Beloved 2016 Co-op platformer Pico Park: Classic Edition has accidentally been made free on Steam permanently by the developer Tecopark. This is thanks to Steam’s limits to how many times developers can make games free before changing them back to premium titles.
Pico Park Classic Edition, which has been free on Steam for some time, recently got updated with online multiplayer support, a visual overhaul, and other quality of life features. With this update, the developer decided to charge a small fee for the game.
Tecopark wrote earlier this year: “I kept Classic Edition because it’s Steam-exclusive and supports 10 players. Since I’m doing it anyway, I’ll update it with online support. I might charge a small fee for it. I recommend installing it while it’s still free.” This update was implemented in September, but Tecopark decided to leave it free for one last week before charging for the new and improved title.
Fast forward to the 5th October, and Tecopark realised they could no longer charge money for Piko Park: Classic Edition, meaning the game would remain free forever on Steam even with this substantial update. Tecopark posted on X: “I tried updating it to make it paid again, but I forgot that once you switch from paid to free, you can never go back to paid! Ugh If you play this free version and have fun, try the series too. It’s weird that this one can be played with 10 people, huh? Ugh.”
They urged fans to play the other Pico Park games – Pico Park and Pico Park 2. Both games share Pico Park: Classic Edition’s quality and quirky nature, and are great co-operative games to play with friends and family. So given this unfortunate situation, why not do exactly that?
