Quoting: abelthorneDarwin Project just switched to free2play (source: Rock Paper Shotgun [External Link]. Not sure if it's good news as this kind of move is usually the beginning of the end for games that are not economically viable. Any idea of the current status of the Linux port with this change?

Yeah, that raises an eyebrow...
But it may turn out to be a good thing.

I've probably seen as many examples where it was good for the game as examples where it wasn't.

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Quoting: liamdawe

Quoting: sergealso for youtube you have to ask people consent for the cookie before they hit the display button.

Really? Google should be doing that then, frustrating if we are forced to do it for them. Got a link to confirm this?

This is the reason for a great deal of websites showing that little bar at the top/bottom of their page informing you that they use cookies and that you should leave if you do not agree with that (or something along those lines).
You probably just clicked it away like any sane person would :D

Yeah, it is quite a stupid rule and way behind the technology.
But laws are always behind technology, so we gotta deal with it.
Better to have some laws that lead to some uncomfortable work than no laws at all.

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Quoting: g000hI'm thinking to buy it again for my second Steam account.

Why have several Steam accounts?

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I am very much interested in this, especially the co-op.
Anyone who played it co-op with any experiences?

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I really hope they don't make the same mistake as in the third part and offer more variance in the levels.
By the time we played through Serious Sam 3 I was sick and tired of looking at desert maps.

It doesn't have to be quite as totally bonkers as Serious Sam 2, where no map had any connection to any other map, but more than one kind of level is a necessity.

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I'm not usually too much into stealth games, but this one seems interesting.
Fairly unique.

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Quoting: LungDragoThis really gives off a Europa 1400: The Guild vibe. From what I've been able to find though, the developer doesn't put multiplayer as a priority (there will be none at launch). Which is a shame, the biggest reason I'm not playing The Guild right now is because of that game's horrible out of sync issues in multiplayer. Since this game isn't developed with MP from the ground up, it gives me little hope for a good MP experience.

Yeah... but at least the dev does have it on the roadmap, even if under the "later" category. If the game turns out to be a success, it seems at least possible that it gets MP.

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Quoting: slaapliedjeKind of sounds like Europa 1400: The Guild, which was a great game. May have to pick this one up if that is the case!

Indeed. As The Guild 3 is continuing to turn out to be a total trainwreck, this could definitely fill the void!
And for linux, too!

Too bad it is just single player, though. Some friends and I always like to play The Guild 2 in multiplayer.

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Quoting: Patola

Quoting: liamdaweThis exactly, while it is a BR game, it's quite different to what's already on offer. Not only is it a battle against players, you're battling the environment as well.

If that is so, I would think that is not a good contender for "the year of battle royale on Linux", since it's so different. A better wall-breaker would be a game pretty much like PUBG or Fortnite.

Not really, because who would play that? There's only so much room for games that are exactly like PUBG or Fortnite - and now Radical Heights and Paladins Battle Royale, too.

Any competition has to make itself differ if they want to have at least a small piece of the cake.
And releasing on linux is unfortunately not going to make much of a difference in earnings for anyone on its own.

I'm certainly way more likely to play Darwin Project than any of the others.

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Quoting: Patola...finally?
Anyway, 10 players isn't a small amount for a Battle-Royale type game?

If it was the same as PUBG or Fortnite, yes.

But this one seems to be far more focused on actual survival. As in, the environment itself is also your enemy.
I'd expect to see people die from environmental hazards just as often as from other players - of course, I might just be overly optimistic.

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