GONE AT 30 Stick Run Creator Manuel Otto, 30, Reportedly Dies After Setting Himself On Fire During Twitch Stream, Months After Revealing Cancer Battle (Warning)

Manuel Otto, the creator of the popular game Stick Run. has died at just 30 years old following reports of an apparent suicide during a Twitch livestream.

The Stick Run team confirmed his passing in a public statement and said Twitch had removed the livestream and associated video.

Manuel was only 14 years old when he created Stick Run.

The game launched on Facebook in 2010 and eventually reached millions of players around the world.

In a message shared with his community earlier this year, Otto explained that he could no longer continue working on the game because of his cancer diagnosis.

He said he wasn't sure when or whether he would be able to return to the project.

Months later, news of his death has left fans devastated.

The Stick Run team released an emotional tribute remembering him as the creator of a game that became part of so many people's lives.

The exact circumstances surrounding his death have not been fully established publicly, and there is no confirmed connection between his cancer diagnosis and his death.

Rest in peace

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