The developers behind the viral Umamusume-style racing game that turns cars into anime girls have now revealed that the Kickstarter project was a scam.
On June 12, 2026, we reported on Project GT, an upcoming racing game that lets players tear around tracks as anime car girls.
The game quickly caught the attention of the Umamusume community, with many praising the game’s Uma-style character designs and fast-paced racing action shown in the trailer.
However, the devs have now revealed that the game’s Kickstarter page was a scam and had nothing to do with them.
Project GT devs call out “scam” Kickstarter
In a post shared on the Chinese social media platform, Bilibili, Siphon Games explained that an “external organization” had posed as them in order to secure funds from overseas backers.
“Recently, we discovered that an external organization has impersonated our company on the overseas crowdfunding platform Kickstarter and launched a fraudulent crowdfunding campaign for our game currently in development, Project GT,” reads the statement.
“After investigation, we confirmed that the materials used in the campaign originated from an early-stage business proposal that had been shared within the industry and was leaked by a partner.”
Siphon Games stated they have no connection to those behind the Kickstarter campaign, and revealed that all the materials shared on the page were “stolen,” before hailing the crowdfunding campaign “a complete scam.”
The devs are now pursuing legal action against those behind the fake page, which secured thousands of dollars while it was active.
“We have always placed players’ interests first. As soon as we became aware of the situation, our team immediately took action and will pursue legal accountability through all available means,” said Siphon Games.
“We have already filed a complaint with Kickstarter [and] the platform has since disabled the payment channel for the campaign. We are continuing to push Kickstarter to remove the infringing project and issue refunds as soon as possible.”
The devs also urged those impacted to request a refund through Kickstarter, and have revealed that they will cooperate with police reports if necessary. Should you wish to contact the devs, you can reach them directly through the official email address: gt@siphongames.cn and follow updates on the game via their Bilibili account.
As for Project GT itself, Siphon Games said: “We look forward to sharing the game with everyone as soon as possible. We also understand that high-quality content is the best way to repay the attention and support of our players. The entire team remains focused on polishing the game and living up to your expectations.”
