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

"The author has experience in game development; this isn't just random writing or assumptions."

"The first few chapters were quite good, so why did you have to write original content and poison the reader's mind?"

"Forget it, I'm too lazy to argue. I'll just watch a game stream instead."

Sitting in his gaming chair, Cai Liang, still wearing his school uniform, angrily threw down his phone and turned his attention to the computer playing a live stream in front of him.

The live stream was titled "Enjoy the Summer Game Developers Festival Night!" The streamer, nicknamed "Beef Bro" by fans because of his resemblance to a certain celebrity, is named Liu Pan.

At this moment, Liu Pan was refreshing the homepage of the Steam platform while chatting with his viewers and fans.

Even so, the number of viewers in the live stream room in the upper right corner continued to increase, and in less than half an hour after the broadcast started, the number of viewers easily exceeded 10,000.

"Brothers, I heard that the Steam Platform has a new deputy general manager and is determined to clean up the shady practices that have plagued the platform in recent years. Do you guys think it's true?"

In a rented room in Shanghai, Liu Pan, who has become increasingly rounded from sitting for long periods of time while live streaming, kept clicking the left mouse button to refresh the homepage of the Steam platform while looking at the live stream comments displayed on the secondary screen on the left.

"There's no smoke without fire. After all, the steam platform is the largest platform in China, so I'm willing to believe it one more time."

"Stop dreaming, upstairs. Don't you understand businessmen, or even the Chinese people?"

"A leopard can't change its spots. This isn't the first time the Steam platform has said it would crack down on shady practices, but what has it done? Every time it's all bark and no bite, and it has completely eroded the public's trust."

"In my opinion, the domestic market is so big. If the Steam platform is not up to par, there is still the Tencent platform and the foreign EC platform."

"Let's all look forward to it, pessimists are prone to losing the joy of life."

Seeing that his words had divided the live stream into two camps and caused the number of comments to skyrocket, Liu Pan quickly chimed in, smiling as he shared his opinion.

"Businessmen value profit over parting, but not all businessmen only care about immediate petty gains. Based on the new vice president of the Steam platform's resume, he should be a person with ambition, and perhaps he can really lead the Steam platform back on track."

As one of the top streamers in the gaming section of the Yinpu platform, and also invited by the Steam platform to promote the game, Liu Pan understood the new vice president's attitude; this time it was definitely not just for show.

However, the viewers in the live stream seemed to have seen through Liu Pan's tricks.

"Hey Beef Bro, you weren't bribed by the steam platform, were you?"

"Wasn't the streamer the number one hater on the Steam platform before? How come he's suddenly starting to defend it?"

"It feels like the Steam platform is serious this time, actually starting to pay money to buy off streamers."

Seeing that the audience and fans had turned their attention to him, Liu Pan chuckled and pretended to be stupid to get away with it.

He knew that these viewers and fans were not really hostile to the Steam platform; on the contrary, they still had certain expectations for it.

Otherwise, if they are completely disappointed, the Steam platform will not even receive any complaints.

After all, it was the first game platform to rise in China, so the saying "the deeper the love, the harsher the criticism" is probably true.

As the computer clock struck 5 o'clock, Liu Pan refreshed the page, and the Steam platform's homepage changed to a colorful cover for the Developer Festival.

"Hey guys, let's see what's good at this year's Summer Game Developers Festival."

The ten games displayed on the homepage will be changed every ten minutes to ensure that each game receives the same amount of exposure.

Alternatively, clicking the refresh button in the upper right corner will also refresh the games displayed on the homepage.

Alternatively, you can search directly in the game library or enter the name in the search bar.

"Liu Zi has an event tomorrow and can't stay up late tonight, so let's play the big-budget games from big companies in a couple of days. Let's see what interesting mini-games there are today."

As soon as Liu Pan said those words, thousands of viewers dropped out of the live stream.

Many people were also leaving comments on the screen, wanting Liu Pan to try out games made by big companies like Dwarf Networks and Tencent Games, especially Tencent Games' "Rock Island".

According to rumors, this game seems to have some questionable origins, being created by a developer with a criminal record.

Liu Pan couldn't pretend he hadn't seen these comments, so he had to explain his reasons again.

"Brothers, it's not that I'm a spoilsport, it's just that tomorrow's event is too important. We're not big shots, so we can't afford to be late."

As he spoke, Liu Pan casually clicked the left mouse button to enter the homepage of a game.

"Azure Sky and Mirror Sky? What strange names. But since we're already here, let's give it a try!"

With the support of gigabit network speeds, the game downloaded quickly.

However, after clicking to enter the game's homepage, Liu Pan quickly exited, looking at the camera with an embarrassed smile.

"Ahem, guys, this seems to be a Yang Guo game. We can't play it in the live stream, or we'll get kicked out."

Turning to look at the comments on the secondary screen, they were all "What a pity" and "Didn't see it clearly".

Next, Liu Pan played several more games.

However, the game's quality was mediocre, and it failed to generate much buzz for the live stream, so the number of viewers in the live stream remained stagnant at around 20,000.

I glanced at the time in the bottom right corner: 11:27.

As Liu Pan scrolled the mouse wheel, he said, "Brothers, it's getting late. Let's play one last game and then log off."

However, after searching for a long time, Liu Pan still couldn't find a suitable game.

Just as he was considering whether to end the broadcast early, his eyes caught a glimpse of a comment on the screen.

"Hey Beef Bro, can we play Devil Roulette? Su Su next door is having so much fun with it, it's a total hit on the show!"

"Really? I'll go check next door."

"Wait for me upstairs, I'm coming too!"

Devil's Roulette?

Liu Pan typed these four words into the search box and entered the game's homepage.

Looking at the tags "horror," "game," "puzzle," and "confrontation" on the homepage, Liu Pan clicked "download" and said with a smug look on his face.

"With 2GB of memory, the game shouldn't be too big; half an hour should be enough to complete it."

"Don't worry, brothers. Liu Zi's specialty is horror games. He won't be afraid of anything, no matter how scary it is, unless he can't help it."

The game download was completed quickly.

Click to enter, and the game's homepage has a completely black background. Apart from the white text in the middle, there are countless falling red and black bullet casings on both sides.

After the game started, guided by the comments, Liu Pan controlled his character to kick open two large doors and sit down at the gambling table.

Under the yellowish light, the devil's face across the gambling table appeared even more ferocious.

The cramped room, the deep darkness, and the demon whose body is obscured successfully create a terrifying atmosphere.

However, Liu Pan, who had played too many games, was not surprised by this. He joked while signing his game name, "Loves to Eat Beef," on the death certificate.

"This game has a pretty novel start, the spawn point is actually in the toilet."

"However, the image quality is a bit poor, but considering its small size of 2G, this shortcoming can be barely ignored."

"That must be the demon on the other side. The facial model is pretty good, and it has a scary atmosphere, but the production is a bit rough. It feels like the production team rushed to finish it."

As Liu Pan pressed the Enter key, an old monitor suddenly appeared on the right side of the table, displaying three circles, but only the first circle lit up.

"Judging from this, the game should only have three levels," Liu Pan explained from the side.

Next, the health bars for both sides appear on the left and right sides of the screen.

Demon: Two health points.

Loves beef: Two drops of health.

Seeing this, Liu Pan understood the winning rule of the game, which was probably to see who could reduce the opponent's health first.

The gameplay is still unclear.

Soon, an area on the table was flipped over, revealing three bullets: one red and two black.

Red indicates live ammunition, while black indicates blank ammunition.

A series of electromagnetic sounds rang out; it was the demon on the other side speaking.

I will load the bullets in a random order.

At the same time, the demon grabbed the central gun with both hands.

Click—click—click.

Click!

After the three bullets were loaded, the gun was placed back in the center of the table.

A message also appeared below.

You can choose to shoot at the demon or yourself. If you shoot at yourself, you will get an extra shot.

"Looks like I made the first move."

Liu Pan tried clicking on the gun with the mouse, and the shotgun was immediately in his hand. At the same time, two options appeared in front of him.

One is aimed at oneself, the other at the demon.

Seeing this, Liu Pan did not hesitate and directly chose to shoot at the demon.

"Let's go, brothers! Our game is all about recklessness!"

Facing the dark muzzle of the gun, the demon still wore an exaggerated smile, revealing a mouthful of sharp teeth.

In the brief moment before the shot was fired, both Liu Pan and the viewers in the live stream unconsciously held their breath.

However, the expected gunshots did not ring out.

click -

The blank cartridge is ejected; it's the demon's turn to fire next round.

"Oh no, Lady Luck still hasn't been on Beef Bro's side."

"Brother Beef, even if you go first, you're still no match for him."

"I bet a bag of spicy strips that the devil's next shot will be a live bullet. Anyone want to bet?"

"I'll take it! Two packs of spicy strips, empty packs!"

Even knowing it was just a game, Liu Pan couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable facing the gun pointed at him.

Noticing the teasing comments on the screen, Liu Pan smiled.

"I refuse to believe my luck is so bad that I can't win with a 50% chance!"

Before Liu Pan could finish speaking, his voice was drowned out by a loud gunshot, which startled everyone.

next moment.

Blood stained the screen, the image shook violently, and finally slowly faded into darkness.

Liu Pan stared blankly at the completely black computer screen.

"Am I dead?"