Disney Quietly Pulls Dozens of Games and DLC from Steam, Raising Preservation Concerns Again

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“Why would they delist without ever giving us a warning first? They hate money?”

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  • Disney has delisted 14 games from Steam.
  • No prior warning was given, and games were also removed from GOG.
  • This has sparked further concerns about game preservation within the gaming community.

Disney has further fueled the drive for game preservation by delisting 13 of its self-published games from Steam without any prior warning. While this is not the first time that Disney has delisted their games from online storefronts, it doesn’t sting any less. Many of these games are based around household IPs like Finding Nemo and Winnie the Pooh.

Why it matters: It is normal for licensed IP or movie tie-in games to be delisted over time. However, Disney holds the rights to these IPs, which makes its decision to delist these old but nostalgic games all the more uncanny.

Finding Nemo in-game image
Finding Nemo.

The 13 delisted Disney games are as follows:

  1. Afterlife
  2. Armed and Dangerous
  3. Cars Radiator Springs Adventures
  4. Chicken Little Ace in Action
  5. Disney Fairies: Tinker Bell’s Adventure
  6. Disney’s Hercules
  7. Disney Planes
  8. Disney Winnie the Pooh
  9. Finding Nemo
  10. Lucidity
  11. Phineas and Ferb: New Inventions
  12. Stunt Island
  13. The Princess and The Frog
  14. Toy Story Mania

It is worth noting that while some of these games were also available on GOG, they were simultaneously delisted with the Steam removals. These games are no longer available to new PC players.

Existing players who have already bought these games will continue to be able to access them, as Disney has not removed access to the library. 

Many online users have expressed their frustration with Disney’s decision to delist these games without prior warning. “Why would they delist without ever giving us a warning first? They hate money?” – commented one user.

The 14 Disney games were delisted on 16 January. Source: SteamDB
The 14 Disney games were delisted on 16 January. | Source: SteamDB

Disney’s games business has always been rocky, but its Marvel and Star Wars IPs have been a major critical and financial success in the industry. 2026 is expected to be more of the same, with Insomniac gearing up for the release of Marvel’s Wolverine.

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