Scam With Your Friends

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Scam With Your Friends

JakeHub, Metater

PCPremium

Health Score

MIXED

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About This Game

A first-person co-op office comedy where up to six players run a fictional scam call center, talking to AI callers by microphone or text to win their trust, hit a daily cash quota, and survive a demanding boss. Shifts run twenty minutes and are broken up by chaos events like viruses, suspicious callers, and police raids. Sold as a one-time purchase while in Early Access on PC.

Score Breakdown

Positive Aspects

Educational Value

1/5

Creativity

3/5

Pro-Social

3/5

Risk Factors

Addictive Monetization

0/5

Time Pressure / FOMO

2/5

Social Risk

4/5

Content Intensity

3/5

Negatives

•The core premise is deception and financial fraud: players are rewarded for talking simulated people out of their savings, which is not a healthy theme to model for children
•Public online lobbies with proximity voice chat put kids in contact with strangers, and moderation is limited
•Several user reports raise serious privacy concerns, including claims that the game keeps using the microphone and running in the background after it is closed
•The developers have solicited donations for AI service costs, which raises questions about the game's long-term support
•Some players have raised concerns about stereotyped character portrayals and accents
•Quota-based shifts with harsh performance reviews add pressure and a grind-like progression loop

Positives

•Cooperative design encourages friends to plan and communicate together to finish a shared 20-minute shift
•Strong creative tools: the game is heavily moddable, with custom caller personalities, voice files, an in-game paint app, screen recorder, and camera for decorating the office
•The tone is framed as explicit comedy and the developers state it is a fictional game, not a guide to real-world scams
•A clear structure of short shifts makes it easy to limit session length

Gameplay Videos

Scam With Your Friends - Official Announcement Trailer

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Official Ratings

No official ratings available.

Age Recommendations

ℹ️Ages 3-5

Not suitable for this age group.

ℹ️Ages 6-8

Not suitable for this age group.

ℹ️Ages 9-12

Not suitable: the game's central premise is committing financial fraud and deception.

ℹ️Ages 13-15

Not suitable: the game is built around role-playing scams and includes unmoderated voice chat with strangers in public lobbies.

ℹ️Ages 16-18

Suitable with parental supervision: mature teens can handle the satirical fraud premise, but parents should review the privacy concerns around microphone use and the public voice chat.

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