Fortnite content partner Moon called Steal the Brainrot’s new mechanics “a gambling game targeted towards kids who don’t know any better.”
The third-party game launched a $37 ‘Present Rot’ bundle (4,900 V-Bucks) and a 100 V-Bucks-per-spin roulette system just one day after Epic Games enabled in-island transactions.
“They will mindlessly spend thousands of V-Bucks for a CHANCE to get better in-game items,” Moon added in a Reddit post.
Community reactions split: some redditors blamed parents for unsupervised spending, while others compared the roulette to “predatory loot boxes.”
Brian Sharon, Epic Games senior communications manager, confirmed: “The existing offers in Steal the Brainrot follow our rules and guidelines.”
This comes after Epic previously removed “predatory” loot boxes from Fortnite Save the World under legal pressure.