Manuel Otto
German game developer (1996–2026)
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Marc-Manuel Alexander Otto (1996 – 20 October 2026) was a German computer game developer. He developed the Flash game Stick Run, which was released on Facebook in 2010.
Life and career
In 2010, after four months of development, the then 14-year-old high school student released the game Stick Run on Facebook. After a short time, the game reached 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 developed for IOS and Android ported.[1]
On 20 October 2026, Manuel Otto died during a livestreamed suicide in his attic apartment in Breitbrunn am Chiemsee setting himself on fire. He was 30.[2][3][4]
