{"rewrite":{"id":"r_bd0f897b181b89c1d5a89a9b","clusterId":"c_3367f8340a9aaee0c94780b6","slug":"freezing-fan-games-end-steam-sales-on-august-31","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Freezing Fan Games End Steam Sales on August 31","summary":"Two fan games based on the manga Freezing, the strategy simulation Freezing WHAT IF... and the adult deck-building roguelite Battle Heroine Crisis, will end Steam distribution on August 31 due to IP license contract expiration. Already purchased copies remain downloadable.","whyItMatters":"The expiration of the IP license contract removes both fan works from Steam purchase, though existing owners retain download access.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eFreezing WHAT IF... and Battle Heroine Crisis, both fan works based on the manga Freezing, will stop selling on Steam on August 31. The reason given is the expiration of the IP license contract. After that date, neither game will be available for purchase, but players who already bought them can still download them.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFreezing WHAT IF... is a strategy simulation set in an alternate world where players gather Pandoras to fight the Nova. Battle Heroine Crisis is an adult-oriented deck-building roguelite based on a Freezing fan-made doujinshi, in which the protagonist infiltrates a Pandora academy and uses mind control on targets.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Freezing WHAT IF... and Battle Heroine Crisis lose Steam sales on August 31 as IP license contracts run out. Buyers keep their copies, but the games' commercial window closes with no renewal announced.","twitterPost":"Freezing WHAT IF... and Battle Heroine Crisis end Steam sales August 31 on expired IP licenses. Existing owners keep downloads, but no renewal is stated.","threadsPost":"Freezing WHAT IF... and Battle Heroine Crisis both leave Steam on August 31, their IP license contracts expiring. Already purchased copies stay downloadable, so the games don't vanish for buyers, but the revenue stream does. Without a renewal on the record, the Freezing fan-game window closes.","newsletterBlurb":"Two fan games based on the manga Freezing, Freezing WHAT IF... and Battle Heroine Crisis, will end Steam distribution on August 31 due to IP license contract expiration. Already purchased copies remain downloadable.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/08/18/170862.html\",\"title\":\"Battle Heroine Manga 'Freezing' Fan Games to End Steam Distribution at End of August; IP License Contract Expiry-Already Purchased Copies Remain Downloadable\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4705,"outputTokens":474,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1787056186,"createdAt":"2026-08-18T12:16:55.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-18T12:21:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-18T12:16:55.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_3367f8340a9aaee0c94780b6","canonicalTitle":"バトルヒロイン漫画「フリージング」を原作とした二次創作ゲーム作品が相次いで8月末Steam配信停止へ。IPライセンス契約満了に伴い―購入しておけば今後もDL可能","representativeArticleId":"a_12e91549c7f0b048010ec084","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[\"Freezing\"],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"manga\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-18T09:30:03.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-18T09:30:03.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-18T12:21:45.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/08/18/170862.html","title":"バトルヒロイン漫画「フリージング」を原作とした二次創作ゲーム作品が相次いで8月末Steam配信停止へ。IPライセンス契約満了に伴い―購入しておけば今後もDL可能"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":["Freezing"],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"manga","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}