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I understand that. This is a very highly rated game on Steam. Clearly, many have come across it without realizing it is, in fact, free. Even as a developer, if
by chitowneats 4y ago
I understand that. This is a very highly rated game on Steam. Clearly, many have come across it without realizing it is, in fact, free.
Even as a developer, if Steam were to recommend this game to me, I have no way of knowing it's FOSS. Very interesting strategy. I'll give them that.
I have enough misgivings about it though that I probably won't be playing it. Feels scammy. Like they are trying to essentially release a paid game, but with the support and goodwill of the FOSS community at their disposal.
I certainly hope all of the contributing developers are getting a cut...
- NathanielK 4y agoThe steam one also makes multiplayer much more convenient. Just click on your buddy and join their game. The open source release is a bit trickier and has you hosting and typing in IP addresses.
- mmis1000 4y agoI bought it even I know it is. 10$ isn't expensive for that size of a game. Would you call it a steal if the man maintaining it basically work full time on it and live on it? I think play it for free feels more like a steal instead. (And technically, this is one man project that accepts contribution, most work are done by himself, includes game mechanism and maps)