What does getting "delisted" off Steam means for games I already own? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 6 months ago by notTheCat@lemmy.ml to c/games@lemmy.world

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Recently I've seen news about adult swim games going delisted probably off steam, one of my fav games is published by adult swim games and I want to know what will happen to it, will steam strike it off my list even if I have it installed? Will I still be able to back it up and restore its backups? Will I still be able to matchmake through steam?

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[-] hikaru755@lemmy.world 53 points 6 months ago

I don't know about this case specifically, but I own Alan Wake on steam which has since been delisted because of music licenses running out. At least for that one, I still own the game on steam and can download, install and play it normally whenever I want, it's just that people cannot buy it anymore through steam. If you're lucky, it's gonna be the same with the adult swim games.

[-] CharlesReed@kbin.social 6 points 6 months ago

Alan Wake is actually back on Steam! Remedy was able to work something out with the music rights (the reason why it was delisted) that put it back on virtual storefronts.