To be quite honest, I don't see the point of rehashing this article every month just to reiterate that the numbers don't mean jack and that the Chinese are taking over Steam. Might as well not talk about the surveys at all if they're meaningless and we're meant to disregard them.

Just my opinion, no offense.

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Now this looks different. Really liking the set design and the resulting camera work. Bookmarking the KS for now, might throw a few bucks their way but it's more expensive than I usually pay for video games and I already have a backlog, so we'll see if they need extra encouragement.

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My suggestion of CUPID still holds if you want more horror and less dating. I believe there was also one called Disturbed, but I never got around to trying it (I'm not really into horror in general). Both are on Steam for Linux. If you do want relationship mechanics, I don't think Disturbed has that, and CUPID has this unusual thing where your choices define the relationship between a narrator of sorts (you) and the protagonist (not quite you), but I don't remember to what extent you can influence her relationship with others.

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Quoting: slapinBut where is Linux version?

Bundled with the Windows copy. It runs on Ren'Py so it uses the same file, just run the .sh instead of the .exe.

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Man, this game... Thanks for the tip, vermillion. Not the kind of horror game that makes you jump in your seat, but it sure got creepy and tense in places and the content warning is justified. Will probably try a couple more playthroughs as well.

Quoting: GuestAlso my first "Visual Novel" - I doubt any others could compare. Maybe I am wrong. If anyone else is reading this who finished the game, are there any others?

I only did one playthrough of CUPID [External Link] (which is also free), but that's the one visual novel I could relate to this. From what I recall it gets a good deal more disturbing and graphic than DDLC, and it's more consistently gloomy. It doesn't have a dating sim veneer, so it's still rather different, and the choices you make aren't about whom you become romantically involved with. It does have nudity, though.

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game by Team Salvato

*Shifts uncomfortably.*

Not exactly what I have in mind for my first video game, but now I'm intrigued since the trailer makes no mention of the horror aspect.

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Quoting: lucifertdark

Quoting: Salvatos

Quoting: lucifertdark

Quoting: SalvatosWhat is your proposed alternative?

Pay for it?

Talking about the term "piracy."

Ah misread it, just call it theft.

Then you have people who argue it's not theft because the people you "steal" digital files from still have them.

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Quoting: DrMcCoyWhen you don't have the game on Steam, the "Owned" says something else instead (can't remember what now).

It's grayed out with an X.

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Quoting: lucifertdark

Quoting: SalvatosWhat is your proposed alternative?

Pay for it?

Talking about the term "piracy."

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Quoting: GuestCan we as Linux users forget about "piracy"? Illegal downloading is not equal to taking a ship violently (and likely killing everybody/taking hostage on board)! I really don't like that we still use the Microsoft (Ballmer/Gates) lingo.

What is your proposed alternative?

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