![]() The Sinking City started showing up on digital stores again in January, but the version that went up on Steam mysteriously disappeared again shortly after. It only returned last Friday, and now the devs are claiming this new version is a pirated one that Nacon allegedly stole from another storefront. In a blog post, Frogwares claim the version of the game currently on Steam is one that was originally bought from Gamesplanet. They allege that Nacon altered it to remove Gamesplanet watermarks and logos, as well as advertisements for Frogwares' Sherlock Holmes game. "In order to make changes Nacon had only one way: to decompile or hack the game using a secret key created by Frogwares since the totality of the game’s content is archived with an Epic Unreal Engine encryption system," the devs say. "To be clear this is hacking and when hacking has the purpose to steal a product and make money with it, it’s called piracy or counterfeiting. This is not DIY work by inexperienced people, this is done by programmers who know Unreal engine well." In order to achieve this goal, programmers with serious skills need to be involved. They go on to explain the tech of it all in more detail, which you can read about in the blog post, or get an idea of in this video explainer they made. "We believe Nacon did this to hide the fraudulent exploitation of the game on Steam but also on other portals which they may be planning to send the game to. ![]() Nacon wants Frogwares or anyone, including the French Justice, to never know the true scope of their exploitation of the game," Frogwares say. The developers highlight that they "still fully trust Steam and Gamesplanet". They believe that Nacon bought The Sinking City legally on Gamesplanet before they allegedly hacked it, and that Steam would have no way of knowing the game was supposedly pirated. "Nacon has proved they are willing to do anything possible to serve their interest, including illegal actions. ![]() They ignored the decision of the Justice and bypassed them, pirating The Sinking City in order to deceive their partners, Steam in the first place," Frogwares say. Nacon can create a new version of The Sinking City using our assets they can resell, reuse, recycle our content and our tools etc." "There are long term damages we need to take care of, Nacon unpacked our data, stole our source code and used it.
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