Only until!a not-so-endless runner that recently took off on Twitch was inexplicably removed from Steam without warning, but there’s reason to believe it may have been removed due to a copyright dispute with an artist who claims the game uses one their wealth from it.
Developer SC-KR Games posted on Twitter (thanks). PC gamer) that the game would be available for purchase again on Steam “soon” after being pulled from the market today. For those who don’t know: Only until! Basically, you run through an obstacle course and the parkouring gradually increases. The goal seems to be to reach outer space, which means constantly rising from the ground into the endless void. In short: you go … only up.
At the moment, Only until! did very quickly has built a strong Twitch fan base, with over 90,000 viewers and 55,000 users following the game on the streaming platform. While it’s running successfully on Twitch, a 3D artist claims that the game uses one of his 3D models, which was listed for free use as long as it was non-commercial.
The model in question is listed on sketchfab, in which it is expressly pointed out that it is a non-commercial use. Only until! is a $10 game and is used to make money, which is directly against the established policy. It is currently unclear if this is the reason Only until! was delisted, but we have reached out to Valve and SC-KR Games for clarification.
As PC gamer mention, that, Only until! There has been some controversy before about NFT promotions, but Steam only has rules against NFTs if you buy and sell them in-game, rather than just promoting them.
