Censored Horror Game 'Devotion' Is Finally Back Online

Red Candle Games' embattled horror game Devotion is finally back online after years of struggling to get uncensored. Red Candle Games put the game online through their own online store, bypassing third-party hosts like Steam and CD Projekt's GOG.

Hello, Red Candle e-shop is now online. https://t.co/smmZxHj7zQ#返校Detention, #還願Devotion and our future projects will all be on e-shop in DRM-free format.We hope to provide a direct and simple purchasing channel for players who’re interested in our games. pic.twitter.com/1SxzBZSiyW

— redcandlegames (@redcandlegames) March 15, 2021

The game has had a remarkable history: first released in February of 2019, Taiwanese developer Red Candle's horror game was well on its way to becoming a much-beloved entry in the first-person indie horror genre until Chinese players noticed a poster on one of the walls of the game that read "Xi Jinping Winnie the Pooh Moron," leading to massive review-bombing and ultimately the game getting pulled from Steam. Red Candle profusely apologized for the poster and removed it, and then pulled the game from Steam for more quality assurance. However, they were never able to get the game back on Steam.

Hope was rekindled last December when CD Projekt's GOG store added the game, though they promptly removed the game because they, in their words, Received many messages from gamers. At the time, Red Candle was gracious about CD Projekt's decision (though the internet certainly wasn't), stating "this is a difficult situation to overcome, but we won't stop striving."

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— redcandlegames (@redcandlegames) December 17, 2020

It seems their efforts have finally paid off. Devotion is available for about $20 on Red Candle's online store.