I'm just gonna come out and say it

[Stigma]

I've wanted this game for years, but since it's obviously an exercise in futility to hope for a re-release, I'm just gonna remove this from my wishlist and forget it ever existed..

Watching this seems like the only way to "experience" it:
https://youtu.be/F5FGKVG6UMM

[AgustinCordes]

Mind you, we’re still giving away keys in our Discord community: http://discord.gg/senscape

[Thorba]

Sad but maybe true.
I still hope that they can get the licence back someday but my hope is fading (and i dont want to join/register at this discord just for a key).

[Rowanzaboat]

You can get the game files online. There are lots of sites for older no longer available games.

[AgustinCordes]

Unfortunately, offering those keys at Discord is the best we can do right now. I really don't mind if you download the game from somewhere else, though (say www.archive.org). If it were up to me, Scratches would be free by now (as in free horror).

[ViolaThePegasus]

Originally posted by AgustinCordes:

Unfortunately, offering those keys at Discord is the best we can do right now. I really don't mind if you download the game from somewhere else, though (say www.archive.org). If it were up to me, Scratches would be free by now (as in free horror).

yes but for a certain rank iirc

[sisburan]

The game can be downloaded still! I am enjoying it right now!

[Kunovega]

Originally posted by sisburan:

The game can be downloaded still! I am enjoying it right now!

I don't think I've ever seen Steam stop you from downloading a game you already own. They do stop selling things (for various reasons) but the database still lets you download anything you already own. Removal from the store should never result in removal from library (even if you uninstall)

[darxide23]

Originally posted by Kunovega:

I don't think I've ever seen Steam stop you from downloading a game you already own.

That is definitely a thing that happens in extreme circumstances.

But I took the advice of the developer a few comments above and got a copy of it elsewhere. I've been in the Discord for nearly a year and still never managed to get a key.

[Kunovega]

Originally posted by darxide23:

Originally posted by Kunovega:

I don't think I've ever seen Steam stop you from downloading a game you already own.

That is definitely a thing that happens in extreme circumstances.

But I took the advice of the developer a few comments above and got a copy of it elsewhere. I've been in the Discord for nearly a year and still never managed to get a key.

Just curious, but with what game?

I own several that have been discontinued from the store and all can still be downloaded from library links, it just can't be purchased

[mcquigan]

Hi there those wanting a key.
You need to engage in a brief conversation on the server to rank up for the key.
This can easily be done in a day.

[darxide23]

Originally posted by Kunovega:

Just curious, but with what game?

I don't know, man. You'll have to look that up yourself. This only happens in extreme circumstances. Few years ago there was a fiasco where Steam nuked a game and people were pissed, but ended up getting refunds. If you had the game installed you could still play it, but if you uninstalled there was no way to reinstall. Turns out there was a license issue and the people making the game didn't actually have the rights to sell it. Something like what happened with Cooking Mama on Switch not long ago.

Basically, the only reason Steam ever completely nukes a game is if there's a chance they could get sued over distributing it, which happens in the case the people who put it up on Steam didn't have the rights in the first place, for example. Otherwise they don't care and will keep it on their servers forever.

In tl;dr mode: If the game was illegally sold, it might get nuked.

[Breaking Dawn]

Originally posted by AgustinCordes:

Mind you, we’re still giving away keys in our Discord community: http://discord.gg/senscape

Are those keys redeemed on Steam?

[mcquigan]

Originally posted by Breaking Dawn:

Originally posted by AgustinCordes:

Mind you, we’re still giving away keys in our Discord community: http://discord.gg/senscape

Are those keys redeemed on Steam?

Yes, they are. Feel free to message me if you have any questions.

[Breaking Dawn]

Originally posted by mcquigan:

Originally posted by Breaking Dawn:

Are those keys redeemed on Steam?

Yes, they are. Feel free to message me if you have any questions.

Added for a key,pls.There is nothing I can do to get to Discord cause it's banned in China.I commented on the notice post too.I have done my best and no ways to find to support you by paying a visit to your site.

[mcquigan]

Agustin is genuinely a nice guy and loves people to be able to play Scratches.
He is providing it in the only legal way he can.
If you do not see a reply here directly from him, it is because the entire Senscape Team is hunkered down and working on Asylum.