Remember Only Up!, that viral sensation that had Twitch streamers and gamers alike hurling keyboards and controllers in frustration? If you've been living under a rock, Only Up! was the game that took everyone by storm earlier this year. But, in a twist that no one saw coming, the game's developer has pulled it from Steam - again.
Developed by SCKR Games, a studio that's essentially a one-man army, Only Up! was the kind of game that made you question your life choices. The premise was simple: climb, climb, and keep climbing. But one wrong move, and it's back to square one.
Sounds fun, right? Well, it was, in a sadistic sort of way. The game's popularity skyrocketed, attracting up to 280,000 concurrent viewers on Twitch. But, with great power comes great stress.
The developer, in a heartfelt message on Steam, revealed that the indie game was their debut - a project born out of creativity and a desire to test themselves. Unfortunately, the overwhelming attention and the weight of managing such a viral hit took its toll. "I'm a solo developer and this game is my first experience in gamedev, a game I did for creativity, to test myself, and where I made a lot of mistakes. The game has kept me under a lot of stress all these months. Now I want to put the game behind me. And yes. the game won't be available in the Steam store soon, that's what I decided myself."