{"rewrite":{"id":"r_50a0c96a7f09f86da8da0ef8","clusterId":"c_0a5d47c4af590287c4f69c19","slug":"free-volleyball-game-uvolley-leaves-steam-at-end-of-2026","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Free Volleyball Game uVolley Leaves Steam at End of 2026","summary":"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.","whyItMatters":"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.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eSteam 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\u0026#39;s official Steam news and names only the Steam version; IElectric has not said what happens to the Microsoft Store and Xbox One release.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003euVolley 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.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"uVolley leaving Steam is a delisting, not a shutdown. Anyone who adds it before the cutoff keeps it in their library and can still download it afterward, which makes the 2026 deadline about visibility, not access.","twitterPost":"uVolley's Steam exit is a delisting, not a shutdown: adding it before the 2026 cutoff keeps it downloadable in your library indefinitely.","threadsPost":"uVolley leaving Steam works as a delisting rather than a shutdown. Adding it to your library before the 2026 cutoff keeps it playable and downloadable afterward. The deadline removes the storefront listing, not the game itself, for anyone who claims it in time.","newsletterBlurb":"IElectric will end Steam distribution of the free volleyball game uVolley at the end of 2026. Anyone who adds it to their library before then can still download and play it. Developer Nick says regular updates can no longer be made, and a uVolley REMASTERED in Unreal Engine 5 is in development.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Automaton\",\"url\":\"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20261019-474284/\",\"title\":\"Free volleyball game \\\"uVolley,\\\" developed by a real player, to end distribution on Steam by the end of this year - last chance to get it\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4552,"outputTokens":602,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1792399931,"createdAt":"2026-10-19T08:46:58.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-19T08:51:06.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-19T08:51:06.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_0a5d47c4af590287c4f69c19","canonicalTitle":"“リアル選手”が開発した無料バレーボールゲーム『uVolley』、Steamにて今年末に配信終了へ。入手する最後のチャンス","representativeArticleId":"a_148453ec6e9b8584561a1ec0","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"uVolley\"],\"studios\":[\"IElectric\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-19T06:47:54.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-19T06:47:54.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-19T08:51:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Automaton","url":"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20261019-474284/","title":"“リアル選手”が開発した無料バレーボールゲーム『uVolley』、Steamにて今年末に配信終了へ。入手する最後のチャンス"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["uVolley"],"studios":["IElectric"],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}