Have you ever made games? Then you should write about games!

That night.

The daytime temperature must have been too high, causing a lot of water vapor to evaporate, which is why the sky above the capital was full of thick clouds, making it impossible to see any moonlight.

Inside the top-floor office of the Steam Building.

Ren Kang stood in front of the huge floor-to-ceiling window, expressionless as he looked down at the magnificent night view of Beijing.

"President Ren."

The female secretary pushed open the wooden door to the office, but did not turn on the light for Ren Kang. She walked straight behind him.

Before she could speak, Ren Kang spoke first, as if he had anticipated this.

"Is there an error in the backend data?"

The female secretary paused for a moment, then nodded and said softly, "After the adjustment, 'The Rock Isle' is still ranked sixth on the list, which meets the requirements for participating in the Producers Conference."

After a brief pause, the female secretary continued.

"Manager Huang, since you've redeemed yourself through meritorious service, what do you think... should you give me a lighter punishment?"

"To atone for one's sins?" Upon hearing these four words, Ren Kang couldn't help but let out a cold laugh.

"How did this sin come about, and how did this merit come about?"

Seeing that Ren Kang seemed to be getting angry, the female secretary quickly lowered her head and dared not say anything more.

After a long while, Ren Kang rubbed his slightly swollen temples and said calmly.

"The list of participants for the game producers' conference in three days does not need to be changed. Also, have the HR department draft a resignation letter, scheduled for next Monday, and submit it to Manager Huang."

"Yes."

"By the way, have the marketing department release a statement to explain to the players; the tone must be sincere!"

"Yes."

With Ren Kang giving the next instructions, the brightly lit Steam Game Building immediately began operating efficiently.

……

At 8 PM, a statement from the Steam platform instantly sparked heated discussions among many players.

"I knew the results of 'The Rocky Isle' were inflated. With this kind of quality, how could it be ranked seventh on the list?"

"Steam platform remains incorrigible. They claimed they would maintain fairness, impartiality, and transparency at this developer festival, but what happened?"

"Upstairs, didn't the statement say that the error in the rankings of some games was due to anomalies caused by the sheer volume of data?"

"Tch, if you believe that kind of explanation, I can only say that your parents should hurry up and create a new account."

"Watch your mouth. Everyone makes mistakes. If you can correct them in time and minimize the impact, you might as well give them another chance."

"Say what you will, I've uninstalled the Steam platform. Whether it's Tencent or EC, which one isn't better than Steam?"

"Now that you've uninstalled the Steam platform, stop barking under its official account!"

……

Hangcheng.

Chen Dong was unaware of the online uproar; instead, he sat in front of his computer, focused on writing his novel.

"Vampire Survivor is almost finished, I need to redeem the next game from the system as soon as possible."

Chen Dong stopped using his hands, rubbing his aching fingertips and knuckles as he pondered which game to choose.

While games like Devil Roulette and Vampire Survivors are fun, the downside of these small-scale single-player games is that they don't have a long lifespan, and releasing new DLC is not an easy task.

If you're not careful, you can easily be accused by players of trying to make easy money.

Star Cards might even follow the example of a certain author who was expelled from the authorship and be kicked out of the gaming community by players.

Therefore, an idea gradually emerged in Chen Dong's mind—to choose a game that could be continuously developed and remain popular for a long time.

In this way, even if the system's requirements for exchanging games become unattainable in the future, he and Xingka can still make a living off one game.

Soon, a term popped into Chen Dong's mind.

"How about... we choose a sandbox game?"

"But which of the three giants of sandbox games should I choose?"

In the previous game, Minecraft, Starvation, and Terraria were known as the three giants of sandbox games. They not only enjoyed a long-lasting reputation among players, but also had huge potential for further development.

After much deliberation, Chen Dong ultimately chose Terraria.

Simply put, the development difficulty and cost of 2D games are far less than that of 3D games, making them more suitable for small companies and teams like StarCard Games.

After making his choice, Chen Dong stretched his fingers and continued typing.

For a seasoned loser like Chen Dong, although he hasn't achieved much, he has already internalized the tricks of the trade.

Inside the office, the male protagonist, Dong Cheng, looked at the popularity value on the system panel, which was increasing rapidly every second, and couldn't help but grin.

"Participating in the competition was definitely a good choice. Although we encountered some minor setbacks, we ultimately exceeded our goal of increasing the company's and the game's visibility."

If one simply participated in a competition and won the championship, they might not have achieved the widespread recognition they have today.

In a way, Dong Cheng should thank Manager Fang and that judge who made things difficult for him.

Just as Dong Cheng was browsing through the system's game library, intending to use his popularity points to redeem the next game, his secretary burst in.

"Boss, the global game development competition is about to start this year. Should we participate?"

A global game development competition?

Dong Cheng rummaged through his memories related to it.

This is a competition organized by the world's largest gaming platform and held every August.

In fact, the timing was set during the summer vacation in China to cater to the huge student player population in China.

Students in other countries on Earth finish school early every afternoon, so they have plenty of time to play games without having to wait for holidays.

After understanding the nature of the global game development competition, Dong Cheng nodded decisively.

"We must attend!"

After instructing his secretary to handle the preparations for the competition, Dong Cheng turned his attention back to the system panel in front of him.

"Since we're going to compete internationally, we naturally need to choose a game with a more Western style. We can't win the championship by relying solely on the domestic player base."

That's right, even though it was his first time participating in the competition, Dong Cheng set his sights on winning the championship.

Next, after searching for a while, Dong Cheng finally found the target game.

"Terraria, I choose you!"

At this point, Chen Dong skillfully broke off a section.

Furthermore, the chapter titles were changed.

Chapter 42, Terraria.

With this chapter finished, Chen Dong has completed his writing task for the day.

Twisting his neck, which had become stiff from typing for a long time, Chen Dong opened the novel's comment section on the assistant's backend interface.

The first comment that caught his eye was left by Su Tao, a streamer he often watched.

Peach Crisp: "Even the donkeys in the production team wouldn't dare rest like this! Author, hurry up and update!"

The video also included a whip-wielding emoji.

Upon seeing this comment, Chen Dong couldn't help but smile. He then logged into the Cat's Claw live streaming platform and searched for Su Tao's live stream.

[Take a day off, yay~]

"Hmph, instead of focusing on your livestream, you're reading my novel, huh?"

Chen Dong swiped his finger back to the assistant's comment section and replied to Tao Su's comment.

A fan of boneless chicken feet commented: "Even the donkeys in the production team wouldn't dare rest like this, streamer, hurry up and start broadcasting!"