The developers fell victim to the imperfections of the copyright system.
In November, the horror game No Players Online was released on PC in Steam. The developers from Beeswax Games soon encountered a problem — they received a DMCA strike and the project was quickly removed from sale.
After a few weeks, the game was returned to Steam. The developers explained that the complaint was false:
No Players Online was removed from Steam for almost three weeks immediately after release due to a DMCA from our former friend. He claimed to be a co-author of the game, although he actually did nothing for it. NPO was completely created by our team from scratch. Despite the fact that for the last couple of months we have been trying to explain to him that his accusations are absolutely unfounded, he sent a DMCA to Steam without warning, and the game was removed from the platform on November 13. We immediately sent an objection, and today the game was restored, as the deadline for responding to it has expired.
The creators of NPO are unhappy that it is so easy to remove a game from Steam with just one complaint:
We spent two and a half years of our lives and a lot of money on this game. There were many people who believed in us and wanted us to succeed. It is incomprehensible that someone can simply remove your game from sale by filling out a simple form, and it is very difficult to come to terms with such betrayal from a person whom we considered a close friend.
No Players Online received "very positive" reviews from players on Steam , with a rating of 82%. The developers offer to immerse yourself in the virtual environment of a 90s desktop and explore the contents of the PC, including the mysterious capture-the-flag game.
