Continuing that opening quote, he said, “But then – and that’s not to say it isn’t bad, but who knows – they tried it and they actually really enjoyed it, and that they wouldn’t have tried it if it cost money.” It’s hard not to like someone who made a game played by well over a million people a fortnight and says “who knows” about whether it’s good. He’s gently and precisely spoken, self-assured given his years, and has that cute Canadian burr.
Nelson Sexton lives in Calgary with his dad. I think you might like him – and maybe Unturned, too. I was really curious who this guy is, so I rang him up. Players really like Unturned: its Steam ratings are 92% positive. But it’s had 17.5 million downloads on Steam, with 1.25 million people playing it in the past two weeks. On first glance, the Fisher Price art direction of this Early Access zombie survival sandbox surely wouldn’t trouble old man DayZ and his gang. “I get so many emails from people saying they thought the game looked atrocious and they played it just to laugh at how bad it was.” Nelson Sexton has a pretty good attitude towards his game, Unturned.
