Also very curious about the "Prove You're Human". After what the studio did with their debut 1000X Resist they've got me hyped for whatever project would follow.

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For what is worth, Google even with all its graveyard full of prototypes and such, actually fully refunded the titles bought under their platform.

At least gog keys they "offered" are still owned by us, not "rented".

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Very nice, even though it is not linux native, it's a nice gimmick. Thanks for the heads-up Liam.

After playing a bit I already found I'll never be able to fit everything there:
> Steam screenshot [External Link]https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3697917776

Spoiler, click me

Game sheft with Half-life/Portal on the left, Half-life 2 / Portal 2 on the middle and empty on the right...

😆

It would be perfect if it also fetched boardgames from bgg site collections.

Quoting: TangoBakerIf you pick up the game box and open it, you get an option to start the game from there. What I haven't found is how to delete the starter desk.

You can extend the wall to cover the table + window and "dig" more room in the other wall. Not optimal just tried and it works

The 8 slot has an X. It worked to delete both initial desk and a new added one.

EDIT: fixed comment has I found a workaround.

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got my survey yesterday!!

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Quoting: EikeI sure missed an article on GoL, but that one is new to me.
And for me, it's only showing Linux native games, as I prefer!

https://store.steampowered.com/personalcalendar [External Link]

Oh.. I think you just solved an "issue" I was having that was puzzling me the last few days. Hi had Esoteric Ebb wishlisted, and it did not appear in my personal calendar nor the trending games at start compared to other games launched on the same day, like Scott Pilgrim Ex, for which # of wishlists/sales were lower. Turns out all the other games had Linux versions.

Steam is giving more relevance to games with linux showing up, in both personal calendar and homepage. Thanks for pointing that out!

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I've actually sent them an email since I was also interested in the official answer for it, hope its not an issue. (Their answer is the unquoted > part)

1) They say the keys expire 90 days after the bundle starts. So if you have not redeemed, gifted, or exchanged when the expiration is getting close, do they warn you in any way? Or do they just silently expire?

> 1. We will have reminder emails in place for soon-to-expire keys in your library, at least a week in advance. We're discussing partial credit for the Exchange if we've verified you own the game, but this is still a work in progress, and not something I can speak to definitively before the current collections will expire.

2) If you have not synced your Steam library, and redeem, you can get a Steam key for something you already own. Do unused keys expire after the 90 days, or just keys that have not been redeemed/gifted?

> 2. All unredeemed keys expire at 90 days after a collection has launched. It's important to redeem keys ASAP, and not just reveal them. However, while revealing the key will help avoid them from expiring immediately at the 90-day mark, we cannot guarantee they will be redeemable past that point, and cannot offer replacements if our partners disable unredeemed batches of keys.

3) If you choose to gift a key, it prompts for an email address, which seems reasonable. Does the recipient get a key, or do they need to have/create a digiphile account first (like humblebundle requires for using gift links)? Has anyone sent a "gift" to themselves? I've seen random grumblings that gifting wasn't working, but I took it with a grain of salt.

> 3. The recipient of a gift will need to create a Digiphile account in order to receive it. Gifting works without any issues, but we do sometimes see people not receive the gift email; however, this mostly appears to boil down to email domain issues, or emails being marked as spam. We can reverse gifts if you experience any issues, or they time out and are returned automatically after 7 days. Self-gifting isn't possible at this time. Alternatively, you can click the "Redeem on Steam" option to reveal a key and manually send it to the recipient.

4) [ADDED BY ME] Concerning this is the Steam account link mandatory or just for to activate the exchange/gifting ability

> 4. Having a linked Steam account is mandatory for purchasing Game Collections, as well as a one-time sync to verify your Steam level (bot and fraud protection). You do not have to sync you Steam library, as this is only used for the Exchange feature.

EDIT: Added missing emphasis in bold from the original email response

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While trying the link I get this:

"The website you are trying to access is blocked in compliance with a court or administrative order."

(translated by Google into english)

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about the connecting steam account. As an example I already got one of the games, Boltgun, from Humble Choice. It appears there with the following note (emphasis mine):

Already Owned - Trade it for 90 Credits!

You already own this game on Steam, so you can't redeem another key. However, you can trade it in for 90 credits to get other games from the Exchange!

On a previously bundle I had the same with Shadows of Doubt which I also owned, so I exchanged for credits and switched for Dishonoured instead.

It might be a bummer not to get extra keys, but frankly they were either collecting dust or being gifted away on Steam Gifts, so having the option to select other games instead (even though if not a big variety / trade ratio) is welcome.

From the lasts entry of their Exchange FAQ [External Link]

Why This Matters

Unused or unredeemed keys affect our ability to negotiate high-quality collections with developers and publishers, while also impacting their ability to obtain keys from Steam. By linking your Steam account and keeping your play data current, you're helping us:

- Reduce key reselling on the grey market
- Obtain better titles for future collections
- Help our partners obtain more keys for future collections
- Launch upcoming community-driven features

We believe the Exchange is the first step in building a stronger, more rewarding experience for the Digiphile community, and we're excited for everyone to try it out!

As long as they don't sell the data, and keep the analytics / business optimisation to themselves as any other normal company I don't see an issue. It's not like they'll have Steam's credit card info, and even then, steam should best not be tied to personal info in the first place, specially has lots of features (first & third party) that rely on having a public profile.

If it were not a steam only key reseller, I would be more wary.

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Loved it too till completion. Only did not tried 2/5 characters though.

For the dungeon crawling part of it, you get to see the full layout and all the enemies on the map. While that does let you decide how to approach it, the excitement of discovery is completely taken away by it I think.

I actually liked the visible map approach. And the later updates where the candles get seen on it too.

Anyway, the music, progression is spot on, and those old school visuals reusing some of the previous game sprites are spot on.

 
Couldn't think of a better place to put the settings on the cemetery

Oh and the puns! 😆
(EDIT: 2/5 not 3/5)

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Wait... does this mean Valve is actually listening to devs and doing something with their 30% cut? 😇

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