Free Volleyball Game uVolley Leaves Steam at End of 2026
The delisting is a quiet cleanup rather than a loss: a free game whose updates stopped after December 2022 is being pulled from Steam while its developer points players toward a remaster, and the existing build stays playable for anyone who claims it now.
Reporting from 1 source: Automaton.
Publisher IElectric announced on October 18 that the Steam version of uVolley, a free volleyball game developed by a volleyball player named Nick, will end distribution at the end of 2026. Players who add it to their library before then can still download and play it afterward. Nick cited the inability to make regular updates; a uVolley REMASTERED in Unreal Engine 5 is in development.
Steam copies claimed before the deadline stay in the library and remain downloadable after the store listing goes away, so the end of distribution does not cut off existing owners. The announcement appeared in the game's official Steam news and names only the Steam version; IElectric has not said what happens to the Microsoft Store and Xbox One release.
uVolley shipped on Microsoft Store and Xbox One in 2018 and on Steam in 2020. It supports solo play, two-player split-screen, local network multiplayer, and first-person play with VR devices, with Trial, Quick, and Trophy modes across 15 selectable countries and an eight-country tournament.
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