Pico Park Made Permanently Free on Steam Due to Valve’s Service Restrictions

The developer overlooked some nuances of Steam’s rules.

Recently the creator Tecopark accidentally made their project PICO PARK: Classic Edition permanently free on Steam. This was not part of their original plan.

The creator missed a specific Valve policy detail:

“I intended to switch to a paid distribution model after releasing the update with online support, but I forgot that once you move from paid to free you can’t go back to paid! :)”

PICO PARK: Classic Edition is a puzzle-platformer. The update added online play, refreshed visuals, and included various fixes.

Tecopark encouraged players who enjoyed the first game to explore the franchise’s other entries (those are paid).

Source: iXBT.games