Quoting: PhlebiacNo idea of the quality, but I saw the same developers have a number of other free games (some are adventure games, some are other types):
https://powerhoof.itch.io/ [External Link]

That's a very looking portfolio.
Plus they seem to have a sweet spot for Linux.

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Quoting: ZaxthValve was investing heavily in PC platform games and distribution when everybody else were busy declaring the PC a dead platform and consoles were supposed to the be future.
Now look where we are, Steam is one of, if not the biggest gaming platform in the world. If anything Valve saved PC gaming, not killed it.
Fredrik Wester needs perspective.

That's aktually a very good point indeed.

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Quoting: slaapliedjeHa, what the heck is a Zelda-lite? Isn't Zelda pretty light as it is, which is why we have the action adventure genre of games, since it didn't fit into RPGs, and the Adventure game genre used to be assigned to the King's Quest type games.

Maybe I am just getting old...

I was also thinking Liam must have some random genre generator based on typical tokens. ;)

Make it open source and call it Genreator

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"This doesn't cost anything."

Sure, Steam should be basically free.

This guy fits the EGS bandwagon quite well.

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Quoting: GuestThere was a time (a few years ago :-) when I was buying ALL games being released on Linux. Now I kinda suspect this isn't the case anymore ;-)

Am I the only one who was already quite happy with the state of Linux gaming at the time of the first HiB ? Spent so much time on World of Goo, Aquaria, Amnesia, Jamestown etc. :-)

I'm with you.

Remember that time.
It was new and kinda unexpected.

Plus, lots of games were ported by Ryan, i.e. they were very well supported.

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As I've said before - Linux sales have decreased annually the past 5 years. Both in relative and absolute numbers. It makes [zero] business sense to support it unfortunately. :(

I love Linux, and I totally want gaming on that platform to succeed.

But we're losing momentum.
And it doesn't feel right currently.

More like our beloved platform is vegetating without making the next step.

There were high hopes for Linux gaming to take off when Valve entered the game.
And they're still doing a lot without question.

But it doesn't seem to change a lot when it comes to the share.

I think we start losing the battle.

Publishers like Paradox hint this.
They're a fantastic company and they invested a lot initially into Linux because they probably believed in the platform but now it sounds more like fan service than the thing you should do if you want your product to succeed.

If we cannot make the next step to let's say 3-5 % share at least, Linux support will go south
But we're not moving. And what really matters to companies is the fractional share not total number of players.
From an economic perspective absolute numbers within competing categories are of much lower relevance.

Yeah, I hate that situation too.

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Additionally, Paradox Interactive also announced today that Prison Architect has officially sold more than four million copies across all platforms.

I guess they did not say anything about the Linux and Mac share?

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Quoting: ShmerlWhen are they going to start supporting XDG base directory spec? $HOME/.dosbox really should retire already.

And they should switch from Sourceforge to something more fitting the times.

It's a pain indeed.

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They're also still working on the next major release with DOSBox 0.75

I know, it's just a number, but isn't DOSBox at 0.74-x for more than a decade? :D

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Quoting: Sojiro84Not long anymore! Been waiting for this mod turned game to be complete before I shall play it from start to finish. Man, it's been what, a decade/almost a decade of waiting?

This year I shall finally be playing Black Mesa!

Xen looks amazing by the way. They did a great job.

It all started in 2004.

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