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[Update] Mickey Mouse horror game to change name after Nazi dog whistle accusations

January 3, 2024
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[Update] Mickey Mouse horror game to change name after Nazi dog whistle accusations
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a gun is pointed at a zombified Mickey Mouse

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Credit: Nightmare Forge Games

Just as quickly as it was announced, the team behind the Mickey Mouse public-domain horror game is going through a name change. Originally titled Infestation 88, Nightmare Forge Games’ co-op game is now titled Infestation: Origins. This comes after the game received backlash from users and several prominent outlets like Kotaku and VICE that pointed out the striking amount of coincidental white supremacist and Nazi dog whistles in the game’s original title and the premise of the game—which had players gas and exterminate rats in a storage facility.

The developers sent Mashable the following statement about the name change:

“First, as we’ve Tweeted, we’re renaming the game to Infestation: Origins. The game takes place in the 1980s, and we had originally chosen the name “Infestation 88″ simply due to its symmetrical design in the game’s artwork/logo and representing the year 1988. Unfortunately, at the time of its announcement, we were unaware of any additional meanings the number ’88’ has. Through feedback from the community, we learned it did, and therefore made this name change ASAP. We want to apologize for our ignorance on this topic and appreciate that it was brought to our attention so we could address it.”

You can read our original story on the announcement of the game below:

Letting sleeping dogs lie doesn’t matter much anymore now that Disney’s Steamboat Willie has entered the public domain. Announced just after the stroke of midnight, the iconic mouse is getting a horror remake in the upcoming Infestation 88.

However, based on what’s been shown so far, this game looks like a massive troll.

Infestation 88 is the first game to be announced using the new public domain entry. Based on the game’s Steam page, Infestation 88 is a co-op player mascot survival horror game in the same vein as Lethal Company, Lunch Lady, and Phasmophobia. The trailer shows off this iteration of Mickey Mouse as a grotesque, giant rat that is infesting a storage facility. It seems to be your standard stalker enemy vs. players affair, as you and your friends complete objectives around the map to defeat Mickey.

If you thought the turnaround for this game’s announcement was quick, you’re right. Based on on the Steam page, everything from the developers to the game itself seems to be one giant troll to take advantage of a newly free public domain character – it’s similar to how filmmakers took advantage of Winnie the Pooh’s release in 2023.

The developer of Infestation 88, Nightmare Forge Games, claims to be “a team of industry veterans who have specialized in creating horror games since 2010.” The domain for the website was only just registered on Oct. 2, 2023, based on an ICANN search of the domain.

Additionally, as a Steam user pointed out on the game’s discussion page, the voice used in the trailer is a free-to-use AI voice from Eleven Labs. You can create an account on Eleven Labs for free, which I did, and yeah, the platform’s “Clyde” voice is quite similar to Infestation’s trailer.

Another Steam user was also immediately suspect of the game’s name, questioning where the “88” comes from in the title. For context, “1488” is a white supremacist dog whistle, a shorthand for the “14 words” and “Heil Hitler” with H being the 8th letter in the alphabet. Given that the game is marketed on Steam as a 1-4 player co-op called Infestation 88, you can see why some might question the developer’s intentions.

Other users also pointed out that Infestation has a “Scrabble score of 14” and the game involves you gassing rats, which isn’t exactly subtle. Plus, the game is set in 1988, as another user claims.

Responding to these claims, a spokesperson for Nightmare Forge Games told Mashable through email that “due to time constraints,” they used “a premium version of Elevenlabs AI.” They added that this is only a placeholder and there are plans to hire real voice actors in the future.

“Unfortunately, when announcing the game, we were unaware of the additional implications associated with the number 88,” the spokesperson told us, responding to claims of potential Nazi dog whistles. “Our game is set in the 1980s, with the year 1988 being chosen simply for its symmetrical design in our game’s artwork. Therefore, the 88 strictly represents the year 1988; no additional connotations are intended. We are in the process of revising this artwork to clarify the abbreviation. Should there still be concerns, we’re open to changing the game’s name.”

There’s no release date set yet for the game but the developers say it’s planned for 2024.

UPDATE: Jan. 2, 2024, 3:43 p.m. CST This article and headline have been updated to reflect developer Nightmare Forge Games name change of his game. The developer’s statement on the situation has also been added.

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Currently residing in Austin, Texas, Chance Townsend is an Assistant Editor at Mashable. He has a Master’s in Journalism from the University of North Texas with the bulk of his research primarily focused on online communities, dating apps, and professional wrestling.

In his free time, he’s an avid cook, loves to sleep, and “enjoys” watching the Lions and Pistons break his heart on a weekly basis. If you have any stories or recipes that might be of interest you can reach him by email at [email protected].

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