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I completely agree; the combo of Kickstarter, Unity and Humble Bundle has been a powerful force to demonstrate Linux gaming. Then add Steam in to help tie it a

• commandar 13y ago
  It's probably worth mentioning that demand for Linux support on Kickstarter played a huge role in getting Unity ported over.
  • mercurial 13y ago
    Ah, it's a kind of positive feedback loop, then. More of this, please.
• mercurial 13y ago
  > Thanks for pointing out Sunless Sea btw. I'm a big fan of FTL and this looks like a very interesting game in a similar vein. You're welcome. You also get quality, funny, atmospheric writing for the same price. But thinking about it, it would be interesting to have informal statistics about what kind of game gets funded on Kickstarter. I've seen adventure games, roleplaying games, one Diablo-like, a roguelike or two, and plenty of strategy/tactics games (marking a strong comeback of turn-by-turn play). On the other hand, there seems to be a dearth of manshooters/interactive torture games (apart from a tactical one I read about not so long ago) - either because the public is already well served by Medal of Duty XXIX or due to budget constraints. On average, the emphasis seems to be more on "thinking" games than clicky-clicky.
  • telephonetemp 13y ago
    Were interactive torture games ever a thing?
    • mercurial 13y ago
      I'm told you can punch people with broken glass in their mouth to make them talk in Black Ops.