The straightforward yet exasperating climbing game Only Up! has been taken down from Steam due to its meteoric popularity on Twitch. Only Up! is the newest game to go viral on Twitch, and it’s one of those games that proves that the most excellent games may still manage to take over the site.
Some of the most popular gamers on the internet, such as IShowSpeed, xQc, and even non-Twitch streamers like DrDisRespect, have jumped on the bandwagon of the latest trend, which consists of climbing up a series of strange items until you reach outer space. Many viewers just becoming familiar with the game will be dismayed to discover that it will not be sold on Steam at any point in the foreseeable future.
Only the Top! Removed from Steam for stolen assets
Players who went onto Steam to play Only Up! for the first time were left perplexed because the game is no longer available through the platform. The uncertainty was resolved, however, by a Reddit user who demonstrated that the game had been withdrawn from the Steam store on the day in question. This implies that users of Steam who have previously purchased a copy of Only Up! appear to have access to the game and can play it even though new purchases cannot be made now.
“[y]esterday the game was updated to swap out the section with the giant girl was removed and replaced with a statue of Atlas holding the earth,” a user stated in the comments. “yesterday the game was updated to swap out the section with the giant girl was removed and replaced with a statue of Atlas holding the earth.” At about that time, there was a rumor that the huge girl had been stolen. The user and others went on to believe that the game could have even more stolen assets, which led to it being delisted from its original platform.
Only Up! has been taken down from Steam’s store without any explanation from the company itself. It is against the terms of the Steamworks Distribution Program for developers to upload any content to Steam that “you don’t own or have adequate rights to.” Therefore, the incorporation of stolen gaming assets would be considered a violation of that clause in the absence of any arguments regarding fair use. As long as this problem persists, people who want to play the game will have to make do with watching their favorite broadcasters engage in the activity instead.
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