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Ace17 | 5 years ago

No GNU/Linux version, for such a geeky theme ?

The game uses Unity3D, it might only be a matter of ... recompilation :D

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golergka|5 years ago

> The game uses Unity3D, it might only be a matter of ... recompilation :D

It's not. It's a matter of porting, QAing, and then indefinitely supporting a platform that will not bring enough revenue even to cover the developer's time.

krzyk|5 years ago

For AAA titles I could understand that, but for indies? They won't sell that much Windows copies, so having a Linux option is always good (see other indies, like Factorio, Oxygen not included, Hollow Knight).

jtms|5 years ago

I spend my entire day in tmux and vim land in a Linux terminal, but as a gamer wanting to play good games, it’s windows all the way. Gaming on Linux just still isn’t there yet.

krzyk|5 years ago

It depends on what you look for, Steam has put a lot of work into consolidating ways to run windows-only games to work on Linux.

Aside from that, games like Factorio, Minecraft, Civilization 6, XCOM2, Shadow of Mordor, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided run on Linux just fine.

feanaro|5 years ago

That's cool, but I don't want to use Windows for games. Games that don't work on Linux (at least through Proton) simply won't get played.

skohan|5 years ago

Linux is there, it's just a matter of developer support.

1MachineElf|5 years ago

Via Twitter, I've asked them if they plan for this to work with SteamPlay/Proton.

viraptor|5 years ago

And testers running the whole thing on a new platform at the very least. I'd like to see it on Linux as well, but let's not underestimate the time required.

bitwize|5 years ago

Even the geekiest game programmer acknowledges that all the tooling, support, and money is on Windows, and Linux just isn't worth the extra effort.

Ace17|5 years ago

I agree: if you only consider extra revenue, it's not worth the extra effort.

And yet, GNU/Linux is supported by many commercial games: Amnesia, SOMA, SpaceChems, Towerfall, Braid, HyperLight Drifter, Shovel Knight, Undertale, VVVVVV, Hollow Knight, Overload, WarGame Red Dragon ...

So there must be something else there than extra revenue.