Two beloved independent games were mysteriously removed from Steam and Xbox

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It seems that two recognized skating games by the British developer were removed both on Steam and Xbox after the studio was closed and his publisher’s private branch sold last year.

Olliolli World AND Rollerdrome They are no longer available for purchase at Steam or Store Xbox. Attention Both gamesSteam pages Say that “they are no longer available in the Steam store” and no longer appear in search. However, Olliolli World remains available in PlayStation and Nintendo stores and Rollerdrome you can still buy On PlayStation.

Polygon contacted an interactive attitude to commenting. Take-Two is a former parent company both Roll7 and Private Division, and the Publishing Label of the Ourn-DWO 2K is mentioned as the publisher of both on Steam.

In May 2024, it was reported that Take-Dwój Kerbal Space Program 2 The developer intercepts games and releases the “vast majority” of private department’s staff. At that time, the general director of Strauss Zelnick denied that the studies were closed. But in November, Dist confessed to the closure of both studies and said that he had sold the private division to the mysterious bidder.

Take-Two said that the buyer bought the rights to “basically all” live titles and unpublished titles, but the fate of catalog titles such as rear titles Rollerdrome AND Olliolli World It is not clear. It is possible that partial removal of games is only hiccups, because their rights are transferred to the modern owner.

Let’s hope – these are good games! Olliolli World It’s a hard but brilliant sandbox game, and Rollerdrome He is an electrifying scorer on roller skates. It is a pity if they both became unavailable.

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