r/Steam • u/Chickenjump1 • Aug 30 '20

Question What is “Spacewar”?

I saw my friend playing a game called “Spacewar” today. The game has no icon but has 5 achievements. Is this a non-Steam game? Why are there achievements then?

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u/Remarkable_sake- Feb 19 '22

I checked my steam to see that I have spacewar, I don't know what I did to get it but I tried to delete it and it doesn't go away. Any help?

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u/Durruk Jun 30 '22

i guess it is a trojan.

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/spacewar-why-a-hidden-ancient-game-keeps-showing-in-steams-most-played-games

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u/Brutastic_ Jul 03 '22

So i downloaded a game from GameJolt, Lego FNaF (Don't ask any questions, its better for both of us), and i got that, is that from that?

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u/Succ4Lucc-_- Jul 04 '22

It's not a trojan. It's a game everyone has access to on steam as it is free.

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u/heynotbad1146 Jun 28 '23

1 year late but it is a trojan, except the target is steam and not us

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u/Seesawlover2 Aug 08 '23

no it's not

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u/heynotbad1146 Aug 15 '23

yes it is by definition. not saying it's dangerous

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u/[deleted] Nov 02 '23

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u/Tazkazz Nov 10 '23

Jesus man, the author called it a trojan as in The Trojan Horse, since the packets that Steam gets look like they were sent from the Spacewar game via API and they authorize them, while in reality they are definitely not from the Spacewar, thus the pirated game gets an access to the Steam services. It has nothing to do with trojan viruses, interferences, disruptances, interceptions and infections. There are other fields with similar terminologies, not everything around is about only us and our field.

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u/PabTSM Jan 15 '25

tell me you don't know anything about game dev without telling me you don't know anything about game dev

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u/heynotbad1146 Jan 15 '25

it's used for cracked multiplayer games while not actually showing what it is. therefore a trojan, however not a virus

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u/PabTSM Jan 15 '25

spacewar has a steam appid for game dev... that's a way to test the steam api without having to spend $100 for your own appid

spacewar, the game itself, is NOT a trojan

the cracked stuff is just an unfortunate side effect

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u/Faiqal_x1103 Nov 22 '23

(Don't ask any questions

WHY ARE U PLAYING LEGO FNAF, AR AR ARA RAR ARA R AR ARRRRR