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City-building strategy game 'Banished' is no longer having a Linux port

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This is a weird one, after blogging for a while about porting Banished to Linux (and Mac), the developer seems to have given up on it.

I'm sad, because it's a game I still haven't played and was really looking forward to a Linux version. I find it strange, because they previously blogged about the process and everything seemed to be going so well. They even said the game was actually running on both platforms back in February.

That's changed, since the latest blog post where they said:

This will likely be the last update of Banished, except for any major bug fixes. The OSX and Linux versions development has stopped, and won’t be released. Going forward I’ll be focusing on new games and projects.

It's possible it was just taking too much time. It's also possible that sales of this early-2014 title have dropped off, making the developer reassess what they're doing. Shame to see all their work go to waste and for us to get no game.

Hopefully Icculus, or someone else can pick up the port and finish it.

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kf Sep 13, 2017
Quoting: cybercystI bought it hoping for the port.
Have you learned your lesson yet?
fabry92 Sep 13, 2017
It's developed from only one person. So he should have a resources for port. Avid
Samsai Sep 13, 2017
This is indeed yet another example of why purchasing a game immediately when a port is announced or hinted at is a bad idea. Stay patient, hold onto your precious currency and wait until you can actually get a product for your money.


Last edited by Samsai on 13 September 2017 at 6:19 pm UTC
harshbarj Sep 13, 2017
Wish I could get a refund on the game now. I bought it when he was talking about making a Linux port a long time ago. Guess from now on I no longer support games till they deliver on their promises.
hardpenguin Sep 13, 2017
Heartbreaking. I was looking forward to it. Perhaps some third-party source could port it, that would be great.
DamonLinuxPL Sep 13, 2017
Not a surprise but they add OpenGL render to Windows version or OpenGL is still not finished? If is finished then better for us because it should better run in WINE.

Anyone know?
phimath Sep 13, 2017
Man this sucks. This is one my favorite games and I have been very patiently waiting for years for it to come to Linux. Really disappointed!
jsa1983 Sep 13, 2017
Giving it a second thought... What about Icculus' offer to help porting games (https://www.patreon.com/posts/request-for-13971037? Does the dev know about that?


Last edited by jsa1983 on 13 September 2017 at 7:26 pm UTC
inlinuxdude Sep 13, 2017
Removed from my wishlist... :(
TheSHEEEP Sep 13, 2017
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Well, it really makes sense to not port a game after so much time.
I mean, really, what for?

Just hope the dev's next game will feature linux earlier.
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