Quoting: XilSo yup I feel they did the Linux stretch goal as a gimmick to get us to donate

Promise a Linux version in order to get rich off of Linux users. Totally makes sense...

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Nice, a WipEout HD replacement. This should help ease transitions from PS3 to Steam Machines.

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Valve should really just have the Steam client auto-send this info at sign-in, with an option to opt out. Then the data would be more complete and have a larger base, and all the conspiracy theories could stop.

For what it's worth, I've seen the survey only one time. It was under Linux, too. I've never seen the survey in the Windows or Mac clients, since I stopped using Windows and Wine before Steam even existed and never owned a Mac.

Quoting: TeodosioOnce Steam machines are out I think that figure will insta-jump to 5% at least... and it will keep growing steadily from there.

Does the survey even pop up in Big Picture / SteamOS mode? If not, that figure won't budge much at all.

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Maybe individual devs who lack confidence in Linux for various reasons are doing this of their own volition, but I really doubt that Valve is pushing for this. Perhaps certain devs/pubs don't WANT to officially support Linux as a whole, but rather only SteamOS. That's the only way it makes sense they would wait for the Steam Machine retail launch. Why push out a game for a platform that isn't out [at retail] yet?

Anyone who seriously thinks Valve is pushing for this needs to get their heads examined. Go watch the Steam Dev Days talks, or any other recent interviews with Gabe. They seem proud that the Linux game number is exploding and it's clear that they're pushing Linux hard, even beyond their own distro.

If you really believe Valve are behind this, tell me again how years-old second-rate games like Two Worlds 2 will make a compelling launch title for $500+ living room PCs? When crafting your answer, please factor into it that games like Two Worlds 2, XCOM, and Counter Strike all came out 2-3 years ago on $200 PlayStation 3s and anyone who REALLY wants to play them already has.

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AWESOME!

I am not a huge tower defense fan, but for some reason, I really like the original DQ and I've been really excited for the sequel. Even moreso now. :D

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I'll be waiting for the final release (if not longer). I really wanna play it (hence why I backed it), but I haven't ever really enjoyed playing unfinished games in the relatively-recent era of ship-now-patch-later, let alone when they're purposely released unfinished. But at least they're labeling it honestly nowadays.

Although, it looks pretty great... I may make it an exception.

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Quoting: QantouriscAnyone can tell me what the game is like ? Videos and gameplay are 2 different things I noticed lately.

It's a puzzle-platformer. You play as the goat and you get a mouse buddy you can throw onto a wall or floor and it'll crawl along and can reach places you can get to, can hit switches you can't reach, etc.
The goal is to get the key and reach the exit for each level... Simple enough, but it can be tough at times to figure out what to do.

I think the videos are accurate enough for this game, if you watch gameplay rather than a trailer that's been cut together. Liam posted a commentaryless video, but if you want another vid to see with commentary, check out GiantBomb's video here [External Link].

Better yet, just try it yourself in a browser: http://www.playescapegoat.com/ [External Link]
Just note that Escape Goat 2 looks much nicer on the eyes, and you can play with a gamepad.

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5.8% of what? These figures are fairly meaningless. Maybe they sold only 1000 copies total - 58 Linux sales isn't much to brag about.

I like the games though, so I hope it's much higher than that. Either way, I'm glad they feel it's worth it.

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First of all, can we all stop harping on the "PC means more than Windows" thing? Yes, you're right, Linux runs on PCs, but the fact is that the industry uses the term "PC" to mean Windows, not Mac, not Linux, not BSD, not BeOS, not Amiga, not anything other than Windows... Literally NOTHING about this situation would change had Jason simply said "Windows" instead of "PC." Instead, we look like a bunch of whiny know-it-all ingrates. Focus on the important shit, not the stupid minutiae like this.

Secondly, they were pretty clear in their Kickstarter update that the Mac and Linux versions would be ports:

So, we’ve been doing the work here to assess how much it would cost us to port our technology and then the games to these OS’s’s.

So, we are willing to commit to porting the game to both Mac and Linux, if we reach:
$600,000!

And finally, even though the date has slipped, they did tell us in the same update that the Mac and Linux ports would not ship at the same time as Windows:

And, like the DRM free version, the shipping date for these versions will be further out, towards the end of 2013.

The fact that there's no Linux early access should come as no surprise to anyone. We were told up-front.

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I don't have the issue, but if you're using Steam, you could probably set the required commands in the launch options for each of the problem games. That would handle changing the WM back and forth automatically for you. I did something similar with AntiMicro to load and unload kb/mouse to gamepad mappings for certain games.

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