That's awesome. :) I noticed that the number of games in my Linux library on Steam had increased yesterday, but I didn't see which game had been added. I've played through it on Windows before but I'll give the beta a whirl to see how it performs.

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Thanks to whoever proofread and edited this. :) And good call on adding RPG to the title.

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Thanks for an interesting read.

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Quoting: Hamish

Quoting: fleskI'm not a native English speaker but I'll try to contribute an article every now and then if it can be of any help.

Improving English is something I can do, tracking down news is something I personally can not promise to be able to do - so even if you are not entirely confident in your writing just giving us a framework for an article can still be a huge help.

Thanks, I'll remember that the next time I feel tempted to write something. There's the announcement from Freebird Games that haven't been covered but that's old news by now.

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I wish you all the best Liam. This page is a real asset to Linux gamers and even though I just recently created an account here to support it and you through Patreon I've enjoyed reading the articles on and off for a couple of years. I'm not a native English speaker but I'll try to contribute an article every now and then if it can be of any help.

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It's actually a bit odd that the Linux version of Papo & Yo isn't on Steam. Steam achievements work if you have the Steam client running while playing the Humble Bundle version, so I don't know what's keeping them from putting it up on Steam.

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Thanks for the preview. I'm currently playing Portal 2 for the first time and this looks like something I might enjoy playing in the future.

The speed and jumping gels remind me of Nihilumbra, but that being a 2D platformer and this game being 3D of course make the gameplay experiences very different.

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Quoting: muntdefemsThat's quite true, but I sincerely think it's the developers' job to promote their games and that they cannot (and shouldn't) delegate this crucial task to Valve.

I wouldn’t qualify new Linux releases appearing in the new releases for Linux list "promotion"… It’s just the way it should be.

Yeah, I agree with that. I don't expect Valve to go out of their way to promote these games. I just think it should be a lot less hard to actually find them in their store. The only way I've found to relatively conveniently find them is to either have been subscribed to a "Port to Linux please" topic on the Steam forums or by following @SteamDB_Linux on Twitter (which I incidentally just learned was set up by project lead of Spacebase DF-9, JP LeBreton of Double Fine).

Quoting: ShmerlGood to see them catching up on current games. I hope they'll eventually break the wall with Disney, Activision and EA regarding old games as well.

The walls of Disney and Activision regarding their classics certainly seem a bit less impenetrable lately.

Oh, and I only now realized that this is all way off-topic. Sorry about starting this Steam discussion in a GOG article. More on topic I bought CLARC (http://www.gog.com/game/clarc) on GOG last week and I think it's really good. Haven't gotten very far yet though.

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Quoting: Segata SanshiroAfter all those suggestions, I realised I have BS5 and The Maker's Eden as well... Been buying every adventure game on sale. Played the Deponia trilogy already (and some other Daedailic games through Wine).

Broken Sword is a series (despite being a big adventure fan) which I have never played for some reason. Can you play 5 without having played the others?

The Maker's Eden is very short (1-2 hours) and also more of a visual novel than a point and click adventure. I enjoyed the story but it's not a game you play primarily for the puzzles.

I was in the same boat regarding Broken Sword. I didn't play the first one until after the Kickstarter for the fifth was announced and I still haven't played BS2. Overall it's a pretty nice classic point and click adventure game, but I thought it lacked some of the "magic" of the LucasArts classics (could be due to lack of nostalgia though, since I still really love Beneath a Steel Sky). Broken Sword 5 seemed to pretty much follow the same recipe and I thought it was enjoyable.

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Quoting: CheesenessChapter 2 is much longer than its predecessor and features better pacing and a more structured plot. The puzzles and their solutions are non-obtuse (by point and click adventure standards) - a big plus for those who like their puzzles to make sense.

Quoting: CheesenessVeering slightly back on topic, I noticed some people mentioning that they felt that the first chapter of The Journey Down was very short. This second chapter is much longer.

While I personally really liked the first chapter, I've noticed that the chapter's length and obtuseness of the puzzles (the breadstick one in particular) have been recurring issues in reviews of the game, so it's good to hear that those have been addressed.

Also, I'm very envious of you for having already played chapter 2. :P

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