{"id":352259,"date":"2025-11-10T07:20:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T15:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/es\/?p=401452"},"modified":"2025-11-10T07:40:41","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T15:40:41","slug":"s-t-a-l-k-e-r-2-is-removed-from-steam-due-to-a-legal-licensing-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/s-t-a-l-k-e-r-2-is-removed-from-steam-due-to-a-legal-licensing-issue\/","title":{"rendered":"S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 is removed from Steam due to a legal licensing issue"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">GSC Game World, the developer behind the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. franchise, has sued Maewing for intellectual property infringement related to its game Misery. <strong>This title, which was released on October 23 and achieved considerable success on Steam, was removed from the platform after receiving a DMCA notice<\/strong>. The Ukrainian company claims that Misery uses prototypical elements from the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl series.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Neither vodka nor guitars<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maewing, responsible for the creation of Misery, strongly denied the accusations and stated that his game has no relation to Chernobyl or the titles from GSC. In multiple statements, <strong>the developer assured that all the resources used in Misery are original or have legal licenses, arguing that there should be no copyright over general cultural elements such as Soviet buildings or abandoned places<\/strong>. However, Valve, the digital distribution platform, presented visual evidence suggesting significant similarities between Misery and S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl \u2014 Official Launch Trailer\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1dHmayETd4c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The controversy escalated when offensive messages from Maewing were leaked in a Discord channel, generating a negative reaction in the community. <strong>The developer publicly apologized, stating that his past comments were inappropriate and do not reflect his current stance<\/strong>. Despite the game&#8217;s removal, Maewing remained optimistic about resolving the situation and expressed his intention to continue developing Misery.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some users on Reddit have begun to speculate about the possibility that Misery has reused resources from S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2, which could explain GSC Game World&#8217;s strong legal action. <strong>Moreover, some suggest that the tension could have a political background related to the invasion of Ukraine, given that there has been mention of alleged support from Maewing to Russia<\/strong>. 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This title, which was released on October 23 and achieved considerable success on Steam, was removed from the platform after receiving a DMCA notice. The Ukrainian company claims that Misery uses prototypical elements from the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl series. Neither vodka nor guitars Maewing, responsible for creating Misery, strongly denied the accusations and stated that their game has no relation to Chernobyl or GSC&#8217;s titles. 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