In the conflict between the studio Frogwares and the publisher Nacon, which began after the release of The Sinking City, new details have emerged. Relations between the companies began to deteriorate even at the development stage. The key problems are a lack of trust and communication, a dispute over money from an exclusive deal with EGS, unpaid royalties, as well as a secretly developed port for the Nintendo Switch.The investigation was published on April 20…

The Sinking City scandal continues. The game was again withdrawn from sale on Steam. It is unknown whether Frogwares studio has anything to do with this, but Valve had to delete this version of the project after receiving a DMCA complaint.Now the link to The Sinking City page on Steam automatically redirects users to the main page of the store.

The Ukrainian studio Frogwares commented on the situation around the re-release of The Sinking City on Steam. The developers claim that Nacon has spiraled and modified a copy of the game. At the same time, the publisher believes that the studio, to which she allegedly has already paid over € 10 million, refuses to make contact.

The Sinking City recently returned to Steam and immediately received a lot of negative feedback from players. The Ukrainian studio Frogwares, whose proceedings with the publisher Nacon are continuing, urges users to refuse to purchase. The developers themselves have nothing to do with this version of the game.On February 26, The Sinking City unexpectedly became available for purchase on Steam again.

Nacon rejected the claims of Frogwares, which accused the publisher of non-payment of royalties of € 1 million. Now the French publisher intends to sue the Ukrainian developers, because their actions “discredit” the company.This week, the developers of The Sinking City published an open letter detailing the conflict with the publisher Nacon.