How a Schedule 1 "investigation" kicked off a battle over Drug Dealer Simulator

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Drug Dealer Simulator developer Byterunners has accused Movie Games of withholding profits, but the publisher refutes these claims.

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Drug Dealer Simulator series developer Byterunners has a strained relationship with its publisher, Movie Games, which has spilled out into the open in recent months. According to a statement published on X (Twitter) on September 9, signed by "Rafał [Pęcherzewski, creative director] and the entire Byterunners team," this began when Movie Games launched an “investigation” into perceived similarities between DDS and the newer, viral drug dealer game Schedule 1 back in April. This move resulted in a review bombing for DDS and a public denouncement from Byterunners, explaining that the developers “do not believe we are being robbed by anyone.” 

Read the full story on PCGamesN: How a Schedule 1 "investigation" kicked off a battle over Drug Dealer Simulator

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Drug Dealer Simulator series developer Byterunners has a strained relationship with its publisher, Movie Games, which has spilled out into the open in recent months. According to a statement published on X (Twitter) on September 9, signed by "Rafał [Pęcherzewski, creative director] and the entire Byterunners team," this began when Movie Games launched an “investigation” into perceived similarities between DDS and the newer, viral drug dealer game Schedule 1 back in April. This move resulted in a review bombing for DDS and a public denouncement from Byterunners, explaining that the developers “do not believe we are being robbed by anyone.”  Read the full story on PCGamesN: How a Schedule 1 "investigation" kicked off a battle over Drug Dealer Simulator

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11 October 2025, 10:00 am

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Drug Dealer Simulator developer Byterunners has accused Movie Games of withholding profits, but the publisher refutes these claims.


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Drug Dealer Simulator series developer Byterunners has a strained relationship with its publisher, Movie Games, which has spilled out into the open in recent months. According to a statement published on X (Twitter) on September 9, signed by "Rafał [Pęcherzewski, creative director] and the entire Byterunners team," this began when Movie Games launched an “investigation” into perceived similarities between DDS and the newer, viral drug dealer game Schedule 1 back in April. This move resulted in a review bombing for DDS and a public denouncement from Byterunners, explaining that the developers “do not believe we are being robbed by anyone.” 

Read the full story on PCGamesN: How a Schedule 1 "investigation" kicked off a battle over Drug Dealer Simulator


content_text: Drug Dealer Simulator series developer Byterunners has a strained relationship with its publisher, Movie Games, which has spilled out into the open in recent months. According to a statement published on X (Twitter) on September 9, signed by "Rafał [Pęcherzewski, creative director] and the entire Byterunners team," this began when Movie Games launched an “investigation” into perceived similarities between DDS and the newer, viral drug dealer game Schedule 1 back in April. This move resulted in a review bombing for DDS and a public denouncement from Byterunners, explaining that the developers “do not believe we are being robbed by anyone.”  Read the full story on PCGamesN: How a Schedule 1 "investigation" kicked off a battle over Drug Dealer Simulator
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