Interesting. I like Debian stable, but must admit the slow package update cycle is occasionally frustrating. I already use the debian-backports repository but that only has so many packages, and not usually less popular ones. I'll take a look at this.

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A friend introduced me to CrossCode back in April or so which I picked up in May, and I've been absolutely loving it (despite action-adventure RPGs not normally being my "thing")—this is seriously one of the best stories I've experienced in a game. And the twists are what make it great, so I can't even gush about the plot. I guess I can applaud the devs for adding some very comprehensive difficulty sliders to make their game more accessible to more people (it's got quite a high skill ceiling and is not easy at the default) and having a native Linux version.

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I picked up Dorfromantik yesterday and it ran fine with Proton—didn't even have to pick a specific version, it just automatically fired up. Definitely a lovely and stress-relieving game. :happy:

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I've never really been interested in Prison Architect before (I've seen my housemate play it/seen some footage on YouTube so I'm familiar with it), but this expansion has me intrigued. Maybe it's just my naïvety and optimism, but I like the idea of running a prison for reforming criminals. :happy:

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I tried out the demo (available now with Steam Fest), and found it very reminiscent of Islanders; you have a single currency (leaves/points) which buildings cost, but many of them give it back when you increase greenery, so it's a game of trying to optimize your net value. It's a bit more involved than Islanders though (which was pretty much limited to just placement of buildings) as you actually affect and change the terrain here. For whatever reason I didn't enjoy it as much as Islanders (I just found it more stressful, somehow), but it's absolutely a well-made game and if you like that style of gameplay it's well-worth checking out.

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Quoting: Purple Library GuyHuh. Seems like Humble is orienting towards being a Steam . . . hmmm, not parasite. Not quite symbiont though. A Steam Remora?

A commensal symbiont (where one partner benefits without the other being affected) rather than a mutual symbiont (where both partners benefit)?

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Picked it up in 2019 with the release of the Green Planet expansion, and have quite enjoyed it*. :smile: I also feel like it has a lot of potential for future development, so I was really glad to hear it'll be being worked on again after Haemimont Games moved on to their next project.

If you get it and are curious about DLC: Green Planet, the biggest expansion, allows you to terraform Mars, which in my opinion adds a great long-term goal the game, and also makes it a lot more interesting (both visually and for gameplay); I always get a thrill the first time I see rain, or a lake of liquid water as plants begin to spread across the Martian surface. The In-Dome Buildings Pack that was just released a few weeks ago is fantastic and cheap—it was designed by a modder who was able to put in some really quite useful buildings that fill specific niches. The rest are a little more situational: Space Race fleshes out the various sponsors more (and I think adds a few), so it's nice for repeated playthroughs but I wouldn't call it critical, and the rest are mostly cosmetic.

*Just finished getting the last and hardest achievement last week :grin:, other than two for mysteries which seem to not be working for me—might have to try again without mods…

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A friend introduced me to CrossCode back in March, and I recently picked it up when on sale. Pretty good timing in a way now that this expansion's been released! It's not the sort of game I'd have gone looking for, but I'm enjoying it a lot.

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Quoting: Purple Library GuyTesla are pushing the self-driving vehicle. So . . . once that vehicle is driving itself, what you gonna do until you get somewhere? Game on Linux, perhaps.

You might be spot-on, if I'm interpreting this correctly:

Quoting: "Tesla job advertisement"Some of you might have heard, our dear technoking is bullish on games and making an awesome platform for all gamers in Tesla vehicles. The latest Model S on our website can give you a hint of what we're aiming for in terms of platform capability (sorry, can't divulge much more for now). The Tesla infotainment OS and platform software are based on a standard Linux, so of course, we're interested in helping the gaming community make Linux gaming excellent.

Does this mean Teslas run on Linux, or just the "infotainment OS and platform software"? :unsure:

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I was originally thinking it'd be difficult to get a feel for tried-demo-and-bought vs. tried-demo-and-didn't-buy since there's also the tried-demo-and-haven't-bought-YET group, but if you look at it over a long enough period of time (like, the game's been out for a few years and through multiple sales so the number of people in that last group is likely to be pretty low) then it might be possible to get some decently accurate numbers. Dunno if this information is easy/possible to acquire with current digital stores (I don't even know if ones other than Steam have a demo functionality), but it'd be interesting to get some hard numbers.

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