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Devs Behind Steam Game With Over 300,000 Reviews Hit The Panic Button After A Malicious Mod Starts Deleting Fans’ Data

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Panic Button
Genres · platformer, puzzle
Release · Dec 31, 1983
Developer · First Star Software
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Malicious
Active · 2017
Top genres · action
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