The divest-or-ban law aimed at TikTok is also taking down other ByteDance-linked apps, including the popular card game Marvel Snap. The app suddenly cut off access Saturday night, seemingly without warning, surprising gamers who weren’t aware of its connection to ByteDance.

Marvel Snap has now been banned in the US alongside TikTok, thanks to an association with the social media platform's parent company ByteDance, catching players off guard.

Marvel Snap, a popular game that was caught up in the TikTok ban, returned to the App Store today and it is once again available for download.

In the fallout of the TikTok/Bytedance ban, Marvel Snap developer Second Dinner has secured a new publishing deal with the U.S.-based company Skystone Games.

The U.S. government's ban against ByteDance products has hit folks hard, but Second Dinner says Marvel Snap "isn't going anywhere."

Second Dinner is ditching Nuverse as its publisher for Marvel Snap in favour of US-based Skystone Games as new publisher.

The app was briefly banned because its current publisher is owned by ByteDance, but it’s back online and has returned to app stores. According to developer Second Dinner in a post on X: > To ensure this never happens again,

Marvel Snap’s developer, Second Dinner, has confirmed its collaboration with Skystone Games, a U.S.-based publisher, after facing the aftermath of the game's unexpected ban in the United States. This move is designed to solidify the game’s future and prevent similar issues from arising in the future.

Marvel Snap developer Second Dinner has revealed that it intends to self-publish the game going forward, with support from an external studio.

The developer of Marvel Snap has confirmed it has landed a new publishing partner in the wake of this month's outage that saw the game suddenly become unplayable in the US. In a statement, Second Dinner said it had "already signed agreements and started the work to bring almost all operational and publishing responsibilities in-house",