The legal process was set to play out in the coming months, but in January, Nacon announced The Sinking City would return storefronts, following a decision by a French appeals court that 'Frogwares had terminated the contract in a 'manifestly unlawful' manner. In response, Nacon said at the time that it 'emphatically rejects this open letter, the terms of which do not square with the facts.' 'Short version: We were forced to terminate the contract with our licensee for several breaches of our agreement.'

'The reason is a bit complicated, yet at the same time, quite simple,' said the developer in a statement last August, explaining its case against Nacon, including allegations of missing and late milestone payments while the game was in development. Neither Frogwares nor Nacon responded to immediate inquiries by VICE Games. Save your money or wait for the legal issues to get sorted out and buy it on GOG if it arrives there.

I'm currently trying to get a refund from the storefront Frogwares uses called XSolla, but they are ignoring me.

An ongoing legal dispute between Frogwares and The Sinking City's original publisher, Nacon, resulted in the game disappearing from a variety of storefronts last summer. It requires a download of and connection to the Frogwares launcher to start the game.

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