Indie Rope-Jumping Roguelike Developers Criticized Over Sexualization

Questions have been raised regarding the creators of Scarlet Skips and the game’s fans.

In early September, studio Yerk Games released a PC game on Steam called Scarlet Skips. It is a specific roguelike where players are asked to control a character and jump rope.

The catch is that the protagonist features distinct assets and breast physics. This attracted attention not just from ordinary players, as some social media users soon criticized Scarlet Skips.

A post by user notjerk4kirk criticizing Scarlet Skips went viral and gathered tens of thousands of likes and hundreds of comments:

You could say that the creators actually don’t care if people play their game—they just want to see art where their character is ****.

Discussion participants sharing his viewpoint believe that the creator or developers of Scarlet Skips are definitely male: “If it weren’t for a girl with huge bouncing boobs, nobody would have even looked at it.”

wwwtrenchdotcom admitted that he saw someone on his friends list playing Scarlet Skips, and it grossed him out so much that he almost removed them.

Overall, players who tried Scarlet Skips praised the project. Peak concurrent players on Steam exceeded 600, and user reviews are Mostly Positive with a 75% rating. Some dissatisfied users noted a lack of variety in the protagonist’s facial animations.

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