Love and Deepspace controversy escalates as angry Chinese players send funeral flowers, cow dung, and ritual items to Papergames’ office.
The backlash reportedly intensified after Papergames unveiled Ao Yin as the game’s newest male character.
◾The game lost ~1 million followers across Chinese social platforms amid the outrage.
◾Protests turned physical, with players sending funeral flowers, cow dung, curse banners, and ritual items to the studio’s office
◾In Chinese culture, such items symbolize death wishes or spiritual cleansing, highlighting the intensity of the reaction
This is one of the most extreme community backlashes seen in mobile gaming, raising serious questions about player-developer dynamics in live-service titles.
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