Damn, this developer is really hell bent on pissing off its fanbase, isn't it?

Fuck that Russian company! time to install the single player tarkov mod just because the devs don’t like it.

Good thing I'll never be playing escape from tarkov again, otherwise I might be bothered

And not a single person was surprised

I regret buying it the first time.

Looked for a Tarkov alternative with pve option (because I don't need any more sodium in my diet) and found gray zone warfare. It's a pre alpha and is in a pretty playable state, plus it's an entire open world which is fantastic.

They are just doing this to cash out, it costs them nothing to provide a Steam key.

huh, I was interested in picking this up

Guess not

I haven't read the article, but just going off the title, if that's accurate: isn't that how it'd be for any game? I'm not defending it but the only platform I've seen devs give Steam keys to players for ownership on has been on itch.io.

People don't suddenly get rewarded cross-platform ownership just because they bought it on one platform. Same with Unrailed, had it come out on Switch first and Steam later, etc.; they must re-buy if they want it on Steam. Same with Slay the Spire: existing Steam owners don't suddenly gain Android access just because it released on Droid, etc.

Play xonotic instead.

Why wouldn’t it?

No. They don't "have to". Wake up, fellow poors. Stop giving your money away. If "buying" doesn't equal "ownership", et al...