Trippy. I might enjoy watching someone play that. I couldn't--I would die so many times . . .

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Art style is simultaneously very scribbly and quite creepy. Not sure if I like it, but it's distinctive. I was surprised that the trailer is pretty much all big-boom combat.

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Quoting: Eike

Quoting: SimonKJones2. Scrivener, writing software that isn't available on Linux. That's basically the only thing keeping me on the platform.

Did you try it under WINE lately? Somebody reported (I think on this site, something geo-related?) that programs not related to games at all also profit from the WINE improvements.

A quick google suggests that it can be done, although it may be tricky to get working.

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Quoting: elmapulmaking an game is hard enough, supporting other platforms is a bit harder

That's true, but that's why it's a stretch goal, where they promised to do it if they got extra money. And they got to define how much extra money it would require before they were willing to support other platforms. They could have not promised it, they could have made it a bigger stretch goal--the whole thing was totally their decision. Then they went back on their word.
Mind you, Kickstarter as a whole really pushes away from the philosophy of "underpromise, overdeliver".

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Quoting: LexwakHowever, if someone gains access to your computer, they could uncover much more than just random screenshots taken out of context.

This right here makes me think you're not arguing in good faith. It seems a bit of a stretch to describe a setup that takes a screenshot regularly every few seconds over the whole time you're using your computer as "random screenshots taken out of context". To the contrary, they are a regular sequence of screenshots which cover the whole context.

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Quoting: PhiladelphusIt's worth noting that not even Windows users are particularly enthused at the idea, as in this article [External Link] on PCGamer.

I'll be amazed if many will put their money where their mouth is and walk away. It's only gotten as bad as it is now because they never take action about their complaints. :huh:

But the situation is not immutable. Linux's share on Steam has been growing, largely thanks to the Steam Deck--but the Linux share on the desktop in general seems to have been growing significantly faster the last year or two; we're apparently up to about 4%. I think something like this could add a couple of percentage points.

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Man, Cory Doctorow's word "enshittification" really has turned out to be one of the words of the year, eh?

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Quoting: whateverI'm absolutely 100% sure people will keep using Windows regardless, like everybody keeps using Chrome, despite all we know about Google and how they spy on their users ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Well, maybe, but somehow this feels more personal. I mean, I'm not going to predict that Windows market share will drop to 5% tomorrow as the news hits or anything, but I wouldn't be surprised if this caused a trickle of people leaving.

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Speaking as a member in good standing of the choir, yes this is horrible.

I was also thinking "Why? Imagining for a second that they're not lying through their teeth about harvesting your information with this, what on earth is the point for them of doing this?" Then I got to

But don't worry it "does not take snapshots of certain kinds of content, including InPrivate web browsing sessions in Microsoft Edge"

Ahhh, I see! It's a maneuver to force you to use Microsoft Edge instead of Chrome or Firefox. I'm sure there are other reasons, but that's one part I bet.

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Quoting: Pengling

Firstly, Valve noted KinitoPET [External Link] as now playable as of this release. Sounds weird: "A psychological horror experience that takes place through Kinito, an early 2000s virtual assistant.".

This one's in a bundle with some other well-received horror-games right now. Shame it's Steam Deck Unsupported, though. :sad:

Early 2000s virtual assistant? So I guess it's a take on the psychological horror of dealing with Clippy.

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