Quoting: CheesenessOut of interest, what problems have you had (beyond the original Dino Run/Dino Run DX not shipping for Linux on Steam)?

It's not only Dino Run [External Link] on Steam, and the Linux support for their games elsewhere is rather inconsistent: e.g. Potatoman on itch.io [External Link] and on Humble [External Link].

Also, and unfortunately like many others, once they made it into Steam (hah, remember when getting into Steam was an arduous task? :P) they basically abandoned their DRM-free builds on sites such as Desura and IndieGameStand and didn't update them any more.

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Pixeljam are currently crowdfunding Dino Run 2...

Not for the first time, by the way: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pixeljam/dino-run-2 [External Link]

Dunno... I'm not a big fan of Pixeljam after their iffy Linux support. Let's hope it will all change after leaving Flash behind.

On the other hand, setting a base goal of $20k, but considering the much higher $65k stretch goal as their 'target goal', kind of rubs me the wrong way. I don't think I'll be backing this one.

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Quoting: ExidanDid anyone ever completed the White castle? I didn't had energy to play the DLC after that...

Yes, it is tricky but if you have any experience with other platformers, it turns out not too crazy if you are patient. Some of the hidden sections of Guacamelee were harder for me. I never quite got the final stage of the Arena in Hollow Knight, though. Many optional parts are challenging but the game does reward practice and skill.

Same here. I feared the White Castle after everything I'd read about it, but in the end I found it quite feasible. The Trial of the Fool at the Colosseum, on the other hand... :(

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Strangely though, they're actually cheaper on Steam, looks like the GOG prices are a little inflated.

Welcome to the wonderful and nonsensical world of regional pricing!

But you're wrong, the price is not really inflated on GOG, but rather 'deflated' for you on Steam (or really inflated there, depending for whom).

Let's see, take The Lion King for example:

· It is actually flat-priced on GOG [External Link] (except for a generous discount for Russia and some ex-Soviet republics)

· On the other hand, on Steam [External Link] you get a 6.39% discount if you pay in GBP, while you're surcharged by nearly 18% if you pay in EUR

So in fact, and as an example, at an equal discount, for me it'll be always cheaper on GOG rather than on Steam.

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Quoting: liamdaweI was glad to see it come out, as soon as I saw it I reached out for a key. Really pleased with it, shall be playing more of it on my time off!

I've only been able to play a couple of runs so far, but it's great. I agree with you that's really easy to pick up and get going, but after the first couple of levels and the first boss fight it became apparent to me that in order to beat it one really needs to carefully consider each of their actions. Like with any good roguelike, in fact. :)

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I wholeheartedly endorse this game. :P

I might like this developer a lot.

He is a great guy alright.

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Quoting: jgacasGreat, it's 50% off so great time to pick it up.

It's now 66% off on GOG. :P

PS: Also GOG finally got the Linux version of >observer_, though that one is not on sale.

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Quoting: Avehicle7887It seems the Linux version got pulled from GOG, could swear it wasn't always Win+Mac there. If they reintroduce an up to date Linux version I might finally buy it.

AFAIK, there's never been a Linux version of Nuclear Throne on GOG.

Not that it matters, mind you. Vlambeer have made a habit of dumping their games on GOG and not bothering to update them ever again, for Linux, Mac, or Windows (even if their initial release includes a game-breaking bug that prevents the game from being beaten, like Luftrausers does).

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Quoting: HamishI am honestly surprised that GOG.com allowed that, knowing how anal they used to be about providing support for every one of their products.

The Galaxy client is the one to blame for that, apparently. As it seems [External Link], all the games without official Linux support include Galaxy features, and since there's no Galaxy for Linux, there's no official Linux support either. A rather stupid reason if you ask me, but here's that.

Quoting: HamishWhat I would love to see is for games on GOG.com with source ports to include just the relevant game data files as unsupported bonus content like this, so that you do not need to download Windows installers and binaries in order to play them on Linux or macOS (or indeed even on Windows).

You probably already know that, but the Windows installers are created with Inno Setup so they can all be extracted with innoextract. It'd be a little redundant to offer the assets separately in a zipfile.

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Quoting: Crazy PenguinI picked it up last week at a sale on Steam, but it had issues with the screen resolution & windowed mode. So I requested a refund. Has the version on GOG similiar problems?

No problems on my end. Both full screen and in windowed mode the game works flawlessly for me. :)

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