Will previous purchases transfer to steam?

[Flex]

I bought on itch.io, will i be able to transfer my key to steam or do i have to buy again?

[Misguided]

I believe it will be a separate purchase, considering the price was raised on itch, due to getting two different versions there.

I will happily buy it on every platform I can to support the developer.

[radio_babylon]

imo thats a pretty douchy thing to do to the folks that supported the game back in the day.

[CrimsonKing]

I dont care about steam. But i certainly expect that my Itch copy that i bought for my smartphone will get updated to the latest version so i can still play on my android and enjoy whatever rebalance etc comes with it.

[Misguided]

Originally posted by CrimsonKing:

I dont care about steam. But i certainly expect that my Itch copy that i bought for my smartphone will get updated to the latest version so i can still play on my android and enjoy whatever rebalance etc comes with it.

That is the case. This isn’t a uniquely Steam release. Keep in mind that when the game went to 2.0, saved data did not carry over?

Originally posted by radio_babylon:

imo thats a pretty douchy thing to do to the folks that supported the game back in the day.

I don’t see it that way at all. Nothing stopping you from continuing to play the itch version. If they weren’t going to support the itch release, I’d agree.

[The Renderer]

Originally posted by radio_babylon:

imo thats a pretty douchy thing to do to the folks that supported the game back in the day.

Why would you expect to get a game on a different "platform" than you bought it on? Do you buy PS5 games and are disappointed when you don't also get a Steam key for them?

[radio_babylon]

Originally posted by The Renderer:

Originally posted by radio_babylon:

imo thats a pretty douchy thing to do to the folks that supported the game back in the day.

Why would you expect to get a game on a different "platform" than you bought it on? Do you buy PS5 games and are disappointed when you don't also get a Steam key for them?

because it isnt on a different platform, its still on pc? and because i think this would be the first thing i EVER bought from itch that didnt provide keys if/when it went to steam?

i guess ill just consider it a lesson learned, no more itch purchases for me.

[The Renderer]

No one knows yet whether we will get Steam keys, all I am saying is that there is no reason to expect/demand it. Or call it a "douchy thing to do".

[Cim]

Originally posted by Misguided:

I don’t see it that way at all. Nothing stopping you from continuing to play the itch version. If they weren’t going to support the itch release, I’d agree.

Sure, but punishing people for wanting to support the game early in development isn't exactly a great plan either.

I would love to have the game on Steam, as it's just easier. Automatic updates, game streaming, cloud saves, Steam Deck support, etc. The list goes on and on why you'd want it on Steam. But there's no way I'm not going to buy it *again* to get that.

Originally posted by The Renderer:

Originally posted by radio_babylon:

imo thats a pretty douchy thing to do to the folks that supported the game back in the day.

Why would you expect to get a game on a different "platform" than you bought it on? Do you buy PS5 games and are disappointed when you don't also get a Steam key for them?

The platform here is "PC", regardless of where you bought it. From a consumer perspective it's just easier to have it on Steam, but that wasn't an option for us who bought it early. It literally costs the dev nothing and helps people who believed in the game and jumped on it early.

[Misguided]

Originally posted by The Renderer:

No one knows yet whether we will get Steam keys, all I am saying is that there is no reason to expect/demand it. Or call it a "douchy thing to do".

Agreed. I want to buy it again regardless. The game deserves the support (just my opinion)

[Cim]

Originally posted by Misguided:

Originally posted by The Renderer:

No one knows yet whether we will get Steam keys, all I am saying is that there is no reason to expect/demand it. Or call it a "douchy thing to do".

Agreed. I want to buy it again regardless. The game deserves the support (just my opinion)

If you get it on Steam or not doesn't stop you from buying it again though.

[Ander]

No, confirmed as per the developer's FAQ on the discord server:

>Can I get it on other platforms if I bought it somewhere?
You can download the android version if you bought it on itch. That is all.

[cbass]

The itch.io version was just updated.

[an endless sea of memories]

Originally posted by Cim:

Sure, but punishing people for wanting to support the game early in development isn't exactly a great plan either.

Developers new to the platform aren't allowed to print an infinite number of Steam keys (they are very limited on this thanks to bad actors abusing it) and they'd be unable to supply everyone who bought on itch.

Not everyone refuses to do something because they hate you specifically and they're trying to punish you.

[Cim]

Originally posted by Dae:

Originally posted by Cim:

Sure, but punishing people for wanting to support the game early in development isn't exactly a great plan either.

Developers new to the platform aren't allowed to print an infinite number of Steam keys (they are very limited on this thanks to bad actors abusing it) and they'd be unable to supply everyone who bought on itch.

Not everyone refuses to do something because they hate you specifically and they're trying to punish you.

Nonsense, you can create up to 5000 keys before anything happens, this applies to new developers too. There's no way it sold that much on Itch btw.

That is how much you can get through the back-end system with a few clicks. After that you can also request more keys if you have a valid reason to do so (and yes, providing keys for previous owners is absolutely a valid reason).

I don't claim to know the reason behind not providing keys to Itch owners, but what you just said ain't it.

[livejamie]

Originally posted by Dae:

Originally posted by Cim:

Sure, but punishing people for wanting to support the game early in development isn't exactly a great plan either.

Developers new to the platform aren't allowed to print an infinite number of Steam keys (they are very limited on this thanks to bad actors abusing it) and they'd be unable to supply everyone who bought on itch.

Not everyone refuses to do something because they hate you specifically and they're trying to punish you.

I'm in game dev, this isn't true.