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As the largest non-commercial community network on Steam, we have a heightened interest in empowering gamers, therefore, we are joining and supporting the Stop Killing Games initiative.

What is the Stop Killing Games petition?

An increasing number of video games are designed to rely on a server controlled by the publisher for the game to function. This acts as a lifeline for the game. If the publisher decides to shut it down, it's essentially like turning off the game's life support, making it completely unusable for all customers.

The online petition aims to ensure that while publishers may still end support, if feasible or justifiable, buyers must be able to at least continue using the single-player mode, or even better, to play multiplayer on their own servers.

Project page:
https://www.stopkillinggames.com/faq

Link to the EU petition:
https://eci.ec.europa.eu/045/public/

Feel free to participate in the petition to amplify the discussion so that developers and consumer advocates can work on improving the situation on behalf of interest groups.