It seems we're going to get more strategy game goodness, as Feral Interactive have confirmed Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia [Steam, Feral Store] will release for Linux. This is fantastic, as the Total War games are popular with a lot of people, having more of them on Linux is ideal.
Curiously, this is not a game they previously teased. It's now showing up as a new game on their teaser radar, so we still have the "It's just a shot away" game to be properly announced. This makes three games announced/teased for Linux this year so far from Feral, not a bad start!
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About the game:
Thrones of Britannia is a standalone Total War game which will challenge you to re-write a critical moment in history, one that will come to define the future of modern Britain. With ten playable factions, you must build and defend a kingdom to the glory of Anglo-Saxons, Gaelic clans, Welsh tribes or Viking settlers. Forge alliances, manage burgeoning settlements, raise armies and embark on campaigns of conquest across the most detailed Total War map to date.
It releases for Windows on April 19th, with Feral Interactive saying the Linux version will release "shortly after Windows".
“The choices players make in THRONES OF BRITANNIA’s campaigns have far-reaching consequences,” said David Stephen, Managing Director of Feral Interactive. “As they make decisions in response to a sequence of seismic events, players will forge their own diverging paths through the turbulent years following King Alfred the Great’s initial victory over the Viking invasion.”
Feral aren't giving out many other details yet, with system requirements due closer to release.
It's said that this is the first in "series of standalone games inspired by great turning points of history" so it's likely there's more to come after this as well.
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
We were a bit short of Feral announcments lately, but it's surely getting better!
And I like the sound of "shortly after Windows release" (yes, I know which one would be even better ;) ).
The first one is excellent as a game and as a port made by Feral.
This is still the good news.
Last edited by yar4e on 19 February 2018 at 11:50 am UTC
Not again!) I think it's enough strategy games for Linux already.. Sorry Feral, but i ain't buy this game.
I'm not into them either. I might have given this one a try - if I wouldn't be as much out of time as I am.
I'm happy Feral seems to do fine with these ports, though, as long as they emit a Tomb Raider or Life is Strange from time to time. ;)
PS: I am also waiting for warhammer 2..
It seems Feral wants its "Favourite Linux game porter of 2018" award!
I have voted for somebody else last time to send them a warning.
So you all owe this one to me, I guess! ;)
Perkeleen_Vittupää Feb 19, 2018
liberodark Feb 19, 2018
Hope the sales will be good, because if Feral is doing well, we're doing well.
Mainly for the fights, not the campaign!
Rest might grow on me, dunno.
Crazy Penguin Feb 19, 2018
Total War: WARHAMMER was the only Total War Game i actually enjoyed, but because the story interested me as i have been always a fan of Warhammer Fantasy Setting. So WARHAMMER 2 would be much better for me.
Anyway good to see another Linux port poping up.
Hopefully with functioning cross platform multiplayer.
I don't see Creative Assembly changing anything in their system for the sake of Mac and Linux ports. So this is unlikely to happen.
Mountain Man Feb 19, 2018
Last edited by Mountain Man on 19 February 2018 at 1:51 pm UTC
Is this going to be substantially different from any other Total War game? Seems like if you've played one Total War game, you've pretty much played them all.
"Thrones of Britannia makes significant changes to the Total War formula", they say (+ video. I wouldn't believe too much of that until the release and the first reviews, though. If you're not into the genre, it might still not be too interesting.
So you MUST play Linux games within to weeks after buy.
It's not my opinion, it's Aspyr official answer on question how they get profit from Steam.
So, my friends, after buying Linux game, we must (or should if you arn't agree) play it on Linux first two week.
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