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PayPalFrictional Games, the developers of 'SOMA' [Official Site] have released their sales figures. The game sold about 450,000 copies of which 5,000 was from Linux gamers. So that's around 1.1%.
Update: It's worth noting that their overall figure includes PS4 sales. If it was comparing Linux against just PC systems it would have given Linux a higher mark.
Linux accounted for around 5000 direct sales.https://t.co/oZj39DROt9
— Frictional Games (@frictionalgames) September 23, 2016
That's completely in line with expectations given our market share on Steam it's about right.
They have said they will continue to support Linux, which is great to hear:
@jernejv @HeavyHDx Yes, idea is that future games will come to Linux too.
— Frictional Games (@frictionalgames) September 23, 2016
If you're interested, I spoke to a number of developers before [See Here] about their sales on Linux. You can see the latest entry here which links to the previous three before it too.
Last edited by Shmerl on 23 September 2016 at 9:16 pm UTC
natewardawg Sep 23, 2016
Quoting: EikeI recently replayed Penumbra - it's certainly not graphically current, but definitely still an enjoyably chilling experience.Quoting: manero666I still need to play the Penumbra series, then I will surely buy SOMA, which looks absolutely great!!
I first played Amnesia Dark Descent and Machine for Pigs. Afterwards, Penumbra unfortunately didn't cut in anymore.
Quoting: manero666I first played Amnesia Dark Descent and Machine for Pigs. Afterwards, Penumbra unfortunately didn't cut in anymore.
Penumbra games are my personal favourites. I think the atmosphere is way more immersive and realistic. I also liked Amnesia a lot, but it is more theatrical.
The Machine for Pigs well... it kind of sucked. But it was not even made by Frictional Games so it does not count.
Quoting: EikeQuoting: manero666I still need to play the Penumbra series, then I will surely buy SOMA, which looks absolutely great!!
I first played Amnesia Dark Descent and Machine for Pigs. Afterwards, Penumbra unfortunately didn't cut in anymore.
The Penumbra series had aged pretty bad as the amateur graphic was already behind the times, but story and atmosphere side I think it's still their best work.
Quoting: ShmerlI wonder how they count sales or downloads per platform. Does GOG provide them with such info?Well, on Steam, a purchase is counted for a platform depending on what platform the user plays the game most on in the first week after purchasing. If the game is not played during that time, it defaults to the platform in which the game was purchased from.
Mountain Man Sep 24, 2016
Quoting: Mountain ManNice to see the developer isn't put off by the relatively few sales.
I think 5000 copies should be enough to legitimate the Linux version. The had Linux versions for their Amnesia and Penumbra games before, so probably they are thinking about the Linux constraints before starting a new game, not afterwards. That should avoid some work.
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