Hello everyone,

We want to inform you that SpHero will be removed from the Steam store in the near future. This decision was not made lightly, and we truly appreciate all the support you’ve given us since launch.

What This Means

• If you already own the game, you will still be able to download and play it even after removal.
  
• New purchases will no longer be possible once it is removed.

Why Is This Happening?
SpHero was developed with a clear vision: the ultimate physics-based ball-rolling adventure with RPG superpowers. We’re proud of what we created and grateful that it reached an audience.

As independent developers, we followed the necessary steps—forming a corporation, setting up a website, paying fees, and doing our best to stay afloat. However, recent changes in the Canadian tax system have made it financially unfeasible to continue.

Previously, filing corporate taxes cost us around $4 in paper and mailing fees. Now, paper filing is banned and non-compliance is punishable by fines of up to $10,000. The new mandatory electronic submission system starts at $2,500—far beyond what we’ve earned from the game.

Due to this, we have no choice but to close our corporation, which also means shutting down the Steam account that hosts SpHero.

What’s Next?
Despite this setback, we’re still working on other projects. In fact, we recently released a bug fix update thanks to player feedback! While we will no longer operate under a corporate entity, we’ll continue creating games in other ways.
For those who have purchased SpHero and require a bug fix, we plan to keep a channel open on our website: https://flaskgames.ca/about-us/. Simply contact us and we will get back to you.

Thank you for being part of this journey. If you have any questions, feel free to leave a comment below.

— Flask Games Inc.

Note to users that bought the game and cannot run it:
I sent an update to steam to fix it.
In the meantime:
1. Go to http://flaskgames.ca/data/documents/A_Sphero_A.zip
And download the zip file. This will contain 2 .sav files in a bunch of folders.
2. Go to your C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local directory
Make sure to replace <user> with your username.
3. Dump the zip folder in the Local directory as is.
4. Run the game.

The problem is that the disclaimer depends on a save file existing, so no save file, no disclaimer and no game.