We're Back!
Dear players,
Our store page has been officially restored.
Recently, this game was temporarily removed from Steam due to a third-party copyright complaint. We immediately submitted a complete counter-notice with full supporting evidence, in accordance with platform procedures. The review process has now concluded, and our store page has been restored. The process has run its course — the outcome speaks for itself.
We'd like to take this moment to restate two things we firmly believe in:
On Originality
This game was independently developed by our team: original code built on the Godot engine, gameplay systems and progression designed from scratch, and all content produced in-house. The raw jade stones, the cutting, the bracelet crafting, and the market-stall trading you see in the game are drawn from a centuries-old Chinese folk tradition — stones look the way nature made them, and jade bracelets carry the shape they have held for generations. What we did was turn this authentic slice of folk life into a management sim everyone can enjoy.
On Game Mechanics and Our Industry
In the history of games, no genre or mechanic has ever belonged exclusively to one studio. After every pioneering title, countless others follow — extraction shooters, inventory-management games, incremental idlers, survivor-likes — each refining the formula with its own vision, which is exactly how genres evolve and players end up with more great choices. Mechanics belong to all developers; players decide which games are worth their time. If a mechanic could only ever support one game, players would lose the most, and the industry would lose next. We respect the work of every fellow developer, and we believe in fair competition where games speak for themselves.
What's Next
Due to this incident, our original release plan has been postponed. The new release date will be announced soon. Development never stopped during this time — we'll repay your patience with an even more polished game.
To everyone who left messages of support and waited patiently: your trust is what carried us through.
See you in the game!
— The King of Jade: Stone Tycoon Team