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0 pointsihuman3y ago0 comments

It's under the GPL 3 license, so it's free software. Click the GitHub link on top for the source code. It's also free on itch.io. There's a link to that below the Steam link.

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chitowneats3y 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...

mmis10003y ago

I 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)

NathanielK3y ago

The 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.

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