Publisher pulls game from Steam following a rights "dispute" with its developer
Co-op farming and life simulation game, Roots of Pacha, has been removed from Steam by its publisher following a «dispute».
Developer Soda Den took to social media over the weekend to claim that the game was removed «without [its] knowledge or consent» following «issues» with publisher Crytivo.
«As you may have noticed, the Roots of Pache Steam page is temporarily offline,» the statement begins. «We are sad to report that we have been engaged in a dispute with Crytivo over the rights to Roots of Pacha. We worked hard to amicably resolve our issue with Crytivo internally. Instead of working with us to address the issue, Crytivo went to Valve and authorised them to remove Roots of Pacha from Steam without our knowledge or consent.
»While we work out our issues with Crytivo, we'll continue developing Roots of Pacha with the same energy we've always put into it," the statement continues. «We couldn't be any more thankful for the overall reception of the game. We're currently working on a roadmap and are excited to say it'll be ready for you next month!
»We're cautiously optimistic that Roots of Pache will return to Steam very soon."
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As you may well expect, publisher Crytivo has a different perspective on the dispute, and shared a statement of its own in the replies to Soda Den's tweet.
After promising that it was «working diligently» to resolve the situation, the publisher said that it had worked hard on «making Roots of Pacha a success» and closely collaborated with the development team for three years, «providing support and guidance throughout the journey leading up to the game's launch» last month.
«Just two days after the successful release, we received an unexpected message from the Soda Den
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