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Serious Sam 4 from Croteam and Devolver Digital finally has a release window with it announced for August.

Croteam returns with a high-powered prequel to the Serious Sam series that scales up chaos to unprecedented levels. The classic Serious Sam formula is revamped by putting an unstoppable arsenal up against an unimaginable number of enemies that requires players to circle-strafe and backpedal-blast their way out of impossible situations.

It was just announced for Windows on Steam and Stadia too, so Linux fans using Stadia will be able to play it hopefully without any issues right away. Sadly, they removed mention of both Linux and macOS from the Steam store page back in April (SteamDB).

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Croteam were one of the first companies to bring their games to Linux, back when Steam arrived for us in 2013. Since then they continued Linux support with Talos Principle and Serious Sam Fusion. Alen Ladavac, one of the Croteam co-founders actually left for Stadia last year too so it's not a surprise to see Stadia support continue.

We've emailed Devolver Digital, the publisher, to see if they have any comment on Linux desktop support. Otherwise it's Stadia and perhaps the Steam Play Proton compatibility layer for desktop Linux.

There's also a big Serious Sam Sale live on Steam now.


Update 21/05 - they confirmed no Linux desktop support for launch:

I'll be on point - Serious Sam 4 won't be available natively on Linux on launch. What happens later, we don't know. We're currently focused on Windows and if that changes we'll let everyone know. 

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Shaolu May 20, 2020
Now when can we get a timetable for Talos Principle 2?
Appelsin May 20, 2020
Quoting: x_wingLinux support --> I buy on release
No Linux support --> I buy when the game is for about 20-30% of the release price

I'm in the same boat. I bought Tomb Raider at full price when Feral released it. If I buy Windows (Proton) games, it's very, very rarely for anything more than a steep discount. Which is what I do for most "AAA" games. It must be a really good game indeed, preferably with no DLC planned, for me to jump on it (like God of War (4) on PS4). Having a backlog helps too, though.

Also, one of the best things about playing a game a year+ post release is that you'll likely have all the DLC (so that you can finish the game in one go) and that the devs have fixed all the bugs they were allowed time to deal with.
g000h May 20, 2020
For me, I've been really looking forward to Serious Sam 4. I've played all the previous games, completed Serious Sam 3: BFE (plus DLC campaign) on Linux. I was very happy when Croteam released the Fusion Engine which allowed the earlier titles (SS1, SS2) to run natively on Linux.

I'm also a massive fan of the fairly similar DOOM franchise. DOOM Eternal hasn't come to Linux, and I've held off buying it - because it is only available on Windows. I did buy DOOM 2016 on Release Day. Annoyingly, DOOM Eternal appears to be even better than DOOM 2016. (Noting that DOOM 2016 was added to the Proton Whitelisted Games selection.)

Croteam - Please don't upset the Linux gaming market by only releasing Serious Sam 4 on Windows and Stadia! While we're on the subject, I'm not a fan of Stadia, and view it similar to playing with Windows - something I'm avoiding, thus far.
iiari May 21, 2020
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Quoting: ThreeEightySixMaybe I'm in the minority here, but I'd rather see some seriously more realistic graphics. They're still a little too cartoony in textures, visual effects (like explosions and shadows) for me to enjoy. Just personal preference, I suppose.
No shortage of those games. Cartoony, campy, and over the top is what the SS franchise does... Very old-school.


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ageres May 21, 2020
I want Linux, not Stadia. I hope it wouldn't take them too long to release a Linux version.
MacabreHeart May 21, 2020
To give Croteam the benefit of the doubt it's also not coming to Consoles yet seemingly because of the Stadia deal so it could be that the Stadia terms mean that they can't release it til after the exclusivity time has passed
TheSHEEEP May 21, 2020
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It really is odd that they seemingly removed the Linux support (for the moment), given how Linux-compatible their tech is (and almost always was).

Hopefully, that will be added later on.
Eike May 21, 2020
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I remember a Linux developer left them, heading towards Stadia. I hope they've got plenty of Linux enthusiasts...
Nanobang May 21, 2020
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Quoting: LiamSadly, they removed mention of both Linux and macOS from the Steam store page back in April

Aaaand I just removed it from my Steam Wishlist.
Liam Dawe May 21, 2020
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QuoteHey everyone. Sorry for the delay in answering, but I'm sure you can imagine the chaos we've been through in preparation for this.

I'll be on point - Serious Sam 4 won't be available natively on Linux on launch. What happens later, we don't know. We're currently focused on Windows and if that changes we'll let everyone know.
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