Amplitude Studios

AVOID THIS COMPANY… and their ONE game.
This is a small company trying to get rich fast, without putting their time in to earn name recognition in the industry. Although stated NOWHERE on their game box, they FORCE you to install obtrusive software that gives a 3^rd party company (Steam/​Valve) access to your computer. They refuse to allow customers to update their game with free updates and patches, unless you give full access to this 3^rd party company. Who would do this? Who wants a 3^rd party company, unrelated to the game you purchased, to have access to your PC? To snoop around? To monitor you??? I think not.
In situations like this, where software companies strong-​arm you to do as they say or else, I suggest that people look for ‘alternative’, more sharing ways to enjoy a software title they like.
Amplitude will lose a lot of potential sales for this tactic; and rightfully so, they should.
PS: Steam/​Valve has an «F» rating from customers on the Better Business Bureau website. Another good reason not to allow this 3^rd party company to install unneeded software on your computer.
UPDATE — July 2013 — This company continues to milk customers for an unfinished game that was released Summer 2012. They have released an ‘expansion pak’ for this game that independent review outlets are calling ‘missing components and missing content from the original release’ and… they are charging for it! Again, this is a company trying to cash in fast and hard on their one and only game release without earning the loyalty of customers. Buyer Beware!
Luckily, The Promo Bay, a website that promotes various types of digital media, is offering a free, full-​play ‘demo’ version of this game — for those that want to ‘try before you buy’. And I DEFINITELY recommend that you try it out first before you part with $ 40 for software from an unproven gaming studio.