{"id":71081,"date":"2026-08-17T18:19:55","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T09:19:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=71081"},"modified":"2026-08-17T18:19:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T09:19:57","slug":"creator-of-city-wrecking-giantess-game-claims-ex-co-developer-launched-it-on-steam-without-permission-and-withheld-revenue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/creator-of-city-wrecking-giantess-game-claims-ex-co-developer-launched-it-on-steam-without-permission-and-withheld-revenue\/","title":{"rendered":"Creator of city-wrecking giantess game claims ex-co-developer launched it on Steam without permission and withheld revenue\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Game developer Aggressive Mastery released <strong>Giantess Playground<\/strong>, a city destruction sandbox game, in Early Access on <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/1536790\/GIANTESS_PLAYGROUND\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a> on August 14. However, creator GiantessGameUE5 claims that the game was released without their permission, and is now seeking to resolve the issue through legal means.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Giantess Playground is a 3D sandbox game in which you take on the role of a ginormous woman and freely walk around a city, destroying buildings, cars, and everything else that stands in your way. Other than the free-form Sandbox Mode which lets you trample people as you please with no limits, the game offers a Hide and Seek mode, where you assume the role of a civilian running away from the giantess, and the Rampage Mode, which challenges you to destroy as many things as possible before the time runs out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"756\" height=\"426\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 756px) 100vw, 756px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260817-710810001.jpg\" alt=\"Giantess Playground\" class=\"wp-image-71089\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260817-710810001.jpg 756w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260817-710810001-380x214.jpg 380w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The title was first released in 2022, exclusively on GiantessGameUE5\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/GiantessWithUE5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Patreon page<\/a>. While it began as a solo project, Giantess Playground became a joint undertaking between GiantessGameUE5 and Aggressive Mastery starting in 2025. In July of the same year, Aggressive Mastery launched the game in Early Access on Epic Games, and the problematic Steam page followed a year later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to GiantessGameUE5, they independently designed and developed the game, while Aggressive Mastery\u2019s involvement was only limited to assisting with a certain plugin and related visual effects. Back in December 2024, it was announced that Micah Berninghausen from Aggressive Mastery would be joining in to support the development, and several months later, the Epic Games Early Access was launched with mutual agreement from both parties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"zh\" dir=\"ltr\">giantess playground\u7684steam\u53d1\u884c\u662f\u5b8c\u5168\u672a\u7ecf\u6211\u5141\u8bb8\u7684\u884c\u4e3a\uff01<br>\u5bf9\u65b9\u4e5f\u5df2\u7ecf\u4fb5\u5360\u4e86steam\u548cepic\u7684\u5168\u90e8\u6536\u76ca\uff01<br>\u6211\u6b63\u5728\u6536\u96c6\u8bc1\u636e\uff01\u8bf7\u5927\u5bb6\u7406\u89e3\u3002<\/p>&mdash; GiantessPlayground (@gtsplayground) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/gtsplayground\/status\/2088113604709240930?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 14, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, in June this year, GiantessGameUE5 made a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/GiantessWithUE5\/posts\/statement-about-161970700\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">lengthy post<\/a> on their Patreon, claiming that they had been removed from the developer side of the project after a dispute regarding the game\u2019s release strategy and revenue sharing. Two months later, the creator made another<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/GiantessWithUE5\/posts\/about-giantess-165700647\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> update <\/a>on the situation, citing issues such as Aggressive Mastery taking full control of the Epic Games Store page, withholding revenue, and unilaterally publishing the Steam Store page. Apparently, GiantessGameUE5 has already started legal action against Aggressive Mastery, however, they<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/GiantessWithUE5\/posts\/emergency-166634102\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> state<\/a> that the other party had completely disregarded the lawyer\u2019s letter and released the game on Steam, taking all revenue in the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As of writing this article, Aggressive Mastery hasn\u2019t made any public statements regarding GiantessGameUE5\u2019s accusations. The title\u2019s Steam review score is currently Negative, as players have been review bombing the page after the recent situation came to light. Considering that the outcome of GiantessGameUE5\u2019s legal action is likely going to impact the game\u2019s official release, we will be keeping an eye on future developments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Related articles: <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/solo-indie-developer-considering-halting-retro-japanese-railway-sim-inspired-project-amidst-copycat-accusations-in-japan\/\"><strong>Solo indie developer considering halting retro Japanese railway sim-inspired project amidst copycat accusations in Japan<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/her-breasts-are-huge-but-im-about-to-get-killed-saeko-giantess-dating-sim-devs-on-striking-balance-between-terror-and-arousal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cHer breasts are huge, but I\u2019m about to get killed.\u201d SAEKO: Giantess Dating Sim devs on striking balance between terror and arousal<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Giantess Playground, developed by GiantessGameUE5, gets an allegedly unauthorized Steal Early access release, following co-developer dispute.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":82,"featured_media":71085,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","autoblue_enabled":true,"autoblue_custom_message":"","autoblue_shares":[{"did":"did:plc:uzrrhkfyjrfdsynj2voztcf2","date":"2026-08-17T09:20:06+00:00","uri":"at:\/\/did:plc:uzrrhkfyjrfdsynj2voztcf2\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3mtbeqkncvk2w","response":"{\"uri\":\"at:\/\/did:plc:uzrrhkfyjrfdsynj2voztcf2\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3mtbeqkncvk2w\",\"cid\":\"bafyreibm2m3tglzcpdhpg23o5vjs4d2p54piypxj2sy2enouyarmnwohkm\",\"commit\":{\"cid\":\"bafyreigp2pf4jjhqr2h6xnrl4bjxk7xom6cr2eieb6x4apmid6i3jbw4iu\",\"rev\":\"3mtbeqknhrs2w\"},\"validationStatus\":\"valid\"}"}],"autoblue_post_url":"","autoblue_publish_document":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[39,18],"class_list":["post-71081","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-indie-games","tag-global-news"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":7}},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - 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