--- title: Maddy Makes Games delists Celeste and TowerFall from... description: Maddy Makes Games has delisted Celeste and TowerFall from Xbox to support the BDS boycott of Microsoft. Developer Maddy Thorson confirmed it on Bluesky,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/maddy-makes-games-delists-celeste-and-towerfall-from-xbox-in-support-of-bds-boycott-4bo0pcelh twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Maddy Makes Games delists Celeste and TowerFall from Xbox in support of BDS boycott | daily.dev og:description: Maddy Makes Games has delisted Celeste and TowerFall from Xbox to support the BDS boycott of Microsoft. Developer Maddy Thorson confirmed it on Bluesky,... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/maddy-makes-games-delists-celeste-and-towerfall-from-xbox-in-support-of-bds-boycott-4bo0pcelh og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/4BO0pceLH.png og:image:alt: Maddy Makes Games delists Celeste and TowerFall from Xbox in support of BDS boycott og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Maddy Makes Games delists Celeste and TowerFall from Xbox in support of BDS boycott **[Collections](https://daily.dev/sources/collections)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Maddy Makes Games has delisted Celeste and TowerFall from Xbox to support the BDS boycott of Microsoft. Developer Maddy Thorson confirmed it on Bluesky, writing 'we did this to support the BDS boycott.' TowerFall Ascension launched in 2014 and Celeste came out in 2018, winning Best Independent Game at The Game Awards that year. The boycott targets Microsoft over concerns that its Azure and AI technology was used by Israel's Ministry of Defence to target civilians or cause harm in Gaza, which Microsoft says it has 'no evidence to date' of. House House will not release its game Big Walk on Xbox in line with the boycott, and Ice Water, Speculative Agency and Dan Dilorio are also supporting it. ## Content Maddy Makes Games has removed Celeste and TowerFall from Xbox. Developer Maddy Thorson confirmed it on Bluesky: "yes we delisted Celeste and TowerFall on XBox. We did this to support the BDS boycott." TowerFall Ascension launched in 2014. Celeste came out in 2018 and won Best Independent Game at The Game Awards that year. The BDS movement lists Microsoft as a target. The boycott grew out of concerns that Microsoft's Azure and AI technology was used by Israel's Ministry of Defence to target civilians or cause harm in Gaza. Microsoft says it has "no evidence to date" that its technology has "been used to target or harm people." ## Other studios Maddy Makes Games isn't alone. House House said it will not release its game Big Walk on Xbox, in line with the BDS call to boycott Microsoft. Ice Water, Speculative Agency and Dan Dilorio are also supporting the boycott. ## Questions this post answers ### Why did Maddy Makes Games remove Celeste and TowerFall from Xbox? Maddy Makes Games delisted both games from Xbox to support the BDS boycott of Microsoft. Developer Maddy Thorson confirmed the move on Bluesky, stating it was done to support the boycott, which targets Microsoft over concerns that its Azure and AI technology was used by Israel's Ministry of Defence in Gaza. Microsoft says it has 'no evidence to date' of such use. _Following how tech ethics controversies ripple through the industry is easier with daily.dev._ ### Are other game studios boycotting Xbox over the BDS movement? Yes, several studios besides Maddy Makes Games are supporting the BDS boycott of Microsoft. House House said it will not release its game Big Walk on Xbox in line with the boycott call, and Ice Water, Speculative Agency, and Dan Dilorio are also participating in the boycott. _Developers weighing platform and vendor choices can track industry stances like this on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [House House will not release Big Walk on Xbox in support of pro-Palestinian BDS campaign](https://daily.dev/posts/house-house-will-not-release-big-walk-on-xbox-in-support-of-pro-palestinian-bds-campaign-35jfz6p7w) · GamesIndustry.biz · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Tim Sweeney muzzled and the slow demise of Bluepoint](https://daily.dev/posts/tim-sweeney-muzzled-and-the-slow-demise-of-bluepoint-p8ijcgqev) · Game Developer · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Rumor: Xbox Planning to Close South of Midnight & Hellblade Studios](https://daily.dev/posts/rumor-xbox-planning-to-close-south-of-midnight-hellblade-studios-qauzukhpo) · 80 LEVEL · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Playstack sold and Xbox preparing business 'reset'](https://daily.dev/posts/playstack-sold-and-xbox-preparing-business-reset--pysnjnvj9) · Game Developer · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#microsoft](https://daily.dev/tags/microsoft), [#xbox](https://daily.dev/tags/xbox), [#ethics](https://daily.dev/tags/ethics) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/maddy-makes-games-delists-celeste-and-towerfall-from-xbox-in-support-of-bds-boycott-4bo0pcelh) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Maddy Makes Games delists Celeste and TowerFall from Xbox in support of BDS boycott","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/maddy-makes-games-delists-celeste-and-towerfall-from-xbox-in-support-of-bds-boycott-4bo0pcelh","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/maddy-makes-games-delists-celeste-and-towerfall-from-xbox-in-support-of-bds-boycott-4bo0pcelh"},"datePublished":"2026-10-30T12:11:47.755Z","dateModified":"2026-10-30T12:12:24.407Z","description":"Maddy Makes Games has delisted Celeste and TowerFall from Xbox to support the BDS boycott of Microsoft. 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