Long posts can be pretty boring, but I think it was important to explain the whole things to you.ġ. Thanks a lot for taking the time to read all this. I sincerely hope you guys understand why I have to do this. My email is aurelien (dot) regard (at) gmail (dot) com
I'll happily send you some additional keys for the game, so you can offer it to friends, or even resell it on the legal steam keys websites so you quickly get your money back. If you don't feel like asking for a refund because Steam can take some time to answer, please drop me an e-mail with a screenshot of Penelope in your Linux Steam library. I guess linking to this post should help) (I don't have a button I could press to allow the refund myself, as you may already know, Steam is the only judge for this. If you're definitely unable to enjoy the game on another OS, please ask Steam for a refund. I want my money back!"Īnd you're absolutely right. But I can't afford to actually lose money because of it.ģ - "Hey, I bought the game ONLY for the Linux version. I never thought the Linux version would be profitable, I made it for the few kind people asking for this on the internet. I spend some time trying to figure the problem out, in order to get the game working for them.īut it slows me down on my paid job, and it's starting to be a real problem. I'm easily reachable by email or twitter week, I get email or tweets from people having this or this problem on their particular Linux setup. Linux audience for this game is less than 1% of the total users. So, I had to move on to my next, paid, project. the game is far from being a commercial success (numbers > ). Sadly, as there is no evolution on the framework side, the only proper way is to drop the Linux version.Ģ - the Linux version actually costs me money. This is a confusing situation, I fully agree with this, and it has to stop.
I still get emails and sad customers asking me how to make it run on Steam OS cause this is where they plan to enjoy the game. Obviously not by choice, the framework I used to make the game simply can"t export for Steam OS. Since day one, I made sure to be very clear on the game store page: only a few Linux distribs are supported, and Steam OS isn't one of them. This decision will only affect a very few users, but I feel like I should explain why you won't be able to purchase the Linux version of the game anymore in a few hours.ġ - No Steam OS support is confusing for customers. Hi everyone, I'm Aurelien, the sole developer of this game (code, art, music).