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"Emotional Fraud Simulator" controversial in China

"Emotional Fraud Simulator" controversial in China

Rob Beschizza
Jul 07, 2025
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Revenge on Gold Diggers, renamed Emotional Fraud Simulator after a backlash, is a Chinese game about men lured into relationships by manipulative women only interested in one thing. The live-action choose-your-own-adventure title has proven so controversial in China that the director ended up banned from social media platforms.

The game's creators insist…

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