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The Sinking City publishers respond to piracy claims from FrogwaresNacon say their contract allows for a third party adaptation

Nacon say their contract allows for a third party adaptation

Lovecraftian detective gameThe Sinking Cityhas been on and off Steam multiple times lately due to an ongoing dispute between developers Frogwares and publisher Nacon. Earlier this week, Frogwares accused Nacon ofpirating the gamein order to release it on Steam and issued a DMCA notice to Valve to get it removed from the storefront. Nacon have now responded, saying that they have acted within the rights of their contract to make a version of the game available for sale on the store.

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Ina new statementtoday, Nacon have addressed the accusations that their release of the game was based on a pirated copy. “Nacon is contractually the sole exclusive distributor of The Sinking City game on Steam,” they say.

At present, The Sinking City is unavailable on Steam.