After a lengthy beta period, STASIS [Steam, Official Site] the fantastic and gruesome looking point & click horror game is now officially available on Linux.
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The announcement is here, where it seems you do still need to opt-in to a beta with a password of "torvalds1969" and then select "linux test 1". I imagine it will be pushed into the main download within a few days. Their wording on it all is a little confusing, since it's had a beta for a long time and they now announce it's available, but you still need a beta.
According to the announcement, there are some issues with non-English languages. It looks like if you have issues, you can switch it to English, load a saved game and then switch the language back (source).
About the game
QuoteSTASIS is a point-and-click, sci-fi - horror adventure game played from a unique isometric perspective. STASIS intertwines a gruesome narrative with retro adventure gameplay. Combine items, interact with computers and solve puzzles while experiencing the gritty atmosphere.
In the distant future, aboard a seemingly abandoned spacecraft, John Maracheck awakes from stasis. He must push himself to new physical and emotional limits and unravel the mysteries around him.
John is in tremendous pain, his wife and daughter are missing, and time is running out as the Groomlake plunges further into the swirling blue methane clouds of Neptune.
Lovely stuff, been looking forward to this one!
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
PublicNuisance Jun 28, 2017
Quoting: Alm888"non-English languages"…
Like there are "English languages" (i.e. English somehow became a category)…
Sorry to be a "Grammar Nazi", but I think "languages, other than English" would be more appropriate.
Still no word on DRM-free release?
I don't think that implies what you're saying it implies. The usage may be a bit odd or clumsy-feeling if you think hard, but the actual grammar seems sound. You're treating it as if it's "English languages" with a "non" loosely attached, but the hyphen makes "non-English" into a single word, and it's the whole thing which is attached to "language/s", so clearly it has to be plural.
And I think "languages, other than English" would be bad style.
grumpytoad Jun 28, 2017
MintedGamer Jun 28, 2017
As others have said, the small team of developers have worked really hard to bring this to Linux.
Quoting: grumpytoadI'm unsure why the game is not marked on steam as linux compatible, anyone know why that is?
Because you need to choose it from the beta branch. It is explained in the 22 June news post.
Quoting: grumpytoadI'm unsure why the game is not marked on steam as linux compatible, anyone know why that is?
It simply hasn't been shifted over to their main branch. I've bought it and it shows up on my SteamOS/Linux library listing, and by all accounts, runs in Linux. (I've not installed and played it yet.)
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