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Now, the removal from Steam seems permanent as the solo developer SCKR Games wants to focus on a future project named Kith with other game developers after taking a break. \"The game has kept me under a lot of stress all these months, now I want to put the game behind me,\" the creator of Only Up! wrote in a Discord message, according to PCGamesN. \"The game won't be available in the Steam store soon, that's what I decided myself. What I need now is peace of mind and healing.\" Only Up! amassed over 12,000 reviews on Steam since it was added in May and has a \"mostly positive\" review score on Valve's platform. The reason why so many people played Only Up! is mainly because of its overly challenging mechanics, which was highlighted by several Twitch and YouTube content creators. Related Viral streaming hit Only Up now has an unbelievable speedrun record of 33 seconds IShowSpeed, for example, uploaded a full playthrough of Only Up! in June, and the video currently has over five million views. Only Up! was also a Twitch hit, having peaked at nearly 280,000 concurrent viewers in June, according to Sullygnome's statistics\u2014massive for a small indie game. Although fans can no longer download Only Up! on Steam, its page remains active for now. 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