Developer and writer Conatus Artistic has introduced that its retro side-scrolling beat-’em-up River Metropolis Ransom: Underground is being delisted from Steam quickly, so if you’d like it, seize it whilst you can.
In a reasonably temporary publish on Steam, the developer says that the delisting is occurring “because of the expiration of a licensing settlement”, and that the delisting course of “is presently underway”, which probably means you’ll be able to count on the sport to vanish from Steam within the subsequent week or two.
Should you already occur to personal River Metropolis Ransom: Underground, then, as Conatus says, “nothing adjustments”. You may nonetheless have the ability to play the sport, and it will nonetheless seem as a part of your Steam library. It is price saying that the sport can also be presently on sale at an 85% low cost, so now’s the time to choose it up.
It isn’t clear whether or not this delisting additionally applies to the under-new-management GOG, the place River Metropolis Ransom: Underground can also be presently obtainable (though the Steam low cost would not apply there, so you may be paying full value for the sport in the event you choose it up from GOG).
Conatus additionally hasn’t been clear about precisely what the “licensing situation” in query is, nevertheless it’s potential it pertains to a dispute with music creator Alex Mauer again in 2017, which noticed the creator issuing DMCA claims not solely to Conatus, but in addition to different creators on YouTube.
Should you’re not acquainted with River Metropolis Ransom: Underground, it is a beat-’em-up within the River Metropolis sequence, which is thought in Japan as Kunio-kun. In contrast to 2023’s River Metropolis: Rival Showdown, this one is not a remake; reasonably, it is a fully new title within the franchise.
Like its forebears and successors, River Metropolis Ransom: Underground is a story-driven side-scrolling fighter wherein you may management certainly one of 10 playable heroes throughout a marketing campaign that may allow you to discover 140 totally different ranges and improve your characters throughout 22 retailers.
In the meanwhile, River Metropolis Ransom: Underground is accessible on PC through Steam at a hefty low cost, and it is obtainable on GOG.com as effectively. Keep tuned for extra.
