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In a message to Steam, The Sinking City publisher Nacon said that the version of The Sinking City that is currently on Steam under its name is “an official and complete version”, and that the only problem with the release is a lack of Steam specific. features like cloud saving and performance – an issue that attributes this to a “lack of collaboration” with developer Frogwares.
This comes following several player complaints that the Steam version does not have the above features, along with Frogwares who recently urged the players not to buy the game on Steam.
Frogwares has since expanded its position, testifying that while a legal battle over whether Nacon has the rights to publish The Sinking City was pending in French courts, Nacon bought a copy of the Gamesplanet game, certain elements such as splash screens and logos have changed. to make it look like the game was licensed to Nacon, and reloaded it as an official version to Steam.
The Sinking City was removed from several store windows for the first time in August 2020, while Frogwares said at the time that the publisher had broken its contract with the developer, stopped paying payments and tried to involve Frogwares in the versions of the games. obscured. it is licensed to distribute. The dispute, which also includes a number of other Frogwares titles such as the Sherlock Holmes games, has been heard before French courts. A decision is still pending.
First launched in 2019, we reviewed The Sinking City during the launch and found the game compelling in its storytelling, although it is uncomfortable in certain mechanics, such as world travel and battles.
Rebekah Valentine is a news reporter for IGN. You can find her on Twitter @duckvalentine.
Correction: In an earlier version of this story, Nacon’s answer was listed, but it was in fact an earlier answer to an earlier accusation. We updated the story to recount it and regret the mistake.