Isn't TA abandonware?

[calvin0_0]

Hello all, I played TA quite a bit a long time ago, so it interested me that it made a steam release.
When I played it last, it was abandonware and was available on d-gun.com for free, with instructions and software for getting it all updated and running smoothly*.
So can anyone tell me why if it is still considered abandonware, why it is released on steam, and who is making money off of it since Cavedog no longer exists?
If it is still abandonware, why would someone pay for this version over the free one? Is it more stable?

*I still remember it being kind of unstable, though.

[Agamemnon]

CD, GOG, Steam and AllinOnes are all the same. 3.9 makes it modern, installed on top of those.

[Mickey]

the game was released almost 20 years ago originally, do you expect developers to maintain games for 20 years? really?

Cavedog doesn't exist but Wargaming.net owns the IP, which means downloading it for free is pirating. You can also buy the game on GoG.

The community has kept TA alive for a long time. If you want a stable release that works on W10 without having to mess around with WINE or any of that crap, you buy it on steam. If not, then don't buy it.

Abandonware....seriously

[calvin0_0]

Originally posted by solarPULSER:

the game was released almost 20 years ago originally, do you expect developers to maintain games for 20 years? really?

I did not expect developers to maintain games for 20 years. I'm sorry if it sounded like I did.


Alright, I looked into it a little more. I learned a bit more about abandonware from http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/what-is-abandonware-and-is-it-legal/

So it is now owned by some company called Wargaming.net, got it. When I saw it on steam at first I was a little worried someone just tried to resell their own game for themselves.
Thanks for your (albeit a little abrasive) help.