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Orphan, A Dark Platformer With Aliens & Combat, Looks Good
9 December 2014 at 5:07 pm UTC

Like a lovely mix of Limbo and Rochard. Count me in. Looks great.

The Funding Crowd 40
4 December 2014 at 8:33 pm UTC Likes: 1

Innerspace now founded! Yaaaaas! Excited for that one. I fell in love with it as I was writing it up. So mellow. So beautiful.

Prismata closing in on $100k too, so fingers crossed there. Trend looks solid.

And Thimbleweed finally looks to be slowing down slightly. Aiming for the half-million I think, although the trend puts it over $750k!!! Surely it can't hope to keep that kind of momentum going!?

7 Days To Die, A Sandbox Zombie Survival Game Finally Arrives On Linux
23 November 2014 at 11:31 pm UTC Likes: 4

Quoting: wolfyrionStop arguing about crappy GPL3 License and referring to the past about not releasing etc not happy bla bla bla bla ........

Why most of you are not happy about this? :><:


The developers attitude over the past year has left too sour a taste in my mouth for me to be "happy" that this is out. I'm relieved that, as a backer, we have something to show for the money we risked 15 months ago. That's about it. That's as good as it gets for me so far.

I'm installing it now though. You never know...

Right! I wonder where Contagion went??

Defenders Quest Getting A Big Update, Removes The Need For Adobe Air
6 November 2014 at 3:40 pm UTC

Not just a rewrite to get rid of Air, but also an update to HD sprites and some writing. Full changes listed:

Azra's Journal will be moved to the regular game
A "behind the scenes" developer Journal will be added to NewGame+
Hero Mode will become an explicitly supported game mode
We'll do a much better job of explaining NewGame+ when you beat the regular game
James (our writer) will sprinkle some other additional story material throughout (no new cutscenes though)
The awkward "Bulldog" targetting mode will be replaced with "Target specific enemy"
We're trying to make the DQ2 engine fully deterministic and compatibile with replay files. If we achieve that, we'll ship it with DQ1HD.
We'll include any random engine upgrdes intended for DQ2 that are compatible with/useful for DQ1

Great news - a great TD game with RPG elements nicely integrated. I only ever got a few hours into it, but I think I'll be revisiting on the back of this news.

The Binding Of Isaac: Rebirth Releases Today On Steam
5 November 2014 at 12:38 am UTC

PS+ is doing the rebirth version, are they? Good deal. There always was some gems on PS+ back when I had a PS3 and subscription. It was only £35/year when I had it though. Do you pay monthly now?

As for the game, I'll hang fire on this one, despite the excellent reviews. It might be a Christmas purchase for me. We'll see. Looks a little dark for my liking, and I own the original through the Humble Bundle, although I've never bothered downloading it.

The Funding Crowd 38
4 November 2014 at 2:20 pm UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: GuestThanks for including screenshots!

Sadly nothing of interest to me this time.

Yeah, I think the screenshots really bring the write-ups to life. We'll be doing them from now on, I think. Shame nothing grabbed you... but there's always next time!

Steam Hardware Survey For October 2014, Linux Rises Again (UPDATED)
2 November 2014 at 12:19 am UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: Xpanderso my bet is that those who are distro hoppers are getting survey more. those under windows seem to get also more and we single linux distro users get it super rarely

I'm not buying into conspiracy theories here, but I agree - I've had the survey twice in 18 months under Ubuntu, but when I was on Windows it would pop up every other month or so. And I think I do more gaming now than I did then too!

Of course, if I was buying into conspiracy theories, I'd suggest that Valve's marketing for Steam Machines will have more impact if, after 3 months of their launch, they've doubled or trebled the market share...

Transistor Available On Linux Now
31 October 2014 at 2:23 pm UTC

Quoting: Metallinatus
Quoting: scaineI doubt this will be one of HiB 13's reveals next week, but experience tells me not to buy any games during the first week of a Bundle!

Otherwise, this is an definite purchase. I've heard good things about it.
The game is 50% off already.... buy the game, help the devs which deserve our money and score one more Steam sale for Linux :)

Yeah, it's not like I haven't done it before, it's true. But I've already dropped $30 (£18) on HiB13, so if I buy Transistor for £8, and they then release it for HiB, I'll be a bit annoyed. It would feel like buying it twice.

Definitely a game I want though... so we'll see. I generally have the will of a 5 yr old child at Christmas time, so there's a good chance that I'll buckle like a cheap belt over the weekend and end up buying it anyway!

Transistor Available On Linux Now
31 October 2014 at 2:14 pm UTC

I doubt this will be one of HiB 13's reveals next week, but experience tells me not to buy any games during the first week of a Bundle!

Otherwise, this is an definite purchase. I've heard good things about it.

Humble Indie Bundle 13 - Hits A Milestone As 100 Linux Ports Reached
28 October 2014 at 8:57 pm UTC Likes: 2

Goddam, I nearly bought Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet a couple of days ago. Bit mean of them to release it on Steam, then for it to hit the Bundle a few days later.

But what a bundle! One of the best. I'm impressed.