Why this game got removed from Google Play
This game was made in 2013 with Unity 4, and employed targeted ads SDK.
When GDPR and other regulations took effect, that SDK was no longer compliant with Google's policies.
This resulted in removal from Google Play. Drunken Wrestlers was my main source of income for the longest time, and I lost it just like that.
[h3]Why I can't do anything about it[/h3]
The version of Unity this game was created with does not support building .apk files for minimum API level required by Google Play nowadays. I have been trying to upgrade this project to newer versions of Unity for years, but with Unity 5 they have changed something in the physics engine, and the game no longer worked after upgrade. The characters would just collapse instantly.
https://forum.unity.com/threads/u5-issues-with-hinge-joints.307617/#post-2005454
This issue has never been fixed and I remained in an inextricable situation.
[h3]Why Steam release[/h3]
In the months following the removal, there bacame less and less traces of this game ever existing. Some people got confused as to why is there Drunken Wrestlers 2 when there is no Drunken Wrestlers 1. All of this have set me up to rerelease this game on Steam.
When GDPR and other regulations took effect, that SDK was no longer compliant with Google's policies.
This resulted in removal from Google Play. Drunken Wrestlers was my main source of income for the longest time, and I lost it just like that.
[h3]Why I can't do anything about it[/h3]
The version of Unity this game was created with does not support building .apk files for minimum API level required by Google Play nowadays. I have been trying to upgrade this project to newer versions of Unity for years, but with Unity 5 they have changed something in the physics engine, and the game no longer worked after upgrade. The characters would just collapse instantly.
https://forum.unity.com/threads/u5-issues-with-hinge-joints.307617/#post-2005454
This issue has never been fixed and I remained in an inextricable situation.
[h3]Why Steam release[/h3]
In the months following the removal, there bacame less and less traces of this game ever existing. Some people got confused as to why is there Drunken Wrestlers 2 when there is no Drunken Wrestlers 1. All of this have set me up to rerelease this game on Steam.