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Darksiders was supposed to come out for Linux a long time ago and never happened. The developers haven't forgotten about it, but it seems the issues are proving difficult to fix and they have been busy.

'Darksiders Warmastered Edition' just launched and the inevitable happened; someone posted on their Steam forum asking about Linux.

From their wording, honestly, it sounds rather unlikely that it will ever come (link):
MegalomaniacNGWe tried to pick up work on the Linux port but we couldnt fix the remaining issues it had. Instead we focused on Warmastered Edition. Maybe Warmastered Edition will get a Linux port one day. I am sorry for this but I cant tell you anything better right now.

Part of the problem is that the original person in charge of the port left the developer, so it got put further down their list.

That's one title I'm putting firmly in my 'forget me' pile, sadly.

Thanks Khudsa for posting it in our forum. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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opera Nov 29, 2016
Sad news, but nice to have some honest communication.
They should hire someone experienced like icculus who is able to fix their issues.
Mountain Man Nov 29, 2016
I wonder what the actual problem is.
crt0mega Nov 29, 2016
The first and the last game I've bought because of a promised port.
opera Nov 29, 2016
They gave some more info in another comment:
QuoteWe went the full native way and there are two issues left - one is very weird with rendering portals and it means that the voidwalker part doesnt work at all as you cant see the exit of the portal and the other has to do with sounds. But again - this was on the old Darksiders code base and not Warmastered so no point in going forward with that.
Source: http://steamcommunity.com/app/462780/discussions/0/154642321538015745/#c154642321538850716
neowiz73 Nov 30, 2016
worse case, they could just wine wrap it. I'd be fine with that. this would be a good candidate for it. along with Darksiders II.
DamonLinuxPL Nov 30, 2016
Quoting: crt0megaThe first and the last game I've bought because of a promised port.

Never buy games when Linux port is not releasing YET. Vote wallet, buy only games with Linux support.
Comandante Ñoñardo Nov 30, 2016
I tried to run this game though winE, and the cinematics didn't work...
m2mg2 Nov 30, 2016
I think it is pretty clear they never even worked on it. All progress stopped once the new guy took over, he probably does not know Linux at all so they just started working on Windows projects exclusively.
GustyGhost Nov 30, 2016
Quoting: DamonLinuxPLNever buy games when Linux port is not releasing YET. Vote wallet, buy only games with Linux support.

I think we all have our exceptions, but I generally try to live by that rule these days.
Aimela Nov 30, 2016
Hopefully some day they'll do it. I always like when I see a new edition to Linux from my game library.
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