This game was not available for Linux.

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Quoting: Purple Library GuySaw the headline, "Banished Linux port" and all I could think was "What?! This is an outrage! Why did they banish the Linux port?"

Yeah, that would be something new, unlike the - all too common - Vanished Linux Ports.

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CoH2 DLC tree is a complete mess. Some of the DLCs are listed on the game's page and some others are not, some of the "DLCs" are in fact standalone games and they have DLCs of their own (sic!). An all of this is listed as "Company of Heroes 2" in the library. Up until yesterday I was convinced I had Company of Heroes 2 while I only had a few of the related standalone games but not the Standard Game, which only appeared (as a DLC!) in my library after I activated the key from the recent SEGA humble bundle. I admire Feral that they managed to get through this mess*, although it's a shame they left it in the same messy state afterwards. ;-)

(*) but did they, really? seems to me that 7 DLCs are still not ported (only have Windows icon): http://store.steampowered.com/search/?term=coh2 [External Link]

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@ellie_feral: so was the Stonehenge tweet about Tomb Raider?

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Quoting: norsettoThe only way to entice gamers to linux would be if games were cheaper on that platform.

Yeah, then every second Windows gamer would install Linux just to buy the game and maybe a few of them would play it on Linux while they're already logged in. :D

But seriously, Valve could run an experimental "SteamOS-only sale", I'd like to see results of that.

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Of course there is market for no-bullshit paid apps on mobile. I used to like Angry Birds but I was constantly annoyed by the lack of ability to purchase an ad-free version, and I stopped playing it completely when they introduced first microtransactions. I'm under impression that free apps are specifically made for kids that constantly click ads with their grubby fingers, or even better, play on their parent's account and "buy gold" with real money to unlock this and that. In contrast, pay-once apps are legitimate software in the ocean of cash-grabing apps disguised as games.

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It really is like he says. I check new releases every day, I have http://store.steampowered.com/search/#sort_by=Released_DESC&os=linux&page=1 [External Link] set as my default steam page - so the list is limited only to new *Linux* releases. If I see a nice new game at good price, I go ahead and buy it. If a game releases without a Linux version, I don't even know about it, and when it promises a Linux version sometime down the path, I just wishlist it and forget about it until there's a big sale and I check my wishlist - so I end up buying games that launched without Linux port much later and much cheaper. I wish Valve had a separate list for new Linux/SteamOS releases, because as it is now, it's very easy (even *default*) to have no idea about new ports.

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Quoting: GuestI don't believe my eyes... A game that supports Linux but not OS X? Is this a first among commercial game releases to do this?

Dying Light and Saints Row IV come to mind.

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Hitman GO is a mobile port, but it's some start for sure.

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I was really hyped on Xenonauts, hearing it's like the original UFO and stuff, but when it was finally released, I couldn't really get into it. I'm not saying it's bad, but it just didn't capture my attention for long enough. Instead I went back to playing UFO: Enemy Unknown in openxcom...

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