As some might have noticed, the game was delisted from the store for the last couple weeks and is now back under the new name Breaking Survivors.
So, what happened ?
I won't go much in detail with the legal stuff but here are the rough events of the last few weeks :
Game received a DMCA takedown for copyright infringement
Steam unlisted the game from the store (standard procedure, they have to do it preventively)
Discussions with my lawyer and the other party
DMCA takedown got withdrawn with a trademark infringement replacing it
I changed the name of the game to comply
Steam relisted the game as everything was fine now
Basically, the old name (Breakout Survivors) was causing issues as "Breakout" is trademarked and I had to remove that from the game's title.
So, the game is now called Breaking Survivors and everything is fine now. [ 2024-06-12 16:26:39 CET ][ Original post ]
Breakout Survivors brings classic Breakout gameplay together with Survivors-like mechanics in a single game. Destroy bricks with your balls before they reach you. Gain XP, Level Up and Pick Upgrades to help you in holding out against waves of falling bricks.
Features
Easy to play with simple and fun controls
Fight against procedurally generated waves of increasing difficulty
Improve throughout your run through dozens of upgrades
Select your weapons from a wide choice of powerful balls
Unlock new kind of Balls and try new strategies
Compete for the High Score in the Online Leaderboards