A shame we don't have percentage Linux sales on this. (I got Dicey on itch.io during early access.)

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Personally, I'm all in favour of GamingOnLinux being a family-friendly website. It should be safe for youths to visit and check out Linux games, and also Dads and Mums to visit, when their kids are in the room. I'd be mortified if I was showing my nephew or niece a link on this site and suddenly the next game in the list was a sexually-inappropriate title for their viewing. Also, there is the viewing of this site in the workplace and the NSFW meme. On top of this, a proportion of gamers would find such content distasteful and it could cause them to actively avoid visiting the site.

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Added to the wishlist, heh.

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I think this might set a precedent for kickstarter campaigns. Make lofty goals of Mac and Linux releases, and then go back on those goals with refunds later. If only people kept their promises, eh.

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Just spotted Iron Marines [External Link] ~ RTS game by the developers behind Kingdom Rush ~ at 70% discount. Probably going to get it, moments after posting this.

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Got my copy of Shadow of the Tomb Raider *at last*.

Also I recently purchased Stay Safe: Labyrinth of the Mad [External Link] (which is very affordable at full price), and Rats, Bats, & Bones [External Link] which are great indie titles.

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Similar idea to the tower defence game Dungeon Warfare (also on Linux). I like this type of game, and was upset when Dungeon Warfare II wasn't released as Linux native.

EDIT: Bought it within 3 minutes of the discount expiring. Heh.

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I picked up a number of titles very cheaply in the Fanatical Horror Pick 'n' Mix [External Link] bundle.

I already knew that STASIS had an unofficial Linux build (It isn't listed as a Linux game on the Steam page) and was one title I chose. I also chose Downfall, assuming that I'd play it with Proton, but pleased to say that it also seems to have an unofficial Linux build.

There are probably numerous other "Windows only" titles which I'd be more willing to buy if I knew they had a hidden, working Linux build.

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From reading this, I decided to check out the Dying Light offer just for interest, and that lead me on to notice something that annoyed me. I originally bought "Dying Light: The Following - Enhanced Edition" about 2 years ago. After buying it I picked up a few of the DLC packages when they appeared on discount, e.g. Bozak Horde.

Now, when looking at this deal, it seems like my "Enhanced Edition" has now been downgraded to plain "Dying Light". The reason for this seems to be that the Enhanced Edition now seems to be the equivalent of a Definitive Edition or GOTY edition, which includes all DLC and Season Pass (although to my mind the Season Pass is pretty much all the current DLC, as I expect not much more of value will come out for this game in the future).

I hope it is just a name-change and this doesn't mean my actual owned game has lost graphical fidelity or its "enhancedness".

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Quoting: DrMcCoy

Quoting: g000hI'm all for choice, if it is actually there. If the top tier just gives you all 10 games, and you have no choice, then that sucks.

I'm completely the other way.

The way I was assuming this would work is: there's 10 new games each month. Classic tier gets to keep all 10. Premium would keep 9, and so needs to select one game to not get.

And I would hate that. Knowing I'd have to decide to not get one of the offered games, month after after, would destroy me. Yes, might be that for some months, there would be a game I'm completely not interested in or already have or whatnot. But I'd be wagering on that, and that's just anxiety-inducing. I would just not subscribe to this at all.

Since I am a current subscriber, if Classic then gets me 10 games, I'd be okay with that. Though I'm fearing the day they'll drop that completely.

If it's now, as some have suggested, a roaster of games bigger than 10 each month... Yeah, I'm out.

I don't get you on this. If you received a duplicate of a game you already owned, you'd be happy with that (rather than getting something you didn't own)? Also, you'd not want the situation where you could choose 10 games out of 15 possibles? We're Linux gamers on this channel - Every monthly sub, there are a bunch of Windows-only titles, and some of them won't work with Proton (e.g. EAC-protected online multiplayer titles) - Couldn't you happily discard some titles?

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To further expand on my status: I do like the 'Reveal All' aspect of this change. This does mean that I'd have a clearer picture of what I'm getting, and could decide to 'Pause-A-Month' if there is very little of interest appearing. But, how I imagine it could work out: I see all the titles, see that 5 out of 10 are Windows only-titles. Then see that 2 of the 5 remaining Linux titles I already own. So, I'd have to decide whether I want to take the sub for just 3 titles (and 7 that wouldn't appeal).

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