A really cool parkour game is being delisted from Steam on June 30, but you still have a chance to grab it for dirt cheap. Supermoves: World of Parkour is on sale right now for just $0.79 ahead of its removal next week.
Despite being a blast to play, Supermoves has had a bit of a tragic life following its release last year. Based on both critical and Steam review response, Supermoves is a blast, combining Mirror’s Edge-inspired freerunning with some cool multiplayer modes. However, the game did not sell particularly well, and developer Makea Games was forced to shut down back in April.
Tomi Toikka, the founder and former CEO of Makea Games, stated that he has been in negotiations to try to retain control over the Supermoves IP, but to no avail. As he shared in a final update announcing the delisting, Makea’s financing structure apparently prohibits any path for Toikka to keep the game on sale. He wrote, “After shutting down Makea Games, I had hoped I could salvage the game IP to be preserved in another game company, so players could still play the game they own online, and maybe it could see a resurgence in new players one day. But sometimes the cost of doing business is losing something you love.”
As part of the process of removing the game from sale and the restrictions imposed by Makea’s liquidation proceedings, Toikka is also shutting down all of Supermoves’ multiplayer features. This means that the game can only be played offline, and while there is a single-player mode that will remain fully functional, much of the original game will be rendered unusable.
Being forced to essentially eliminate a large swath of his own game has, understandably, made Toikka frustrated and upset. “If you care about digital preservation, independent development, or public R&D policy, I hope the fate of Supermoves sparks a wider conversation about how we keep creative work alive, even when the business behind it closes its doors,” he wrote. “I’ll cherish the time I spent working on the game with the greats at Makea Games forever. I just wish I could have played the game online with my future kids someday.”
If you’re interested in checking out the game, grab it as soon as possible, as it’ll be gone for good on Monday, June 30. The base game goes for $0.79 right now, and the deluxe edition–which includes some cosmetics as well as a copy of the soundtrack–is available for $2.43.
