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ΔV: Rings of Saturn continues to be popular with Linux gamers

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It seems that Kodera Software continue to be impressed by the level of Linux sales on Steam for their space mining sim ΔV: Rings of Saturn. Be sure to also check out our previous interview with the developer.

What is it? A physics-based mining sim, set in the thickest debris field in Sol. Every action has a reaction, lasers are invisible without a medium, and your thrust is a potent weapon. Find trade, adapt your equipment to your playstyle, hire a crew to help. Unravel the mysteries of the rings, or just get rich.

Developed with Godot Engine, the developer has announced a few times how sales have been going across different platforms and they recently gave another update on Twitter to see if things had changed. They included a chart showing some pretty reasonable looking sales for Linux:

According to the Twitter post, the game has had a recently surge in popularity so it's really interesting to see that the Linux numbers have held up for it.

You can buy ΔV: Rings of Saturn on Steam and itch.io.

Never seen it? Check out some recent gameplay below:

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CatKiller Jan 5, 2022
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It seems that the moral of the story is that if you love your Linux customers then they'll love you right back.
devland Jan 5, 2022
Great news but it seems from the graphs that they're biased towards Linux themselves. The numbers float around 5 and 6% yet the bars do not reflect that. I remember back when nvidia pulled this trick to showcase some performance boost people got really angry.
koder Jan 5, 2022
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Quoting: devlandGreat news but it seems from the graphs that they're biased towards Linux themselves. The numbers float around 5 and 6% yet the bars do not reflect that. I remember back when nvidia pulled this trick to showcase some performance boost people got really angry.
I figured the important message is to showcase change from quarter to quarter, so the chart is scaled to showcase that. I was afraid that when the game goes big (and it did got ~1000% increase in popularity in December) the Linux % will be dwarfed by players - but it was not. Which means that supporting Linux scales. Which in turn made me really happy.
Purple Library Guy Jan 5, 2022
Quoting: devlandGreat news but it seems from the graphs that they're biased towards Linux themselves. The numbers float around 5 and 6% yet the bars do not reflect that. I remember back when nvidia pulled this trick to showcase some performance boost people got really angry.
The bars chop off at 85% (you can see the "85%" at the bottom), because otherwise they'd either be way too tall or it would be hard to make out the relevant bits. True, the result is a bit "gee-whiz graph" looking, but I think the labelling is so prominent that it's in no way misleading.
anewson Jan 5, 2022
what a coincidence I've had it in my library for a while but finally sat down and started playing last night. Lots of fun!
Pit Jan 6, 2022
It is also on GOG
denyasis Jan 7, 2022
Quoting: Purple Library Guy
Quoting: devlandGreat news but it seems from the graphs that they're biased towards Linux themselves. The numbers float around 5 and 6% yet the bars do not reflect that. I remember back when nvidia pulled this trick to showcase some performance boost people got really angry.
The bars chop off at 85% (you can see the "85%" at the bottom), because otherwise they'd either be way too tall or it would be hard to make out the relevant bits. True, the result is a bit "gee-whiz graph" looking, but I think the labelling is so prominent that it's in no way misleading.

Ahhh, visual stats, the best way to make those who know nothing absolutely certian of anything, lol.

I do agree with you though, the vertical axis is properly labeled which makes up a little bit for the poorly made graph.

Sorry, my current job assignment is in stats, so I've become a bit of a stickler for these things.

Back to the topic, I'm really glad they are doing well. I hope they continue. It's a really interesting game idea!
Nanobang Jan 9, 2022
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Quoting: PitIt is also on GOG

It's on Itch.io too. :)

I caught Samsai's live stream of this today. I was mesmerized. A really rich game.


Last edited by Nanobang on 9 January 2022 at 11:46 pm UTC
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