the authenticity of the game. The game was developed with Unreal Engine 5, and the game material was captured from an executable file and played with keyboard and mouse. It is not a VR game. In reality, it seems rather flattering to compare the graphics of Unrecord with reality, but fortunately, we know that a game first focuses on the gameplay and the universe we primarily focus on.
Considering the high production costs of a video game and our global reputation on the line, Unrecord, if it were a scam, would be a blockbuster scam. Therefore, logically, it is not a scam. We do not use real videos or external rendering for the Unreal Engine for creating Unrecord. Unrecord is (Un)real.
Another shooter on Steam also disappointed: The skepticism from players is somewhat understandable. After all, the shooter “The Day Before” had caused a similar stir among players. However, in recent months, many players have become suspicious about whether there really is a real game behind the images and videos. Some now fear that they might fall for a similar scam with “Unrecord”:
Steam: The makers of ‘The Day Before’ respond to the accusation that their game is just a scam
