Quoting: cbonesUnfortunately, this is not surprising. Especially considering the demo was broken on Linux when I tried it in June-2020 [External Link].

Also seems like a strange engine choice for a pixel graphics point and click, but what do I know.

It worked fine for me (don't know when this was).

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Quoting: gradyvuckovicSeriously, people, stop funding kickstarters. Just stop doing it. It's even worse than pre ordering a game. There have been maybe a handful of game kickstarter projects that haven't ended up producing a completely rubbish outcome.

Idontknow. Many good Linux ports came from Kickstarter projects.

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Strange thing is they had a running demo on Linux. I was looking forward to the game. But then, recent reviews at 46%, 60% over all of them... I fear we're not missing something great.

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Quoting: pbIt seems that was the last one... https://store.steampowered.com/developer/WadjetEyeGames [External Link]

See here [External Link]. The Shiva will get a treat (but it's on Linux already).

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Quoting: GuestHm, never knew Steam would download the right platform without showing it on the page. Nice.

I'm very surprised. Would expect that the same flag makes both work - or both not work.

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Quoting: Purple Library GuyI have a question slightly to the side of the discussion so far:
OK, so Fortnite is a ridiculously popular game. But is it the kind of game people would be likely to play on a thing like a Steam Deck?

To my surprise, they're playing it on mobile, so... probably yes.

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Quoting: elmapul

Quoting: EikeThere probably are more Linux users than Windows users (phones, routers, ... toasters?)...

... but that doesn't help Fortnite on Linux.

i dotn think you read the context

(writing a second time because my login context was lost *sigh*)

Well, not all nine pages of it. I went back two or three pages and got the impression that you and Doc Angelo were talking at cross-purposes. Estimating some numbers is fine, but it seemed to me that you're not counting the same thing, and I wanted to point out this, and that some things don't matter (like the estimation of desktop users for either system).

You asked "so why do you think linux has more users than fortinite has players?"
If you're talking about users that do not even know they're using Linux, clear win for Linux.
If you're talking about Linux desktop users - what is this comparison good for?
If you're talking about Linux users likely to try Fortnite, there's a clear win for Fortnite users.

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Quoting: Guest

Quoting: dubigrasuThe demo is Linux native.

It's only showing Windows for me.

Same here.

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Quoting: elmapul

Quoting: Doc AngeloI'm not talking about exact numbers either. Maybe I was unclear about what I mean with "the other way around". I am saying that there are 10 times more Linux users than Fortnite players. That's why I asked if you mean Linux gamers or Linux users.

sigh

first off , windows has about 1.5 billion of users with 90% of marketshare, linux has 1%, wich is about 16.7 millions.

There probably are more Linux users than Windows users (phones, routers, ... toasters?)...

... but that doesn't help Fortnite on Linux.

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Quoting: PublicNuisanceIs anyone else fed up with this annoying trend of developers not having a Linux version of their demo ?

To be honest, no, I'm not expecting them to do this extra work. Yes, it's not great to not have one while the other ones do, but it's good enough for me if the full game works.

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