School shooting simulator slammed by gamers and anti-gun charity

VALVE have been attacked by a UK anti-gun campaign group for allowing a game that simulates a school shooting to remain on its Steam store.

The game, called Active Shooter - The Simulation, allows anyone who downloads it to choose the role of either a member of a SWAT team or a gunman loose in what appears to be a high school.

The developer describes the game as "a dynamic SWAT simulator in which dynamic roles are offered to players." Players choose their role, then "gear up and fight or destroy."

Screenshots and a gameplay video posted to the game's page show students being gunned down in classrooms, an assault rifle being fired through classroom windows, and a shower of blood as one female character is bludgeoned in the face.

Publisher ACID is no stranger to criticism, with the firm's games being repeatedly accused of being broken and low quality.

UK-based campaign group Infer Trust described the game as "horrendous."

According to the BBC, the group said: "Why would anybody think it's a good idea to market something violent like that, and be completely insensitive to the deaths of so many children? We're appalled that the game is being marketed."

Steam users' reactions to the games were mixed, however. One user accused the developer of cashing in on the recent spate of school shootings before slamming a "disgusting" clarification posted to the game's page where the developer defended its content.

Others, incredibly, were supportive of the developer. "Don't listen to the sjws [social justice warriors] we fully support you," said one, while another hoped the game would remain available, and that "people are easily triggered by anything remotely offensive these days."

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