We do often include affiliate links to earn us some pennies. See more here.

Here we go again. Another game is moving from Steam to become an Epic Exclusive and this time it's Fall Guys.

It's the same situation as Rocket League. Epic acquired the studio, eventually made it free to play and pulled all new players from Steam to force them onto the Epic Store and that's what's happening with Fall Guys on June 21st. So anyone who owns it on Steam can continue playing and get updates but no new players on Steam will be able to get it.

For Proton and Steam Deck, this complicates things. Right now, Fall Guys has the Easy Anti-Cheat file needed to run on Linux and Steam Deck, although it's in the wrong place and needs moving to work (see here). Now, there's really no reason for them to keep it there and certainly the Epic Store release won't think about Linux and Steam Deck at all since Epic don't support either.

YouTube Thumbnail
YouTube videos require cookies, you must accept their cookies to view. View cookie preferences.
Accept Cookies & Show   Direct Link

What to do then? Well, there's always the cheap knock-off of Stumble Guys which appears to work perfectly although it's clearly a much cheaper copy that really doesn't feel as good. You never know what might happen though, perhaps they might see a surge in players and just keep on making it better.

Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
14 Likes
About the author -
author picture
I am the owner of GamingOnLinux. After discovering Linux back in the days of Mandrake in 2003, I constantly came back to check on the progress of Linux until Ubuntu appeared on the scene and it helped me to really love it. You can reach me easily by emailing GamingOnLinux directly. Find me on Mastodon.
See more from me
The comments on this article are closed.
24 comments
Page: 1/3»
  Go to:

Craggles086 May 17, 2022
Was thinking of sending Fall Guys my money.

I guess that’s cancelled then.
If Epic are paying them they don’t need my money anyway.
gradyvuckovic May 17, 2022
Sigh.

What a shame. Wasted potential.
Perkeleen_Vittupää May 17, 2022
Quoting: GuestEpic games is not so epic...

How about Epig.
itscalledreality May 17, 2022
Theres‘s a free version on Steam called: Stumble Guys. Not sure about Steam Deck compatibility though.

EDIT:
Steam Deck compatibility looks good! https://www.protondb.com/app/1677740


Last edited by itscalledreality on 17 May 2022 at 1:04 pm UTC
AsciiWolf May 17, 2022
  • Supporter Plus
It is also becoming Pay to Win, so no money from me.
pb 10 years May 17, 2022
Epic Fail Guys
Mohandevir May 17, 2022
From another pov, those that really wanted to play this game had plenty of time to get the game on Steam. I suspect it didn't sell much more, on Steam. It's just sad for those who paid full price to get mixed with free to play players... I just hope for them that they have some form of bonus, but I doubt it.

Edit:

I think that's what bothers me the most... A priced game that suddenly switch to F2P when it doesn't sell anymore... It feels like: "Let's try to skim our original fanbase again."

There is no way I'm going to support that.


Last edited by Mohandevir on 17 May 2022 at 2:25 pm UTC
BalkanSpy May 17, 2022
Ok, what Epic just did is an really underhanded move. I mean, the true fault lies at the developers Mediatonic for accepting such an offer, but this doesn't makes Epic's behavior any less shady.

The only time I ever gave them money was for 2 expansions from a base game I received for free.

Well, looks like it's gonna remain that way for a very long time.
Serious_Table May 17, 2022
Inb4 Tim's response is "You can always install Windows onto your Steam Deck" when approached on this.
StalePopcorn May 17, 2022
Good. Bye.
While you're here, please consider supporting GamingOnLinux on:

Reward Tiers: Patreon. Plain Donations: PayPal.

This ensures all of our main content remains totally free for everyone! Patreon supporters can also remove all adverts and sponsors! Supporting us helps bring good, fresh content. Without your continued support, we simply could not continue!

You can find even more ways to support us on this dedicated page any time. If you already are, thank you!
The comments on this article are closed.