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Quoting: dpanterA bit bummed that the bundle lacks integration with the itch.io client. :/

I got around this but adding the games I wanted to my collection and it will show up under owned games making it easy to install.

Can you expand on this? I tried adding a game from the bundle to a collection using the "Add to Collection" button on the store page, but it doesn't show up under my owned games, and can't be installed from the game page opened from the collection in the Itch client.

As soon as you click download on any of the items on the special bundle page you got a link for when you bought the bundle, they should appear under owned games in your library. At least they did for me. And opening the game's page afterwards, I see the [Install] button at the bottom. If this doesn't work for you, maybe try restarting the client? Or contacting itch.io support if that doesn't help?

I don't think collections have anything to do with this.

EDIT: Did you actually buy the bundle for your account? I mean, were you logged in to itch.io at the time? If you did, you should see something like this at the top left when you're on the bundle page:

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You should be able to claim the bundle on the download page if you didn't.

Yes, I've associated the purchase with my account, and both your workaround and the one I described earlier work just fine. I was just curious about this particular workaround using collections, because if that works, someone could create a collection with all of the Linux games from the bundle and link to it here, and it would save all of us from a lot of browsing. I think I must have misunderstood what they meant though, since that doesn't work for me.

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Quoting: RafiLinux

Quoting: dpanterA bit bummed that the bundle lacks integration with the itch.io client. :/

I got around this but adding the games I wanted to my collection and it will show up under owned games making it easy to install.

Can you expand on this? I tried adding a game from the bundle to a collection using the "Add to Collection" button on the store page, but it doesn't show up under my owned games, and can't be installed from the game page opened from the collection in the Itch client.

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Quoting: dpanterA bit bummed that the bundle lacks integration with the itch.io client. :/

It's a good thing that it doesn't just add everything to your library though, since the filtering options in the client are very limited, and filtering by just Linux games is not possible at all. I see what you mean though, but you can work around this issue by pasting your bundle URL into the address bar in the Itch client. You will be required to log in again, but from there, you can choose to download the games you want, and they will integrate with the client.

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Quoting: tuubiI'm sure Itch.io came up with this new system with some urgency to facilitate such a huge bundle at a short notice, and they must be fully aware that the implementation is rudimentary. I'm sure their next gigantic charity bundle will have a smoother execution.

Yes, I think this system must be fairly new. I bought one such charity mega-bundle from Itch.io in the past, and it just added everything to my library, making it forever difficult to browse. This is a huge improvement.

A couple of personal favorites from DeathByDenim's list that I don't think anyone else mentioned:

• On Rusty Trails [External Link] - smooth and challenging twitch platformer


• Super Win the Game [External Link] - adventure and exploration precision platformer

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Quoting: 14Is it worth getting if I already have Human Fall Flat?

It's a very different kind of game. Human Fall Flat is a free-form puzzle game, while this is a party brawler. Also, Human Fall Flat is not supported on Linux.

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That looks really well made. Thanks for the heads up. :)

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Looks like a lot of fun, and I'm glad to see they're so eager to make their game available for Linux. I don't often back things on Kickstarter anymore, mostly because I don't like the platform, but this one I had to support.

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Quoting: EhvisTo me the whole WSL thing is a curiosity. They made a Linux kernel work on Windows in a VM like manner, but what is the point? To have your Linux service go down with a windows update? Making things dependent on two systems instead of one is a guaranteed way to make it less reliable. As a whole WSL actually looks the same as Stadia. Sure, there is a narrow niche that might see an advantage in it and would use it, but it is not objectively better and will therefore be ignored by the big crowds.

In my own professional experience, WSL has already seen huge adoptation in enterprise for working on things like Docker and Kubernetes, where native Windows support is sorely lacking or inadequate. So why not use Linux? Because in enterprise, device management software has become a huge thing, as companies are moving away from desktop computers to laptops, and need a way to control what employees have access to, and what software they use, both to minimize risk of data leaks, but also to make sure they are compliant with license agreements and such. There does exist such software for Linux, but the by far most popular, as far as I know, is Microsoft Intune, which of course only exists for Windows and macOS, so allowing employees to use Linux is often not a good option. Of course there's a breaking point, where using Windows is just too cumbersome to be worth it, even with those added benefits, but by adding just enough grease to make Windows adequate for those software developers they appeal to with WSL, they make the deal just barely worth it.

tl;dr It's not for servers or home users, but to maintain Microsoft lock-in on enterprise hardware.

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Quoting: lqe5433What about Metro Exodus or cuphead or Darksiders Genesis or any more Feral ports?

Is Cuphead supposed to be heading to Linux? I don't think I've heard anything about that, except for the Linux version made for Tesla cars.

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It seems like a useful feature to me, but I wish there was a way to have it not recommend old Windows games from my library, other than having to manually hide all of them.

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