I think the main issue is that a lot of devs nowadays rely on Steam services for multiplayer (and modding, achievements, ...) so they are locked into steam. Galaxy allows those games to work without the steam client.

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Another perspective on Steam vs GOG:
GOG has 2100 games, 700 for Linux, that's 1/3 of the games.
Steam has about 15000 games, 3500 for Linux, that's less than 1/4.
By ratio, GOG wins.

Those stats are all highly flawed though. The game counts may contain duplicattes due to different editions, DLC and so forth. Dosbox games that don't have a Linux version is another factor and there likely are tons of other issues that distort the statistics.

Perception is another topic altogether. New games frequently use steam for the multiplayer component. GOG has Galaxy to interoperate with steam. Galaxy is not yet available for Linux. As a consequence a fair number of new games have a Linux version on Steam but not on GOG. Those new games are more visible to players for a number of reasons, so we get the impression that there are a lot more Linux games on Steam.

For new games that is actually the case. The problem however lies mostly with Steam and the developers who rely on Steam services.

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Quoting: liamdaweNote: Article updated for the bit about GOG, they've now replied. No Linux + GOG due to GOG Galaxy not being on Linux.

Same for Tooth and Claw. I start to see a pattern.

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I like how they continually work on the game. I haven't tried this version but early ones and some in-between, the game changed quite a bit.

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Wow, incedible. Zero information.

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Not on GOG.
Sad pussy :/

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Quoting: 14I don't think my friends that do still play games would want to play this one with me... a little too chill maybe. For comparison, we have barely made any progress in Sword Coast Legends and that game at least has combat.

Stardew Valley has combat too. It's mostly optional and a bit jerky. Well, some things are VERY jerky. The slingshot at the carneval is the worst.

Multiplayer would be great, but I wonder how it will be done. One farm each? One farm together? The later would mean that I could go fishing while the gf makes a mess of the garden.
EDIT: Nevermind, should have read the announcement...

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Well, the merciful mode is a hack and runs counter to how the game was originally intended to work. If you play merciful or save/load then there is no risk and the game is no fun anymore. It might be okay if you're in just for the story, not sure.

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In most roguelikes the runs are a lot shorter. You die, you learn, in short iterations. This game has very long iterations, that's the problem.

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This year is the year of the Linux Desktop, next year is the year of Stardew Valley multiplayer.

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