Frogwares says it did not make the version of the Lovecraftian detective game currently available on Steam
Sinking City developer Frogwares has said that the version of the game currently on Steam was not made by Frogwares.
In a tweet Posted today and shared via the game’s news feed on Steam, Frogwares is asking users not to purchase the game.
Frogwares has the version of [The Sinking City] that is on sale today [Steam]We do not recommend purchasing this version. More news to come soon, ”the statement read.
The studio has not released any additional updates at the time of writing. We’ve reached out to both the developer and publisher, Nacon, for comment.
The Sinking City was taken off the shelves by Frogwares amid a legal dispute between the studio and Nacon in August 2020, after it alleged that Nacon – formerly Big Ben Interactive – violated several clauses of the game’s licensing agreement and allegedly Frogwares was due. € 1 million in payments.
It was bounced back to digital platforms last month, following a decision in the Paris Court of Appeal that Frogwares’ [its] contract in an ‘manifestly illegal’ manner. “
In a statement last week that coincided with the release of The Sinking City on PlayStation 5, Frogwares stated that it was both the developer and publisher of the PS5 version, but the PS4 version had a separate publisher and different game IDs due to legal and technical situation, “making a platform upgrade impossible for PS4 owners.
As it stands, The Sinking City is currently available for purchase on the PlayStation Store, Xbox storefront, Nintendo eShop, and various PC storefronts including Steam.