Humble are back of form, sort-of, with a new Humble Indie Bundle 18 stocked full of Linux games for you to drool over.
I say sort-of, since none of these are new to Linux, some have been on Linux for quite some time. It's not always a great idea to have games ported for the HIB either, as we found out with multiple games (some still not even ported as promised, hello Giana Sisters). That said, it's actually a pretty fantastic collection.
For "Pay what you want":
Pay more than the average:
Pay $13 (about £10.06) or more for:
Will you be picking up a copy? Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
I say sort-of, since none of these are new to Linux, some have been on Linux for quite some time. It's not always a great idea to have games ported for the HIB either, as we found out with multiple games (some still not even ported as promised, hello Giana Sisters). That said, it's actually a pretty fantastic collection.
For "Pay what you want":
- Ziggurat (which comes with an accidental bonus game)
- Windward
- SteamWorld Heist
Pay more than the average:
- Kentucky Route Zero (Season Pass Edition)
- Beholder
- Goat Simulator: GOATY
- + More to be added in
Pay $13 (about £10.06) or more for:
- Owlboy
Will you be picking up a copy? Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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rustybroomhandle May 16, 2017
Excellent bundle. I'll have to wait for the "+more" though since I already have everything on the list except Owlboy.
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I already have most of the games i would like, but it's still one of the best Linux-friendly bundle, since "bundles" exist.
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Holy smokes, what an awesome bundle, and one that actually has several games I want and only one I already own. I will definitely at least get the beat the average level, mainly for Kentucky Route Zero, even if I refuse to play that until all episodes are out... so in a couple years, but I'm tempted to step up to $13 for Owlboy.
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...lets celebrate with some free keys from previous bundles!
Gods Will Be Watching
The Journey Down 1 + 2 Bundle
Gods Will Be Watching
The Journey Down 1 + 2 Bundle
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qptain Nemo May 16, 2017
Kentucky Route Zero is one of the best narrative-driven games of late.
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apocalyptech May 16, 2017
Aha, quite welcome! It's been awhile since the last official HIB. Lucky for me, I'm actually interested in most of the ones in here, and the only one I'd already had was Kentucky Rt. 0.
A few numbers, for those inclined to like numbers:
Arithmetic mean of days-between-HIBs: 151 days (5.0 months)
Standard deviation: 62 days (2.1 months)
Intervals between HIBs (in days): 224, 224, 140, 170, 110, 92, 160, 106, 118, 42, 203, 39, 165, 181, 147, 175, 273
Maximum HIB interval (between 17 and 18): 273 days (9.1 months)
Next HIB, if exactly at mean: October 14, 2017
Next HIB, if exactly at mean+stddev: December 15, 2017
A few numbers, for those inclined to like numbers:
Arithmetic mean of days-between-HIBs: 151 days (5.0 months)
Standard deviation: 62 days (2.1 months)
Intervals between HIBs (in days): 224, 224, 140, 170, 110, 92, 160, 106, 118, 42, 203, 39, 165, 181, 147, 175, 273
Maximum HIB interval (between 17 and 18): 273 days (9.1 months)
Next HIB, if exactly at mean: October 14, 2017
Next HIB, if exactly at mean+stddev: December 15, 2017
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qptain Nemo May 16, 2017
Aha, quite welcome! It's been awhile since the last official HIB. Lucky for me, I'm actually interested in most of the ones in here, and the only one I'd already had was Kentucky Rt. 0.You're a massive nerd.
A few numbers, for those inclined to like numbers:
Arithmetic mean of days-between-HIBs: 151 days (5.0 months)
Standard deviation: 62 days (2.1 months)
Intervals between HIBs (in days): 224, 224, 140, 170, 110, 92, 160, 106, 118, 42, 203, 39, 165, 181, 147, 175, 273
Maximum HIB interval (between 17 and 18): 273 days (9.1 months)
Next HIB, if exactly at mean: October 14, 2017
Next HIB, if exactly at mean+stddev: December 15, 2017
I approve.
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That's an awesome bundle! All GNU/Linux and all DRM-free. I just bought the full package despite already owning Owlboy. I really appreciate this.
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Turns out the Ziggurat keys come with a little bonus game accidentally: https://twitter.com/milkstone/status/864577551099985920
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Plintslîcho May 16, 2017
Great bundle! Finally a bundle worth picking up again.
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I have already a huge backlog so it is nearly imposible to get really excited anymore... BUT
1) All the games do support Linux!
2) All the games are DRM-free!
3) I do not have any of the games and they all look interesting
This hasn't happened for years...
1) All the games do support Linux!
2) All the games are DRM-free!
3) I do not have any of the games and they all look interesting
This hasn't happened for years...
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HIB always had this way of mixing the games I really like with the games I couldn't care about less (yes, I'm looking at you, Goat Simulator). Fortunately, you can now separate how much you are giving to each game and I'm also overdue for a charity donation anyway. I'll be buying the full bundle since I want Owlboy, although it's not a great sign for the game when it has much higher critic score than user score on Metacritic.
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Apparently, the games that will be added later will not be DRM-free (as the platform indicator shows). Or it is a mistake. No matter though, the value of currently offered games is high enough.
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buenaventura May 17, 2017
Aaargh soo tempting! Will probably buy in a few days when money trickles in '__'
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I haven't missed any Humble Indie Bundle so I will buy this one as well. Shame that I'm only missing Beholder and Owlboy, but the bundle is amazing all the same.
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It might be a gift, but "Little Racers STREET" doesn't even start. And according to the Steam forum I am far from alone... Anyone got this working?
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It might be a gift, but "Little Racers STREET" doesn't even start. And according to the Steam forum I am far from alone... Anyone got this working?
I bought it on release and played 9+ hours without any problems (on Debian Testing). Just tried it again and yeah, it doesn't seem to start (Arch Linux).
Works on SteamOS though.
Last edited by pb on 17 May 2017 at 7:59 am UTC
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