Manuel Otto
video game developer
- July 18, 1996
- October 20, 2026 · Breitbrunn am Chiemsee
- 30 years
- self-immolation
About Manuel Otto
Manuel Otto, 30, German computer game developer, suicide by self-immolation.
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|Marc-Manuel Alexander Otto (18 July 1996 – 20 October 2026) was a German video game developer known for being the developer of the Flash game Stick Run, which was released on Facebook in 2010.
Life and career
Otto, a self-taught developer, released the game Stick Run on Facebook in 2010 when he was a 14-year-old high school student. After a short time, the game achieved a high monthly number of players. He founded a company together with his father and had the name and logo of the game protected. In cooperation with a Russian publisher, Stick Run was ported to iOS and Android devices.
On 20 October 2026, Otto died in a fire in his attic apartment during a livestream, apparently by suicide. He was 30 years old.
Stick Run
Stick Run is an endless runner Flash game that can accommodate up to four players. It was released on Facebook in August 2010 and Android/iOS in the summer of 2013 in cooperation with Russian publisher Nekki. It attained over 43 million total users worldwide, making it one of the most popular games available on Facebook.
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- "Manuel Otto, German video game creator, dies in apparent livestreamed suicide"nbcnews.com
- "Manuel Otto, creator of 'Stick Run' game, dies amid Twitch livestream"usatoday.com
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